Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Twin Journals from Vintage Linen Towel

 Hello my friend!

I had this vintage hand towel with beautiful embroidery

but when it was hanging the design was covered up.

I decided to cut it in half and use it for something else-

I cut in half again to have a piece for front and back.

Then flipped one side around to have

lace edging on both sides.





I used my sewing machine to stitch around

the edges.



The two journals are similar, but a little different.




I used my sewing machine to stitch around

the edges.






Make your hole with a punch.



I use a Crocodile tool-




Add grommet/eyelet and crimp closed.





I bought these pony-tail holders at the Dollar Tree.






Loop the pony-tail holder through the eyelet.







Sew a button by hand on opposite side of cover.

I had two of these large vintage shank buttons.





They are a pretty pearlized blue.




Both books have the same signature pages.

I used my sewing machine

 to attach the signatures to the cover.



Good advice-

Be your beautiful self !



Here are the finished twin sisters!

I will be bringing

them to my Holiday Boutique next week.

I plan to sell them together.

So someone can give one as a gift

 and keep the other for themselves.



Thank you for stopping by today !

It's always nice to have you visit.

xo Lisa S

12 comments:

  1. WOW, this is so amazingly well done. Love it
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  2. Clever, clever, clever...such a lovely project too. I adore old linens and have tons of them, thanks for the idea, Sandi

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  3. Very cute! I'll have to go digging through my old linens to see if I can do something similar. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. What a good idea! Much better than using it as a towel.

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  5. What a lovely idea. The embroidery is so beautiful, it's great idea to upcycle it. The grommet and pony tail hair band idea is genius!

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  6. What a beautiful way to repurpose a keepsake!

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  7. What a great idea, sooo pretty!! Thanks for joining in on Home Matters Linky Party! I will be featuring your post this week! #HomeMattersParty xx

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  8. This is such a gorgeous repurpose, Lisa. Thank you for sharing your Vintage Linen Journal Covers at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I'm delighted to be featuring this DIY project at the party tomorrow and pinning too.

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  9. So beautiful, Lisa! That vintage linen really elevates these gorgeous journals!

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  10. These are a lovely way to use old embroidered linen Lisa, this will be a feature at Handmade Monday this week.

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  11. So lovely Lisa. It is always a great idea re-purpose. Thanks for sharing at Love Your Creativity.

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