Bee happy ...... make vintage book journals

I have been a busy bee lately enjoying myself with vintage books.

 

My love of stationery, vintage and books has led me to making vintage book journals for recording happy thoughts and memories in.

 

 

I love making these Bee happy journals and have kept a couple for myself :)

 

I have listed them in my Etsy store for sale and have sold some on Facebook already.

 

This Bee happy @ home journal is a favourite of mine because it is for recording happy home decorating tips and ideas with envelopes and mood boards for building up room schemes.

 

This journal Bee happy live each day has already sold with lots of envelopes, postcards, and little surprises in.

Again, this little Bee happy journal has sold, but so cute, another favourite of mine in a small

red vintage book.

 

Another sold journal, love the cover on this one, so pretty.

 

It is truly hard to give these little books of happiness away!

 

What would you record in a Bee happy journal?

 

Bee happy x

Bee happy ...... have a look around

We were invited to a birthday celebration last week in an old Mill owners house in Glossop.

 

It was a family members 60th birthday and he had hired out this beautiful old house for the week.

 

I just had to have a nosey around at all of the beautiful features.

 

 

Most doors had this decorative detailing.

 

Beautiful carved curtain poles.

 

Working wooden shutters on most windows.

 

The downstairs windows were all floor to ceiling height too.

 

Large radiators.

 

Beautiful staircase.

 

Gorgeous wooden bed with lots of detail in the headboard.

 

Roof top view from the top floor.

 

It was such a beautiful house I just had to share the photos, sorry some of them are a little dark as it was earlier evening when I took them.

 

Have a happy week!

 

Bee happy x

Bee happy ..... finished crates

Remember my painting session?

 

These are the finished white crates now back in place.

 

 

I have a sweetie shop in the kitchen with the small and medium crates.

 

The largest crate is holding my large books in the lounge.

 

I love the crates white, they look so much better.

 

Bee happy x

Bee happy .... get the paint brush out

I have had the paint brush out again.

 

This cupboard and 3 crates came in this brown varnished wood look and since getting them I have been itching to paint them white.

I finally got around to it last week.

 

 

I unscrewed all of the little plates and saved them in a plastic cup so I didn't loose them.

 

After painting I screwed all of the plates back on again.

 

I think this little cupboard looks so much better white and all my bits and pieces stand out better against the white background.

 

Have you been painting something?

 

Bee happy x

Bee happy .........

Things that make me happy ....

 

 - Pirate biscuits at the seaside :)

 

 

- Being at the seaside :)

 

What is making you happy this week?

 

Bee happy x

Bee happy ..... bee number 1

I have been making some fabric rosettes.

 

I tore all of the pink fabric instead of cutting as I love this look.

 

Matching pink ribbons finished off the look I think.

 

I also wrote with the sewing machine using free hand embroidery.

 

 

These pretty rosettes are now hanging in my office to remind me I am number 1!

 

Bee happy x

Bee happy ...... visit the beach

Just got back from Woolacombe in North Devon after having a couple of days at the seaside.

 

 

There is a row of pretty beach huts on Woolacombe beach.

 

Each beach hut has a girls name.

 

I managed to find my name.

 

I also found my lovely friend Marianne's name from over at Leisure Lane.

 

Are you heading off somewhere for a holiday soon?

 

Bee happy x