Free Projects & Tutorials
An Art Journal Page: Honor the Journey
For this art journal page I chose to work with a butterfly because it’s a symbol that appears often in my art, and for me represents the creative journey. I can think of nothing more creative than the journey the butterfly takes from caterpillar to chrysalis to beautiful butterfly, and the transforming process that occurs …
An Art Journal Page: In the Space Between Thoughts
Silencing the mind doesn’t necessarily mean in meditation, it can be any time at all when you step back from what you’re doing and pause for a few minutes. When you listen quietly, in-between all those random thoughts you will hear the voice of your creative spirit. It comes as an intuitive feeling, or even …
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DIY 3-2-1 Creativity Tracking Journal
Do you ever find yourself wishing you were more creative? I do my best to make at least 15 minutes of creative space in my life every day, if not more. I find that having a regular creative practice not only helps me to be more creative, but it’s also where I find a lot …
DIY Heavyweight Stabilizer for Stitched Journal Covers and Book Covers
Creative Art’n’Soul Journaling kicked off this week and one of things we’re going to be exploring is making stitched mixed media journals. When making these types of journals I like to use a heavyweight stabilizer such as double-sided fusible Peltex. This type of stabilizer makes it easy to construct using both hand and machine sewing, …
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How to Tea-Dye Lace and Thread for a Vintage Look
When making stitched mixed media journals, I love to use lace and thread that have an aged and vintage look. It just seems to complement the other bits and pieces I use to tell my stories. Dyeing lace and thread using tea (or even coffee), is a quick and easy way to create that stained …
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How to Make a “Creative Ideas” Journal
Over the years one of the things that I’ve learned about being a creative business owner is that if you don’t write things down, they are soon forgotten. This is particularly true when creative ideas arrive in a flash of inspiration because they often arrive at the least convenient times, so I always make sure …
Scrappy Garden Fabric Journal Cover
This week I’m sharing a quick and easy fabric journal cover project. I was inspired to print one of the pages from the Scrappy Garden Printable Journal Kit onto fabric, to make a journal cover for a new journal that I’m making. I love the fun floral designs on the pages of this printable journal, …
Printable Journal with Spine: Basic Tutorial
In this tutorial I’m sharing a basic tutorial showing you how to make a rigid journal cover using the printable covers or printable pages that are included with some of my printable journal kits. Get Started For this tutorial I’m using the covers from the Taking Flight Printable Journal Kit which you can find here …
Ancient Earth Mini-Journals – a quick tutorial
I finally completed one of my Ancient Earth Mini-Journals and because the pages are small, it went together very quickly. I named this particular journal “Meditations from the Heart” and attached some small stitched collages to the pages. I hadn’t intended to write a tutorial, but these small journals were quick to assemble and a …
Traveler’s Notebook Printable Planner Insert
In this tutorial I’m showing you how to make a printable traveler’s notebook inserts using the Creative Artistry Printable Traveler’s Notebook Inserts which you can find here in my online store. You can find a free tutorial showing you how to make a traveler’s notebook cover here on my website. How to Assemble the Printable …