I’m so excited to share with you that I have started a facebook group for creatives of all kinds – no matter your medium, I…
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Herbology Junk Journal | Book made from a box
Today I wanted to share something with you – when starting a junk journalling journey, a lot of people panic because they are afraid they…
Five Ways to use Tea Bags in your Junk Journals
Tea bags. Many of us like to collect them, and then we hoard them for ages, waiting to use them in our junk journals. They…
Dedications an Artist Book | Flip Through
One of the first things I look at when I open a new book isn’t the title page, or even the first chapter – but…
Making a Folio from Paper Scraps | Tutorial
Do you have a lot of junk mail and paper scraps laying around your creative space? If you are like me, and don’t have the…
Making Book Cloth at Home
Making your own books is so much fun, but one of the things we need to do is make covers for them. In junk journalling,…
Making Wheat Paste for Book Binding
Wheatpaste or wheat starch paste has been used since antiquity as a natural adhesive. It is cheap, quick and easy to make, and lasts for…
Make Glue from Pasta Water!
Oh yes, you heard me right – you can make glue from pasta water! So if you are in a bind, make a plate of…
Wabi Sabi | Artist Book Flip Through
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, ‘wabi sabi‘ means: Relating to or designating a Japanese aesthetic or world view characterized by finding beauty in imperfection,…
Combining Macrame and Book Binding
Being the person I am, my creativity ebbs and flows, sometimes pulling me in one direction, sometimes in the other. Recently, the pull brought me…