So.
After almost a WEEK of journal wrangling, I have mastered this dollar bin purchase.
I brushed off Plan A's failure and I sanded off Plan B's failure.
I was left with a very textured and scuffed up journal cover.
So I took a cue from Larimore2, who so kindly left a few suggestions for me on Tuesday's blog post.
I pulled out the dreaded Red Line Tape From You Know Where and liberally taped up the cover. Then I cut a piece of BoBunny Christmas paper that I have been hoarding for years. I carefully smoothed it on the cover.
It looked very nice. So I covered the back cover too with the other side of the BoBunny paper.
I added some silver glitter letters to spell 'Advent' and a piece of washi, then placed three silver nail heads on the washi. I also distressed the edges just a little with an emery board.
So.
This was NOT what I had in mind when I started.
But...it's starting to grow on me. ;-)
Happy weekend!!
~Cynthia
Friday, November 8, 2013
Plan C: I Win
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4 comments:
Not how I envisaged you making it either! But hey, you won & it's growing on you :-) and may we all have learned some lessons here...have a good week end.
Sally
I loved reading you journal journey, Cynthia! How discouraging but you are always so inventive and you found a way to whip it into shape! I like that holly paper and I'm sure it's much happier on your journal than in your stash!
Hi Cynthia .. .. 10 out of 10 for perseverance and determination.
I love the holly paper very much.
Not much I do finishes up how it was first envisaged in my head LOL!!
Hope you have had a good weekend.
Love Jules xx
i knew your creativity would win out in the end, cynthia:) i love that you stuck with it--it looks fabulous now!
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