In January, our Circle Journal Group of ten started the journey of turning our blank journals into real treasures. We each picked a theme for our own journal, decorated the front and back pages and a two page spread that was our interpretation of that theme. Then, we put them in the mail and eagerly awaited the arrival of another journal. We had a month to complete two pages in that journal. . .our interpretation of that particular theme. . .then we mailed it off and eagerly awaited our next project!!
As of this month. . .we have worked on 7 of the 10 journals!!! It has truly been an honor to be a part of this group. I have come to know and appreciate my fellow journal gals as we shared pictures of our work and watched the journals come to life with each new addition.
This month, I so enjoyed completing two pages in Shelia's (Note Songs) journal, which she had entitled "By Hand".
THE STONE RABBIT has really enjoyed this journal process as much as I have. He is truly impressed with the creativity and talent of my fellow journal friends ! Shelia, he wanted you to see how much your journal has grown since you mailed it off in January!!!
Here are my two pages. . .yes, I chose PINK for the background color!!!
It's hard to tell from this picture, but there are ten hands on those two pages. . . one for each of us participating in this project. There are also pictures of vintage state postcards. . . representing each of the states in which our Circle Journal Friends live.
My interpretation of Sheila's theme focused on how we ten created these journals "by hand". . .yep, by our own little hands over the course of ten months!!
Each hand holds the title to their journal theme. I also added a little personalized bling to each wrist .
So on this page, starting in the upper right corner is Kathy's hand (The Writer's Reverie) and her theme "Of Seeds and Stars". Appropriately, her bracelet is made of sparkling stars.
In the middle is Grace's hand, holding her theme of "Marie Antoinette". Because Grace's blog is entitled "Pink in the City" I gave her a bracelet made of PINK stones.
On the left, wearing that black splint, is me!! I broke a bone in my left hand in May and had to wear a black splint for two months. . .which made creating pages in circle journals very challenging!! Anyway, I put some PINK bling on my splint!! My theme is "Knowing Me, Knowing You".
On the bottom right of the page is Nancy's hand. Her blog is My Crafty Little Page. Being the Longhorn fan that she is, I have her making the Longhorn sign . She's holding her journal theme of "Wise Words". Her bracelet is a "lone star" hanging from an orange Texas Longhorns ribbon.
On the left is Kay Ellen's hand, with her journal theme of "Travels by the Sea". Her theme makes me think "tropical thoughts", so I adorned her hand with some bright colored flowers. Her blog is Kay Ellen Designs.
This is the opposite page.
On this page you can see Beverly's hand (How Sweet the Sound). Her journal theme is entitled "Christmas Past", so I gave her a candy cane charm bracelet!! And next to Beverly is her close friend, and fellow North Carolinian, Jeanne (Backyard Neighbor). She chose "HA" as her theme. . .and it was truly a perfect pick for this fun-loving lady!! Because she lives close to ruby mines, she is sporting a lovely bracelet of rubies!! :)
Susan (Blackberry Creek) selected "Heart to Heart" for her theme, so I picked a blingy heart bracelet for her hand!
On the bottom are two more Texans! First, on the left is LaVerne (Riverside Studios) with her theme of "Gifts from the Sea". She's wearing a bracelet made from the finest pearls . . .a "gift from the sea"!!
Finally, on the bottom right is Sheila's dainty hand!! She wanted us to include this particular hand image within our two page spread. . . so I think that's really why my layout evolved as it did! Anyway, it was her theme "BY HAND" that led to what you're seeing on this post today!
Because Shelia loves music, her bracelet is made up of little "notes" I created for her!!
Working on these journals has given me a lot of enjoyment . . .and guess what. . . LaVerne's came in the mail this week. . .so I have more fun in store!!
And speaking of fun. . .that's what you will have when you head over to Beverly's blog, HOW SWEET THE SOUND. She'll have a whole lot of other bloggers who are ready to share their Pink Saturday PINKS with you this weekend!
Happy Pink Saturday!
DANA
Well, Dana. To say that I'm impressed would be a gross understatement. I think Wow!!! times 1000 would be more accurate. Just look at you. Girl, this is just way too clever, way too cool and way to awesome. (Have you figured out that I love this?)
Happy Pink Saturday, dear friend and circle journal partner.♥♥♥
Posted by: | August 10, 2012 at 06:05 AM
I would have never ever thought of this and it is so creative and original. Absolutely, "hands down" I adore your pages. And you gave me the Wisest of Words....Hook Em! And your black cast on your hand is so perfect! Wonderful, wonderful pages. I enlarged every picture and now I can't wait to see this in person! It has been such pleasure and I'm so glad I was part of this group. Great Job!
Hook 'Em! LonghornNan!
Posted by: Nancy | August 10, 2012 at 07:09 AM
Wow, what an accomplishment...and how much fun it must have been to work on! Hope all is well with Dana and the SR...
Posted by: Jillian | August 10, 2012 at 10:54 AM
That was the greatest idea...I don't know how you thought of it...but I have to HAND it to you...you did a fantastic job!
Posted by: Ceekay | August 10, 2012 at 12:20 PM
Holy Moly, that looks great. I mean...REALLY GREAT. You put some great thought into those pages. What a cool idea.
I love how Jeanne`s theme was HA...she uses that all the time and I love it..love her.
Posted by: wendy | August 10, 2012 at 01:52 PM
Hi Dana, your pages are wonderful! I have so enjoyed watching the progress of these fabulous journals. Happy Pink Saturday. ~Marti
Posted by: marti | August 10, 2012 at 05:12 PM
Those are so sweet, I just love the hands....so pretty!
Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful night!
Aledia
Posted by: Aledia | August 10, 2012 at 05:41 PM
Clever, original, adorable - looks wonderful!!! So envious of the owner of this journal!! Hope you have a fun pink saturday!
Posted by: Robyn | August 10, 2012 at 07:05 PM
That is so (very) neat and creative. I can't imagine being Shelia and getting a sneak peek at all the pages. I know I read a post about one of the journals - but can't remember who posted it. Sounds like something very fun to do and it gives off huge amounts of inspiration. So much fun and creativity out there. Love the way you did each of the hands and the whole 2-page layout. Very creative. Perfect! Happy Pink Saturday!
Posted by: Jenn | August 10, 2012 at 07:58 PM
That would have been fun to swaps. I love doing the swaps
Hope you have a fun and safe PS
Dream Big
Laura
Posted by: Laura Quaglia | August 10, 2012 at 08:11 PM
Hey Girl....you are doing a spectaluar job on the Journal. Love the Hand theme! Very inspiring indeed....makes me want to get back to my scrapbooking. I just finished a BIG project and still need a bit more time to recover, but I tell you this post sure gives me ideas. Great job....Happy Pink Saturday!!!!
Posted by: Sue | August 11, 2012 at 12:31 PM
One beautiful and interesting journal..
Visiting from Pink Saturday- hope you can stop by..
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Posted by: Leah H. | August 11, 2012 at 02:35 PM
Dana, this is just too darling. You are so clever my dear friend. Charming and you covered Shelia's theme perfectly. You are right about this journal journey. I am constantly thinking about what I can do for the next two pages I must create. This is the most rewarding and fun project. I will be sad when we are done. However, I will be thrilled to see my journal when it is finished.
The Beth Moore event 'Living Proof' was fabulous. So inspiring and I am now one of her millions of fans. Thirteen thousand five hundred people attended the wonderful event this weekend. I am so glad I was able to go. We arrived home tonight at 6:00pm. So glad to be home safe and sound. The roads were crowded and rainy. We rode in the Church bus with 22 women. Yikes. It was crowded and without a real experienced driver it was scary.
Love, Jeanne
Five miles is awesome Dana. You just keep getting better. How is your hand holding up?
Posted by: jeanne, backyard neighbor | August 11, 2012 at 06:52 PM
Hi Dana,
I'm dropping by to keep in touch. Thanks for sharing your album. You're all so clever.
I especially like how each hand shows something about its owner.
Posted by: Sally | August 13, 2012 at 10:03 AM