Saturday, August 14, 2010

Little Red Schoolhouse Album



Although red is not the only color used to paint schoolhouses in olden days - why the scarlet color? Being a librarian I just HAD to do a little research. Apparently, farmers did a lot of their own "paint mixing" back then. Many paints were a combination of milk, lime, linseed oil and iron oxide -- a mixture that hardened quickly and wore well. The red color that was seen was a side product of the iron oxide that was added to the mix.


To celebrate all those back to school kiddos getting ready for their first days back, I created a schoolhouse shaped album to capture the important moments throughout the school year. The album is eight pages total (including back and front covers) and has many pull outs and photo mat areas. I really liked how it turned out! It would also make a good coffee table album! As always, you can find this album for sale here.

Hope you enjoy!














10 comments:

  1. This is just gorgeous! I love everything about it. :)

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  2. Love your mini album and the research you did on the red paint color. I usually don't go for music on a blog, but the Louis Armstrong is wonderful! Thanks for your comment on my blog.

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  3. great album and love all the added details!

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  4. Wonderful! I love all the little details you put in your creations.

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  5. WOw, Mary, this is stunning! Such a fun book with beautiful shades and terrific elements - a stunner!

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  6. This is gorgeous. Every little touch is perfect!

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