Orange Notebook

I made this altered notebook for YaYa who is just a little obsessed with the color orange.

It's a bit brighter orange than the photo shows. I was a little miffed at myself because I was off-centred with the word "notes" but otherwise I think it turned out. She did a little write up on it HERE.

YaYa was the first to get a visit from Patches the Bear. So, watch her blog to hear about Patches' time in the YaYa house!

Altered Notebook: Blue/Purple

I made this notebook for my blogoversary / 100th follower giveaway winner. I hope she likes it!

Altered Notebook: Little Flower

Made for my friend whose little girl is nicknamed "Little Flower".

Altered Notebooks: Pink&Brown Personalized

I made this one for my friend who's only request was that I make her something pink and brown.




These 2 are up for grabs, though I haven't decided how much I'll charge. Some other notebooks on Etsy are $4 USD but I'll have to double check the size of those notebooks. These ones are pocket notebooks. The one on the left is a shiny purple but looks kind of blue in this photo.


Thanks for looking!

Altered Notebook: Stars & Dragonflies

I made this notebook for Emalee as her Pay-It-Forward prize.

I was going to get it laminated to protect the photo of her dear son, Kenner, but I made the mistake of putting the star stickers on first and that made it too bumpy to laminate. I will remember that for next time.

This notebook is bigger than the ones I usually alter, but I enjoyed making it. The quote has always been a favorite of mine, and I wanted to incorporate her son in whatever her prize ended up being. Emalee is known to love the color green, and so I wanted to make sure there was some green as well, so when I saw those blue and green star stickers, everything fell into place.

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And this altered notebook is the one I made for Liz as her Pay-It-Forward prize. This one has tons of mistakes on it but yet, somehow, it works.

First mistake... when I was hand stamping the quote (which took forever! - I purposely made it all over the place and not in a straight line) I accidentally made one letter go backwards. So, in attempt to cover it up, I decided to use my hole puncher to make a bunch of dots to cover up that one mistake and then add more dots so it looked like it was supposed to be that way.

Second Mistake... I'm new at Modge Podge and I think I used too much. The paper began to warp a bit and the stamping smeared a bit. In the end though I think it helped make it look more unique.

The scrapbooking paper I bought had the dragonfly and the rest of the design already on there. (Question for those of you in the know - I've seen many people talk about the name of the paper they use -- how do you know the name??) I knew it was perfect for Liz because the dragonfly is the symbol for her daughter Janell. I found the quote by googling for dragonfly quotes and I instantly loved it, and I hope she does too.

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Recently, I set up a poll to see what you all thought about me selling my notebooks, cards and other crafts:

13 of you voted that you thought I could sell them (100 % of votes) - wow, you're all too kind!

7 of you said you would BUY something from me. 2 of you said you might. One of you said you would not.

3 of you who received a handmade craft from me in the past said that you thought it was good enough to sell, not just give as gifts (100% of votes)

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Personally, I feel that I still need to improve on my techniques a little bit before I can begin to sell them. To improve on this, I am slowly, but surely, buying some crafting tools that will eventually lead to better craftsmanship on my cards and notebooks, etc.

However, if you are interested in any items that I feature, or would like me to create something for you, do not hesitate to ask. We can work out a deal, I'm sure. The more practice I get, the better I will improve. You know what they say, Practice Makes Perfect!

Also, for those who do get one of my notebooks, cards, etc., I would love your feedback and critique.

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What are you creating today?

Altered Notebook

This is my very first completed altered notebook.
I apologize for the poor quality of photo. The lighting in this house isn't very good.

In the instructions I found here, it says to punch holes with hole puncher where the original holes are supposed to be. Well, that's fine on a full sized notebook, but doing so on this one would not work. I wonder if there's a smaller punch hole punch. Perhaps some of you avid crafters and scrapbookers would know.

All in all it was very easy to make, and I will certainly try this again! I don't know what I will do with this notebook, or perhaps I'll give it away? We shall see.

I'd love to hear what you all have to say about this notebook. Is there too much pink?