Journaling

Regular vs. Daily

A couple of weeks ago my friend and I were conversing about the topic of journaling. She mentioned that journaling was something that she did not do because she felt like she had to write every day and if she didn’t write on a daily basis she would feel guilty. In order to not feelContinue reading “Regular vs. Daily”

Romantic Words

I’ve been making a lot of blank journals recently. I design the hardback covers using vintage and upcycled fabric because I am an unashamed lover of all things fabric — the patterns, the colors, the styles, the bits and pieces I find as I’m digging through my large, very large, fabric stash and geek outContinue reading “Romantic Words”

Making Soap

You all know that I enjoy writing in a journal. My journal is mostly stream-of-conscious writing, whatever I feel like I need to emotionally process, or want to record, write down, or want to remember something significant for the future. In short, it’s whatever the heck I feel like writing. Sometimes I look back onContinue reading “Making Soap”

P. S.

I felt like my last post was kind of another mash-up of random thoughts that I’m just stringing together about healing and God and temporary stuff, in the context of It’s Worth It. I feel like I’m trying to find the words that express how I feel inside which comes out in a conglomeration ofContinue reading “P. S.”

Bookbinding History: Coptic Stitch

I have wanted to learn the history behind the different types of bookbinding stitches that I use on a regular basis. This desire is based in my wanting to grow my knowledge of where these stitches originated, how they came to be, who first used them, what they are, etc. The information will be basicContinue reading “Bookbinding History: Coptic Stitch”

Journaling

On a recent Sunday evening, my ten year old niece was looking through the pictures on my phone. I was sitting next to her on the couch, supervising. I know there isn’t anything racey on my camera, but who knows what can happen when a ten year old has my phone. So Gretta was sittingContinue reading “Journaling”