JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 15 Having decided there would be too many pages for a single signature, I had a rethink on the order of the pages and the need to create a second signature. Because the arrangement of the signature is a bit complicated, I've decided to show…
GIFT SET FROM FUSED CEREAL BOX LINERS Cereal box liners seem to be the thing in the mixed media community at the moment. You can fuse them with heat, and if you want, you can sandwich stuff between the layers and it is trapped there. Napkins are a favourite. A gift for our…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 13 Completing the bird page pull-out and the whale tail tabs The large pull-out sheet that goes in the bird page pocket is now complete. The front is a laminated napkin, laid over a piece of gold card and stitched around. When I photographed it…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 11 Red Sounds page - 6 different sounds! This is the other side of the cat page, and the final page of the folio made from the packaging paper which is red on one side and brown on the other. It features the bulk of…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 10 A fairly short post this time ("Thank goodness!" you all chant) - adding a detail to one of the pages made from the wrapping paper that is red on one side and brown on the other. Choccy Bickie Tea Tom's Studio, a site where…
A CHARMED LIFE Over the years I have collected numerous small charms for use in projects. Many of them were given to me along with other materials no longer required by their owners, and I have also dissassembled various bits of junk jewellery. I stored them all in a box and they were…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 6 Working on pages and folios Quite a productive session in the studio this afternoon. I continued to work on some pages I'd already started, and began some more. Envelope paper This is envelope paper with the pattern on the inside to prevent the contents…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 4 Over the past couple of days I have made some progress with the pages. I have had fun rummaging through my stash, and discovering bits and pieces which I pulled out to use. Some of them have been lying around for too long and…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 3 Working on the noise makers for the front cover The six noise makers for the front cover are now complete. I had to use a variety of glues to attach them. The whole thing is pretty three-dimensional and they need to be firmly affixed.…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 2 I have made some progress on this new project. This is the sort of project that doesn't have a definite plan. As I see different materials, I am getting ideas of how to use them, and the project will evolve as I work on…
