DIY journal
Nov. 5th, 2020 10:03 amFeeling the need to make things with my hands instead of digitally lately (plus exploring ideas for ephemera for a play-by-mail game ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
yhlee and I are doing), I've been downloading junk journal, folio, and folder kits from Etsy. While I'm not into the full junk journal aesthetic*, there's a lot of interesting ways to piece together books, boxes, folders, etc. and nothing says I have to use all of the vast amount of manufactured ephemera that come with the digital kits.
ANYWAY! After I made a first test journal, I wanted to make another one, and make it for someone else. It occurred to me that a Tarot-themed notebook/journal would be appreciated byyhlee and so that's what I did.
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* Too often they're crammed full of manufactured ephemera, with no space to make it yours, really. And I have seen too many lovely collage/3D assemblage designs ruined by placing an unnecessary word on it.**
** Neither me normyrialux are into using words like "Inspire!" "~dream~" and whatnot in design. It's one thing if you're putting together an album of travel photos and are using words to, say, caption photos or label sections, but to create an assemblage of travel-related ephemera and then smack the word "travel" on it in a vintage font is just unnecessary.*** My apologies if you're that sort of person, but it's just not me.
*** I am aware the pillow in the background of many of the pics has words on it. In this case they're too small to read, so the script becomes a design element, instead of a statement, which I'm fine with.
yhlee and I are doing), I've been downloading junk journal, folio, and folder kits from Etsy. While I'm not into the full junk journal aesthetic*, there's a lot of interesting ways to piece together books, boxes, folders, etc. and nothing says I have to use all of the vast amount of manufactured ephemera that come with the digital kits.ANYWAY! After I made a first test journal, I wanted to make another one, and make it for someone else. It occurred to me that a Tarot-themed notebook/journal would be appreciated by
yhlee and so that's what I did.( cut for pics )* Too often they're crammed full of manufactured ephemera, with no space to make it yours, really. And I have seen too many lovely collage/3D assemblage designs ruined by placing an unnecessary word on it.**
** Neither me nor
myrialux are into using words like "Inspire!" "~dream~" and whatnot in design. It's one thing if you're putting together an album of travel photos and are using words to, say, caption photos or label sections, but to create an assemblage of travel-related ephemera and then smack the word "travel" on it in a vintage font is just unnecessary.*** My apologies if you're that sort of person, but it's just not me.*** I am aware the pillow in the background of many of the pics has words on it. In this case they're too small to read, so the script becomes a design element, instead of a statement, which I'm fine with.
