It’s not very often that I get to make journals for kids, so I was very excited when my friend Anne contact me regarding her nephew’s upcoming birthday.
Teddy will be turning 4 this month, and in Anne’s words, “he would love a personalized field journal to write down ‘observations.’”
How cute is that?! Anne did some research about Teddy’s favorites and as luck would have it, he loves green frogs! I happened to have the perfect fabric for his book!
To jazz up the fabric a bit, I added orange brads to give the frog’s warts some texture (eww?)
I also used silver embroidery floss for the bugs’ flight patterns.
I love the depth that the sewing gave both the wings and the swirls. I’d been wanting to try this technique for a while, and this fabric was the perfect opportunity!
Teddy’s favorite color is red, and since no observation journal is complete without a writing utensil, I added a red ribbon pen loop and a red mechanical pencil.
Teddy also loves the alphabet, so for the inside paste pages, I used lettered paper in coordinating colors. Anne also included the verbiage for a personalized inscription, so I added that to the inside cover as well.
Anne, thanks for asking me to make Teddy’s book! It was such a fun change of pace to make a child’s journal!
Teddy, HAPPIEST OF HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!! May this book house all your big ideas!
on Apr 8th, 2010 at 9:03 am
this is adorable!!! great job, abbi!
on Apr 10th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
It looks great, Abbi! Thank you so much. I know he’ll love it.