Tag: Handmade
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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“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 –…
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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…
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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…
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5 Ways to Use a Handmade Journal
Welcome to Tuesday morning and a guide for what to use all these beautiful journals for. May this Daily Find inspire something creative! Love from CW. During our monthly Open Studios at Western Avenue Studios , I often hear these comments about my books: It’s too nice to use. I’d be afraid to write in…
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Handmade Journal and Bookbinding Tutorial
Welcome to Monday morning and a tutorial for a handmade journal with Japanese bookbinding. May this Daily Find inspire something creative! Love from CW. Any time I pop into a boutique store, I love admiring all the beautiful bound artisan journals that I always tend to see. Taking inspiration from this, of course we had…
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A Commonplace Book
An old idea, fully explored and then interpreted in a modern way. But have we lost something by going digital? I wonder. I love the touch of something handmade, even if it is just pages of words. May this Daily Find inspire something creative! Love from CW. Commonplace book is an odd phrase, perhaps, because…