I can hardly believe August is almost over. I have been basking in the last few golden weeks of summer. Our weather this past week has been "perfect" for me... warm days and cool evenings...just delightful. Finishing my "Wildflower Summer" journal has been bittersweet... I have adored all the fun it has been... but I'm a bit sad that the lazy days of summer, with the extra daylight, are coming to a close quickly. To commemorate glorious summer times, I watercolored my vision of a sweet cottage with wildflowers blooming and a huge oak tree adorned with a tire swing...
I found a clipping that spoke to my love of houses and "home"... so some collaged row houses were fun to create.
The cover of my church bulletin from a few Sundays ago inspired the watercolor piece that is the close to my summer journal... Nothing could have said it better...
My vintage book is in the softest blue color, and I could barely stand to cover it... but I found a few adornments to give the look I wanted... old linen, lace trim, a butterfly button... a velvet leaf, and some polka dot posies...
For every journal I create, I always HOPE that I will make it flat enough to close easily. That NEVER happens, because I can't stop with the layers and textures... it would be NO FUN at all if everything was totally flat. So once again, my book needs to go on a diet, but it's just the way I love it... "Baby Jane style"!
Enjoy the last few weeks of summer... the shorter, crisp days and nights are just around the corner. Perhaps an autumn book is on the horizon... who knows???
