Grace

There’s a certain sense of grace in old images—those beautiful, old Victorian etchings that I love so much…graciousness from a bygone era that seems to be so lacking in the world today…

 

There’s a beautiful grace to the little kindnesses we do for each other every day.  A smile.  The gentle tone of your voice.  Holding a hand that needs holding.  Helping someone who carries a heavy burden…just a little thing for us, perhaps—but to others, it is a great thing, indeed.

There’s a graciousness in kind words…telling someone you care for them.  That they’re just right…

There’s a beautiful grace to be found in our homes…no matter how big or how small, home is home.  And there’s no place like it.

{vintage flash cards used as flaps to reveal further journaling}

There’s a graciousness to old things kept through the years…things to be loved and cherished once again, and used in ways, perhaps, not thought of when they were first made…

{pages from magazines ripped and used—those used in this post became inspiration rather than merely background}

And one of the loveliest graces of all—my very own.  My youngest daughter…named for the gracefulness that she personifies…Anna Grace-- her 17th birthday just celebrated.

Hard for this mother to believe…

{taken in an old courtyard in beautiful Monterey}

Wishing you a day filled with beauty and grace.

Julie

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Hopes & Dreams

School’s back in session…for me, too! 

 

I’ve been loving a new online class offered by the wonderfully talented Hope Wallace Karney…

She has a love for the same vintage things that I do—and has a style of putting it all together in journal form that I adore.

So, I’m learning a few of her tricks—and having so much fun with it!

The class includes a few of her favorite things to add to your journals—dyed coffee filters (cut into a large heart here), vintage flash cards, labels & fashion plate pages from old Victorian fashion magazines.  Love.

Hopes & Dreams.  Love & Gratitude.  Just a few pages of my “homework” so far…

…and a few of my own thrown in.  Playing with new methods is a wonderful thing—especially when it helps you learn more about yourself as you go along.

Thank-you, Hope.

See you soon with something new…

Julie

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Quiet Time

 

Aaahhhh…a little quiet time, at last!  Time to play with pen & paper.  Time to try a few new things…

{a new, white paint marker.  not sure how I feel about it yet!}

A new Moleskine journal, all ready to crack open and begin.  Delicate vintage papers glued in place.  Images chosen.  New pens to try—so much fun in store!

New techniques learned from a favorite art journaler.  Little treats and tools gleaned from her years of experience tried in my first few pages…

Thoughts explored.  Colors and textures enjoyed--{old magazines ripped to shreds!}…..Quiet time deeply appreciated…

See you soon with something new.

Julie

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