Lots of makers like the idea of creating a junk journal (they’re a lot of work), but they don’t know specifically why they want to create one. I’ll cover eight things to love about junk journals that highlight how special these books are. Maybe you’re familiar with all of them. And maybe, if you haven’t …
The Eclectic-page notebook
Sometimes it’s the background paper that creates the initial spark in me for making a collage, so I decided that I wanted a notebook of a bunch of random papers for collage art. This little notebook then became my gluebook. A couple of years ago I bought a used Zutter Bind-it-all, which is a tool …
The Process of making a journal cover
I’m not sure if I’ve shared much about the process of making a journal cover. I do them all pretty much the same way, so I thought I should write a bit about it. The Process I start with cutting down some heavy weight card stock to the size I want. I don’t have specific …
A Couple of "diary" vintage junk journal
For 6 projects I will be making vintage junk journals using different collections from the designer Ephemera’s Vintage Garden, who makes digital paper kits for download. The first two journals are done, and being that I am behind in posting, I’m going to post about both journals here. I can also note that I used …
The Little red book
Red is my favorite color. Even from my earliest years, red was the first color out of the crayon box. I’ve wanted to make a little art journal with a red theme for some time now and decided the time was right after I found these index cards at a used book sale. The cardstock …
