Circle Journal. . . Part VIII . . .wow. . . we're almost done!!!

 

Our Circle Journal Journey has been such a fun experience!!   

THE STONE RABBIT has enjoyed seeing all of the journals arrive over the last few months.  Here he's showing you how gorgeous LaVerne's (of Riverside Studios) journal cover looks!!  She entitled it "Gift of the Sea".

Now being a Mid-Westerner and not having much sea experience, I had to put on my thinking cap to come up with my two page addition to her journal.

So, one mild evening, I sat out on our patio and closed my eyes and pretended to be on a beach somewhere.  I could feel the breezes blowing over me. . . and hear the sea gulls flying around (actually, the birds were really the Martins that live in birdhouses in our neighbor's yard, but I pretended they were gorgeous sea gulls) and I imagined how I might react to actually being in that setting.

 

  I listed the words that came to mind. . . and that's how my pages began.

Since I've always loved mermaids . . .well,  I added them to the mix, too.

 

The little dangle in the upper left of this page is made from an old sea shell earring found at a flea market and some "pearls" that were in my mother's button tin.

I also added burlap ribbon to the sides of each page.

The shells on the "dangle" and the cut outs are PINKISH. . . right?  :)

In the upper right corner of the page is a buckle, also from my mom's button tin.  I put some jute strings through it and added some sparkly  to it, too.  The sparkles from the stones and the blue glitter on the water aren't showing up very well on my photos, but in "real life" you can see the bling!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look, LaVerne!!!  See how FULL your journal looks now?  

 

I'm not kidding when I said how much THE STONE RABBIT is loving the journals.  In fact, he was so taken by La Verne's theme of the sea,  he went to a local flea market and bought this necklace to send to her!!  He was soooooo excited when he found it because, not only is it made of tiny little shells, but it was on sale for 80% off!!!!!

Yep, another "Gift from the Sea"!!!

 

 

 

 

Well, here's where you can go to find "gifts of PINK"!!!  Our hostess, Beverly of HOW SWEET THE SOUND, has arranged for a huge group of bloggers to share their Pinks with you again this week!!!

OH. . .and Beverly and her sweet husband are celebrating their 42 anniversary next week!! Isn't that wonderful?  Happy Anniversary !!!!

DANA

Comments

[lynne@lynnesgiftsfromtheheart]

Hi darling, love, love, love the new header...makes me want to change mine from the header to the name.. What an incredible post.. what fun this must have been. Hope you're enjoying these great fall days. hugs ~lynne~

[Nancy]

That Stone Rabbit is such an inspiration! Love all the special touches in LaVerne's book. She's going to love the burlap and the words are so perfect. She's got things from her mother incorporated into the book...now you, too so I need to do the same! Who made the "sea calling" tag that I see peeking out - that is so clever. Our books have been my most favorite project I've ever done. Each one I see makes me wish it was mine!

It's raining here. Yea!!! It does mean however I'll be sitting in the rain at the game tonight - I just need to remember my vow to never complain about the rain as we need it soooo badly. And it's cool! Last Friday night was sooo hot - 101 when the game started and never felt much cooler! I'd rather get wet! !!!! - I'm just full of "!!!!'s" today! xoxo Nancy!!!!

[jeanne, backyard neighbor]

Hi Dana, I am so in love with the mermaid idea for LaVerne's journal. Your beach dream worked out very pretty. Yes, there is a pinky color...you are safe for Pink Saturday. HA!
Your photos are very artistically presented.

Would you believe I just finished Nancy's journal pages. I had to do them early because we are going to Raleigh next week and I wanted to take her book with me instead of mailing it to Beverly. I'll share them next week. There is no pink so I will share them for Blue Monday. I will spend a couple of days with Beverly and then go to our son's home for the rest of the week. The state competition will be going on that week for Senior Games. We will bowl in the bowling competition. We won medals locally in a couple of events. Lots of fun. Our county will have up to 100 people in attendance.

I am working on my Pink Sat post now so I better get it done.

Love you, Jeanne

[Marydon]

Dana, your pages are gorgeous, but the whole journal is lovely. How talented you ladies are.
have a beautiful weekend ~
TTFN ~
Marydon

[Jil]

So many beautiful and artistic journals!! I have never had the courage to make one, but this post has inspired me!

Love the mermaid idea! Who isn't intrigued with mermaids?
HPS!
♥ Jil

[Lynn @thevintagenest]

I love mermaids......the romance of the sea and the burlap edges remind of beach sand....perfect Your pages are fabulous Dana. If you want a little more sea come on over for a visit.. xoxo

[Kaye Swain]

How lovely! And what a fun project for all of you! And I must say, having lived near the beach and visited it often - I got a fun smile when I read of the "gorgeous" sea gulls. I would NEVER have thought that about them, myself. But now that I'm far away from all of them, I really miss them and think I have to agree. :) Bet my senior mom would too! Have a blessed and beautiful week!

[Tee]

Such a beautiful Gifts from the Sea Journal!

[Kay Ellen]

Oh how I love the sea... Happy Pink Saturday! I can't wait to see this journal when it arrives:)
Happy Pink Saturday!!

xo
Kay Ellen

[Lorraine]

Hi Dana--Oh, what a beautiful job you did, and those are my favorite mermaid pictures!! I am so jealous, LaVerne will love that journal!! Happy Pink Saturday!! ~Lorraine ♥♥♥

[RobinfromCA]

This is my mermaid day! I've visited two blogs featuring mermaids now and the timing couldn't be better as I'm searching for ideas for my new granddaughter's nursery. My daughter has chosen the theme of mermaids! Your pages are just gorgeous and, being a California girl, I can say that you have captured the feeling of the sea perfectly! LaVerne is a lucky lady!
Robin

[wendy]

Those journals really ARE incredible. I bet each of you can't wait to have them back all completed, and as you thumb through the pages think of all the love that went into them.

[A Facebook User]

Happy Pink Saturday, dear Dana. I agree that LaVerne's journal is a treasure, and she is going to love your layout. The pinks in seashells were one of my first favorite pinks.