Junk Journal Girl

 Hello Friends, I am really trying to cook more from scratch, for our health and having a good selection of recipes and being organised I think is the key for me. With working split shifts, I am going to try and menu plan, so I utilise my time better.    I have updated my recipe storage....... I have changed it a few times over the years, but it hasn't been very usable. I have altered another 70's craft binder, which I found in the Salvos for $3. It will give me space for 8.5 x 11 refills and paper.  I am finding, that making and using binder journals is fun and easy, to add and take out pages. You can find them pretty cheap at thrift stores and you can even buy new ones cheap and still alter and use them for your style of creativity...... This was a general craft binder with pages and dividers. I gave it a really good wipe over and dry. I had some Cooking themed scrapbook paper that I hadn't used so it was perfect for this project. I just measured the covers and spi...

 Happy Monday, As it gets closer to Xmas and as the year is disappearing, it is time to start thinking about a new planner for 2022. Hoping with our Vaccinations and Victoria opening up again after months of lockdowns, it will be a lot better next year. Some travel and a long overdue holiday would be awesome!!!! Anyway......... I decided to use a hardcover book for my new planner as they are more robust and it will be handled quite a bit. I usually tend to go towards blues but this book had a dark red spine and a cream cover. I have some lovely napkins that I haven't used much yet and thought this one with the Robin was perfect for the front of it. I used pieces from a couple of different napkins and used my homemade mod podge glue to seal it all over the front.  This opens up to a hidden pocket. I used a large envelope that I covered with a napkin to use as a place to keep more personal items. I made a notebook to keep a track of those pesky passwords we all have...... I have...

 Hello There,  I have been a little absent with life, once again getting in my way!!  We have had a few Covid cases here and staff off work, so I have been helping out where I can......Victoria is nearly 70% 1st dose Vaccinated which is wonderful and some restrictions are going.  I am mostly looking forward to having my son come home for dinner and time together again.  I have been working on my new planner for my work rosters and other bits and pieces, plus a custom order for my friend Susan, who own Geelong Cleaning Experts, based here in Colac.  As I have finished it and she has it, I can now show you. I have also been altering a Xmas Little Golden Book for a swap that I am having a go at also.  I always have something on the go...... Susan gave me a bit of an idea what she wanted to use the journal for and I went from there.............For her custom journal, I used a hard book cover book, which was basically unaltered. I strengthened the spine and...