Back to School Crayon Box Junk Journal

Hi Friends!

Today I'm making a junk journal from a box of crayons-

Back-to school sales had these for .49 

I saved the crayons in a Mason Jar.

I found this card stock pack at DOLLAR TREE.

It reminded me of crayon colors

I used scissors to cut open the box top, bottom and

right side.

I laid the box flat to measure the paper for the inside.

I plan to make a hidden spine so I did not

glue the lining paper inside-

I measured and folded my signature pages. 

I wanted it to look like crayons.

Each folded page has other lined paper inside.

Each signature is sewn to the lining.

Some pocket pages were added.

Here's the spine-

I glued the lining inside the box.

Then the fun part-

I added rick-rack, paperclips, small pictures

This butterfly pin looked great with this paper.

Stitches are hidden

Here is the back side.

Here is the front!

And a top view-

Thank you for visiting !

xo Lisa S

Altered Book Picture Frame

Hi there! 

I hope you are having a great day!

I was at the Library the other day and found this book.

I liked the title so much I could not resist.

It had terrible water damage throughout..... a perfect volunteer

for a make-over.

I marked off the front and decided to cut an opening

to make a picture frame.

I hoped it would work!

I was so sad to see the damage on this book.

The last half of the book was warped and stained.

Yuck!

I used a utility knife to cut through the cover.

I just kept cutting until I liked the dept of the window.

I glued the window section together.

I left the cover open, so it can be written in or personalized.

I used a sanding block from Dollar Tree

 on the window edge to even out my cuts.

It worked great to smooth the edges.

Another page was used to make shred for nest.

The book had a song page in the back. I thought I'd glue it

behind the window opening.

The knot bird was made with a page from the book.

How to make a knot bird here

I cut 4 small triangles, to glue on the back of the window.

Glue the outer side of triangles.

Photo tucks inside.

Glued a bit of shred to lower edge of window.

Ribbon was added so cover can be opened and then held closed.

The bird is sitting on a straight pin and pushed into

the cardboard cover.

To change the picture, untie ribbon and open.

The picture can be changed by slipping a photo

into the corner triangles.

I added an old Christmas card.

I think I will leave this picture- and explain that a family

photo can be added instead.

It stands up by itself on a shelf or lean against a wall.

Have a great week!

Thanks for visiting today.

xo Lisa S

Paper Beads with Eyelet Caps

Hello my Friend !

 Paper beads have been around forever.

I can remember making some in elementary school!

Often they are made with a long triangular 

shaped strip of paper.

Today I'm sharing a bead that's a little different variation.

I started with a page from a magazine.

The paper had a matte finish.

I cut my steps 1/2'' wide and about 5'' long

I used eyelets to create a finish edge to the beads.

I rolled the beads by hand to fit the eyelets I had on hand.

Eyelets are sometimes had to find.

I found mine at Harbor Freight Company !

Check it out if you have a store near you.

 I glued the eyelets on both ends of the beads.

I like the cylinder shape. They look like tiny spools.

I had a mix of eyelets.

 Some were silver, brass and copper

I added some beads to the MERMAID JOURNAL here.

The knot at the top is a place to hook a pen.

The beads can easily  be threaded onto ribbon.

Then I decided to string a few on a 

scrap of vintage seam binding

 and attached it to my daily calendar.

Just for fun!

Thank you!

xo Lisa S