Journals

Dare to rip up paper and junk mail and stitch it to paper – it won’t break your sewing machine – it will dull a needle. I have a box of dull needles – when I don’t want to use them with fabric anymore, I put them in the box and use them for stitching […]

the mess made while creating is beautiful and ever so fun to create enjoy – – gutsy – – escape reality – – imagine trust – – just breathe – – make a beautiful mess – – dare

More collages – making these journal pages lets me justify buying fun stickers and pretty papers! think different – – celebrate your creativity – – draw – – live pieces of life – – trust – – brave – – have optimism

Inside the journals, I like to create a few collages with paper, stickers and stitching. thinking of you – – bliss – – handle with care – – just breathe embrace – – create – – grow – – adore

I finished 21 journals in 2 weeks! Six are 6” x 6” and the others are 6” x 9”. A variety of covers filled with a wider variety of papers. All of these are for sale at a local gallery. I’ll share some of the fun paper collages I stitched in the journals later in

A paper cutter next to my sewing machine can only mean one thing – journals! All tables in my studio are covered in paper and 2 drawers that had been full of paper are empty. Almost 2 dozen journals in progress – lots of fun and a great way to use up my paper stash

After making notebook covers for me, I used the rest of my fun fabrics to make 6 more notebook covers. They are listed in my Etsy shop if you want to have one at home with you. I also figured out the name of the fabric line – Draw Near by Janet Wecker Frisch –

I received an order for custom journals. Since I can’t make just one, a few hours later, once I started, all the sudden, I realized I had started 8 journal covers. The covers are all complete, two have been filled with paper and shipped; the others are awaiting their pages.

I used a composition notebook for work, but I like to have something with character sitting on my desk. With school supplies on sale, I picked up 5 notebooks and used fabrics I found a local quilt shop to make some pretty covers. This tutorial is close to the method I used. However, I stitched