Making a journal from an old book

Learn how to create an art journal in an old book. Altered books can be some of the best tools for art journaling and sparking creativity.

Old Book= New Sketchbook!!: Ever wanted a unique sketchbook project for your high schoolers? A new journal for yourself? A gift for a family member or friend? All without spending a lot of money? Then this project is for you!! Students creating this project will learn ho…

Want to learn how to age paper in 5 minutes? You'll learn how to stain/ color paper with tea & coffee. Gorgeous vintage paper every time!

Journaling is a great part of a daily practice. With ideas for how to start journaling as well as inspiration and ideas for art journaling, Bible journals, prayer journals, as well as writing in a journal and collage, this guide helps you get started and keep going on a journaling practice. With creative and interesting ideas for mixed media and decorating journal covers as well as prompts covers.

You can see some of my finished journals in the last 2 posts. Start with a hardback book. Just a quick cut with an exacto knife and all the pages are out. I save the pages and use them to create new pages for the journals and other art. It’s like a giant stack of […]

easy altered vintage book

Being able to make something useful out of something forgotten is one of many joys in my life. Such as this new trend of turning old books into new journals. It is a terrific idea, however I am n…

[AKA: massacring a historical artefact in order to have a one-of-a-kind scribblebook] Inspired in the ever-lovely £1-bookroom of Voltaire and Rousseau, I decided to take the chance of buying a pret…

Learn how to turn any book into a beautiful homemade journal! DIY journals are fun to make and can even be a great handmade gift idea.