MORE JUNK JOURNALS

 I made two more Junk Journals.  I used another cracker box and a cookie box for the covers, covered them in fabric and reinforced the spines.  I used a simple pamphlet stitch for sewing in the signatures. 

The inside papers are an assortment of all different things.  I even went into my flat files and pulled out some very old sketches and paintings and cut them up to make pages.

I think this e bond fabric was meant to be a book cover.

I made the fabric on this cover with the Deconstructing Screen Printing method (it's been in my stash for years). The beads are some handmade beads from Sue's collection.

FINISHED JUNK JOURNAL

 I organized the Junk Journal signatures from yesterday and punched the binding holes in the spine of the cover I made.  (I love how this fabric looks on the cover - it always amazes me how much some fabrics look better than I thought when you cut them up).  Then using an awl, punched the holes into the four signatures.

I sewed the signatures into the cover with a simple pamphlet stitch and added some beads (some of which I inherited from my sister Sue) on the outside.

JUNK JOURNALING

 I watched a free workshop put on by Creative Bug with Jennifer Perkins and how she makes Junk Journals.  She made it fun and easy.

Today I made the cover from a cardboard cracker box.  I glued some fabric onto the front, reinforced the spine and put it under some weight to dry.  Then I started gathering paper for the signatures.  I had gelli prints, papers from the recycle bins, card stock, old watercolor papers, some with paintings, paper bags and stuff.  

I cut them to size and made four signatures and quit for the night.

JANUARY BOOK PROJECT DONE

 I've been working on the January Book project with the Handmade Book Club.

I finally started stitching the signatures (pages) in it last night.  And I finished it up this morning.