When I was designing the Woodland Whimsy kit for the Handmade Club, I wanted to give the theme a bit of a pastel, shabby feel.
I find the usual array of woodland themes to be dark and moody and a bit… well, beige (not that there is anything wrong with that), but I’m a pastel loving, shabby at heart kind of girl and when I think of the woods and fall, I see it in hues of shabby pinks and burgundy.
Throw in a little fairy magic as well and you have yourself a beautiful, enchanted and whimsical woodland theme.
One of the projects I decided to make this month with the Woodland Whimsy kit was a Fairy Journal for little girls…. (or maybe big girls too)
Although I didn’t know exactly what that was going to look like, I was inspired by an interactive book my girls used to read at their grandparents house when they were little. Even though they had read that book a million times, they always wanted to sit on their pa’s lap and read the book and be involved with the story.
So I knew that I wanted this journal to be both interactive and tactile…. it needed layers and texture…. parts that move… and things that were hidden.
What I created was a journal made using the hard cover from a vintage book that measured 8” x 4.5”. It has 3 signatures printed on silk paper and velum inserts.
Right from the start you just know it is going to be quite magical, as you open the fairy door hidden in amongst the berry vine.
Through the fairy door to the inside cover, which is a forest collage made from water colour leaves… and the journey begins!
The story leads you through the forest looking for fairies…. but at first, they are very well hidden.
There are lots of three dimensional pages that have layers of foliage and flying butterflies… and even a few fairy wings!
Some pages have pockets and tuck spots too… maybe for a secret letter left for the fairies or a place to journal.
But what about the fairies that are hiding….
If you look carefully behind flowers and toadstools and open any movable tabs, you’re bound to find a few fairies!
Then, when they get used to you they come out to play and are found frolicking on every page.
These are just a few of the pages in my Fairy Journal, so if you’d like to see the rest and find out how I made the flying butterflies, I have a quick 5 minute video on my YouTube channel. Don’t forget to subscribe to my channel while you are there, so you don’t miss future videos.
Woodland Whimsy Kit and the Woodland Fairy Journal
To purchase the ‘Print & Make’ Woodland Fairy Journal, please visit my Etsy store.
Click here —> for the Woodland Fairy Journal listing.
To see what is in the Woodland Whimsy digital kit read this post HERE.
The Woodland Whimsy kit is listed in my Etsy store in 2 paper sizes Letter (USA) and A4 paper size.
Happy crafting,
Hugs
♥
Kerryanne
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It’s such a wonderful project! I have a question… does the door actually open to the title page or does it just look like it does? It’s so clever!! I also love love the fishing line butterflies! My mind just doesn’t think of these kinds of things! The flips and 3-D flowers are amazing too!! Thank you SO much for sharing!
Hi Ann, yes the door opens and the back side of the door is what you can see in the title page image. I used jewelley box hinges and catches for the door hardware.
The butterflies were so simple and easy to make and look like they are flying around the outside of the journal when they jiggle around.
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed seeing my fairy journal.
What a pretty Journal! there will be one very lucky little girl somewhere 🙂 Thanks for the tip ‘using fishing wire” for the fluttering butterlies, I will definitely remember that.
Thank you Sue. I hope there will be years worth of magic in this little journal.
I hope you find just the right project for those fluttering butterflies.
Hugs,
Kerryanne
Oh my goodness Kerryanne, this journal is just exquisite???? Such a fun adventure story for a little girl? SO very interactive? You are right, we big girls would also love this??? Thank you for sharing your lovely talent with us Kerryanne??? So beautiful…Take care? Smiles, Deborah ???
Thank you so much Deborah. Don’t all little girls (big and small) deserve some magic in their lives 😉 I hope that this fiary journal will make one special little girl very happy ♥
What a wonderful Journal you created. It must have been so much fun. I love journals with pockets and places that fold out inside but I have not made very many of them and hope to in the future. Thanks for sharing the video so we could actually hear your voice. Such fun.
It was a pleasure to create Ann and although it was quite labour intensive, it was made with love.
Good luck with your journal projects 🙂
Un journal magnifique, un superbe travail, je l’adore, je suis fan de tout ce qui est féerique, bonne journée
Such a gorgeous journal!! Wow, your little friend will be just amazed when she receives it and gets to enjoy all those little nooks and crannies looking for fairies! Thanks so much for sharing and providing so much inspiration with your beautiful work.
Such a sweet comment Sally… thank you lovely!
If I was a little girl, I think I’d have fun searching for the fairies in the journal, so I hope it it well received.
Happy carfting,
Kerryanne
LOVE that the door opens! That’s so clever.