| Sticks 'n' Stones Journal |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-155 |
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DIY Crafts host Vicki Payne explains how to dress up a purchased notebook journal, using twigs and stones. Twig Journal Materials:
Purchased journal notebook approximately 8 1/2" by 11"
Corrugated paper
White glue
Willow twigs
Garden clippers
Scissors
Heavy book
- Cut a piece of corrugated paper the size of the notebook's cover. Attach the paper to the cover with white glue. Place a heavy book on top of the paper while the glue dries (figure A).
- Cut willow twigs the height of the cover of the notebook, using garden clippers (figure B).
- Starting at the left side of the cover, run a bead of white glue from the top edge to the bottom, along the corrugated paper. Glue one willow twig to the paper (figure C).
- Continue working across the cover of the journal, gluing willow twigs to the corrugated paper until the journal is covered with twigs. Place a heavy book atop the twigs to hold them in place while the glue dries.
Stone Journal Materials:
Purchased journal notebook
Rice paper or handmade paper
Flat stones (gathered from the beach or purchased from a garden center)
Grosgrain ribbon
White glue
Glue gun and hot glue
Scissors
Heavy book
- Cut a piece of rice paper or handmade paper the size of the notebook's cover. For a more natural look, tear the edges of the paper (figure D).
- Glue the paper to the cover of the journal with white glue. Place a heavy book on top of the journal while the glue sets up.
- Apply a small amount of hot glue to the back of each flat stone, and glue stones to the paper in a pleasing design. Avoid covering the entire journal cover with stones because the book would be too heavy. Vicki made a circle of stones in the center of the cover and added a stone to each corner (figure E).
- Create a bookmark by hot-gluing a stone to one end of a piece of grosgrain ribbon (figure F).
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