Mini Handmade Journal │Part One

Handmade Journal Show and Tell

Spoon Decorations

YouTube is a great resource for learning new things.  I made these mixed media decorations from watching some tutorials.

They were enjoyable to make but labour intensive having to wait overnight for various stages of glue to set.  They took about four days total!    I am having a go to see if they will sell on eBay but I doubt they will make me a fortune!

 They are really bling and will catch the Christmas tree lights giving extra sparkle.

 I don't usually do bling but make an exception for Christmas.

The spoons are plastic but have been repurposed.  They are still have some weight to them due to the glass cabochon and crystal stones.

Do you have a preference for Christmas tree decorations?  Do you go for bling or the more natural look?  I have some ideas for making some other types of decorations but would be interested to know what you are drawn to.  I know woodland animals are popular (I like them too) but when something becomes mainstream I tend to go off it for a while!  I look forward to reading your suggestions.

Handmade Book Number Two

I made another book - slightly smaller than the first one.  It has a waxed cover and hand stitched embellishments.  This one is red and cream.

 I stamped a naughty little imp inside one of the pages.........

...... and an angry fairy on the first page!

I'm annoyed that the back star is not central.  I seem to spend forever and a day making something and always rush the last detail.  Hopefully I will get better the more I make them. 

Handmade Book

A lot of hand made went into this book; from the waxed covers and hand stitching....

 ..... to the tea dyed, baked and torn pages.

It's my first book so I experimented with just a few pages (I need to tea dye more!) and the book folds flat.  I would really like it to be jam packed with pages - a bumper volume!

I love the look and the feel of the pages.

Here's a close up of the front cover.  It has a slight smell of beeswax.  I am happy with the outcome but it took a lot of trial and error to get thus far!