Curls and i featured our altered composition book tutorial on our aug 6, 2012 blog. Jan 26, 2012 some of you may have noticed that there has been a few problems over at tsi. What a gorgeous altered composition book, autumn, and i really love these colors. When you alter these composition books, you can pick a theme that you want travel, gratitude, inspiration, art, etc to. S he swam away on another wave of dream and floated up to the surface of the pale morning gold. Altered composition book with paint and stencils pet. Altered composition notebooks, journal, scrapbooks. Altered composition book recycled hard cover butterfly journal diary handmade butterflies springtime neon altered composition booksaltered booksruled paperjournal designjournal coversbook coversjournal diarymother giftsalters. Recipes, a different type of composition for the book.
This is one of my favorite altered composition books. Make colorful, unique and practical needle books to organize all your sewing needles and as unique handmade gifts. Inside youll find a variety of altered books ranging from those that started as childrens board books, to other sewnbinding books that have been used as the basis for painting, collage work, and found poetry. See more ideas about altered composition books, altered composition notebooks and paper crafts. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
I have altered the covers to sketchbooks, but i have been wanting to cover a graphgrid composition book. Dec 5, 2014 i originally got this idea from my friend, ginger. How to alter a composition book home crafts by ali. A supersimple way to cover a composition book i loves me some of those oldschool composition books. So giving a cute composition book which can be used as a notepad, a journal, an address book, or idea book is a great idea. Theyre exactly the same as the map notebooks, but the covers are made using. Journal pages journals paul theroux coffee staining documentary photography new words altered books book art.
Hot glue ribbon along the side of the book to cover the papers edge. Last august, our local fred meyer had them on sale for 25 cents apiece for backtoschool, and k and i laid in a stock to get us well into our old age. We have upgraded the store and the changeover has not gone smoothly. Thoughts journal, altered composition notebook, covered notebook, journal this is a covered composition notebook. Add notes for yourself so you can easily search and find this image later. Free motion embroidery, quilting projects, sewing projects, composition notebook covers, creative book covers, fabric book covers, diary covers, fabric journals. It has been covered with a pretty pink and purple paper in a floral print. Diy composition notebook altered composition books. The inside and back covers have been lined with vintage papers. Home journaling making a composition book art journal. See more ideas about altered composition books, altered. Welcome to eclectic paperies get altered challenge. See more ideas about altered composition books, altered composition notebooks and altered books.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Notebook cover design notebook covers journal covers book journal handmade notebook diy notebook handmade books altered composition books fabric book. All earnings are directly reinvested in this site to continue sharing art journaling ideas, tutorials and resources. How to use jillibean soups bowl of dreams collection to create an altered composition book without measuring any of the paper. I forgot to take a picture of the finished project before i sent it to a friend, but she was nice enough to take a picture for me and send it to me once she got it. How to make an altered composition book art journal as an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases.
I used lemoncrafts violet silence line because, as we all know, elizabeths favorite color is lavender. Altered composition book with olde curiosity shoppe furn redo. Composition book, notations paper spring 07 mini, chipboard, spring bouquet punch, so saffron cardstock, brown brad, ribbon misc. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. One thing i have planned is to give all our guests books to take home with them. See more ideas about altered composition notebooks, altered composition books and mini albums. Here is the altered composition book i made for elizabeth in this months reneabouquet swap. And i have more gift ideas further down in this post. Your cost is the same but it helps support this site and the fun freebies we share. She had an altered composition notebook and a pen to match.
An altered composition book is a great gift for anyone going off to college. Apr 5, 2014 this pin was discovered by marjorie duncan. Layered vintage papers, tissue, background papers, acrylics, inks, pencils, image, words, vintage trim, and a vintage album page as the front cover. Altered mini composition book i stepped up how i normally alter mini composition books, i added a flap that wraps to the front of the book. I always take a journal when im traveling to record my journey and all the special moments, keep momentos, pictures, and little notes or places of interest. Composition notebook covers altered composition notebooks scrapbook albums scrapbook paper scrapbooking book crafts paper crafts fun crafts book making notations notebook ingredients. Sewing fabric tutorial for composition book cover with inside pockets composition books are a staple in back to school supplies, but disguise them in pretty. See more ideas about altered composition books, altered composition notebooks and mini albums. May 24, 2014 this pin was discovered by lisa padley. Have office supply store cut a composition book in half. You can also use this idea to give a mini composition book which fits perfect in a purse, a car, or beside the telephone for a fun thinking of you gift. By participating in our linky party and leaving a link below, you give us permission to share your. Composition notebook covers altered composition notebooks journal covers book journal scrapbook albums scrapbooking book crafts paper crafts relief society activities jans stamping creations sharing my love of card making and techniques with stampin up as a demonstrator in powell butte, central oregon, near prineville. Flora needle book pdf pattern by mmmcrafts on etsy flora needle book pdf pattern renee brown may 2019 5 out of 5 stars instructions are well written and easy to understand.
It has the word, thoughts written with thickers which are chipboard lettering. We love to sit in a cafe in the evening and recount our day, taking fast, snapshotlike notes in a composition book, and some days, we journal in our hotel room, aching feet dangling off the bed. Measure, cut and adhere paper to the inside covers. See more ideas about altered composition notebooks, altered composition books and altered books. Office depot brand mini fashion composition book 3 14 x 4. How to make an altered composition book art journal artjournalist. I was thinking of covering hardbound books in fabric but after some searching difficult to find affordable, hardbound blank books. How to make an altered composition book art journal. Besides being a mom and wife, i am a project lifer, physical therapist, hiker, beacher, reader, surfer, and lover of all things paper crafty. I am mostly self taught but i have had training in basic art, interior designing, book binding and stamping. There are so many fun techniques involved and i hope you will grab a cuppa and check it out. I have extra composition books laying around since we always buy extras at back to school time. Part bookbinding, part bibliovandalism, part mixedmedia collage, and part scrapbooking, the craft of altered books is becoming increasingly popular and recognized as the distinct art form it is.
Can you believe that this it took a lot of work but now the journal below is full of memories, notes, lists, drawings, etc. I have taught at salado studio and stamp salado in salado, tx. One of the best things about them is that you can apply any technique you already know from other creative areas to the bookbut if youre in the mood to try some new things, here are a few lessons. After your composition book is covered, cover the uneven tape edge with coordinating ribbon using hot glue to adhere it along the edge. Ive been noodling with ways to make them look prettier. Im sharing this altered composition notebook project on the indigoblu blog today. Lined composition book with altered covers measuring 7 12 x 9 34. See more ideas about journal covers, paper crafts and altered composition books. Since i was making these duck tape covered composition books personalized for my daughter, i used my silhouette cameo to cut out letters to adhere on the the font of the books for her classes.
Yes i was the one admiring all the pretty wrapping paper, while everyone else was in awe of the gifts. See more ideas about altered books, book art and art journal inspiration. Travel journal notebook with bookmark altered composition book. The transformation just using paint and stencils is amazing, and takes this from a boring notebook to a stylish and pretty one. Mini journal, recipe book, memory verses,mini art journal for kids, lots of fun uses. Altered composition book therm o web and simple stories. It is a simple process and you will get so much enjoyment out of it. And i think this was closer to lavender than violet. Altered book techniques dreams and delights karens whimsy. The get altered challenge is held on the first thursday of each month and each challen. For more party ideas and crafty projects and to see more of my own personal faves from the linky party.