ALTERED BOOK JUNK JOURNAL (ABJJ)

 

I altered this old, used cookbook

first by removing a lot of pages;

I chose this book as the illustrations

within are just lovely.....all in the

same manner as this cover for

each recipe...

 I used washi tape 

on all the page edges 

to strengthen them. 

And

I will be adding fabric tabs

as I finish pages...

😅😇😊😍

Here is my title page:

It is a very busy junky 

mish-mash one;)))--

with writing in any blank spaces

willy-nilly--as the

spirit moves me of if I

think of some little thing on the fly...

I altered the title word 

"FOOD" 

with the cut out letters for

"Spring" and "2023".

The 1st spread above is in progress:

Includes two flips--one (R) being the

seed packet for my newly planted

marigolds and the other (L) a little

collage tab,  they both 

have writing spaces

on the backs...

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Here is the reverse side of the Marigold

seed packet detailing when I planted --

and there is another tabbed tag inside

the top pocket for more writing space.

I am also using magazine images along

with coffee dyed papers.

A little bit of everything--a fun way

to get out of that "perfection" mode 

I so often find myself trying to

achieve.

On this page, I've begun decorating with:

A torn, uneven, collaged paper flower with

a button center that I sewed together

on Helga ;)))

and here is a little closer look:

I added Stickles for some sparkle

and sewed a paper ruffle for the stem..

all colored using distress inking...

I have more torn paper flowers

to be sewn together

for some future pages...

I find this kind of playing

with paper, glue and scraps

such a relaxing pastime..

so satisfying for me ;)))

I may not write every day, in here,

[I do that in my Hobonichi Weeks Journal]

but I will add bits and bobs 

of 

what is happening

the rest of this year...

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The sun is FINALLY shining, at least

for now, as we are told that the

smoke may return in fits and starts

later on today and throughout the

weekend.  

It seems that those

Canadian wildfires are still not

contained...they cover

 such a huge area--

so that is not surprising..

Enjoy your weekend:

Stay calm and relaxed...

hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

[Paper-crafting-euse]