Friday, August 26, 2011

2011 Halloween Never Ending Journal


Halloween never ending journal both covers open  Halloween never ending journal 2011 front cover
Last year I made a Halloween Never Ending Journal, and yesterday as I was looking thru my Halloween papers, ribbons, embellishments, I thought I would start another Halloween themed journal. This year I decided to make a smaller one.
I collect skull beads for some reason, I don't know why as they certainly aren't pretty. When I see skull beads I buy them, and they get used on Halloween projects or made into Halloween earrings.
What is a never ending journal? Well, it is a journal I started making several years ago. I ended up calling the book Never Ending, because the first time I made one, I didn't want to sit and stitch in the signatures so that is how I started making this type of book. You can keep the books covers and reuse them, and just switch out the old signatures and put in new signatures between the covers. Just remove the filled pages and wrap with twine or elastic to bind, and save. Then slip in new signatures in the books binding.  Click here and you can see Last years Never Ending journal
Cover your mat board with paper or fabric  of  your choice, depending on what kind of journal you want to make..in my picture trail you can see  a tutorial that I did with step by step instruction on how I to make a basic book cover.  Click here to view my album...Bookmaking tutorial on my picture trail                                                                                                                                 Halloween never ending journal 2011 inside before adding paperthe outside mat board is covered with scrapbook paper or fabric. You can use a UHU glue stick, mod podge or  PVA glue. My covers are slightly larger than the folded signature pages.
Halloween never ending journal 2011 inside of book before startingthen I cut to size the scrapbook paper to fit the inside  cover
Halloween never ending journal 2011 outside coverscrapbook covered outside of the covers and spine
I cut my 8 x 11 . 1/2 cardstock in half, and then folded it as if I was making a card. I decided to use 4 signatures with 6 folded pieces of cardstock in each signature.  I then cut 1 black and 1 orange piece of cardstock in half, and folded those in half for my signature covers.
Halloween never ending journal 2011 4 plain cardstock signaturescut cardstock covers of my signatures

Below...I added a graph paper page in each signature








                                                                                                  Below.....There is a watercolor paper page in each signature of this journal.









Halloween never ending journal 2011 signatures before adding to bookfronts of the outside colored card stock signatures with decorative paper, inside plain cardstock folded papers inside
Halloween never ending journal 2011 first signature for writing pginside front cover and first signature
Halloween never ending journal 2011 spider web signature pg spider web signature with glossy spider sticker
Halloween never ending journal 2011 polka dot bat signature pgpolka dot paper on a black cardstock signature with glossy bat sticker
Halloween never ending journal 2011 harlequin signature pglast of the signatures...harlequin paper over orange cardstock with glossy pumpkin sticker at bottom of the signature page
Halloween never ending journal 2011 4 completed book signatures ribbon and skull  Never ending journal tied with twine and wrapped with ribbons. Ceramic skull bead added. The front cover is the color of the paper, the back cover looks white, but that is because of the time of day that I took the photo and the lighting wasn't the best. My little Halloween book is approximately 5 3/4 in height and 4 1/2 inches wide.

Halloween never ending journal 2011 closeup of skull on binding      close up of the skull bead 
I just felt in the mood to make an easy journal. I enjoy making these never ending journals. As of this morning I haven't any pockets and embellishments, because I don't know exactly what I 
will be doing with the journal.
Halloween never ending journal both covers open
Such strange weather we have been having. It has been hot and humid, which isn't unusual for August, but a about a month ago the western part of Massachusetts had a tornado, and then a few days ago we felt the tremblings from an earthquake. Plymouth County area is on a earthquake fault line.
And, now to be preparing for Hurricane Irene which is suppose to hit our area on Sunday, and I am hoping we don't lose our power and that the Hurricane changes it path and heads out to sea.. We are stocked up and have batteries, candles, bottled water and plenty of non perishable food if needed. This afternoon, I have to finish bringing in the lawn furniture, and securing any loose objects around the yard.

This morning I was at the grocery store by 7:30 a.m, and I found the first bags of this years Macintosh Apples from New Jersey. I bought 3 bags. I gave one to my aunt and with the other two I will make a pie for Tom and I. I already used one 3 pound bag of apples to make an apple pie for my parents picture below. Their pie is now already half gone. The pie was really juicy and tasted so yummy. Nothing beats homemade pie. :-) 
apple pie 2 
elaine signature3

4 comments:

Vic said...

I love your journals! Stay safe.

Barbara said...

Need to do this for one of your favorite holidays, I think, Halloween! Looking forward to more skulls and skeletons used in the most creative of ways!

Barbara Hagerty said...

I love your book, Elaine! Thanks for sharing it, and how you created it. I have some skull beads that I've never used. Maybe they'll find their way into a book. Your apple pie looks wonderful! You're making me hungry! Be safe! I hope the hurricane is mild and doesn't do any damage!

Joanne Huffman said...

Great idea for a holiday project. The pie looks delicious. I hope you stay safe and dry during Irene.