An overview of the making of my mega concertina journal with a video flip through. Lots of pics and videos!
The mega concertina journal flip through
What do I do with my journals?
“Are those all your journals? What do you do with them all? They just sit on the bookshelf?” What do I do with my finished journals?
How do I decide what journal to work in?
How do I decide what journal to work in? Often it comes down to how much time I have to spend. If I have enough time, I just make a new book.
Leave yourself a trail to follow
Fear of the blank page will lead to some interesting choices. I learned to leave myself a trail to follow to keep the fear at bay.
Color bars and registration marks
Color bars and registration marks hold magical properties for me. I wax ever so slightly poetic about how I use them and enjoy them in this post.
Using my art journals as wall art to enjoy and celebrate
What do you do with your books when they are finished? This question comes up a lot. I let people look through them whenever possible. I take them to shows…
Weekly Recap: August 6-12, 2018
Monday, August 6 A couple of inchies! Tuesday, August 7 Working in a traveling journal today. Finished this shawl I’ve been working on for 3 months. Wednesday, August 8 Trying…
Weekly Recap: July 30-August 5, 2018
Monday, July 30 Started a two week inchie challenge with my friend Debbie. Tuesday, July 31 These inchies are so fun!! Next in the series! Wednesday, August 1 People keep…
Weekly Recap: July 16-22, 2018.
This week was big adventure week! Loved it all!! Drove to Asheville, NC to meet up with Caylee and Lauren to do the Get Messy 2018 Summit which is where…
Weekly Recap: July 9-15, 2018
Monday, July 9 98/100: Love Stamps. Tuesday, July 10 99/100: The Seahorse. I made some journals. The red one is for me for a class I’m starting and the purple…
Weekly Recap: June 18-24, 2018
Monday, June 18 77/100: Pink Mushroom. Tuesday, June 19 78/100: Eat. This is my in person Tuesday night craft group. We eat, laugh, work, and enjoy each other. Wednesday, June…
Weekly Recap: May 14-20, 2018
Monday, May 14 42/100: Purple Lotus. I loved this unfocused polaroid my daughter took a few days ago so I decided to do a paint recreation of it. Tuesday, May…
Weekly Recap: May 7-13, 2018
Monday, May 7 Working in my brand new altered book. And by brand new I mean a social studies textbook from 1963. 35/100: Double Happiness. Tuesday, May 8 Another page…
Weekly Recap: April 16-22, 2018
Many of the 100 Day Project pieces from this week are still available for sale. I’ve marked the sold ones. If you are interested in purchasing any of them, please…