Friday, March 8, 2013

Calligraphy Flourish Friday - Hymns That Last

I started a new journal recently.

My daughter gave me this beautiful journal which she had purchased while studying in Florence. I wanted to do something special with it.

After reading HERE about hymns that endure, I decided to fill the pages with these hymns. This is my title page.

Each writing page of the journal is preceded with a lovely, translucent page.

 The first page I filled with the lyrics of Abide with Me by Henry F. Lyte (1847).
1 down, 26 to go...

You can view the list of 27 hymns by CLICKING HERE.

If you like the background paper, then be sure to read the comments on this post.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
xo
Jane




5 comments:

  1. This is beautiful, Jane! What a perfect way to use such a lovely book.

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  2. I also received a journal from Florence as a gift, 30 years ago and it is still blank.......

    am very interested in the exemplar behind the photo of the closed book....what is it????

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    1. Christine,
      Thank you for your visit! The background paper was purchased while visiting European Papers in Columbus, OH. The paper includes images of alphabets that can also be found here:

      http://portail.atilf.fr/cgi-bin/getobject_?a.137:49./var/artfla/encyclopedie/textdata/image/

      Click on each image to enlarge it.
      I hope this helps, and I hope you're inspired to fill the pages of your journal!
      Thank you for your comment.
      Kind regards,
      Jane

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    2. Although I don't believe European Papers has a store front any longer, they may still have the paper available at their website:

      http://www.europeanpapers.com/category/PC.html

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  3. Beautiful! Thanks for continuing to share your lovely work!

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