My Fancy Journal

The first class that I was invited to teach at the Sedro-Woolley Library in June was "Decorate a Personal Journal".  It was a challenge to come up with an enticing project to be completed in only 2 hours.  Since it's summertime (yes, really!) and people are travelling and doing fun things, I decided that everyone could use a special journal.


The old black and white composition books that we all used in school presented the perfect blank canvas to decorate.  Using fancy papers, old greeting card pictures and patterned tapes, creating an amazing journal happened like magic.  Here's the journal I made as a sample...

I added a ribbon to mark my place in the journal...stacked 3 buttons from my stash and used copper wire to attach them to the front cover...added an elastic hair tie in neon green and voila! I had a closure and fancy finish to my journal.

I made this journal horizontal so that the cover opens like a pad, since I'm left-handed, and the bindings always get in my way.  I'm thoroughly enjoying my scribbles in this journal and can always find it buried on my desk!


Ta-ta for now!


Deborah