Knit From Recycled Denim

Remember the yarn from recycled denim? Used some of it to knit up this Kindle cozy.  A happy knit.

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2016 Mini Journal Update

Some pages from the latest mini-journal.  Slow going, but at least it's going.

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August to October Mini Journal

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July Mini Journal Highlights

 The dog in question doesn't look nearly as cute (or remorseful) as this.

Bad day bunny.

Rabbit finds something while out on a walk.

If this is my subconscious talking, I have no idea what it's trying to say.

Strange weather. Sunny, windy, rainy.  Pick one or two.  Or three even.

The rabbits seem to be active this month.

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The Midori Challenge

This one was born out of drooling over the amazing midoris we came across online.  We decided to make a challenge of our (my?) ever-growing obsession with them.  The task: to make your own midori out of materials at hand.  The results:

m's Mydori:

Okay, so I cheated here a little bit.  The cover material is felt.  I didn't have any on hand so I bought some.  One layer was not enough so I used two and sewed them back to back.  It made for a nice dual color cover.  

For the inserts I used a couple of old notebooks I had in my stash (yes, I'm a notebook hoarder too.)

The top notebook I use as a journal of sorts.  The pages came printed with a design so no embellishments needed there.  The kraft notebook is a section from a thicker notebook I had that came apart.  I use that for doodles and other random stuff.  I decorated the edges of the page with a simple running line made with felt tip pens just to jazz them up a bit.  The last notebook is a regular lined notebook which I transformed into a calendar, because I really need a calendar nowadays.  I use the extra box for doodles.

Extra felt got turned into an insert with pockets for my stickies and other random stuff.  The pockets are just scrap pieces of plastic cover from the kids' school books.

The bands used for holding the note books together were scavenged from another notebook...

...as was the colored garter.  I glue gunned the heck out of this one because it came off a couple of times.  Apparently felt hates glue.

There you have it.  My first midori from scraps (yes, except the cover).  Next time I might try making the inserts/ notebooks too.

cat's fakedori

 This is the outside. The leather is from an old belt (!),  and is super duper soft.  I left the inside as is, I just changed out the stitching with red thread to match the elastic I used for keeping it shut. The cat and fish are from a keychain.  The fish is attached to a thin piece of leather and serves as a marker, the other end of said leather has a ring which makes a handy dandy pen holder.

A closeup of button used to reinforce the elastic that serves to hold the booklets.

First booklet for random notes.  The cover page for sticking important reminders.

For this booklet, I figured out a super easy bind using a rubber band!

First half of a divider.  This part made from leftover cardstock, attached to the other half using fabric tape.  Note the animal-print magnetic bookmark made from a fridge magnet and some printed duct tape.

The other half of the divider, of recycled plastic cut from some packaging. Used to hold sticky notes.

 posted by: m & cat

DIY Emojis (Using Stamps)

Make your own emojis using alphabet stamps!  I had a blank cat stamp newly carved out, but you can use anything that will fit your existing alphabet stamps: paper shapes, pre-cut stickers, or a hand-drawn silhouette.

These faces were brought to you by the letters: D, T, V, X, Y, o, x, and w; and by: the hyphen and the parentheses, as well as the asterisk.

Experiment, and you can come up with your own emojis.

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June 05 Challenge

This round was once again inspired by Danny Gregory.  Pen and ink drawing of everyday objects.

cat's:

with bonus entry:

m's:

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