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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Holiday Junque Journal

About halfway through this project I conceded that it would be a holiday gift, so please forgive the paper bit hiding someones last name!  I have to give total project inspiration to none other than Mr. Tim Holtz.  He recently sold a bunch of really cool holiday journal kits on Etsy.  I wanted one very bad, but decided to work from my stash instead.  This is my very first handmade book and I found it to be really super easy, thanks to Art Parts, sticky back canvas and Tim's binder rings.  I love how you can move the pages around and add stuff!

Link to tutorial here.

Link to a video tour of my own Junque Journal for Christmas 2011 here.




There are several section dividers with interesting bits inside.  I included a few pockets, envelopes, recipe cards, vintage ledger paper, an old book cover, a bingo card etc.



I used a bit of reproduction ephemera and cardstock stickers to give the book a holiday feel.  I think this project would lend itself well to recycling Christmas Cards from the previous year.  It would also be cool to punch the ones from this season and stash inside. 




I stenciled some air mail envies.  I thought these would be good spots to stash receipts, coupons or small lists.






 





In the "photos" section, I just included some simple cardstock.  Hopefully the recipient adds some holiday pictures to the mix.  This is just a small sample of all the goodies that can be found inside. 



I love how this turned out.  I think I make make at least one more so I can have one!





I may just add a few more bits of paper to this before all is said and done.  I adore the ephemera type pages.





I thought some blank tags would be good to jot down notes or lists.  I may add a few inside with holes punched in the side now that I think about it. 




I am so pleased I forced myself to work from my stash.  While I did not have each and every item, I certainly made do.  I also love the added elements of found objects and junque that I personalized this with.  I can only hope the recipient will enjoy! 

Cheers,

Rhea