Craft With Me - Let’s Make a Project Journal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- Hey Guys!
If you have seen my earlier Craft With Me videos, you have probably seen my Project Journal. This is something I made so I can keep track of all my projects….keeping samples and notes of each. I love doing this and adding new projects as I go. Some of you have requested a video of how I make mine. I am by no means a professional, but I want to share how I make mine from start to finish. Of course you add your own touch of decor and embellishments. I do show a small preview of how I add new projects to mine. I hope you enjoy and I hope this helps.
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This is how I sew my signatures in my books 😀 thanks to you
Thanks for watching Samantha
Very good tutorial. I like to use an old phone book opened up to stab through my pages. I asked my son if he had an old phone book, he gave me a funny look and said, " do they still make those?" LOL, I guess I need to get mine out of storage if I want to make a journal.
Hi Leslie! That’s so funny, I mentioned the phone book to my eldest daughter and she asked, “What’s a phone book?” LOL!! I wish I would’ve saved my phone books those would’ve been great to use the yellow pages as ephemera! You’re lucky you still have them!
Thank you! I was hoping you would do video on how you made your project journal. I need to try this!
Hi @NeutralDIY! I’m so glad you liked this video. I really hopes this helps!
Thanks for the sewing I appreciated that
Thanks for watching Elizabeth
Looks great. I don’t mind binding. I made myself a book cradle and that helps a lot when piercing holes.
That's a great tip! Thanks Carol
Thank you so much for making this video. I think I can make one now. It turned out great and I love the cover you chose. Tfs
I’m so happy you liked this project journal video. They are really easy to make, I hope that it helped you. Thanks so much for watching and for the suggestion.
Roller blades! hahahaa! Thank you-so many good ideas!
Hi J!! Lol…glad I was able to give you a little chuckle. Thanks so much for watching 🤍☺️
I love binding my journals. It gives me a sense of completion.
I know how you feel Christine. It’s very satisfying. Thanks for watching
Great project and professional looking journal! Love it!❤
Hi Maggie!! I may be wierd, but I like making this type of quick idea journals. I haven't had the time to make one yet, but I need to! 😊
Hi Diana!! I love mine, and it helps me to keep track of my projects and notes of how I made them. I don’t have the best memory so this helps me out a lot!! Lol!
Just made one . Thank you so much
That’s awesome Sam! Thanks so much for watching
Where did you get that NEEDLE!! Great tutorial..love the idea.
Hi Suzy!! I think I got it at JoAnns. I believe it’s an upholstery needle. I love it and it gives me a better handle on my binding projects! Here is something similiar…Hope this helps.
joann.app.link/vUzZGijnHAb
Maggie...oh my goodness!! So much in such a short video (well average I guess, lol). First of all..that needle!!! Good gravy girl. You could sew yourself to the book, lol. Binding is my favorite part, just not on camera.
Next, project journal, i have never heard of them. Donyou think of yours as an idea book?
Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Hi Lori, I like my huge needle. It gives me a better grip. I'm still getting used to the binding part.
I use mine as a project journal, because I like to refer back to things I've already made and note all the dimensions for future reference. An idea book would be things you're thinking about making, mine is things I've already made on my channel. Thanks for watching Lori.
This was helpful! Can’t wait for your flip through!!
Thanks Cindy!
You did a great job on this, you explain everything so well, thank you 25:55
Thanks for watching Cindy
Hi Maggie, I do my signatures the same way but my only tip for you I learned from Gayle Agostinelli how ever lg. Or small your book size is you use 3 times the length of your book is what your lenth of twine is and it works for me then im not wasting any of my thread. I use wax thread. Love it tho. I have the same paper. I simply love all your videos. Thanks for sharing. Would love to know what you look like.
Hi Isabel, I've seen that trick before but for some reason it never works for me. So weird right? I also have wax thread that I use now too. Works great. Thanks for watching! I'm thinking about doing a Q&A maybe when I hit 20K subscribers. Thought that might be fun. :)
Hi Maggie, I saw your video a while back where the project book made its entrance and was then excited to see this video however, I was hoping it would include setting up the background pages (decoration) upon which you then stick your sample projects onto. I'm more of a visual person and have scoured through hundreds of videos trying to find similar techniques/style but the rest of the world seems to be madly in love with color while I lean more towards grunge and neutrals. Seeing all that color or overly floral styles give me a mental block.
Perhaps when you're due for your next project book you can show how you decorate the pages as well because from the small peek off the other video it seems your pages are already pre set up and you just select a page to add your project to. And if it's a la Tim Holtz style or supplies, that would be awesome because who doesn't love Tim Holtz! 😁
Hi H L, I’m so glad you enjoyed the making of my style of the project journal. To be honest, I actually don’t decorate the pages until I’m ready to add a new project to it. I like to decorate the layout to match the style of craft that’s going in. So all the pages are blank until then. I am thinking about making a new series on my channel making a hardcover journal from start to finish. Hopefully that will give you ideas on how to decorate your journal.
Thank you so much for the suggestion. I appreciate you watching
If you love everything in your journal, you may want to consider making a cover with a spine and a misprint binding?
Thanks Suzie, I actually haven’t used it in quite a while. If it does eventually get too big I will consider making a bigger cover for it. Thanks for watching
The tool is called a rotary cutter. I use it to cut fabric to make quilts.
Safety First: Always cut fabric/paper away from you--do not cut towards your body-Never cut back and forth as the blade could jump and cut your finger.😮❤😮
Hi Katiejo, Yes I remembered what the tool was called, but for some reason my mind goes blank when recording. Lol. I appreciate the tip though.
Thanks for watching
Would grunge board make a good cover? I picked some up at a local charity shop some time ago and I have no idea what to do with it. I love the way the design worked out for your cover.
Hi Belinda! I think anything would make a great cover, especially a grunge board. That would be really cool. Thanks so much for watching
I really do want to know where you got that needle! I’ve ordered a few that describe themselves as ‘large eyed’, but they definitely were not!!
Thank you so much for doing this. It was really fun to watch. I like seeing the whole process, even the paper cutting… That’s where I always get messed up!!!😂😂❤
Hi Terri, thank you so much for watching. I’m really glad you enjoyed the process. I have had a few comments inquiring about my needle. I believe I bought it at JoAnns so I went and found something similar. I hope this helps.
joann.app.link/vUzZGijnHAb
Thank you for sharing your beautiful projects! I’m a new subscriber and really enjoying your content. Came here to mention use of rotary blade but see that others addressed it. I have seen several of your videos and noticed you don’t use a rotary blade paper cutter. I prefer it over a v-blade because it cuts clean edges and more pieces of paper. I love your project notebook. If you create others in the future, maybe score a wider spine to accommodate future page thickness and minimize the “crocodile mouth”.
Thanks for the tips Rebeca. I’ll have to look into the rotary blade paper cutter. Any suggestions on which brand?
@@SunsetCrafts I have a few trimmers for different uses but I love my Carl 18” rotary (RT-218). It accommodates larger sheets of paper and has several specialty blades. For straight cuts I normally use the Carl 218N.
@rebecarod1475 thanks so much for sharing Rebeca. I’ll have to look into that
Sometimes I leave the wider pieces or longer ones and fold them to make pockets or tuck spots.
That’s a great tip Cora. Thanks! I forget to do that and I love the way that looks. Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing, I'm going to give this a go myself.
Hi Linda! I hope you do, they are a lot easier than people think. Thanks so much for watching
Hi Maggie, so could I use this to use as a junk journal? Or will you show us how you make a junk journal? Please and thank you!
Hi Brenda! You can definitely use this as a junk journal. Then others I make are practically the same thing just with a fancy cover. I’ve been debating whether to make a full junk journal on my channel but it would have to be in parts since it’s a process. Thanks for watching Brenda.
@@SunsetCrafts thank you for always responding! I really do appreciate it! I’m watching a lot of the videos I haven’t watched before since I’m newish to your page. I’m always a little nervous to start a new craft project but once I get going I’m fine! Lol
@brendafreeman522 No worries! I love hearing from everyone. I like having that open connection. I appreciate your support by watching my channel. It really means a lot. I think the beginnings of a project for anyone is a little nerve wrecking. That’s why I try to use my less favorite paper first to make samples before I use the good stuff. I don’t want it to go to waste. 😂
Ok, not to complain or be negative, but I holding my breath from the time you started to use the rotary cutter until I couldn't watch anymore, I was sure you were going to cut yourself. Those are extremely sharp. Please when you are finished using it, slide the blade protector back.
Hi Wayne! LOL! Thank you so much for your concern. I was very careless and realized my mistake afterwards. I apologize if I caused you any anxiety.
I use a box knife to cut my edges.
I am using that too now. Thanks for watching Lisa
Is the project one your first one? If not how many project journals do you have? I just made my first one ❤
This is my first. Ever since starting my channel it’s been difficult keeping up with adding all my projects in it. I lost track. Lol
Do you ever put your journals for sale on Esty.
Hi Dorothy! Do you mean these kind? Or my finished ones that I’ve made for my family? Either way, I haven’t yet but just curious as to which you are interested in. Thanks for watching
New at this..Do you use this to put a sample of each project you make?❤
Hi Susan…yes, I like to keep track of my smaller projects and keep samples of each along with a space for journaling on each page to write down notes to myself includes paper size and cutting or scoring measurements so I remember how to make them again. I have the worst memory. Lol
Thanks so much for watching