little bundles of crafty kitsch!

i'm proud of every item that's in my etsy shop, but i have to tell you that these little miniature sewing and yarncraft project journals *MIGHT* be my favorites!

 sew far, sew good

(has project chart pages on reverse)

for one thing, they are full of the coolest illustrations i could find in 1970's craft books, 1960's sewing manuals, vintage patterns, old yarn catalogs and magazines, even kids' crafting books... so that every page is unique and fun.

 sew what else is new

(has project chart pages on reverse)

for another thing, i have raided my vast collection of DIABOLICAL PUNS for the (in my opinion!) completely AWESOME titles!

sew what

(has project chart pages on reverse)

each one measures 3.75" x 4.25", has twenty five pages and a spiral binding. the individual listings show additional photos of each book, plus a glimpse of the types of illustrations inside each one, but since every single one is different, and it's IMPOSSIBLE to photo every page of every book, there's sort of a "lucky dip" element to this, which i think makes it even more fun!

an example  of the types of sewing book pages

an example of the types of yarncraft book pages

the first ones i made had vintage goodness on the page fronts and a little chart on the subtle patterned paper page backs to record the details of each project (for whom it was made, what pattern was used, etc) but having given a couple away to friends one of the most helpful bits of feedback i got was that they didn't want to COVER the vintage illustrations with photos of their projects! (which was my original idea of how these volumes would be used.)

an example of the project-chart page backs; the blank ones use the same types of paper, they just don't have a chart!

someone else mentioned that she'd rather use hers to PLAN projects rather than record/show off finished ones. so the later "editions" just have subtly patterned papers on the backs of the pages with no charts or input from me... thus they can be ANYTHING you want them to be from journals, to planning notebooks, to photo albums, to the place you save swatches and record what supplies you own!

thrilling yarns (tan/green)

(has BLANK pages on reverse)

i'm also planning another category called "she's crafty" that will not be dedicated to any single type of project, but rather have a little bit of everything creative (painting, photography, macrame, baking, sewing, knitting, etc, etc)  all in one volume so that they can be used for capturing and recording (or even plotting and planning?!) ANY type of project.

knitty gritty

(has project chart pages on reverse)

and then, i want to make reading journals, as well... plus more travel books... and maybe some little blank books with notebook paper... and... well, i have A LOT of ideas, actually, so i hope you'll stay tuned! :)

thrilling yarns (pink)

(has BLANK pages on reverse)

♥SOLD--thank you!♥

above are the ones i've listed so far, the links beneath each take you to their specific etsy location, or you can see them all together in my shop. there are plenty more to come... and if you'd like a CUSTOM version, please email me and i'll try to tailor it to your needs! ♥