Mini Antique Lap Book Flip Through

Ciao, dear ones..

I am back.. 

and settling in after an amazing trip

to 

Copenhagen, Arhus and London..

I simply loved working in my journal

and I hope you will make one too..

As you might imagine, 

I am behind in my studio work and will

be working long hours 

in order to 

try to catch up

but next Tuesday, 

I will have photos from my trip and 

pics of all the supplies I purchased..

C4N!

Mini Lap Book Tutorial

Ciao, dear readers and viewers..

First...

thank you all 

for your concern, we so appreciated all 

of your kind remarks and we are fine as you can see...

and most grateful to you

for your care...

We have a couple of weeks

before we travel to 

Denmark and London..

But I knew that I wanted to take more time

with my travel journal 

for our new European adventure..

so I decided to create a small lap book

this is 4" x 5 1/2 "

and will be so tuckable into my

saddle bags

and luggage...

If you have never heard of a lap book..

I imagine you will want to make one now..

and next week, 

we will have the finished book..

I have so many decisions to make..

and that is part of the enjoyment of course..

so tune in next Friday..

and until then,

dear ones..

xox

Mixed Media Scrap Packs and Travel Journal

Well dear readers,

we are back from our holiday..

enjoying the seven seas...

and I arrived to find all the 

little inspiration kits

and scrap packs 

had sold out! 

Lovely news..

I must say..

so now I will have to

get to work, 

hand dying lace and fabric

and scouring through my boxes and bins 

for lovely bits

to send back to 

EsScentuals..

We are filming this Friday..

so I will be making a new video...

giving you a traipse 

through 

the journal

and sharing my techniques..

and also giving some tips about 

putting together a journal

on the fly..

the trip was a bit of a surprise

and so I used a journal that I had made from an 

old book..

cannot wait to share it with you

gentle readers and viewers!

C4N!

Art of the Travel Journal

One last peek..

gentle reader, 

before I close this book...

and set it on the shelf to snuggle 

with the other 

travel journals in my office  ..

So many things 

about this trip were unusual..

like the butterfly pavilion 

on Harvest Caye..

and knowing my fondness for them

it made the trip so memorable..

and tiny sea shells,

my love of all things, tiny

 was fulfilled..

we  visited ports of call

that were unknown to us

and shared foods that were different from anything we have

tasted..

it is a most wonderful experience 

to be a seasoned traveler and yet feel

the thrill of parts unknown..

and to fill in the blanks that you

did not know existed...

"The best journeys answer questions that in the beginning you didn't even think to ask"

Jeff Johnson

The only thing we can do is 

answer when the sea calls..

when wanderlust

strikes..

and our feet itch..

I say..

surrender..

Ciao, Ciao!

Travel Journal Flip Thru and Photo Mounting Technique

This week, 
dear hearts.. 
I was

finishing 
up the travel journal

and working on my 

art journal pages 
for November...

this video shares 
the technique I used

for 

adding my personal photos to the

old antique photo album pages..

and I added a little something to 

the 

cover..

Have a fabulous weekend, 

dear readers and viewers..

I so appreciate your kind

attention...

xox

Travelogue Part 4-Aix-En-Provence

It was a sunny

but chilly day..

that cruel north wind was blowing

fiercely ...

but we were bundled 

and ready for it..

"There are treasure to carry away in this land,
which has not found a spokesman worthy of the riches it offers."

Paul Cezanne 

for our second trip to 

France..

and how we loved

every tiny minute of it...

There was never enough time, because we were on a tour

but we figured it was a good way to 

hear of the history of this town..

and it provided us with a couple of hours of free time...

which was lovely...

the clock tower below is so 

charming..

you cannot see it too well..

but the figures change clothes 

with the season,

so you always know what season it is...

and what to wear...

our free time was spent shopping at this little

square..

below and the farmers's market..

the people were all so friendly and kind..

and alas, 

I was too busy shopping for treats to eat on the bus

back to the ship,

to take photos of the market..

but we did manage to 

find clementines and cheese and salami

for lunch..

and the ride back was pretty quiet..

everyone sated with 

the beauty and sweetness..

of such a quaint 

town..

I would return in a heart beat..

ciao, ciao!

  

Inside the Travel Journal

Years ago

I was fortunate enough

to find a guide book of Europe

written in the 1930's

so I used the antique pages in my

travel journal of course..

I loved the old maps and the notes

the previous owner had made..

it was charming..

so I used papers to obscure writing 

which is most effective..

and attractive...

The Trevi fountain was a favorite spot.. 

above ...

you can see one of my photos of the Trevi fountain

I left space in my journal for 

my personal photos and 

printed them as I arrived home..

I found wonderful wrapping papers in 

Florence and used them liberally ...

St. Peter's Square and the Basilica sketch I made of the floor plan...

Florence was wet rainy and cold, 

and so beautiful...

we were there for a very few

precious hours

and it was torture 

to leave without seeing...

some of the sights that I had wanted and dreamed of

as a child..

Aix -En-Provence 

was amazing and we enjoyed a sunny 

but chilly stay there..

tiny shops and wonderful food at the 

farmer's market in the square..

Marisa was our tour guide in 

Barcelona

and she was an Art Historian

so I really enjoyed the 

tour

of the 

Picasso Museum

and I glued half the brochure to the page and folded it back to 

cover my writing...

with so many tickets, train stubs

and evidence of travel I added several

pockets to hold all the bits and pieces...

We went to Mallorca 

from Barcelona

and I will have travel photos for you..

at sea a day

and then we stopped in the

Canary Islands..

and finally we were at sea..

we had smooth sailing home and it 

was a beautiful trip..

and believe it or not, but I still have work to do

in my journal...

I poked this quote in the back

of my journal..

Travel is more than the seeing of sights, it is a change that goes on, 

deep and permanent in the ideas of living.

Miriam Beard

For me, it was certainly that..
permanent changes..

I found out why I am the way I am..

and I really loved what I found..  

xo