The Elves are hard at work.....

Santa's elves (well, that's me today) were hard at work this afternoon making gifts for little children in Chicago. I decided to make altered journals for the 3 of them...

I started with a basic plain notebook, and glued patterned paper on the front.

Then, I added embellishments....their initials, stickers, flowers, quotes, ink, ribbon, etc. It was lots of fun trying to match the "look" with their personalities.

Here is Sophie's journal:

Here is Paris' journal:

And finally, here is Chaz's journal:

Tomorrow is ornament making day....can't wait!