My second colorful journal-calender book is already full, and it is time to start a new one.
For the first book I used acrylics, this time I´m varying with fabric paint, as that is more transparent, and doesn´t add so much thickness to the pages. Acrylics or fabric-paint, I smudge them on with a sponge.
It doesn´t look like much yet…
…but the numbers help!
Still looks boring? Just wait a bit…
For the front cover I glued down pieces of dried acrylic paint I had scraped from the plate I use to mix them on. Soak it in water for half an hour, and the paint lets go. I´ve been wanting to use these pieces in a mosaic for a while, and thought this might be a good opportunity 🙂
As always there is also a spiral on the cover. In my world, it is the number one symbol of creativity.
Now is when the fun really begins…
Every day I add a little something. News-events, birthdays, appointments, inspirations, reminders, lists of what I´ve done with my day, random thoughts…
Here is a picture from my last book:
This is my way of making every day a little more colorful.
So beautiful, I love that front cover! 🙂
Love it! Thanks for the tip about fabric paint – I’ll have to try that out.
Your ideas don’t have extremity…