Your Advent Calendar 🎄 Day 19

Hello my lovely friends 💕

It’s later than I thought 🙃 So let’s open this door real quick, and let’s see what’s waiting for you today 😊

A cute little Christmas craft 😍

Little Pinecone folk 🧙🏻‍♂️

Aren’t they adorable? For a link to the instructions (and more cute Pinecone crafts) click Here and have fun!

I wish you a wonderful, fabulous, sparkly Holiday season 💕🎄🎅🏼

Your Advent Calendar 🎄 Day 17

Hello my lovely friends 💕

It’s just another week of Advent Calendar fun. That went fast, didn’t it? 🤗 Let’s make the most of the suspenseful daily Door-opening nail biter 😉

Does this say ‘mystery awaits’, or what? 😁

And what did we find? Another awesome DIY idea from the category ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’ 😃

Wilted, dried up chrysanthemums…we all have them, right? So…..

Ha…told ya! Snow spray and Christmas ornaments – a beautiful Holiday decoration created! 😍

I wish you a wonderful, fabulous, sparkly Holiday season 💕🎅🏼🎄

Your Advent Calendar 🎄 Day 12

Hello my lovely friends 💕

Quick, open Door #12, I’m excited to tell you more about the surprise you’ll find there 🤩

Here they are…Scandinavian Christmas Gnomes 😍

I made a few of the little fellas, and am completely in love with these cute guys. 😊

Here’s one before the beard 😁

I found the pattern here . There you’ll not only find the easy-to-follow pattern, Lizz also talks about the history of these mischievous little gnomes. 🤓

If you like a smaller version of these cuties, check out Lizz’s blog . Today she walks us through an easy pattern for gnome ornaments. 😍

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! 😊

I wish you a wonderful, fabulous, sparkly Holiday season 💕

Your Advent Calendar 🎄 Day 5

Hello my lovely friends 💕

Today we’re looking at Door #5 🎅🏼 And what a pretty one it is! Take a minute to admire it…I’ll wait 😊

Ready? Okay – let’s look what’s behind this beauty

🎄🎄🎄Christmas Trees! 😃 🎄🎄

The instructions for this mini tree (and more) can be found here

~~~Or for a bigger, gorgeously rustic look… 😍

~~~When you don’t have a lot of space for the tree 🤩

~~~From a very inventive mind 🤪😅

I do hope you like these ideas, and maybe saw your next tree here 😊💕🎄

Have a wonderful, fabulous, sparkly Holiday season 🤶🏻

Your Advent Calendar 🎄 Day 1

Happy December my lovely friends 💕

It’s hard to believe, but once again it’s time to open door #1 of our Advent Calendar 😍

Let’s see what surprise is waiting for you…

Image: gooDSGN

Isn’t this lovely? 😍

The DIY Instructions for this beauty and quite a few more calendars

can be found here (will open in new tab)

I wish you a wonderful, fabulous, sparkly Holiday Season! 🎄💫🌟

Your Junk Journal ~ 4 Ways to Make Pockets 🤩

Hello my lovely friends 💕

Pockets are just as important in your junk journal as they are in a dress 😉

There are four easy ways to create these little hideaways for memories, bits and pieces of a fun day out, ephemera, etc.

1. The double-triangle pocket

For this pocket you need a piece of paper twice the width of your page, and about 2/3 the height.

Fold the paper in half.

Cut diagonally from the top corner by the fold to appr. 1/2″ on the open side.

Cut it in half, pin and sew (or tape) in place.

Done! 😃

A little tip: You may wanna invest in a paper cutter. It’ll save you time and, in my case, a lot of hair pulling 😅 Since I can’t scissor-cut a straight line to save my life, I think a paper-cutter is one of the best tools ever invented!

2. The side pocket

This one is quite simple…

The side pocket is half the width of the page 😊

3. The pocket at the bottom

This pocket is 1/3 of the height of the page 🙂

4. The double-page pocket

I love this pocket because it can hold so much! In my Christmas journal it keeps wrapping paper scraps, gift tags, and ribbon safe and wrinkle free 😁

Find two pretty book pages (or you can make collages), and sew, or tape, them together on three sides.

Isn’t she adorable? 😍 And the pie looks really good… I may have to try that recipe. I will let you know how it turns out 🤓

You’ve probably noticed that I sew all of my papers together. I think it adds a pretty little detail to the page. And you know me…can never have enough of those 😆 Plus, you know it’ll hold everything together over the years.

I use a regular needle and plain, old sewing thread, and have not run into a problem yet. 🥳

Just remember to use a zigzag stitch. If you use a straight stitch you’ll perforate the paper, and it will fall apart! 😕

Well, that’s all I got today 😊 Are you a ‘Junk Journal Junkie’ yet? 😋

There’s more coming soon! I hope you will follow along 💕

Your Junk Journal ~ The First Page

Hello my lovely friends 💕

I hope you found piles of treasures in your thrifting adventures! 😍 Yes? Then you should be ready to create your first page of your junk journal!

Making a collage is a good way to flex your creative muscles. I always start with one, or make one when I’m stuck, and the creative juices just won’t flow 🙃

Here we go…

Decide what size your journal should be, and trim your paper.

Mine are usually 12” (the width of a scrapbook paper page) by 8.5” (that makes a double-page).

The advantage of using scrapbook paper is having ‘ready-made’, colorful pages without any effort 😉

Now tear (or cut) small scraps from the materials in your stash. Remember – there’s only one rule – there are no rules 😁 Just have fun!

Fold your paper in half, and start glueing stuff down 🤓

Done! 😃 Easy peasy!

Of course you can do the same to the opposite side (no rules!), but I wanna show you how to make a pocket, ’cause pockets are awesome! 😎

Cut a piece of any paper to the width of the page, and to about 1/3 of the height.

Glue, tape or sew* it in place.

*Yes, you can sew paper. It won’t hurt anything. More on that later.

You can stuff the pocket with some of your awesome finds, and/or extra blank paper for more journaling space.

There – it’s finished. Your first Journal Page 🤩

For your viewing pleasure and inspiration…here are some collage pages I’ve made😻

Happy Halloween! 👻🎃🤡

Autumn 🍁

Just for fun

I hope you found some inspiration here, and will share your awesome project with me! 😊

Next time I’ll tell you more about ‘sewing paper’, and will share some ideas for the next few pages! 🤓

Until then 💕