Happy Saturday friends! Today I am so excited to share with you a fun and cute addition to the shop! This adorable Tiffany Blue Dream Journal is now available for purchase! (You can find it HERE!) 

This Tiffany Blue Dream Journal has a leather hard-cover and is the perfect companion or gift. There are approximately 120 pages inside this approximately 3x5.5 journal filled with adorable embellishments including unique and one-of-a-kind ribbon, and vintage ribbon.

Looking for an engagement gift? This beautiful Tiffany Blue Dream Journal could be the perfect answer. The perfect color of the Tiffany Blue quality leather would make an excellent engagement gift!

If you are interested in this Tiffany Blue Dream Journal can find it HERE. Or if you are interested in looking at other items from the engagement collection that are available in the shop you can find them in the Engagement Collection by clicking HERE. 

Happy Saturday friends! I hope that you have a wonderful day with friends and family!!

Today I am so excited to share with you a fun and cute addition section to the shop- the Fabric Journal Collection! These beautiful and one-of-a-kind handmade fabric binders made with quality fabric and coordinating high quality scrapbook paper is ready to be filled with your special and precious memories! 

This Paris Fabric Journal (available HERE) measures approximately 8.25 x 9 and can be used in a variety of different ways including as a scrapbook, junk journal, journal, travel journal, planner, list maker, party decor/guest book, or even as an altered photo album. 

This Paris fabric binder comes with 12 coordinating sheets of scrapbook paper and also 12 archival photo pages in the following configurations: 3x4, 4x6, and 6x8 all ready to be filled with your precious memories. 

This Paris themed fabric journal has been filled with beautiful coordinating paris theme paper and the colors of pinks, blacks, greys, and soft whites. The owner will also receive (as all of my junk journal orders do! *smiles* ) special coordinating ephemera and fun surprises! *smiles*

If you are interested in purchasing this Paris Fabric Journal you can find it by clicking HERE to go directly to the listing!  Or if you are interested in looking at other fabric journals that are available in the shop you can find them in the fabric journal collection section by clicking HERE. 

Happy Monday (again) friends! I hope that you have a wonderful start to this new week!

Today I am so excited to share with y'all my (stuffed!) European Travel Journal from our Viking River Cruise that we took on the Rhine River in December and January. On every single trip I take I make a travel journal but this one was especially sweet to me as it was filled with once-in-a-lifetime memories that I definitely will remember forever.

For this travel journal (we were gone ten days) I used a Molly & Rex Travelers Notebook Cover and added my own Travelers Notebook inserts. I didn't love the "plain brown" look so I covered them with pretty scrapbook paper that went with the theme I was going for. 

Because of the time of year that we were going (the winter) I loved the idea of turquoise blues, whites, and greens and golds as my main colors that you will see throughout the journal with some other additional colors that compliment these sprinkled throughout.

I plan to do a whole post on things that you can put into your travel journals, but I have found over the years that I love collecting the simple things (train passes, flight tickets, hotel keys) and even local pamphlets and papers to add into the journal that helps me remember what I saw and trigger precious memories. 

I also love to use the bags that you get when you purchase postcards as a way to add depth and dimension to the journal and as a fun insert into the pages. 

By adding washi tape to the bottom of the bag you can also "add" an extra page to the journal as you place a postcard behind it and write some extra information. When your journal is as stuffed as this one this extra space is a premium gift to the journal!

As you can see in the picture above I try to do tabs for each day of a trip (with the date) of where we were and then do some writing of special memories with details. One thing that I have learned over the years is that recording some of the silly and mundane things are actually precious memories to look back on and smile about in years to come. Those are the things that are usually forgotten and this gives a great way to remember these precious moments. 

Another way to "add space" in the journal is to place postcards and attach them on one side only so that as they open up you can see the page below and write in this area (like it shows in the picture above).

There are some moments where words really are the only way to describe what you have experienced (like you can see in the picture above). One of the most special days of our trip was attending Mass on December 31st in a French Catholic cathedral. It was breath-taking, moving, and one of the most favorite memories from my trip. But there was no way to really photograph that or buy a postcard to remember it so I spent time writing out about our experience. I am so glad that I did now! 

Because some items are "bigger" that you may want to add into your travel journal you may want to find some pretty scrapbook paper and fold it to insert in the middle of your travelers notebooks. I did this for this trip and can't recommend it enough. I also love the way it adds a different look by having different page sizes in the journal. 

Finally, large paperclips I feel are always my best friend for the travelers notebooks as they can hold extra little things that you don't want to lose or forget! 

I hope y'all enjoyed seeing this! Do you make a journal for your trips? I took my Alaskan Travel Journal with me on my recent trip and can't wait to show y'all! Happy Saturday friends! 

If you would like to see some flip through videos of this journal you can find them on my instagram HERE. If you are interested in reading about our trip you can do so here: 

Happy Saturday friends! Today I am so excited to share with you a cute addition to the shop! This adorable Custom Altered City Journal With Midori Cover and Insert is now available for purchase! (You can find it HERE!) 

If you have been around the blog for a little bit then you know that ever since I was a young girl, I have always had an obsession with journaling and making things that I own pretty. I love to fill not only my journals, but my favorite books with colorful, unique, whimsical, and pretty ribbons, sweet paraphernalia, and writing that speaks to my heart and that encourages me. I am smiling as I type this because even right now as I am studying to work to get my teacher certification I am making all of my study notes pretty. I will have to show y'all soon!! *smiles*

This is especially true of my personal travel journals that I have made over the years for my various trips. I love recording and creating a keepsake that will last forever for me and wanted to provide the same for those who are traveling.

I created this altered city journal of Madrid with a Midori Cover and Insert this past weekend for a dear friend who is going to be traveling there soon. I love the warm color combination and loved adding in touches of purples and light blues alongside the rich red and coral tones.

Have y'all been to Madrid? Spain is a country that I have yet to visit and after creating this it has definitely been added to my list of places I want to see!

This travel set is the perfect gift for not only yourself but for a loved one who is traveling or a unique wedding gift or graduation gift! It is a keepsake that will last forever!

If you are interested in purchasing the custom listing for this Custom Altered City Journal With Midori Cover and Insert you can do so HERE! 

If you are interested in looking at other travel journals in the shop you can find them in the travel journal section HERE! If you are looking for other custom journal options that are available in the shop you can find them in the custom journal section HERE!

Happy Saturday friends! I hope that you have a wonderful day with friends and family!!

PS- Interested in seeing a short video of this travel journal? Check it out on my shop instagram page HERE!