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Creativity, Grunge Style, Junk Journal Ephemera, Junk Journal Making, Tink's Tips for Junk Journaling
Quilt Shop Fat Quarters for Junk Journals: Vintage Chickens & Grunge and a Freebie
Inspiration – Play Day at the Quilt Shop In case you didn’t know, quilt shops are a great source of interesting fabrics for junk journaling. They sell pre-cut fabric in small sizes called fat quarters, which are usually about 18″ by 22″ depending on the original bolt width. A piece that size will last junk journalers quite a while and gives you plenty to play with for covers, spines, pockets, and more. This past week, my husband and I took a little play day and drove to a nearby town. We stopped at the local quilt shop “just to look,” and of course, we didn’t leave empty handed. The photo…
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Asian Themed, Christmas, Creativity, Junk Journal Making, Organizing and Storage, Tools and Supplies, Upcycling/Recycling
Composition Book Box for Christmas
I’m getting started on my Christmas gifts for this year. I have a few friends and family I like to make presents for, especially when I can find a good project. 😉 Thanks to Sherry – The Posh Paper Lady on YouTube – I have the perfect project. It is a two-part project. The first part is decorating composition books, which I wrote about here: https://junkjournalephemera.com/decorating-composition-books-with-asian-art/ The second part of the project is creating a lovely book box, designed to hold four composition books. Here is a link to Sherry’s video on YouTube: Here is my version, decorated with Asian Designs from my Etsy shop. I used kraft paper cardstock…
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Asian Themed, Christmas, Creativity, Junk Journal Making, Organizing and Storage, Upcycling/Recycling
Working on Christmas Gifts
One of my favorite YouTubers is Sherry, The Posh Paper Lady. She creates wonderful paper crafts project that work well in conjunction with Junk Journals. Recently she presented a two part project using simple composition books. I’m going to use these for Christmas gifts this year. I spent the last couple of days creating a test set. 😉 The video of the first part is here: The first part is to decorate the composition books with covers and insert useful pockets. Here they are. I used several designs from my Etsy store. I printed my designs onto card stock. For the pockets/folders, I used a 12×12 sheet of kraft paper…
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Custom Boxes for Storage
I often build and decorate custom boxes for my Junk Journal supplies. Most recently I got a large number of Tempera Paint Sticks and wanted to put them into an easy to handle, sturdy storage solution. The hardest part of this was figuring out the inner box dimensions. This isn’t a perfect fit but it works well, so I’ll keep it. 😉 This storage box was constructed out of chipboard, covered in Kraft paper cardstock and decorated with washi tape.
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Thrift Store Junk Journal Storage Find
Lucked out at the thrift store and got a lovely storage box. I added the red bow and distressed tag (because I won’t remember what is stored in it! Bless my heart!) Now it holds all of my miscellaneous envelopes.
