Autumn Junk Journal with Stenciled Cover

Hi there!

I was in the mood to make an Autumn or Fall themed Journal.

I used an old book for the cover. 

I gathered  together papers that had warm colors of gold

and browns.

 

The cover was golden yellow.

I reenforced the spine with some card stock.

Then destressed the edges with ink.

I used this stencil for the cover.

 

I used brown acrylic paint and then used gold paint to 

highlight some of the stenciled words.

After the stencil was dry, I used clear wax as a sealer.

This left a smooth finish.

You could also use Mod Podge as another option.

I liked the gold details.

I had 4 signatures to sew in the cover.

 

 

I used gold embroidery floss to sew in the signatures.

This multi colored pack came from the Dollar Tree.

 

 

Marked my holes for stitching

The signatures are sewn in one at a time.

Here is my finished spine with signature stitches showing-

I don't mind seeing them-

I added some antique lace on the edges, pecking out.

I cut leaves from old book pages.

These are leftovers from a wreath project.

If you need a pattern, here is one for you.

I used some coffee and water color on the leaves.

I added some loose leaves to the journal

here and there.

Some feather shapes too-

 

Finished up with a piece of antique lace.

Thanks for checking out my Autumn Journal.

Have a wonderful week!

xo Lisa S