‘Dear Dahlia’ Journal ~ A nod to Wednesday Addams!

Oh I’ve had so much fun creating this journal. Along with echoes (from 13 years ago) of dum de dumming the old Addams Family tune while bobbing a little ‘un in my arms to get those gorgeous baby smiles and chuckles!

Anyway, I digressed a little there! Back to this journal.

It is a nod to the character Wednesday Addams but I wanted to pull out a few elements which fascinated me. The typewriter, the black dahlias, the absolutely gorgeous black cello and of course the Raven dress.

Of course, the colour theme had to be black, hence the black ruffle frame and signature edges. There is a hint of a dark burgundy, faded, but it is there.

This called for my new toy…a swivel stapler!!! Oh my , it’s brilliant but a normal stapler will do (I’m just fascinated by the thing!)

You see, I don’t do well when it comes to sewing. A button, name tag and the odd rogue seam is my limit. I wanted a ‘stitched ‘ look along the ruffles, so I turned my trusty stapler upside down and stapled along the centre. Perfect. The cute gold tone staple pins really set it off.

When you don’t sew… staple it!

There are 3 signatures .The binding is with a black satin ribbon to compliment the organza ribbon found through out the journal.

The inside of the front and back cover, each have a concertina/ file fold. Closed with the organza ribbon. They contain extra journalling cards which could also be used as photo mats .

Throughout there are tags and hidden paperclips decorated with lace and torn doilies.

The writing pages are a mixture of plain and some with the imprint of a half doily on the edges.

Here’s the flip through.

Where to find it.

If you would like to add this OOAK journal to your collection or gift to someone you know will fall in love with it, you can find it in my Etsy shop. Click the button and it will take you right there.

Until next time, take care.

~Louise. x

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The Golf Lady ~ Inspirational Journal

This inspirational journal has been made for Norah’s first and eldest granddaughter & my big sis.

Last month she turned 60๐Ÿฅฐ .

Golf has been her main stay for years & I wanted to create something that captured her passion and the encouragement she has humbly passed on to others. She will be the first to encourage and be by your side to work through any difficulties. She continues to smile, laugh , have silly moments and grabs life with 100% vigour, whatever it throws at her.

The Golf Lady Handmade journal By VintageNorah.com

I knew the look I wanted to achieve and as always when you begin to create a journal, there is that element of curiosity as to how it will ‘speak to you’.

It’s a very beautiful moment and once you capture it; for me; I just go with the flow.

The lace edging fits so well with the style as ell as bringing a bit of sturdiness to the pages. Just goes to show ‘delicate brings strength.’ The little bit of pink lace towards the back, is from Norah’s very own stash/sewing box/bits n bobs box, extra special and a personal touch.

On the inside of the front and back covers, there are concertina pockets/file pockets, which are tied off loosely with pastel seam binding. in each of these pockets are extra tags/cards.

So there you have it, another OOAK and a very, very special one.

See you next time,

Louise x

What An Incredible Year!

I always love to give an update around this time of year for a couple of reasons…

1. It’s Norahs’ Birthday month .

2. Good things happen around this time.

Last year , 2021, Vintage Norah gained recognition by winning SBS ( Small Business Sunday Award) which is ran by a young gentleman ‘Dragons Den’ Theo Paphitis on his Twitter and now Instagram page. you can find out more here and I would encourage you to enter and let everyone see how incredible you are.

This year, well,it has been quite insane here at Vintage Norah over the last few months and all in a good way!

It has lead to a few tweaks here and there to make things a little easier this end and to extend to other marketplaces.

NEW SHOP FRONT

Simple and straight forward for all the adorable handmade delights.

NEW ETSY SHOP REVAMP

Where it all began and after a little break, it has had a little flick round with the duster. All aimed for those of you who prefer to shop around Etsy because lets face it, it is full to the brim of incredibly talented artisans!

VINTAGE NORAH ON AMAZON

YES! It was only a matter of time for printed journals, notebooks, planners and scrapbook paper pads; all designed by Vintage Norah; to hit the Amazon bookshelves. Very exciting times indeed.

ALL THE GOODIES…

  • WAX MELTS & WAX SACHETS
  • HANDMADE JOURNALS & HAPPY MAIL
  • INSTANT PAPERCRAFT PRINTABLES FOR YOUR OWN CREATIONS
  • PRINTED NOTEBOOKS
  • PRINTED WEEKLY PLANNERS
  • PRINTED SCRAPBOOK PAPER PADS

There we have it… the little update. I’m off for a mince pie now & I’ll catch up with you soon.

~Louise~

The Handmade Journal

Crikey, I never realised how addictive it would be to create and make a journal!!! In true Vintage Norah fashion I wanted to incorporate her lace trims and broken jewellery as embellishment or spine danglies.

The result has been beautiful journals made with a huge amount of care and each time I am amazed at how they gently and lovingly ‘speak out ‘ to you. Letting you know how they want to appear.

Maybe it’s just me but I have felt this each time and find it very magical.

Pastel Flower Jewel Handmade journal. Hard cover ,3 signatures, Journal Cards.

The papers I used were the PASTEL FLOWER JEWEL PDF PRINTABLE PAPERCRAFT/ JOURNAL PAGES

16 pages within a pdf of various sizes on a4 size.

Perfect for background papers, journal cards, fussy cuts, tags whatever your imagination brings to you.

WHY JOURNALS AND WAX MELTS?

For me it’s all about memories. the whole thing of certain smells which resonate from a childhood and beautiful moments we gather through out life.

I simply felt sometimes we want to hold onto these special memories of places or people and keep them gently in a place which doesn’t involve sharing with everyone else.

Even now, I’ll have a little time to remember grandparents, family times , all those happy moments full of laughter and love. As a family, we are very lucky to have this, which makes it even more precious.

Hold onto your loved ones and all the joy you share together.

Louise. x

Bespoke Wax Sachets & Melts.

It’s been such an exciting time this week creating these wax sachets.

Delicate ‘wax rose and shell’ fused on a heart background.

The raspberry shade of delphinium petals has added to the romance of it all.

Wax sachets are wonderful if you don’t have a wax burner or maybe, you just don’t ‘do’ wax melts. As long as you hang or place them in a coolish spot, you will be able to enjoy the scent , without having to rummage for a tealight !!! We’ve all been there right?!

I’ve had one hanging in my office for about 6 weeks now and I am pleasantly surprised with how long it is lasting.

When the cold throw of the scent weakens, I will ‘snap’ and place in a burner as you would a normal melt. Two in one eh!?

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Rose & Shell ยฃ3.00

 

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Blooming Flutterbys!

vnI absolutely adore the new floral theme at the moment and in true Norah style, it was through a good old rummage around that I came across these flowers. A bargain and very effective.

They certainly bring out the beauty of this Pinkย shell Butterfly Brooch.
Goldtone.
1980s.
Working roll clasp
4cm x 3cm.

 

 

The Christmas Post

Just a quickie to let you all know today is the last day for anything brought from Vintage Norah , to get to you before Christmas…miseltoe crossed!!!

Anything after today over the Christmas period , will still be sent but please understand if they dont get to you as quick as normal.

(May look into the Santa Post service…he manages it all in one night! What a guy!