I've just completed a journal made from scratch using tie dye paper towels for the covers, as well as some of the inside pages. See my blog
Altered-Artifacts for details on tie dyeing paper towels (scroll all the way down to the bottom of the blog). Outside pages were fused to wonder under fusible webbing to add stability. Inside paper towel pages were fused to white card stock with wonder under, and inside pages were coated with clear gesso for a super strong writing area. The binding is rug hooking netting interlaced with complimentary dyed ribbons (torn muslin strips, as well as hem tape). Journal fabricated utilizing techniques learned from Traci Bautista's DVD "Retro Rags" purchased from
Creative Catalyst Productions. Tie dye technique used my own variation of Traci's dyeing techniques outlined on video. The dyes I used were Distress Ink Re-inkers from Ranger, Inc. I love the beautiful colors!
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| Close-up of Scrunched Paper Towel Flowers |
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4/16/2015 - Note: I've gone back and reworked the interior of this journal and will be filling it with
Ingrid Dijkers' style journal pages. She's one of the best and lives in Plymouth, Michigan, about 30 minutes from my house. I've been lucky enough to have been invited to three art workshops done entirely free - lucky me!
