Joy is not a final destination....it's always a work in progress.
It's no surprise that the Kawandi paper quilt ended up being a journal cover. That's what I'm mostly doing these days.
It's kind of chunky...and the fabric backing lends itself to the more rounded spine. I just love the way it felt in my hands.
There were a few larger papers in Roseanne's pile that I didn't work into the altered journal for one reason or another. So I used ALL of those...and EVERY SINGLE scrap of the other papers that were left over in this chunky little joy journal. I smiled all the way through making it!
I glued smaller scraps together to create bigger pages...I collaged on the back the thinner papers for reinforcement and I glued in little snippets. No scrap went unused!
I folded pages to create pockets to tuck in more scraps and snippets.
There are still plenty of spaces and places for Roseanne to add quotes and writing...and snippets and art.
This page spread has a pocket on the left...and a belly band on the right.
I tucked in some of Roseanne's scraps (one I made into a little tag) in the pockets and tucked a few art papers under the belly band. I added a few words here and there leftover from my tag project.....let's just love one another! That would solve a lot of problems.
Roseanne got her journals today...and she opened the box during a Zoom call.
We had a good time...and it was fun to visit and talk about the process.
Everything about this project sings to me—joy, creativity, friendship, and great stewardship of every little paper and scrap! And I LOVE the photo of you two on the zoom screen ❤️❤️
ReplyDeleteThanks Dotty! It sings all those things to me too....and it was such a delight to make this for such a dear friend.
DeleteWell, even though your photos are beautiful, they do not hold a candle to how beautiful those two journals are in real life. I just love them and hope I do your work justice, MaryAnn. Thank you so much, again.♥️🖍️🎨
ReplyDeleteHa ha....thanks Roseanne! Have fun with them!
DeleteI ❤️so very much - I have always been a trepidatious crafter: what if I mess up? What if it’s ugly? What is I make a mistake? Following you has given me confidence to just try - and to go for it always with joy!!! I am so thankful for finding your blog - you really are a ray of sunshine in my life each day🌞
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how much this means to me. Thank you Lori! There is no such thing as messing up! Just makes stuff...and if you don't like it cut it up and make more stuff. I really is all about giving in to joy. It's all about the process!
DeleteThis journal is just chock full of surprises! All the little pockets of color and goodness - I don't know how you come up with these idea, MaryAnn. With all the terrible things going on in our country, it is such a relief to have some creative and joyful places like your blog to visit!
ReplyDeleteThanks Judy! Most of the time the ideas just present themselves as I play! Getting lost in these projects is a good way to block out the chaos for a while.
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