Papercraft Haven and More

Adding jewelry to your layouts can be fun to do, espcecially items you were given from someone who is passed on.  This is my Grandma Tuckett...my mom's mom, my favorite grandma!  Whenever you went around her and Grandpa, you felt as if you were the most special thing in the world, no matter who was there, or how many was there.  This watch, was hers...it needed to be in a special layout, not just stuck in my jewelry box.  I miss my her so much, as does the rest of the family I am sure...  Times are different now, we don't see the "family" as often as we would like, the family reunions are gone - now that Grandma has passed on.  Plus when you don't live in the area anyway...it's hard to get together and establish relationships with people when you are so far away.  Side two of the layout was journaling about Grandma, her wearing only that watch - and her wedding ring, but not much more as far as jewelry was concerned....

Grandma Tuckett's watch.... the one piece of jewelry that I got when she passed away.  At the time I needed a "watch", but it was too special to me to wear it, so in a layout it went instead.   For this layout, I chose a picture of my grandma that I really liked...this was her, her expression, her smile and her glasses!  You knew she loved you every single time she came to your house, or you had the pleasure of going to hers!   Oh how I miss her hugs!  The journaling I used was handwritten, to reflect my thoughts about her, and my love for her.  I chose simple embellishments, the crochet butterfly reminded me of her blankets she used to crochet for us grandkids when we were little.      When I started with this layout, it was the embellishments that first caught my eye.  I wanted something special for this layout, and I definitely achieved the look!  This can be tweaked in a number of different ways...