Art Journalling - Making a Start

"Journal" is my word for this year and I haven't done anything about it yet! It is so hard to make that first step always... So, I decided it was time to start and I'll share the process with you as I go along. This is all new to me so I beg your patience and understanding!

I decided an easy way to create a base for a journal would be to use a child's board book. The local selvage center had a ten book for a dollar deal so I picked up a pile of them. They have lots of interesting shapes, details, cutouts, etc. so it should be fun.

I decided to start with this one for my first attempt. The series of cutouts getting smaller with each page looked like fun.

First of all I had to remove the little felt bear attached with velcro onto the last page - poor bear!
The next step will be painting the pages to create a blank canvas to work with.

Comments

Diane said…

Can't wait to see what you will come up with. And what a great idea to use a child's peep hole book!

February 18, 2012 at 5:52 PM

gocrazywithme said…

It will be interesting to see where you go with this idea! I have no idea how to use these little books as a journal, so be sure you photo each step, please?

February 19, 2012 at 10:34 AM

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