Month: November 2019

  • DIY Handmade Paper Experiment

    DIY Handmade Paper Experiment

    Take a walk through human history and learn how to add your mark. Literally. Handmade paper could not be easier to do yourself. Challenge yourself to step into the handwork and making process of our ancestors. It is not difficult and the results can be stunning, once you get the hang of it! The intriguing…

  • Here’s How to Make Handmade Paper from Recycled Materials

    Here’s How to Make Handmade Paper from Recycled Materials

    These instructions are comprehensive. Once the easier steps are mastered, it is time to move to the big leagues and make some paper that can be written on. Enjoy this Daily Find! Love CW. Making paper by hand at home can be a pretty simple process. It’s also a fantastic way to use up your old…

  • How To Make Beautiful Handmade Paper

    How To Make Beautiful Handmade Paper

    Supplies required for this project are pretty minimal, but the results are pretty nice, when it comes to handmade paper. Enjoy this Daily Find! Love CW. This is another one of those crafts I have always had a hankering to do but thought it just looked too difficult. Boy oh boy, I could NOT have been…

  • How to Make Your Own Paper

    How to Make Your Own Paper

    Start simple and don’t buy a bunch of supplies, just yet. Get familiar with the simplest techniques and move up as your skills develop. Enjoy this Daily Find! Love CW. While traditional papermaking methods require special equipment, such as a press, there are alternatives. If you are just starting out, or want to make small amounts of…

  • The handmade paper that lasts 800 years

    The handmade paper that lasts 800 years

    It is fantastic that some ancient arts of making things by hand, survive the test of time. Take a walk down memory lane in Vietnam. Enjoy this Daily Find! Love CW. On the veranda of a home in Suoi Co, a rural Vietnamese village about 45km southwest of Hanoi, two women were squatting around a…

  • The intriguing history of handmade paper

    The intriguing history of handmade paper

    There is long arc that ties modern day makers of paper to the past. It has been the foundation for communication, commerce and entertainment. Enjoy this Daily Find! Love CW. Handmade paper has a long and intriguing history. From the early papyrus used for writing in Egypt to the famed paper produced out of the…

  • Handmade Journal Flip Through

    Handmade Journal Flip Through

    Back in the studio, flipping through my handmade journals using various types of ephemeral papers, envelopes, and fabrics. — 5 Daily Finds — “How I Journal” with Elizabeth VanDerwerken A Beginners Guide to Junk Journaling What’s the Deal with Junk Journals? 5 Ways to Use a Handmade Journal Handmade Journal and Bookbinding Tutorial

  • “How I Journal” with Elizabeth VanDerwerken

    “How I Journal” with Elizabeth VanDerwerken

    Welcome to Friday morning and a real journaling treat, one that is dear to me. I only wish that my grandmothers had created one of these. May this Daily Find inspire something creative! Love from CW. Food connects us. No matter where you come from, what language you speak, or the continent you live on –…

  • A Beginners Guide to Junk Journaling

    A Beginners Guide to Junk Journaling

    Welcome to Thursday morning and a tutorial for making junk journals – for beginners. May this Daily Find inspire something creative! Love from CW. I have always appreciated the journaling process. It is a huge stress reliever. In fact, there are countless journaling benefits for mental health including boosting your IQ, achieving goals, and boosting…

  • What’s the Deal with Junk Journals?

    What’s the Deal with Junk Journals?

    Welcome to Wednesday morning and an explanation of what junk journals are. I’m a little old school here. Why go to all the effort to make one of these and not write in it? May this Daily Find inspire something creative! Love from CW. I’m addicted to junk journals. Oh wait…Hello out there! It’s been…