Garden Journal

There's a certain kind of light that comes with the very early spring.....it's pale and high and makes the tree branches cast long shadows like twisted strands of yarn on the greening grass. There's also that certain smell that starts stirring in the air. I caught a whiff if it the other day for the briefest of moments and then it was gone.....but I know for sure, it was the smell of spring.

The subtle sights and smells of spring make me begin to think about gardening, both flowers and veggies. I love to garden....there's almost somthing spiritual about gardening for me.

Inspired by the stirrings of spring I decided to create a Garden Journal. My friend Tracy created a "ruler binding" book and I loved it so much I decided to make the Garden Journal in the same fashion. You can find the tutorial by Agnes the Red Art at: http://www.freewebs.com/agnestheredtutorials/alteredart.htm

This journal measures 7 inches by 7 and 3/8 inches. The binding was created with a wooden ruler, metal washers and wing nuts. The little chipboard key is for the garden gate......

5 mini tags are tied to the wing nut for journaling...........

These are the handstamped 7 cardstock pages that are inside the journal.........

Always remember.........bloom where you are planted, wherever that may be.....

A tiny metal fence is infront of the vintage image of the little boy with the wheelbarrow.....

Time to think all things spring and gardening!