Thank you for sharing your special memories with us. I have 4 older sisters and would love to scrap lift your layout, it's beautiful! Definite favorite....... : )
Natalie, this is absolute perfection. Every detail. the story, the palette, all of it is exquisite. What a wonderful story, thanks for sharing with us!
What a precious photo and story! As always, you scrapbooked it so BEAUTIFULLY, Natalie! I love the feathers and the twine makes a perfect frame for your cherished photo....fave
Gorgeous and enchanting lo. Love the textured background you created. It is always a pleasure to read about the lives of your family. Best wishes to you and yours for the coming year.
I always look forward to your pages Natalie. Thanks for sharing this bit of your family with us...fantastic journaling and not to mention all the fabulous details. Beautiful work!
this is beautiful, Natalie, and the journaling is absolutely wonderful-makes me feel like I'm right there with them! love the twine and stenciling-fave!
Natalie! This is gorgeous and what a beautiful heartwarming and sweet story. I love the photo which came to life after I read the journaling. I love the design and the different techniques...and I love those little babies at the bottom. Fave!
I'm always in awe of your fabulous heritage pages and accompanying stories - love your wonderful photo and the circle of twine - beautiful layering, molding paste and distressing - this is a FAVE for sure ~
So love your story. The design of the page and all your embellishments captures and brings life to this page. Along with the adorable photo of course. Wonderful heritage page!! Love it!!
What a wonderful lo! I love the back story.. it really brings the photo to life! This is what scrapbooking is all about~ inspiration from a photo to preserve yesterday & today ... for those tomorrow! Beautiful work! Fav & Inspire :)
I always love your heritage pages and this stunning layout is no exception: so beautifully designed and embellished, your stenciling, your bits of flowers and feathers and those perfect kewpie dolls in the corner do so much to illustrate that wonderful story told by your mother!!!!
How wonderful. My Mom says similar things. .. they didn't think they were poor. My Mom's Dad died during the depression from a nervous breakdown and my grandmother ran the grocery store and raised 4 small children on her own. Lovely layout. Love the modeling paste. Lovely photo. Great description by your Mother.
It has been a while since I have posted here, and I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of my wonderful friends a very happy and healthy New Year!! And to thank everyone for their continued encouragement and support! A blessed 2013 to all! Here is a layout I did a while back, about my Mother, and her life story. It will go into the book about her along with the other pages about her younger years. The journaling, which will be on the page opposite this layout is: "We were the youngest. I was known as "Tootsie", although my real name is Suzannah. Pauline, my younger sister, was known as "Babe." And was she ever a baby when it came to pouting and getting her own way, as you can see by that expression on her face in this picture! We were having our picture taken by our oldest brother who was all grown up. And even though we were wearing our brand new "best" dresses, which were pale blue voile with "Bertha" collars, she was still pouting about something or other! That's Pauline for you, just plain contrary!!! It was a real sacrifice for Ma to have those dresses made for us. Ma worked every day except Sunday in the mill, from 6 to 6!! Ma is pretty iron willed, and maybe this is where Pauline gets her bad temper from. Anyway, they say it is a "Great Depression", and that Ma is lucky to have this work. We don't have a Father. We did have one, but he died before Pauline was born, and I was only 2 years old. But for us, this "depression" doesn't seem so sad! Our days are mostly fun, and because our older brothers and sisters work too, we can go to school, and have other comforts that Betty, one of my older sisters, is always reminding us she didn't have when she was our age. Although Betty is really spoiled because she is so pretty. When we weren't in school we liked to play "make believe house" in the deserted lumber company building. To make our house look pretty we swept the earth floor in each timbered cubicle with branches. We gathered wild flowers and filled thrown away bottles and tin cans with them. And then we placed the vases along top the flat beams. Shiny stones were our jewels. To decorate our little houses we wove together wreaths, and used tree branches, lichens, acorns, bird's nests and feathers. Because we were poor we didn't have "real" dolls. But we did have little celluloid baby dolls that cost 5 cents. Our little doll babies were cradled in leaves for their naps. While our babies slept, we visited with our "neighbors", usually Harriet or Janet. We sang songs and complimented each other on how nice our "houses" looked! It was all so much fun, until someone would say - "oh! it's time to eat", and we would cast aside our vases and stones and run home to our supper! When we were lucky enough to get 5 cents we ran to "Blind Bill's" candy store. It was a real serious business to chose the right candy. The more we got for a penny, the fuller our tiny paper bags got! We usually chose Boston Baked Beans or jelly beans, but we coveted Maryjanes, which were expensive, only 3 for a penny! Some of our favorite "girl games" were hopscotch, jump rope, Drop the Handkerchief, and London Bridge. When we played with the boys it was rougher, kick the can or Nipsey, and they were always so serious about playing Marbles! So you see, our days were always fun, and at the end of the day, even though I had to share a bed with Pauline, who tossed and turned and made funny noises all night, I never minded that, because she was my baby sister, and I did love her the bestest! That is, after Ma, of course!" I tried to give this layout the look of carefree childhood, used bits of dried flowers from my garden, feathers, and other natural materials to embellish the twine wreath. Also used transparent gel mediums, molding paste, inks, sprays and fibers.
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