Sometimes it is so hard for me to keep up with this blog on journaling but I'll continue to try. It makes it hard when you have limited data to use....so on with the tutorial.
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I had this old old set of 1920 Encyclopedias that had been in storage. They were pretty rank looking and had water spots and pages were really aged. I looked up to see if they were worth the effort to sell them as a collectible set and they were worth maybe $20 if I sold them. Instead I turned them into blessings.
First thing I did was to remove the cover from the pages. I did save some of the pages to use in these and other projects. The illustrations were all in black and white so it makes unique junk journal pages. Once I had the covers removed, I painted the covers. I had to paint them with several coats of paint as the red color of the fabric kept bleeding through. On some I wanted pink I only did one coat of white and left them looking pinkish. I did a survey with most of the ladies at church and one was their favorite color so tried to match them to the person I was doing them for. I did mine blue.
As you can see it is over stuffed. After painting blue, I glued on laces, doilys and anything to decorate the cover. I used a round clipart I dound of the butterflies. Also there is a metal charm glued on.
I then took scrapbooking paper and also cardstock to make the pages. I cut most to the page size to fit inside the book. I drilled holes in the cover so I could attach the pages. The pages are all punched at same spacing as the cover. I tie it altogether when finished with ribbon or I used soft netting for mine. I also glued in a strip of the netting on the inside of the cover on front and back and glued a cardstock sheet over to seal it in. These are used to tie the book closed when I'm not using it. The pages are all sewn together as some scrapbook paper or cardstock is blank on one side and I wanted printed look to all mine.
One of the highlights of my life was going to Israel. It was a trip of a lifetime. I found some old junk mail I had saved that had this neat map. The other is a print from an artist I like.
This shows a photo of me being baptized in the Jordan River. I also love Mary Englebrit. The right page was from a calendar of hers.
As you can see these pages have holes punched on the side. The page on the left has a scripture clipart I found online. The dress is a cute clipart I found for free online. It folded in half so I can write inside the dress. I attached it with tying ribbon or embroider floss to a hole punched at top. The page on the right is a pocket and a journal box at the top. I tuck in tags I've cut from scrap paper and tie a ribbon or floss in a hole punched at top. I usually attach 2 tags together to make a tiny tag book. It gives space to write my thoughts.
Another pocket. The thing with the button is a craft stick with lace glued to back, button on top front and ribbon. It is supposed to be an angel.
If you click on the photo and enlarge it you can see that I sewed alot of the clipart and pages together. The pockets are all sewn on each page.
This is one of my favorite pages. I love all the vintage looking paperdolls you can find on the internet. I found this cute body builder and it was to make a jumping jack using brads. I had to reduce the size to fit the book so it was too small for brads so I just glued the arms and legs on the body. I did tie him so he dangles in the book. If you click to enlarge you can see the decorative stitching I used to sew the page together and the straight stitch for the pocket. I also used wallpaper from old wallpaper books I had.
The picture was one I took from Facebook. The leaves are charms or buttons I glue in. The moon was an old piece of costume jewelry. You can see the journal page I glued in to write my thought.
The hand was another vintage card I found online. I printed on cardstock and cut around the thumb to hold a scripture card. The right page has more charms and buttons.
Of course I had to add a couple of pages on tea. The angel was a pattern I printed onto scrapbook paper. I only glued the center and folded the wings to make it look 3D.
Another paper doll dress I had from a Mary Englebrit book. I used the top tabs to fold over a tiny coat hanger I made from a paper clip. Some of the pockets I folded with a tuck before sewing in to give more room in the pocket.
I folded a paper lunch sack and used it for the center of the book. I did glue on clipart to decorate. The paper sack is open on the right side to allow space to tuck in photos or things I might want to keep.
The folded paper sack is the very center of the book. You can see where I ran the lacy netting through the center to hold the book together. I tie a bow on the center of the back of the book.
I sewed in rickrack and glued in charms around the clipart.
The tag in the pocket has a charm tied to the top to make the it easier to pull the tag out.
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This is about all I've done in this book. There are several more pages but they are similar to what's shown.
Next I show my newest journal and share a little of it.
And as always.
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