I'm loving creating junk journals at the moment and having a play with upcycling old packaging. The cover on this piece was created out of an old Amazon envelope.
The cover of this book has been created with lots of layers of fabric and ribbon. It includes a dried poppy seed head and dried grasses from my garden. There are two pheasant feathers found also in my garden. I have added buttons, hand made paper beads and a silver bell charm to the ribbon around the spine. There is added lace to the top and bottom. The handmade beads were a revelation - I'd not made them before and now I'm obsessed with them!
The closure uses a Tim Holtz metal brad to which the cheesecloth attaches to close the book. I had these little brads and really wasn't sure how to use them and then saw someone using them as a closure. Perfect.
This book contains just one signature inside which can be removed. The signature has a total of 8 sheets, 16 sides for journaling. I created all the sheets with the gel press adding stamping and stencilling. The pages are sewn in and also for extra strength wrapped with ribbon. I've added some pockets with added tags and ephemera pieces.
I've added this to my Etsy store so let's see if anyone else loves it as much as enjoyed making it. Now..... on to the next one.
I'm adding this into the following
Simon Says Stamp Monday - Texture
Outlawz - anything but a card
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