Making a journal from reused book covers isn't easy. I went thinking this would be a fun craft to make journals from thrifted old books. Nope. Way too hard. Way too many tools needed. My results are just okay. I'm sure I'd get better with practice and when it wasn't such a push to finish. It took a solid 2 hours and I'm a fast crafter. Now I see why they are expensive to buy from crafters.
I'm glad I tried it though. Class was in an historical log cabin with incredible local artwork -- I never knew it existed. Only 2 of us showed up for class so we each got an instructor lol. I didn't take pictures because my phone was almost dead and I turned it off.
Here's the garden journal. The pictures will load wrong -- what strange setting changed?
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| After I sewed and glued inside, the pages are a little long. |
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| I used a ribbon on the binder to make a bookmark. |
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Back - old card from my aunt. fabric from a pillowcase. |
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| Seed packets for the front cover. |
I started this library book. Recommendation from Currently Reading Podcast.
Tonight is my last evening out in a stretch of 5 nights. It was far easier than I thought it would be and I'm glad I didn't back out on anything. Tonight we're heading to the kids -- first to see the baby, drop diapers and dinner. Then around the corner for dinner with our youngest, bride-to-be and her mom. They looked at wedding venues so we're getting together to talk about it.
Today is a regular sort of day. I need to make dinner for the new parents, get together a hostess gift for our dinner invite and get caught up on some house chores.
The weekend awaits. Later gators.
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