Christmas Mini Journals

Ok, the obsession continues, this past weekend I was working on an order when I got an idea for a journal. So I had to stop what I was doing, and got to working on these books. I dont think I have ever been able to put out so many books in one sitting. Yes it took a few days to complete them, but now they are ready to send out.

Each and everyone one has pockets, tags, coffee died paper and loads of beautiful vintage Christmas images. I also added a few pages for your gift list, Christmas card address lists, guest lists and menu for your special day, and of course plenty of space to write your thoughts. This will definitely make a great Christmas Keepsake.

I think they came out adorable. I have already gifted a few of them, and they were a big hit!

Lace Wedding Invitation

A client saw one of my invitations but wanted something a little less extravagant, she loved the design on the invite, so I came up with a design for her that used the same qualities but with less bulk.  I designed an invitation with the same swirl flourishes and added a few crystals here and there and wrapped the invitation with a lace and ribbon belly band.

To see this invitation and others like it, check out my etsy shop.  Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

The Traveler

The Traveler is another one of my journals. Im telling you, Im completely obsessed with this, I stay up late every night creating a new book now. Last night I was up until 2 AM, knowing I had an early appointment today... Oh well, I do enjoy making these so what the heck, right?

Vintage Junk Journal

Here is another journal for your viewing pleasure. This one is my Vintage Junk Journal, filled with coffee dyed paper,s tuck spots, tags, ribbon, lace and beautiful images. It measures 4.5 x 6.5 and all handmade. Let me know what you think of this one.

Thank you for visiting, come back soon, to check out more books and invitations. 

Whimsical Junk Journal

Hello, and thank you for visiting, I hope you and your family had a fantastic Thanksgiving!

As promised, here is another one of my books.   This little cutie (not so little) is a 4.5 x 6.5 book, completely hand made. There is over 65 pages of the curtest scrapbook paper, tons of pockets and handmade tags. The cover is made using medium weight chipboard and covered with gorgeous scrapbook paper, and then treated so wont tear. 

If your interested in this book, check out my etsy store for more information.

Thank you so much for stopping by, more books coming soon!

Blushing Bride

My gorgeous bride Jasmine really needed something to wow her guests for the bridal shower.  We worked together to come up with this design that matched her color scheme for her shower.  

The dress is printed, die cut and then placed in a shimmery cream colored pocket with a ribbon wrap. We placed a beautiful digital peonies on the front of the pocket and added a crystal.

So what do you think?

Victorian Junk Journal

My newest obsession.........

I have been going crazy the last few month, work has been beyond thrilling, but super busy. But sometimes I get so busy, I just can't work, I know it sounds crazy but I feel like I need to take a break from the day to day so that I can catch my breath and re-focus my energy on my art, so that I can provide my clients with the best service possible.

So in one of my moments of re-grouping, I was trolling YouTube and came across these gorgeous creations, Junk Journals, can I just say WOW! I don't know why I didn't think of that myself, but Im glad someone did.  I was so inspired by what I saw, and being a journal junkie myself, I started watching more videos and next thing you know I am making them myself. Can I just say, this new adventure has been so energizing and beyond therapeutic, I love making these one of a kind books.

Over the next few days (possibly weeks) I will share my designs with you, and link them to my etsy shop.

So lets get started, this is the 3rd book I made, the first two were sold before I was even finished, so exciting!  I created the book from scratch, using chipboard for the covers, I added coffee dyed paper, tons of pockets, handmade envelopes and ribbon through out the book.

This beauty sold last week, but do take a look at the photos and let me know what you think.

I seriously enjoy making these and I will share more photos with you over the next few days or weeks. I am currently working on 3 new ones. It is great!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

marlene

Miller's Mercantile

Oh Boy! it sure has been a while since my last post!  It has been a crazy and exciting year.  Im so jazzed to see what happens next.

I would like to share a few of the projects that have taken up so much of my time over the last few months/years.

So my little sister contacts me and tells me that she is going to have a little one, it has been so long since we have had a baby in our family I think I went a little crazy.  I am so in love with this little guy, he has been a source of love and happiness in our family.

Here are some of the events that have taken up my time for the little guy.  I cant wait to do more.


So we (I) decided on a Cowboy Theme for the baby shower, and this is what I came up with for the invitations.



We held the shower at the beautiful Brand Library, the setting and was perfect.  A friend of ours created this gorgeous dessert table for my sister. I was floored when I saw all the details.

Yes that silhouette in the background, is mommy and daddy at their wedding day.

Look at all the details on this table.  I swear Eva should really be doing this professionally, she is amazing!

Of course we couldn't have a cowboy theme event without throwing in a wagon cart and a teepee.  

The shower was truly amazing, everyone had a fantastic time!  Mommy and Daddy sure enjoyed themselves.