Class Description:  There’s something about writing or drawing in a journal that you’ve made yourself that makes the experience more enjoyable. In this class I’m going to show you how to make several different types of journals that you can personalize with your own themes and style.

Lesson 1:  We’ll make a simple wrapped journal this week and you’ll learn how to create and sew in signatures. I’ll show you how embellish the inside of your journal and how to make pockets that you can fill with journaling tags and note cards.

Lesson 2:  We’re making a unique sketchbook journal this week that has replaceable pages with places for pencils and other drawing tools.

Lesson 3:  You can bind this week's journal together using either screw posts, ribbons, string or cording and you can embellish your covers with things like twigs, pencils and chopsticks. I’ll show you lots of different ways to add pockets to your journal pages that can hold tags, photos, memorabilia and cards.

Lesson 4:  I’m going to show you how to turn a brown paper lunch bag into a faux leather journal. You won’t believe it’s not leather!

Lesson 5:  For our last class we’re going to create a journal with a binding technique that will allow you to easily slide new signatures in and out as you use them.

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