Take These Broken...
xo Alicia
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You Must Have....
Times of rest, even from your art. I didn't touch my art journal for two weeks at the end of August. I wanted to grab it and glue things in there and write things out but I just wasn't feeling it. I did get a huge surge of creative ideas and inspiration. Things I wrote down for future projects. Ideas that have left me excited. xo Alicia
Work In Progress
I just stitched this journal up the other day. I finished the cover a few weeks ago and recently bound my pages inside. There are still a few other touches I'd like to add to the inside. I also need to add a ribbon closure. This might just be a Christmas gift for one of my Sisters. A little detail of my binding. I left the extra string in case the Sister wants beads added to the ends. I have a few more journals to bind. So I'll share those soon. Anybody interested in buying one? Let me know. xo Alicia
The Last of the Journal Challenge
These are the last of my journal challenge pages. I'm keeping up with my 1st, 4th and 5th goal so far, now to work on the other two. xo Alicia
I've Accpeted The Challenge
I'm participating again this summer and I can't wait! If you want to join in check out RunWithScissors post. xo Alicia
Handmade Journal, I Made it!
This has been my secret project for awhile now. Make a journal out of recycled materials. I've had the idea floating around for over a year now. Especially since I have a ton of old magazines laying around. I already save certain images to use in my personal journal. But I wanted a way to use those pages that have great images on both sides. I watched several videos before I decided on the way I wanted to bind it all together. There were a few test runs that were good but not great solutions. So here is the final product. I used a granola bar box and covered it with a paper bag I had laying around. There was a ton of measuring for the pages and trimming the paper down to the right size. Then I bound all my pages by sewing them into the spine of my book. It was tedious but worth it. I'm currently in the process of making more. I gave my BFF one of the early prototypes so I can't wait to give her one of new and improved journals. ...
I Won!
I was one of three lucky winners of 30 Days of Lists' feedback giveaway! I had actually forgotten filling out the form. Here's my prize: Can't wait to stuff it with inspiration! Thanks to the ladies at 30 Days of Lists xo Alicia