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

Inspiration from toast.

 Have you ever seen the TOAST Catalog? It is a company in the UK and you can order a free copy of their catalog.  As a teacher, I know I won't make enough money to order their stuff  but I am so glad that I got the summer edition, the pictures are absolutely gorgeous! I ripped several pages out for my inspiration wall. If you need any inspiration, you should order a copy for yourself!

Style.

Happy Sunday everyone!

Since it has been a very busy weekend for me, I am not sharing a DIY I made today. BUT the next tutorial will be a cute one <3 In the meantime... I want to tell you something about fashion. I wouldn't consider myself as a fashion victim or someone who has an incredible style when it comes to fashion. But over the years I have developed some kind of "my" style. You know, a bit retro, a bit classy, a bit crazy. I LOVE the "old" fashion style as well as some funky cute stuff! :)










Well, I borrowed these pictures from the WARDROBE REMIX flickr group. You should check it, there are so many great and inspiring outfits around!

Well, and now a bit of me:





What's your style???

xo.
Katja

Rainbows

I am knitting a rainbow laptop sleeve at the moment, using recycled and new cotton yarn. Rainbows are ideal for using up your stash.
I found some inspiration online, some of which I share here. If you want to make one of these, beneath each picture, there is a link to the pattern on Ravelry.


Rainbow scarf


Rainbow scarf


Rainbow dress


Rainbow mobile

Lavender

Not only is purple my favorite and signature color, it is my inspiration for the day! This morning I made a little project to match my friend's purple wedding color. And I've been thinking about just how many different shades of purple there are! Normally I lean toward bold, royal purples, but today I'd like to share a little lavender inspiration.

[images from weheartit]

 

Lavender is soft, fragrant, and romantic. It is my relaxing color.

What's yours?