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Faux Leather Travelers Journal

A while ago, I received several smaller faux leather upholstery fabric samples.  During one of my many trips to my local craft store, I came upon a small travelers journal they were selling for $10.  It was made of really cheap plastic that mimicked leather and had two notebooks made from kraft paper and one folder also made from kraft paper.  All of these were held inside by very thin, cheap elastic.  I purchased it, took it home and made a much better version of it.

I really love the size.  It’s more compact than the other travelers journals I make.  I have this fabric in lots of other great colors, so I will definitely be making more just like it.

 

 

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Nature Study Junk Journal

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so I just wanted to share some of what I’ve been working on.

Enjoy!

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Ripped & Stitched

I took an online workshop from Roben Marie called “Ripped and Stitched.”  In it, we learned to make a journal from strips of fabric previously used for wiping off brushes and cleaning up paint.

The fabric created from this is quite beautiful.

I made a different type of journal than was taught in the workshop, but the technique is quite versatile, so you could make a variety of journal types with it.

The inside is full of handmade notebooks and a hand painted envelopes for stashing treasures.

I ended up liking this one so much that I made another one for myself!

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Mermaid Themed Junk Journal

After making my first junk journal, I knew I was hooked, so I decided to alter a book and create another one.  I found this amazing mermaid book at Half Price Books, so I decided that would be my theme.  I bought another mermaid book and found some vintage mermaid images and from that, I created my first Mermaid Junk Journal.

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Halloween on Christmas

My 11 year old daughter asked me to make a junk journal for her as a Christmas gift.  I asked what theme she wanted it to have and she replied “monsters, vampires, ghosts, witches and wizards.

I immediately thought how appropriate this was, since we love Halloween and all things scary.  It also reminded me of lines from one of my favorite Blink 182 songs titled I Miss You:

“Hello there
The angel from my nightmare
The shadow in the background of the morgue
The unsuspecting victim
Of darkness in the valley
We can live like Jack and Sally if we want
Where you can always find me
And we’ll have Halloween on Christmas
And in the night we’ll wish this never ends
We’ll wish this never ends”

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