Paper Scraps & Relaxation
I’ve started a simple creative self-care practice: cutting one-inch squares from random paper scraps and gluing them into a grid notebook. There’s no plan or purpose — just color, texture, and relaxation.
🎄 Buttrot Finds a Holiday Romance on the Keeper’s Christmas Tree
Every year, the Keeper’s Christmas tree becomes a little ecosystem of memories: handmade ornaments, old family treasures, sparkly lights, and the occasional bit of seasonal mischief. This year, Buttrot decided to be that mischief. While they were hanging ornaments and…
The Beginner’s Guide to the 3-Hole Pamphlet Stitch for Junk Journals
Discover the secret to easy bookbinding! The 3-hole pamphlet stitch is a fundamental technique that allows you to create beautiful, hand-bound junk journals and notebooks without any fancy equipment. In this detailed tutorial, we’ll walk you through every step. Perfect…
Papercrafting Club
Two quick things:
Make A Crafting “Go Box”!
Yesterday in our monthly paper crafting club at our local library, the subject came up about what to keep in a basic “toolbox” for paper crafting sessions like the one we were attending. Every month (sometimes more than once a…
Free Vintage Botanical Printable — A Gift for Your Junk Journal
We’re excited to share a brand new free printable from Lovely Villain Designs — a warm, grunge-tinted botanical sheet of junk journal pockets perfect not only for for junk journaling but also for mixed media, card making, and all your…
Newsletter(ish)
We’re exploring easy ways to stay in touch with you without overwhelming ourselves (or you) with a full-blown “email newsletter.” For now, we’ve turned on the option to subscribe to our blog posts. We hope you’ll find this useful, and…
Brown Paper Daydream | A Cozy, Recycled Junk Journal Flip-Through
There’s something especially comforting about creating a junk journal from materials that already lived a life before you found them. My newest journal, Brown Paper Daydream, grew out of nothing more than torn packing paper, a bit of fabric, and…
NEW GrimmWhimm lore drop!
This little stitched heart-creature is called a PinQuiet. They’re born from broken GrimmLand hearts that sew themselves together using whatever scraps they can find. Each pin is a tiny apology someone never said out loud. I’m thinking about working on…
Which cardstock do we use?
It’s not the highest of high end quality but it has served us well, both in our journals and budget wise. Neenah Index Cardstock, 8.5″ x 11″, 90 lb/163 gsm, White, Lightweight, 94 Brightness, 300 Sheets (91437) That says it’s…