The Swiss Family Robinson Family Travel Journal Comes Home

 I first told you about this little travel journal in this post.  Yes, it really was that long ago.  I most recently told you about it this post when I got a very happy surprise in my mailbox.

 I arrived back home this week.  Somerset Gallery only had room for a few of the pages so I will show you "the rest of the  story".  I was visioning a chronological journal so the caption on this first page is Preparations For Escape.

 When I took apart the mostly apart already book I harvested the illustrations and some chapter titles to re-use in my journal.  The caption on this page says Wanderers From Home. There is a little envelope for stashing memories.

 The caption on this one is New Discoveries and there is a library envelope on the facing page for journaling and mementos.

 A Castle In The Air and another envelope decorated with a bird illustration from the original book.

 The illustrations were all black and white so I added some hand-coloring with colored pencils.  More tiny envelopes for treasures.  These envelopes are the little ones that hold the extra buttons that sometimes come with clothing and I tea-stained them.  The caption is Adventures.

 A Tour Of Discovery and A Fairy Palace.  Velum envelopes this time so you can see the contents.

 This caption says Another Excursion and the bottom of the page is decorated with a piece of fabric salvaged from the binding.

Tea-stained tags that spell out HOME and the caption on the final page is The Return Home.
Now I just need to go off on an adventure with my family so I can fill 'er up.  HA!, silly me, my whole life with my family is an adventure!  8+)