Mommy and Me Travel Journal

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Our travel journal is a wonderful keepsake and a fun Mommy and Me project. Make one before a vacation to take along with you, or afterwards to document your special moments. Adding charms and beads to match your theme make it one of a kind.

Step one: Cut three pieces of cardstock, to a size you would like your journal to be. Ours is approximately 6x3 inches. You can do more pages if you wish. We used pre-cut tags that we found at our local craft store. We used decorative paper to cover each side of the card stock using 1/8 inch Terrifically Tacky Tape. Stack your pages and punch a hole on the left side for tying the book together later and clip the left hand corners.

Step two: We named our journal Summer 2008 and on the inside cover and made a place for journaling our events using a felt tip marker. On the following pages, lay out your photographs.

Step three: Decorate your journal with charms, colorful beads and fun fibers and ribbons. We chose a cute frog, dragonfly and shell charm for the front cover along with Swarovski flatbacks. And more charms, beads and hotfix rhinestones for the inside cover; Quick Hold Craft glue works well for this. For the inside of the cover we used 1/8 inch Terrifically Tacky Tape and then placed the rhinestones and beads along the tape. For the photo pages we chose embellishment fibers and more rhinestones to add color and detail.

Approximate size: 6x3 inches
Approximate cost: Under $60.00
Estimated time: Under 3 hours
Difficulty: Beginner

List of Components:
Antique silver leap frog charm (SA-2123, qty 1)
Sterling silver small dragonfly charm (CHARM678, qty 1)
Antique gold small spindle shell charm (GA-2234, qty 1)
Sterling silver small seashell charm (CHARM799, qty 1)
Sterling silver dolphin charm (ISCH-0006, qty 3)
Sterling silver sand dollar charm (CHARM682, qty 1)
Sterling silver small sand dollar charm (CHARM793, qty 1)
2028 Flatback ss07 palace green opal (2028-PGO7, qty 59)
2028 Flatback ss09 palace green opal (2028-PGO9, qty 7)
2028 Flatback ss07 mocca (2028-MOC7, qty 34)
H2028 Hotfix flatbacks ss12 capri blue (H2028-BLU12, qty 55)
H2028 Hotfix flatbacks ss12 crystal (H2028-CRYS12, qty 44)
H2028 Hotfix flatback-ss12 peridot ab (H2028-PERAB12, qty 17)
H2028 Hotfix flatbacks ss12 fire opal (H2028-FIRE12, qty 3)
Czech glass large flat flower burgundy blue (CR-FL125, qty 2)
Czech glass large flat flower matte montana with gold (CR-FL114, qty 1)
Toho bead triangle 11/0 transparent lustered lemon lime (TBTR11-105, qty 1)
Toho bead round 11/0 silver-lined lime ab (TBRD11-2024, qty 1)
Toho bead bugle 9mm silver-lined lemon lime (TBBG9-24, qty 1)
Rich earth tones embellishment fibers mixed card (FIBER07, qty 1)
3/8-Inch organza ribbon-sky blue by the foot (R38-SKYBL, qty 1)
Terrifically tacky tape 1/8 inch (TAPE05, qty 1)
Quick hold craft 2oz tube (GLUE-002, qty 1)

Tools used:
BeJeweler� (BEJEWELER, qty 1)
Jewel setter 2 pack (TOOL-170, qty 1)


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Antique Silver Leap Frog Charm
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Sterling Silver Small Dragonfly Charm
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Antique Gold Small Spindle Shell Charm
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