Little Boxes (on the hillside)
Here’s a link to a tutorial that I used for the little toilet paper roll boxes we’ll be finishing today. For anyone who missed it or might like to follow along:
Category Junk Journals
Video tutorials:)
If you’re snowbound and looking for ideas for your junk journal, check out our YouTube channel! Rhys & I have quite a few tutorials over there.
Cut, Paste, Create
If you see this and you’re coming to next week’s Cut, Paste, Create at the CPL, leave me a comment below and I’ll bring you a free printable for your junk journal. 🥳 Date, time, place info here
We’re trying a new glue stick! 🥳
As I was browsing Amazon the other day in search of glue sticks, I found one I’ve never tried before. It’s a brand we’re already familiar with – Aleene’s – and… *drum roll* it’s permanent! And, equally important, it’s affordable.…
Ooooo, Wrapping Paper! 😍
Sturdy, pretty wrapping paper – especially if it’s already been used – makes excellent pockets and envelopes for your junk journal! If you’d like more info, leave a comment below. Happy holidays & much love from Rhys & me! 💓…
Ink & Page Journals
Heads up for anyone who’s in our new Junk Journal Club or might consider joining in the future! Or anyone who just likes working with pretty papers 🙂 There’s a designer called Ink & Page Journals who creates the most…
Rescued Books ❤️
Pictured: An altered children’s board book junk journal. This book had been loved so much that the binding was worn and the pages were coming unglued. Did you know an estimated 320 million books end up in landfills every year?…
What’s planned for the new Junk Journal Club in 2026?
I’ve been bouncing some ideas off of the founding members of the newly formed Junk Journal Club (location: Columbiana, Ohio) and we’ve decided it might be fun to have an ongoing, structured project that we can work on together. Something…
Tiny Art, Big Permission: Making Artist Trading Cards Just for Fun
This weekend’s creative session resulted in three new Artist Trading Cards—small pieces, but meaningful ones. Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) are miniature works of original art, traditionally sized at 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Their small scale makes them perfect for experimentation,…
Library Pocket Template
I did a quick search for free printable library pocket templates and this looks like a good one. 🙂