Vintage Style Needle Book ~ Creative Embellishments

Hi there Crafty Friends! After taking short hiatus from crafting, I'm back to share a new project I created for Creative Embellishments - a Vintage Style Needle Book I made using the CE Passport Journal Cover.

I started off by separating the front and back covers from the spine piece, as I wanted a little more flexibility to the cover hinges. I wrapped the outside of the cover with fabric and decorated it with some lace, cheesecloth, measuring tape trim and a vintage sewing Trade Card. I added a couple of vintage buttons and a sewing machine charm on a bulb pin and made a closure for the book using a post button and a recycled Sari Silk tie.

I lined the inside of the cover with blue felt and made a pocket for the front and back covers using felt and lace. I made the interior 'pages' from felt and decorated them using lace trims and measuring tape trim. There are tucks and pockets to hold all manner of sewing paraphernalia. I added in a few pieces from the CE Button and Thread Cards, which I covered using print-outs of vintage sewing Trade Cards and patterned paper - I also inked the edges of the thread cards with Distress Ink in Vintage Photo.

Paris c. 1900 - A Cancan Dancer's Diary Vintage/Junk Journal ~ Digital Kit Available in My Etsy Store

Hi there Crafty Friends! I created this journal for a Swap in the Junk Journal Junkies Facebook Group and I'm so excited to share it because it was made using the first Digital Journal Kit I designed for my Etsy Store! The Kit is called Paris c. 1900 - A Cancan Dancer's Diary and was inspired by Paris at the turn of the 19th century and features designs based on the Paris 1900 Exhibition and the Moulin Rouge.

There is a flip-through of the completed journal on my YouTube channel.

And here are a few pictures!