Random Acts of Craftiness 3

It's hard to believe it's April already! I've been busy lately, but I've managed to find some craft time to continue my Random Acts of Craftiness 2016 challenge.

Earlier this month, I made a notebook for Noleen. I've been trying out different materials for covers, as well as different sizes of notebooks. I recently found some foam pieces at Dollarama and I thought they might make interesting covers. So, I took six pieces of paper, cut them in half, and sewed them to one of the foam pieces. I then folded the whole thing over and put it in my press for two days. After pressing, I trimmed the paper edge. And here's the result!

Definitely pleased with how this turned out!

And now, I think I have one more Random Act of Craftiness left! 

Time to put the thinking cap on!

I've Lost That Crafty Feeling

I haven't been feeling very crafty lately. I'm not sure why that is, but I suppose one can't feel that way all the time. As the days have passed, I've thought about doing something almost every evening, but inspiration never really hit (even after scrolling through Pinterest). I've also thought about my withering blog (and felt a little guilty in the process), but until just now -- this very minute -- I had no idea that a full month had passed since I last blogged! I honestly have no idea where the last month went.

Tonight, after finding a kernel of inspiration on Pinterest, I decided to use up some leftover paper from previous bookbinding projects to make small notebooks. Nothing fancy here. The pages were end pieces that I didn't want to recycle because they could be used for scribbling notes.














In the first notebook, I used a Christmas card from a neighbour as a cover.

In the second, I used a Kashi granola bar box and decorated it with some washi tape (Kashi, washi -- they go together).

Perhaps not very exciting, but at least I did something!

And hopefully that crafty feeling will return very soon.