Twisted sisters circle journal

Time to do my page in the next circle journal. The theme for this journal was a alphabet journal. I chose K for Kiss.

Here's my page

Another junk journal

The pages from the latest junk journal swap recently arrived. This time I decided to bind the pages myself, combining them with some scrapbook papers,  Here is the resulting journal. I just need to add some paper beads and then I can start to complete the pages inside. I haven't taken photo of everything I received in the swap, but most of it is included in my journal.

This is the front cover. The spine is painted canvas

 

I love these pages with this wonderful french. I used adhesive fabric tape to reinforce along the spine

and of course the back cover.

Day of the dead 2

Having enjoyed creating the day of the dead page for the circle journal I decided to do something similar in my own journal. This is the result

Freak art

Sian's circle journal has the theme Freak art. We were asked to add a freaky character and a freaky art saying (an alternative 'She Art' affirmation)
I was stuck with this one, with no ideas at all. I put lots of different phrases into google and eventually tracked down a tutorial which showed me how to make a Day of the Dead inspired page http://everyday-is-a-holiday.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/art-journaling-with-jenny-aaron-class-11.html
So here's my version

 

The wording says "She is far more outlandish than I'd ever be"

Midori-style traveller's notebooks - the jillydori

I recently found a link to Midori traveller's notebooks, an intriguing notebook system with a leather folder that contains a customisable assortment of useful notebooks with the added option of plastic inserts. It's designed to be very personal, resusable as the notebooks can be replaced when full, and to become older and more worn as time goes by, the sort of notebook one can imagine Indiana Jones taking on his explorations.These beautiful leather journals come from Japan and are advertised as the notebook "for all the travellers who have a free spirit." The original Midori notebooks are made from leather with a tin clasp and an elastic band to hold the contents safely in place.
While I was curled up on the couch exploring Midori travellers notebooks via the internet I found tutorials to make your own on you tube. There are lots of them and I've made a few. I found that you can make them in leather or fabric, and found the concept of making a different size to fit pocket moleskine notebooks. I love moleskine and they come in lots of different styles so that was another bonus, as well as being a lot cheaper than the original midori notebooks. I couldn't resist the idea of making my own.
Here's what I came up with

The first one has a fabric outer and liner and 3 pocket moleskine notebooks. (2 fat quarters of fabric would make 4 journals like this and this particular fabric came from hobbycraft in a bundle with 3 other fat quarters for £7)
The balloon journal has a fabric cover but a paper liner and is filled with 3 larger moleskins cut to fit.
I was least happy with the leather version, and thin another time I would consider how to stabilise the leather, maybe with a paper or thin card lining.

The Swiss Cross Curious Bundle

Continuing the online course with Susie LaFond I made the Swiss Cross Bundle - another fun project

A curious bundle

I've been fascinated and intrigued by Susie LaFond's curious bundles ever sine I first saw them so the opportunity to do an online class was too good to miss. This is the first one, there are more to try as part of the class. The instructions were clear and easy to follow and I'm very happy with my first bundle.

The base fabric is an old pair of jeans that I would have thrown away otherwise. I'm not sure what I'll put in the pockets so I just added the vintage photos

http://truenortharts.typepad.com/curious_bundles_mixed_med/