Florals Upon Florals

I just got the first envelope of papers for a Joy Journal in the mail today from Marilyn in Rhode Island...and I'm really looking forward to getting started! What fun this is going to be!

It's going to be interesting to face each journal as a little puzzle....and you know how much I love puzzles. 

This moon was lovely early this morning!

It seems like a good time to do a little recap on the project. If you've sent an envelope already....I'm looking forward to getting it. If you haven't...and are still interested you can look back at this post for how it works. Please read through the guidelines.

Email me if you need my address: joyfulputtering@gmail.com

I do want to remind you not to send too much....it should only cost you a stamp or two to mail your papers to me. I want the finished journals to fit in a regular envelope...so a little will go a long way. And it's also OK to send just small amount because I can fill in the gaps. 

I have also come to wonder if the process of gathering and committing to a set of papers is overwhelming for some. My hope is that these journals be personal to you....with papers and colors that sing to you. But maybe any papers and colors would sing.

So given that possibility....over the next few weeks I might be able to make a few joy journals from my own papers...and offer them up to anyone who might be interested. More on that to come as I have time.

In the meantime....I started another on of my own over the past few days.

I enjoy collecting and creating floral images so I decided to assemble some of them together into a journal format. I thought it would be fun if the pages were layered....where the florals on one page could interact with the florals on a page that is peeking through. 

I'm pretty excited about it.

So while I was waiting for the first set of papers to arrive...I got started. I made the cover...chose my papers...and assembled the book.

I used the same patchwork technique I used for one of Judy's journals. The cover floral papers are from a calendar, wrapping paper, a pretty package invoice, copies of Connie's art and a Common Ground Fair flyer. 

The button is mounted on a daisy I colored that has been on my bulletin board for years and a ribbon closure this time.  

Florals Upon Florals! That's what I'm calling this one. And I'll certainly be using some of Judy's floral tissue in this book.

I'll set it aside for now as I work on Marilyn's book...but I'm excited that it will be waiting in the wings.