Make It Monday: A Weekend of Crafting

I did it! I spent most of my weekend engaged in crafting, and I have a new trip journal to show for it!

One of the signature pages

The front cover

Now, the pictures here are just a bit of what I actually created this weekend. This journal has five signatures of about 20 pages each. and I managed to put in pockets and pictures and things called belly bands all over the place. It is ready to go on a trip with me later this month!!

It is the second journal that I made over the weekend. The first just did not work the way I had envisioned, and the paper I used (wrapping paper) spread ink all over my fingers. So, it is currently abiding at the bottom of my craft bag, waiting for the oblivion of the recycling bin here pretty quickly. That's the nice thing about making things out of recyclable materials - it is okay to dispose of them as well!

The actual experience was pretty fun as well. I met some new crafters and chatted about different things during the two days. That is the kind of opportunity that I like - bring a project and work on it throughout the time. No scripts to follow. Everyone makes what they want to make. We also had pizza and donuts to keep us fueled for the journey. While I am glad that it is over - my head was splitting open by the time I left for the night on Friday - I am also ready to sign up for the next one. That's the measure of a good time for me!

The journal is almost finished. I need to make a closure of some sort (I tend to like elastic bands for this type of thing), and then finish decorating the last signature. I pooped out at the end of the weekend and just didn't make it to the end. That seems like a good plan for next Monday when I am not going to work!

See you later.
 

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