How Lucky am I? I Won this Lace Journal...

I visited many new-to-me blogs

 during Vicki's blog party, and in the process, 

was entered into several giveaways.  

And I won a couple!!!  

That absolutely shocked me, because I never, ever win anything!

Yesterday, this beautiful hand-made lace journal arrived--
Do click to enlarge to see all the details:

It was lovingly made by Socrates, 

who has the blog Altered Meditations.   

A multi-layered collage of laces, fabrics, 

photo transfers, charms, fibers and more adorns the front cover.  

More lace, fabric and buttons make up the back cover:

Neat little pockets 

are found on both front and back inside covers:

 

Many of the blank inside pages 

are textured with paint and subtle stamping:

I'm not sure what I'll use this journal for....

I always have a couple going, for little sketches and ideas, 

as well as a diary of sorts.  

I'd like to use this one for something special, 

just not sure what yet.

I also plan to keep the cool tissue paper it was wrapped in 

( I can't throw anything away!!)

--those medallions would look so great 

layered into my angel paintings 

and the tissue + mod podge would make them transparent.  

Very cool:

 Thank you, wholeheartedly, to Socrates for this wonderful book.  

Go visit her blog and see her other luscious journals,
beading, and paintings!