Yesterday I made a couple of ATCs — Artist Trading Cards — and they were exactly the creative reset I needed. ATCs are small 2.5″ x 3.5″ pieces of art originally made by artists to swap and collect, and they’ve…
I found a photo of a mixed media spread I made several years ago. I like how the right side turned out. What do you think? 🙂
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.
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…
Two quick things:
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…
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…
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…
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…
Under the full moon, the Stitchlings crept back to the hut — the one rooted in the forest floor like it had grown there from sorrow and thread. The candles still burned. The symbols still glowed. The door still whispered.…
