DIY Sunday: Happy thoughts journal

Happy Sunday!

I loooove journaling lately – and this is my special way of journaling!
It’s a happy thoughts journal where you can store your happy memories….

What you'll need:

A journal

I chose a mini album with a “window” at the front side

and blank white pages inside!
But you choose your kind of journal.
You will also need some cute fabric and decoration material (like ribbons etc), things that make you happy (photos….)!

First, lay your journal on the fabric and trace the outlines.

I decided to only use fabric to cover the front side of my journal.

The tricky thing about my journal was the “window” – I traced the outlines of it too and then cut an X from one side to the other.

I used glue to fix the fabric to the inside of the front page.

See?

Now that the fabric is fixed to the inside of the “window”, use glue again to fix the overlaying fabric to the inside.

You need to fold the right side of the fabric so the spiral binding can still be used.

Start decorating the outside of your pretty journal <3

I used a cute leather-flower-decoration ribbon

and Alphabet stickers.

It says HAPPY

I thought, some decoration on the window would be pretty.

So I printed out a pretty picture and glued it to the window

Then, I glued the first page of the journal to it.

Isn’t that pretty?!

Now, onto the pages….Start making this journal your own and add some pretty decoation and pictures and colourful paper!

Have fun crafting this cue cute CUTE journal! Make it your own, get creative <3

Love yous,

Katja

Sunday DIY - the envelope mini abum

Hi everyone!

Everyone knows autumn is just around the corner and I thought it would be the perfect time for a mini album to keep summer memories.





You will need

envelopes in different styles and sizes, a hole puncher, a ring to keep the "pages" together, photos, scissors, glue, stickers and decoration



First, take the envelopes and lay one on another.



Punch a hole in every enevelope.



Pull the ring through the holes. Basically, your mini album is finished. :)



Now, start decorating your pages. I'll show you mine for some inspiration.









You can also use the envelopes to store some secret letters or special paper things inside.







I hope you liked this DIY project as much as I do and can't wait to see some of your mini albums!



Have a crafty Sunday!!!!

xo.

Katja

DIY Sunday - It's all about ruffles.

Hello friends :)

It's Sunday and I am very happy to present another DIY for you:

I have tons of flats and most of them are... boring seems to be the right word. So I thought I should decorate a pair of my flats in a romantic way. With ruffles! (and how doesn't LOVE ruffles?)

So here we go:

You will need a shoe

and some fabric as well as a pair of scissors and your sewing machine, of course!

First, cut a strap off the fabric. It should be a long strap because we want to turn it into ruffles and this will make it more short. (mine is 1 m long)

Using a loose stitch, sew along the strap.

- twice!!!!

That's what it will look like then. :)

You will now have 4 straps of your thread. Take the 2 front straps and... PULL! :)

Like this.

With a little bit patience, you will have ruffles in the end.

Now, just sew them to your shoe.

And your shoe will be one of a kind!

Hope you enjoyed this cute tutorial?!

Loves,

Katja