As an Alzheimer or dementia caregiver, there really is nothing more heartbreaking to hear than your loved one wants to “go home”. Whether they are living at your house or in a nursing home, that plea just rips at all the feelings. Tips and ideas for dealing with wanting to go home! Where Is Home? …
Posts from: June 2019
I have dabbled with dying paper and a few cloth pieces, but I wanted to find out ways to get different colors for my junk journals and altered books. Check out my research using pink tea, brown tea, coffee and even avocados to make vintage style craft supplies! The Tea and Coffee Dye Experiment I …
If you are looking for an easy way to do little die cuts for your scrapbooking or junk journals, I can’t recommend anything more than the Sidekick. As an adult craft junkie, this tool fits perfectly into my small craft room and works great! The Sizzix Sidekick History Isn’t it funny when you find out …
Here is my review of those cute little instant printers that are good for taking to crops or on vacation to print out pictures on the fly right from your phone. All my best tips and ideas for picking the HP Sprocket printer for travelers notebooks or journals! Other Printers I Considered I researched a …
I LOVE experimenting with making my altered books and one of the things that fascinated me was how to make flip out pages for extra interest and storage. These tips and ideas will work for junk journals too! This walk through tutorial will show the materials and how to make the flips fast and easy. …
Here are my best tips and ideas for using mason jars for storage and organization around the house. From your office, to your craft room, kitchen and bath, there are so many places you can use these amazing little (and cheap) storage jars! We’ve all seen them, those glass jars with threaded lids. Originally called …
As a dementia or Alzheimers caregiver, one of the most frustrating things when you start taking care is figuring our what medication our loved ones are taking. Tips and ideas for how to find out what treatments they are given and what pills they are taking! Before I get started, I just want to say …
I am on a mission to find the perfect way to make clear pockets for envelopes for my altered books and junk journals! Here are my best tips and ideas for using self laminate sheets from the office supplies store. First off, let’s get this out of the way, there are LOTS of ways to …
Here are my 7 favorite vintage tools I use for my junk journals and altered books. Tips and ideas to recycle old tools and supplies (most of which are better than brand new ones today!) 1. Vintage Box Cutter Okay, this first one is going to make you super jealous! I found this amazing box …
These decoupaged envelopes are perfect for your junk journal or altered books! They are reinforced and sturdy, but still super cute vintage embellishments to add to your project. I am using mine as an ephemera folio to hold all my decoupage supplies. Picking Your Envelope The first thing you want to do it pick an …