“Happy” 1 Junk Journal

$45.00

“Happy” 1 Junk Journal made from half of a Challenge #1 “Happy” Kit.  Slow-stitched embroidery, crochet, buttons, ribbon, wool pieces,  and lace snippets on the cover.

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Description

Introducing “Happy” 1 Junk Journal!  Remember the Challenge #1 “Happy” Kit?  This is only half of that kit.  The buttons, small doily,  wool scraps and ribbon are featured on the front cover . . .

"Happy" 1 Junk Journal cover with wool pieces, buttons, lace strip, slow stitching, buttons, and satin ribbon

Back cover includes half of the multi-colored, crocheted doily, fabric scraps, lace strip, and embroidered snippet.  Front and back covers are stitched with the included embroidery thread.  The spine of the book is covered with one of the satin ribbons . . .

Back cover with multi-colored crocheted doily, embroidery snippet, fabric scraps, slow stitching

This junk journal contains 50 pages and measures 5″ wide x 7″ tall x 1.5″ thick. The  pages are made with a Paper Bundle for Mixed Media and once again only a fraction of the kit was needed to complete the “Happy” 1 Junk Journal . . .

Pages include old receipts, ledger paper, old book pages and sewing pattern instruction scrap

Inside front cover features a Mexican worry doll mounted on a tag and the quote “Happiness is contagious, Don’t wait to catch it, from others. Be a carrier.”  Hand-painted gel paper is used to decorate the  first page.  Notice the tiny blue clothespin  . . .

Inside front cover with Mexican worry doll on tag, quote, graph paper, hand-painted gel paper

Below you see a random inventory check list that you can glue photos into your “Happy” junk journal.  Also, another hand-painted gel paper . . .

Inventory list page, hand-painted gel paper

Doilies, flashcards, stamps, stickers, and tags are used as decorations throughout the book . . .

Doily, flashcard, stamp, colored illustration page from "Happy" 1 Junk Journal

Here, a small envelope is attached to a music page with blank papers for you to write on . . .

Small envelope with paper inserts on music page with art print

Tabs mark certain pages with happy images inserted and there are several colored paper clips to hold more things . . .

"Happy" 1 Junk Journal illustrations with page tabs

A bookmark can be moved where ever you need to mark a place in the “Happy” 1 Junk Journal . . .

Tabbed old book page, separate bookmark, ledger paper, graph paper

Small notebook papers are stapled onto this page for more extensive drawing or writing . . .

Floral illustration page, small notebook papers stapled onto page

The back inside cover has puzzle pieces and another quote – “It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes us happy.”

Scrapbook paper with puzzle pieces and quote on inside back cover of "Happy" 1 Junk Journal

The spine and bookmark are tied with ribbons and make the “Happy” 1 Junk Journal totally unique.

Additional information

Weight .6 lbs
Dimensions 7 × 5 × 1.5 in

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