I thought you might like to see how I make paperclip dangles with lots of charms and decorations. I love making these kinds of embellishments to add to my junk journals and altered books. VIDEO :: How To Make Paperclip Dangles How To Make Paperclip Dangles When I started doing paper crafts I thought there …
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How I used a cardboard base and lots of grommets, brads, eyelets, and binder rings to make a wicked cool junk journal! Tips and ideas for how to make lots of embellishments, flips and dangles to add interest to your mixed media mini album. The Final Journal Video How I Made The Heavy Metal Junk …
When I am doing my junk journals or planners I use a lot of connectors and I need to have “hearty holes!” Here is a free digital download of 1/2″ paper binder hole reinforcers for hole punched pages to keep your holes from ripping! Hole Reinforcers Video Why I NEED Hole Reinforcers I make “bulky” …
Here is a great flip through show and tell of my bee flip page junk journal! It has lots of tags, hidey spots and flips. I used a lot of different mixed media including acrylic paints, dies and stamps, and even some texture paste. Includes some tips and ideas I found out along the way …
I have been crafting for a L-O-N-G time and have bought 100s of products to use in my junk journals and magazine collage. Some are great and some are duds! Here are my best tips and ideas for what you need and don’t need for getting started with junk journal or magazine collage. Let’s Talk …
This is such a fun free digital download! I made some faux vintage stamps to use in my junk journals and scrapbooking. Includes flowers, cats, fairies, bees and butterfly. Free Printable Stamp Ephemera I wanted stamps to use in my junk journals and sometimes I use the “real thing”. But oftentimes I want to have …
I have had at least one cat for my adult life and now we have three (3!) cats living in the same house. Here are my best ideas and products for how to make your house safe and happy when you have more than one cat! Our Cat Story Am I just the crazy cat …
I have been wanting to make a cute junk journal page for Independence Day and thought, why not share the graphics with you? There are all different kinds of tickets and tags, pockets and tuck spots you can use (and some cool belly bands that you can use as is or as additional die cuts!) …
I wanted to make some cool ephemera for my junk journal, without having to buy a whole bunch of new products to make them! Here are my best tips and ideas for making shiny DIY tags and embellishments from craft supplies you already have laying around! Here Are The Tags! The neat thing is that …
When you are starting a gratitude journal, all those blank pages can be super intimidating. Here is a great guide for picking your journal, and then how to make it a part of your daily life! When To Start A Gratitude Journal Starting a gratitude journal is one of those counterintuitive things, you need it …
As a dementia or Alzheimers caregiver, we have all had that moment when we look at our loved one and think, who is this hateful person? Here are some tips and ideas we can do to make the sting a little less hurtful (and not just remembering it is the disease not them!) What Do …
I made these altered rolodex art cards for my DIY Stamp & Die Storage boxes! They are made from actual tab dividers and are super cool and grungy in the modern steampunk style that I love! I wanted to put them all in one place for ideas and inspiration in your artwork! Suitcases Altered Card …
I am on a mission to make Modern Steampunk a thing! I love the concept of steampunk with all the old rusty bits and dirt, but want more leeway to use brighter colors in my artwork while still maintaining that same old grungy look! Normal Steampunk Colors I have been a steampunk stalker for a …
All the tips and ideas that I figured out while organizing my craft supplies into envelopes and storage boxes. This was a super fun and easy modern steampunk DIY project that has made my craft room work so much better! My Stamp and Die Storage Story Okay let’s start with my stamp storage woes! I …
I took a class about how to make accordion books this weekend and I love how this came out both colorful AND steampunk cool! I used a bunch of Ranger Ink products as well as vintage papers and ephemera. Making The Accordion Book Okay, this was a 2 hour class so I can’t go into …
This is such a fun and fast project! I made these vintage faux labels to go into my apothecary craft box and they came out amazing! I used digital download labels from Etsy and Distress Inks to make them look old and grungy (but still colorful!) Video :: How To Make Faux Halloween Labels First …
Here are my best tips and ideas for how to use baking soda as a laundry detergent, booster and even to get out stains and make your whites whiter! I love being about to use natural remedies to keep my whole family looking clean and shiny! If you’ve used baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) to clean …
Here are my best tips and ideas for using essential oils to get rid of mold. Living in Florida, mold is everywhere (we have almost 90% humidity a LOT of the time!) Includes recipes for your spray bottles and diffusers. Mold is a nasty thing. It’s been proven to contribute to inflammatory health conditions, including learning …