So my aunt showed my mom something so cool.
And then my mom showed me.
Now I'm showing you!
It's hard to explain how excited I get about nerdy things like books, new & old.
One day I will have my dream library. Like a Beauty & the Beast one.
Ty said I could.
But I'm not bragging about my future library right now.
I'm gonna brag about my new obsession my mama introduced me to.
My very own journal made from an old book.
With sentimental value..
{this is not a tutorial. simply my step by step. take it how you will.}
I chose a book in one of my moms many bookcases.
She got out all of her stuff, the punch hole thingy, the bindings, paper etc...
And we started.
Start with a book of your choice. This is mine.
You need the Xacto knife to slice the front/back cover & pages from the spine.
Choose pages from the book to scatter in between your journal pages.
I picked the few pictures it had & some of the chapter title pages.
See that signature in the upper right hand corner? That is my mom's great grandmother's signature.
This was her book. Obviously I kept that page..
Slice up fresh pieces of paper & scatter them throughout the book pages.
The Zutter 'Bind it All' V 2.0
This is the hardest & trickiest part, takes a little time & patience.
You can only do so many pages at a time & depending how big you want your binding is how hard it will be.
Start the binding!
This picture was found in the book. Pretty sure it's from a magazine but my mom decoupaged it on a blank
page from the book & we stuck it in the back of my journal as the last page.
The spine of the book will be used as a bookmark inside the journal.
Et voila!
It looks old, shabby, dingy, the pages aren't perfect & I love it.
I will probably not use mine as a journal. I want it out for everyone to see!
Plus I'm just not a "journal" kinda gal.
So my mom suggested maybe a guest book for my home.
Not a bad idea...
What do you guys think?!
You love too, right?
You want? My mom would totally make you one!
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