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Dear Wonderful, Creative You lot:

Handmade art journals inspire me. They offer so much creative command and choice. You can make up one's mind the shape, size, and density of your art journal, and whether, and how, it is bound. You may utilize traditional bookbinding methods, or recycle materials such as old books or your ain art.  I hope this post will inspire you to try a number of these techniques. Let's start past looking at one of my favorite handmade journals.

"Waiting" is a book I made many years ago, when I was waiting for someone who never really took the identify in my life I was hoping for. (Does that sound familiar?) I love this book considering with the combination of magazine cut outs, my own photos, special papers, and a few words, I really feel it captures my longing, misplaced hope, and disappointment. Handmade books and art journals are an amazing way to express your feelings.

For the base of the pages, I cutting rectangles from a cardboard shipping box. I then layered a variety of tissue papers, handmade papers, and a thin sheet of bawl "paper" I found at the art store. It has an incredible smell, giving the volume another sensory dimension. Its texture is rough and all the same smoothen, and I dear how the images and the bark play then well together, both in theme and colour.

The other chemical element that is special almost this book is that I left it unbound. It's a great metaphor for what happened (and didn't) in the relationship. I like that the beautiful ribbon is what holds all the pages together.

Handmade Periodical Tutorials

1. Unbound Handmade Journal: An unbound journal,  like the 1 pictured above, is unique. You can necktie it with a ribbon or string, firm it in a box, a shell, or any container. You lot can encounter cute examples of books contained in Altoids tins, seashells, and buttons (yes!) on my Pinterest board, Mitt Fabricated Books.

two. Booklet: For a simple paper bound book, hither's a overnice little infographic on binding a booklet.

three. Lunch Purse Journal: Lunch bags and grocery bags are inexpensive (or free) and make a fun foundation for handmade journals. My lunch bag tutorial appears at the very lesser of the Art Tutorials page.  The Firm that Lars Built, a fun, cocked DIY web log has a v – minute tutorial on making a journal from computer paper and paper grocery bags.

Judy Wise, a talented newspaper artist, takes the paper bag journal a stride farther by wetting and drying her pages, yous'll come across the gorgeous transformation. You could exercise this too! What would you practise with yours?

4. Coffee Sleeve Journal: Java sleeves are another wonderful candidate for repurposing cardboard. Cheque out this post I did on making mini-art journals with coffee sleeves and a single sail of reckoner paper.

v. Index Menu Journal: Another fun and very easy way to make a journal is using index cards. I show you how in this tutorial.

half dozen. Accordion Journals: Accordion journals are a relatively unproblematic form of handmade journal that you can make as complex as you wish. You lot can contain holes for a tunnel periodical, or drop down doors, or pockets – the possibilities are countless! I teach how to make piano accordion journals and these gorgeous trivial paintings in my form, Fluid Art. Click here to larn more.

7. Bind It All Journal:Alisa Burke never fails to instruct and inspire me. She has a wonderful post on making your own handmade journals with no sewing, using a gizmo called a "Bind-it-all."

8. Custom, Hand Sewn Book with Signatures: To make a traditional, hard-bound volume, James Darrow's detailed and user- friendly tutorial on bookbinding is a must.

9. Hand Sewn Free Grade Book: Sentry this super inspiring video almost New Zealand volume artist, Liz Constable – you will Beloved her creations. I got tons of ideas virtually techniques to endeavour in my journal making.

x. Periodical Quilt: For folks who like material, thread, and sewing, you volition desire to soak in these "journal quilts" from The Dyers Paw. You'll be moved by the fine art, but even more so when you read how these gorgeous pieces helped her heal from the decease of her hubby.

11. Junk Periodical: "Junk journals" are a great way to use bits of one-time art pieces, beautiful papers, and magazine photo collages. This is a new handmade art periodical, and I'm super excited about it because it brings together several pieces that never found a dwelling. For this 1, I used my sewing machine to stitch disparate bits of collage, paper, pretty cloth, and erstwhile drawings into "pages," which I then sewed to the back comprehend of my volume.

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I am rather obsessed with beautiful newspaper and fabric. Are yous? I love when they are so high quality that it's difficult to tell which it is. For example, the gorgeous red paper featured on this journal cover looks almost like leather to me. I recollect I had coated it with gel medium to harden it years ago when I first worked with the image.  Paper Source Sale" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Paper Source*  or my local art store are where I usually indulge in handmade and high quality printed papers. Exercise you accept a newspaper habit?

You lot can follow me on Pinterest for even more handmade fine art periodical inspiration.

My Favorite Store Bought Journal Correct Now

Of course if you are feeling more inspired by the idea of making the art than making the journals, you can buy a journal at your local art and arts and crafts shop or online art store. My current favorite journal is this one from

I love the tan pages – everything automatically feels more than rich and "artsy" on them.

What are y'all in honey with creatively right now? What are your favorite means of putting handmade journals together? Have I missed any wonderful handmade fine art journal techniques that should be featured? Be certain to let me know in the comments.

Creatively Yours,

Amy

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