Junk journal from book pages

Journal design by Nazy of Amity Bloom (see tutorial here). Alterations, embellishments and ephemera by me. Super fun little journal, make it as elaborate or as plain as you like. I love adding lots of goodies inside so it becomes chunky, but also leaving lots of room for actual journaling or, if you prefer, adding your own artwork/embellishments. Hope you like! 

I started with a sort of small-ish book from the Dollar Tree. If I had known when I bought the book that it would eventually become this specific project, I would have bought a larger book. LOL But that will happen next time I'm at the thrift store for sure. The pages I started with were 7.5x4.75 inches. The finished book measures 5.25x4 inches. Here is the front cover:

back cover

 

id card folds upward for more space underneath

Thanks for looking. If you're new to junk journaling and/or making mini books, this is really an easy way to get started. The tutorial (linked above at Amity Bloom on you tube) walks you through each step and Nazy also shares tips along the way. Her tutorials and easy to follow and her projects are fabulous. I  hope you'll check our her channel and give this one a try.

#massmakemarch2026, Stick pins 2.0

Had to make some new stick pins after the post from the other day showing those I made years ago. My mind was so busy. I also made a couple of brads. Next dollar store trip I'll need to get some of the long brads as I only have mini-brads at the moment. If the minis don't work I'll just pull them off and add the long ones. Plus, I'm needing more beads. 

Speaking of beads, the third pin from the left, with the butterfly charm, is one of the paper beads I made last year. I may have to make more of those as well. They are really fun.

Brad

Brad

Middle pin has one of the paper beads on it that I made last year. I believe it was during Halloween Every Day that we made those.

#massmakemarch2026, More paper clip dangles

These are really fun to make. If I had a never ending supply of beads, I'd just keep on making them. LOL

    

   

   

Who remembers....

Oh my goodness. A blast from the past today! I went back through my blog and found these images posted in 2010-12. I can't believe it has been over fifteen years ago, but they're making a comeback, apparently. In yesterday's you tube video, Crafty by Toni shared some hat pins she made and my mind immediately went back. I think I'm going to have to make more of these now. These are so much fun to make. I'll be adding some of these to my Mass Make March collection.

I made these for a giveaway on my blog. 

This one I used on a card

This one an altered clipboard

Again on a card

On a Christmas card

Again on a card

These last two on Halloween cards

Let's compare mediums

You've noticed I have made quite a few metal ring charms of late. There are a few ways to do this and I thought I'd share the differences/similarities between them. 

Here are all three mediums, side by side.
Left to right: sticker, resin, glossy accents

Clear domed epoxy stickers

These are super easy to use and have no dry time whatsoever as they are simply a sticker. If you don't want to take the time, or have the time. to wait for product to dry, this is a great alternative. You'll have to skip the metal ring on these, but they still look cool and work just as well. I ordered these from Amazon. They are inexpensive and come in a pack of 200 so they'll last you a good while.

UV Resin
The resin is a great way to make lots of charms at once as there is no drying time with the UV light. The kit is not expensive, but if you don't plan on making tons of these, you certainly don't NEED to have the resin kit. I got mine at Amazon; it comes with all you need, including the UV light and usb cord. To be honest, I would be perfectly happy using glossy accents or stickers. 

Glossy Accents, by Ranger- does not yellow or get cloudy at all over time. 

I first tried glossy accents. Super easy to use and inexpensive, but there is somewhat of a dry time so you must be patient. Generally, I let mine sit for a few hours; overnight if I'm not in a hurry to use them on a project. Mostly I make them to use later, so no big deal. 

Hope this gives you a better idea of what will work for you. Happy crafting!