Finally did a little work on the junk journal project.
It took a couple tries putting an edge on the cover – the first attempt was not good but I’m happy with how it ended up.
Next I went through the signature pages to see how the tags will look – okay; it’s not as full and decked out as a lot of the ones I’ve seen but I’m going to call it ready for assembling.
Close call, I almost went to bed without posting!
I’m 😴🥱😴
I sewed up the cover and some of the tuck spots on the pages.
I Love the little critter stamp I found at the 🙄 thrift store.
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel 🤗
It was a beautiful day today so took advantage and did some outside work on the house.
Then I had low energy and couldn’t decide what I wanted to do for the creativity challenge so I started looking for an old music book I’ve been carrying around for years – no luck but came across the really old envelope addressed to my Grandma. Check out the natural aging on them!
Finally decided on old teabags for junk journal texture and ephemer!
Another Eileen Watson pocket tutorial today. Old books, gluing, inking and sewing.
I got a couple done then spent way too long fixing my fave pencil. Sort of fixed…all the while thinking I should just chuck it and do more pockets.
It’s a conundrum, I want to be productive, but I like to fix things and I tend to procrastinate.
It’s all good, two is better than nothing and I’m pretty sure if I wasn’t doing the challenge it would have been none.
Taped spines and gesso on the covers – ✅
Wow, it sure feels good to use some of my supplies and work on a project I’ve been thinking about for months!
I pulled out the modeling paste to stencil on the suns – thankfully it wasn’t completely dried up… 🙄
And I watched a few YouTube videos to help me through the first steps.
Thanks to Marianne Kensington of Pocketful of Vintage on YouTube! She’s got step by step instructions that break it right down 🙏 and instead of one long video she’s broken it down into six short ones – easy to digest.
Feeling unsure what the next step will be on the covers so I’m planning on working on the signatures – maybe the papers will inspire me 😊
The sewing machine is the next thing to get up and running so I can make some fancy pages, pockets and envelopes. I’ve sewn paper in the past with some of my students to make Christmas cards and I love the look so it should be fun!
I have to say, doing the challenge has been a great motivator so far, and I’m really not worrying too much about the outcome of this project which is a nice change.