Shabby Traveler's Notebook Folio Thingamabob - let's make something!
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- čas přidán 23. 01. 2018
- yeah, let's make a thing! ;)
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Your crafting process is wonderfully unplanned and unstructured. It has given me inspiration to go with my heart and not with my head. Thank you.
I love that you get inspiration in your sleep! So do I. Sometimes I wake up with an idea that won't go away until I do it!
"Do I wanna go to town? Do I even want to leave the house?"
I'm crying at how accurate this is.
I dont want to go anywhere. Just went on a weekend trip. It's too hard on me now to do this sort of thing. Now I have to get myself together for the week. I'm 70 and stuff ain't easy any more. Lol. But craft I will sometime today. Love this beautiful notebook, thingy, whatever. Wish I had some white fabric...hmmm maybe in the deep dark parts of my closet.....eeeeeek
What have you ever made that we all didn't just love??? You're amazingly talented and I truly appreciate that you share that talent (and humor). Keep sharing and I'll keep watching.
Thanks Nik for being so kind to share so much. I appreciate the very cool stuff you share!!!!!!
This is amazing!! I also love your intro!!! I think us crafty people all agree that's why we craft--to avoid doing everything else ;)
Among the many things I love about this, is your experimentation. you are just trying out an idea, if it works "yay" if not "sew what". I makes me feel more empowered to experiment. Thanks for your inspiration.
I saved this in my faves , and made one with dinosaur fabric for my Grandson today, for his crayons, stickers and paper for his Birthday .
On the go fun 😊
Took me a while to work out all the elements to suit the project, I was watching, cutting and glueing and watching lol.
Really pleased with the results. Thank you for the inspiration 👍
I am addicted to watching these videos, Nik. You have a real artist flair with doing it all in real time, with no pattern.
Very pretty. Back in the dark mists of time - like maybe in the 80s - I was a seamstress. (That's what we were called back then, children. There were no "sewers" - that was where our toilet waste went!) I made everything from wedding dresses to baby layettes and down parkas to prom dresses and certainly all my own clothes. I was also a compulsive volunteer, serving on a multitude of committees from church to school to community, and personal planners were the rage. And they were expensive. $50 was a cheap one - and we're talkin a long time ago! So, being the handy sort, I did what you just did and took apart an 8x6 3-ring binder from a Bible study I'd done and used that to make my own. But I sewed, of course, all of it. And I used the binder covers, which were a flexible plastic, to slip into the pockets I'd made of the front and back covers, for "structure". I used it for years. And then just as I was starting a job as an administrative staffer, I found a brand new, unused burgundy leather Dayrunner in a thrift store for $6. I still use it. That was 20 years ago.
"the dark mists of time" 😄 love that, thanks for watching, Cindy!
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Rhonda Rena I’d love to swap with you sometime. My 2 year old could use a sun hat and I make semi-precious jewelry, junk journals and travelers notebooks.
Cindy Mathews I too was a seamstress or now they call them something other than sewer...is it sewist? But I always wanted to give making a book or a journal a go on a sewing machine but was afraid I would ruin my machine. Now I sew paper on it with reckless abandon and I love the feeling of freedom to work on journals making them something wonderful.
@@RhondaFavors I too made clothing for daughters. My youngest was so adorable in her dresses with pinafores yep I said pinafores. Something they wore in earlier days. I made things for my youngest granddaughter and never saw her in the dress. I gave up and now sew papers. Lol i love it. It gives me freedom and fun
I love this because you sew exactly like I do. Totally free form!
I was thinking that in one of the pockets you could either purchase or print post cards and have them pre-addressed and stamped and then you could send them from where you are at on each day of the journey. You could do all kinds of things with the post cards. I am inspired, and I usually just ruin a sewing machine everytime I sit down at one! ha. But I just might give this ago. My old... OLD... portable singer can't zig zag but my sewing does that anyway! ha. Great project!
Those tags are perfect for little souvenirs you might pick up along the way on your travels and want to add to the journal. Love it!
So pretty glad to see ho much the seeing adds to the look and sturdiness of the journal elements.
I’m inspired to make one sorta like yours but using some sculpted cotton velvet. I’m so inspired, Nik! ✌️🇨🇦🙏❤️
I absolutely Adore this and WISH you had a pattern. I will try to make one someday! 😂
TFS for sharing your creative process with this project! I love hearing and seeing how you made this lovely travel journal.
Absolutely darling. Love it! I love your style and everything vintage. Great work.
Love this. I’m going to make one for my camping journal. Just perfect. Thank you for sharing and your great ideas.
I love this. I love all that you are doing. Here it is 2022. I have read these comments and hope you realize the people your beautiful creations have touched. It is so amazing to me! I adore and take inspiration from your things as well. My kind of therapy! Thanks for sharing!
Awwww...thank you, Miss Dorothy Jane! Your comment made my day =)
I definitely intend to make one! I've been wanting to make a junk journal out of Traveler's notebooks and this was just what I needed to see! Gives me even more incentive!! Thanks so much!
So freekin' awesome!!! I am definitely going to make one. I love your "just winging it" attitude. That is how the best creations are made. This is truly beautiful and I thank you for the inspiration.
I absolutely love ❤️ this. I’m dancing like a crazy person
That’s awesome and i love the fact that you winged it 💜
But where's the pattern? :) I've got 6 of these drying on my table...I found 12 yards of 120" wide decorator muslin! I'm getting a head start on gifts. Thank you...this is gorgeous.
I love watching your decision making technique. Just getting into Traveler's Journals.
This popped up on my recommended list today. Absolutely love it. I love how you collaged with fabric. I have a ton of fabric and need ideas to use it. This is definitely on my to make list now.
LOVE it so so much!!! I LOVE it when you procrastinate!! It always inspires me!! Thanks for sharing!!
Definitely a project I will tackle. I have so many trims I need to use up.
This is wonderful.It is just so tactile and inviting.I know you will enjoy working in it.And I had been thinking about how to make a folio of some kind....now I have a mental picture and your video.Manythanks for providing such wonderful inspiration. Carol Young
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this! Your process is priceless to me. I’ve been wanting to combine sewing and journals...Nik to the rescue!
I love, love, love it !!! You are a genius! Thank you.
Just adorable. Love how this has come out. I just found some material placemats and matching napkins with pretty crochet work on the corners of each. Didn't really know what I was going to do with them but thanks to you, I now have a pretty good idea. Thanks so much for you time and tutorial.
thanks for giving us the step-by-step and easy learned, creative tutorial. I can’t wait to have a try. I like the shabby style.
Thanks for sharing your creative ideas and process with us! So much fun!
I love your crafting process, it's a lot like mine. This project is fabulous. Thanks for sharing it.
I am glad you showed us your gluing process. My machine quit working and it is good to see that you can still make a great product with glue and patients. I do intend to make one, not sure on my fabric choice yet, but I can hardly wait! Thanks for taking your time, as well. It is fun to watch you.
My oh my! Wonderful has set in for this cute travel journal take a long! You're great! Love it! 💖
Thank you for taking the time to share your ideas. It's really appreciated.
Just finishing up my Thingamabob! Took all day, but it was a lot of fun to make! I serched google for the pics I wanted to use and most of them come up! I found a cool ruler pic and a pic of the man who wrote the first dictionary of slang words!! Was fun! Thanks for another wonderful and inspiring video. Your the bomb!
This is adorable! Thank you for sharing. Love all your videos.
You are so gifted. I absolutely love this and really have enjoyed watching you work. It has inspired me.
Again, you make it look effortless with beautiful results!! ❤️
Enjoying watching the old videos again....you are so talented young lady!!!
This is so beautiful!! I love to sew and have been wanting to try my hand at a soft cover for a journal. This design is perfect!! Thank you so much for sharing your idea.
Fabulous project and I love the cover with the doily in the corner. You are always inspiring to me.
Oh my goodness this is sooo beautiful. I can’t sew but this is a project I’m willing to suffer through that process for, lol. So many possibilities. Thanks for sharing!
Love it! So darn adorable! 🤗
Love that you talked us through the whole process! I used to sew from patterns only. An online teacher taught the way you do here, presented the desired goal and let us hear how she thought it through from rough sketch to a finished project. Thank you for the great idea and memory spark.
This is really cute!! I love how it turned out! 😊
You are so talented and creative! I love this! I can’t wait to see what you come up with next.
I love watching, listening, crafting, stitching and laughing along with you! I love your REALNESS ...authenticity... HUMOR!!! Thank you for keepin' it real and helping us realize we don't have to have it all together to make great stuff, beautiful stuff and all the things. I just discovered you through a mention by Abby at Purple Cottage Crafts.
I absolutely love that insert you created!!! Also great video!!
This is gorgeous Nik! Thank you for sharing your process.
awesome project!! practically anyone could follow along. LOVE IT!!!!!
Fabulous! I love how "the corner" turned out! Super fun project....now to find the time! Thanks for sharing! ❤️
Adorable. I would make one of these! I’ll add it to my long bucket list.
Oh wow! Once again you are BRILLIANT! You are such an inspiration. You make everything look easy and everything you choose just fits!I shall definitely be starting this project soon. I can't wait to see what next you have 'off the cuff'
Nik I absolutely love 💕 that fabulous book thingamabob!!!!!!!!!!!! You are so clever and awesome and talented......I just love 💖 watching you work.....
Oh my goodness I love this so much!! I'm going to make one of these for sure!
Love it, I can’t wait to to get started on one. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful fabric cover! Your vision goes above and beyond. So glad you showed us your process. Excited to try this for a journal I’ve been working on. Love the fact that you used things that were already in your craft room. Fabulous! 💜😎
I want to make this this is a keeper. You are a good teacher, thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Wow! I absolutely love this idea! Yours turned out beautiful!
Just found this in the archives Nik. Beautiful little book, I love it. TFS XX
I’ve watched this twice.. and am in LOVE with this idea! I can see making them in my future... and I have the vision with fabric in hand all ready to go! Thank you so much for the share... you are awesome! Blessings to you!!
you are most welcome, glad it was some inspiration for you! =) -nik
Nik, I Love your insert and folio! Practical and Lovely project! Thanks for Sharing All of your Wonderful ideas! ❤
Such a neat way to use up fabric scraps!! Definitely a must try project!
you are better than a morning cup of tea. So funny and so smart. Love it.
I love it!! I work intuitively too. The best and greatest projects happen this way. I will definitely give this a try!
Awesome as usual. If it wasn't 12:30 a.m. and everyone was asleep I would be digging through the fabric bins in the closets to start this. Thanks for such a great project. Love using the fabric as the base since I am a fabric kind of gal!
Yes, you did it again, simple but yet fabulous all the same. Tfs xx
So beautiful. Definitely something that I would do too. So vintage. Like it. 🙂😍
Yes I will definitely be making one of these. Thanks for sharing ❄️
Gosh Nik, I love your thingamabob thingy. Fabulous can't wait to make one. Thanks for sharing your great ideas.
I found it fascinating to watch your progress putting this together. The finished product is fabulous. 💟💟💟
Loved going through this adventure with you! You think alot the way I do .Love it and will probably make one!!!
Love this Nic - love the no pattern, making it up as you go along thing - just how I work and it’s so much fun creating as you go along. Feel free to get distracted any time and show up more creative gems x
Really enjoyed this tutorial & how it came to life with all the goodies. I'm pleased you found the final touches to finish this beauty off. TFS
I love this. You make it look so easy. Ty.
Adorable 📒...once again I love it.
I really enjoyed watching this come together. So cool...
I have been in such a crafting slump, now I know what I want to do. Thank u sew much for this. Love it
My friend, Bonnie, made me one of these using your tutorial for my 60th birthday. It is amazing - I love it and want to make one as well. Awesome!!! ❤️
what a thoughtful gift! so glad you love it! =)
You and I speak the same language ... I ♥️ it!!
It's an awesome looking thingamabob!! As usual Nik, Great job 😀
Thank you for sharing this amazing idea. I cannot wait to go the store for some fabric and lace. This is already on my to do list.
Thank you!
You are so much fun. Because I'm a sewer I might use a use Wonderunder to attached the two large pieces together with the cardstock in the middle. that is an ironable interfacing. I love watching you, how you "wing" things and talk to yourself. You and Pam from Paper Post are my favorite artists.
What fun! Yes, it's super cute. I think I will try and make one or several for myself and for gifts.
This is just lovely!
This was great Nik! I love seeing your process, and it was really inspiring! Thanks for sharing!
I love it! And I honestly think that I can do it. Thank you for this tutorial, I have it saved to refer back and can't wait to make it.
I love this! Gorgeous. Beautiful! Keep these videos coming!
Wow! I just love your way of doing journals! I’m hooked and will be trying your way soon! Love to listen to you and the way you teach!
Inspiration = check! Fantastic!!!! And so much fun to watch you create from the very beginning to the end....Yay Us!!! xo
Oh yeah!!!! very inspiring you're such an adorable dork keep on Crafting love love love your work
Watched this the other day, loved it!!!! Watched again today, still in love!!!!! I thought one would magically appear at the end, but alas, I was wrong!!!!!!!
I love this. I am going to tackle one as soon as Christmas is over.
The cutest shabby chic cover. Love it!!
You are so very creative!! thank you so much for sharing Love it!
Love love your layering