The making of a new travel journal

     We are planning a trip soon and I decided I would make myself a travel journal just for the trip.  I found a book in my personal library that I hadn't looked at in a while.  I used it as inspiration although my journal looks nothing like anything in the book.  Rebound    is the name of the book I mentioned.  It gives ideas on making books using all sorts of recycled materials even including potato ship bags and game boards.

Well for my book I went to my scrapbooking papers and found a few things and then just kept adding papers until I had three signatures.  I proceeded to make the book much like I learned in one of Mary Ann Moss's classes.

The cover contains two stickers.  One for the label and another that says  "A journey is best measured by friends rather than miles.  (this is a quote from Tim Cahill..... a travel writer.)

I made the cover bigger than the signatures and added a little panel that had elastic added so I can keep a pen, highlighter and a pencil handy.

 Here is one of the pages.  I added a pretty little envelope to this page.  There are a number of envelopes available throughout the book.  Have to have a place to keep the "souvenirs" and other things I get along the way.

Once the book was complete, I knew I needed to find a box to hold it, other markers, scissors, glue and some of the stickers and things I will need along the way.  I had this nice tea box just waiting for such a project.

 I put the book and pens etc. in the bottom of the box.  Inside the top of the box I added a couple of elastic bands to hold all the stickers etc. in place.  I am quite pleased with the way it turned out!

I will post some pictures once the trip is behind us and the book is full! 

Tea Cup Tuesday

This weeks teacup is perhaps a bit subtle compared to the one I showed last week. 

However I think it is lovely.

I am showing it with a couple of pretty little salt dishes and a bone china bouquet.

I could not find a name for the pattern.  So can't tell you about it.

Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoyed this tea cup Tuesday showing.  Be sure to check back next week to see what I have found for you to see.
 

After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

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Leesport rewards me again.....

Last week we managed to get to our favorite flea market in Leesport and while I was supposed to looking for things for my antique shop I OF COURSE was looking for things for my quilting hobby.  This week I found some fabric and a few pattern and idea books.  And this one called Pockets of Hearts really hit my heart!

 Over this past weekend I actually made a couple of projects from the book.

 On the cover you can see the mini quilt I ended up making. 

 Actually, I still have to quilt it but the applique is done.

In addition I made some wood felt pockets and filled them with  flowers.  The dried rose in the pocket on the right is from a bouquet I received from my husband.  I need to hang them up somewhere to enjoy them more.

If you are interested in the book I imagine it may no longer be in print but you might be able to find it on etsy or eBay.  It is published by Vanilla House. 

Where has July gone???

Another Tea Cup Tuesday has arrived.  I have been enjoying all the flowers in my yard so decided to feature another flower from my garden this week.  My Black Eyed Susans  (Rudbeckia for the purists out there) are very abundant this year.

When I was in the shop this week I noticed some dishes that were the color of the flowers and decided to feature them this week.  Normally I show porcelain or bone china cups and saucers but this time I decided to show some old fashioned dinnerware.  You have heard of fiesta but are you aware that Homer Laughlin also produced another set of dishes in the same colors but it is called Riviera.  A different look  that I happen to like.  And because it is a fairly common color I found another set of dishes by Homer Laughlin in the same color way but a different style entirely.  It is called Rhythm.

The creamer and bowl and platter are Rhythm.  The cup and saucer and small plate are Riviera.

 

The plate styles are very different since they aren't round.  The pattern comes in a number of colors as fiesta did so you can mix or match.  We like this style so much that we have our own set although ours is only green. Maybe I will show you all some time.

Thanks for visiting my site today.......

After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

or http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

                                                            ALSO: Rose Chintz Cottage

 

Fourth Teacup Tuesday in July

 Thistles are a favorite wild flower and they are growing in my backyard right now.  Here are a couple of pictures.   Even though they are wild they are so vibrant I think.

The reason I am showing these is because of the cup and saucer I am featuring this week.

 It is a thistle design by Colclough China.  Couldn't find a name for the pattern.b  You can't see very well from these pictures but the background is a very pale pink.

  Hope you liked the cup and saucer I chose this week.

Meanwhile Thanks for visiting my site today.......

After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

or http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

                                                            ALSO: Rose Chintz Cottage

A Quilting I will go.........

While we were at the Bluegrass festival last week I managed to sneak away to visit a couple of quilt shops.  I am always on the look out for interesting fabrics and finds.

The first shop I visited was called Mary Lee's and it was located in Belleville, Pa, just a few miles down the road from where the festival was held.  They sold a lot of fabric that is no doubt bought by the mennonite ladies in the area because I saw a number of them in the shop purchasing fabric AND in one area of the shop I noticed a lot of the fabric that looked like what I see them wearing.

Here are a few pictures from the shop.  They had a lot of nice fabrics.

The next shop I visited from called Bucanans Fabrics and Quilts and it was located on the same road, a few miles farther along in the little village of Menno, PA. (although the mailing address is apparently Belleville, Pa)

One of my recent favorite things to do is to applique with wool and this shop had a fantastic selection of wool.  Best I have seen anywhere! They had it in small pieces, fat quarters and larger.  I managed to find quite a few items to buy from this section!

They also had a lot of other fabrics including some I had never seen anywhere else.  One lady was buying a number of different fabics with rural scenes. She makes applique quilts using cutouts from this kind of fabric. Would have been interesting to see the results.  I also liked the selection of fat quarters from regular fabric and managed to bring home a "few".

  So if you ever are in central Pennsylvania and need to find a quilt shop I can definitely recommend these two.  Come back and see me again on Tuesday for the next installment of Teacup Tuesday.

Tea Cup Tuesday mixed with some flea market finds.

This week I will just be doing a quick tea cup entry.  My husband and I spent most of last week away from home camping at a Bluegrass Festival.  I did NATURALLY find a few tea cups but not nearly as many as I usually find.  I found other interesting things though and I will share a few here.

I found these tea cups at a flea market in Belleville, Pennsylvania. 

Didn't dare turn them upside down for pictures.  But wanted to show them.  And following the teacups are some sugar and creamers I found at another table.  Mostly it just shows there are tea cups everywhere and all different!

After my disappointment at not finding many cups and saucers I decided to take pics of a few of the other things I found.  I actually went to two different flea markets.  The first is just a regular flea market that is held every Wednesday in Reedsville, PA.  All types of items for sale.
Here are a couple of the pictures of things I saw.

 I always look at Rusty things for my rust garden.  I didn't buy any of these pumps but I thought they were all good ones.

 In this picture you can see some windows, (without glass) that some one has decorated with dried flowers.  I suppose you could just hang them as they are, or put pictures in the different frames.

  Next I found these benches made by a local Amish man.  I bought a couple of them to have for sale in my shop unless I decide I "need" to keep them. 

 And then I found this basket filled with hens and chicks.  I am going to keep that item.  Doesn't it look nice on the little bench.  Maybe I will keep this small one. 

And here is a cupboard also made by the same Amish man.  It is made out of shutters I think.

The next flea market we went to was located in Belleville, Pa. A few miles down the road from Reedsville.
This was a regular flea market but also a farm market.  There was an auction of vegetables, small farm animals and although I didn't see it I imagine there was also an auction of larger animals.

 This market was heavily attended by Amish folks.  They were buying and selling.  There were horse and buggies everywhere there was a free space for them.

One booth had a lot of dried flowers.  I bought my self a large bunch and will find somewhere to display them.  Maybe in the house, maybe in my shop.
  
I met a lovely lady at this market who sells primitive crafts she makes.  She is there every week she said.  She used to have a shop but now just sells at the sales.  I enjoyed talking with her.  She gave me good advice on quilt shops and a place to eat as well.

Here are a couple of pictures of her tables.  She allowed me to take the pictures.

     If you ever get to the Belleville, PA market be sure to look for her.

And that is my Tea Cup Tuesday report this week.  A bit different but it was a bit of a different day. Check back in a couple days to see the quilt shops I was able to visit.

Meanwhile Thanks for visiting my site today.......

After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

or http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

                                                            ALSO: Rose Chintz Cottage