DIY Fabric Covered Journal
It's time for another Do-It-Over-Designers (DOD) challenge!
This time we are all using fabric for our projects.
I have a box full of old quilt and chenille bedspread remnants, so I decided to use some of those pieces for this project.
DIY Fabric Covered Journal
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If you are new here, the DOD challenge is where we take something old and/or unused and 'do it over' into something new. These items can be found in closets, barns, garages, yard sales, and thrift stores, you name it!
I'll share my project below and at the bottom of this post will be the links to see the other ladies' projects. 😊 Enjoy!
- Binder/Notebook
- Vintage chenille remnants
- Vintage quilt remnants
- Gesso
- Mod Podge
- White craft glue
- Scraps of fabric for embellishing
- Vintage trims and laces for embellishing
- Covered button kit
- Vintage blanket binding
I picked out an old canvas-covered binder that I've had in my craft supplies for a long time. I love making altered journals, so I pick up small binders and notebooks when I find them. This one was just .50 cents making it pretty irresistible!
I used a little strip of pink from the quilt and another strip of the bag to embellish the front of the binder. It will also cover the small stain on the chenille.
- Set up the supplies (a scrap of fabric, one button set [button front and back], and the button maker)
- Cut a circle large enough so that you have excess to tuck into the back
- Place the fabric circle wrong side up on top of the clear button maker piece, then the button front wrong side up on top of the fabric
- Push the button front into the clear circle with your fingers
- Tuck in the edges of the fabric
- Place the button back on top and use the small button maker piece to push it all together (this will take some effort since you have all the fabric tucked in)
- This is what it will look like when it's properly assembled
- I'm showing two finished buttons to show what the top and bottom looks like
I hope you enjoyed all the projects!
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Tania this is just darling! I love how you used so many different element to create such a lovely journal. It's a treasure.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kim, it was fun digging through all my fabrics and trims!
DeleteI almost did a similar project, Tania. A friend gave me some misprinted journals and I planned (still do) to cover them in fabric...but yours are SO much prettier with the chenille bedspread and the vintage blanket binding...and the crocheted flower. Love it all!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ann! Have fun with the journals you were given :)
DeleteThis is gorgeous Tania! It's the epitome of vintage goodness. It brings back memories of vintage blanket and bedding I had as a kid growing up; but of course they weren't vintage then lol!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sara, me too... I had a chenille bedspread when I was young :)
DeleteYour journal turned out so lovely Tania! I love all the details and that chenille was such a great starting point. I had a pink floral chenille bedspread when I was little girl, and I loved it. Wish I still had it. Whenever I see chenille it takes me back and makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I had a chenille bedspread when I was young too :)
DeleteI always love the extra special details that you add to your creations! This one does not disappoint. Love!
ReplyDeleteAww, thank you so much Allyson :)
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