Adorned Journal
Difficulty:
Age: Teenagers (13+)
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Want the outside of your journal to represent you as much as what's locked inside? Tell a little bit about yourself without giving too much away by adding colorful papers and textures, jewels and mirrors, ribbons and feathers to the outside of any plain-Jane journal.
What you'll need:
- Journal
- Jewels, ribbon, mirrors, feathers, textured papers, photo of yourself, and any other item that expresses your personality
- Hot glue and glue gun
How to make it:
- Choose items that describe you. Do you enjoy the outdoors? Choose some dried leaves or flowers. Are you a musician? Find some old sheet music to tear apart. Do you have any pets? Make a footprint of your dog on a piece of paper. What is your style? Choose colors of paper and adornments that mirror your personality.
- Experiment with the items you have chosen by laying them out onto your journal.
- Reposition them until you see your layout truly being a visual representation of you!
- If your journal does not have a closure you can use a piece of ribbon to tie it shut. Hot glue a long ribbon from the right edge of the front cover, around the spine of your journal, and across the back so that the loose ends meet. Trim and tie.
- Use hot glue carefully to adhere your items to the cover of your journal.
