This made me remember my first husband who died young ; he was a book binder and leather tooler amongst other things and he made some beautiful journals . Always liked experimenting with dies ; which you can glean from plants also ; one of the reasons we had beautiful kilts.
Paper crafting is so relaxing and I hadn’t really thought about the sounds until you mentioned them. I’ll think about it while working on my next project.
Wow Caroline what a wonderful rainbow journal 🥰 my favourite colours are purple and green. My favourite music is 80's stuff but I also love The Beatles and some modern pop too 😊 thanks for sharing
Thank you Deb :) You have lovely favourite colours :D I was in my 20s in the 80s so remember such a lot of those songs. There are some lovely newer songs too :) It always amazes me that the world never runs out of new tunes. I'm sure there will be many more too :D
I would love my house and my journal to be the colours of a traditional Romany vardo, but I also love purple, yellow and blue as a combo. To answer your question, I grew up a disco diva, wandered into ska and fell over rock and heavy metal along the way :D My favourite band of all time is The Doors, closely followed by Todd Rundgren and Rammstein so go figure :D Absolutely loved those 'surprise balls :D Can't wait to see what you do with all your happy mail bits and things ;)
I bet that would make for a very colourful home .. and journal too :D They do use such vibrant and happy colours. You have had an eclectic music history :) I quite like Ramstein music too. I loved it when Kraftwerk worked with Bill Bailey a few years ago. That was a lot of fun and not a combo you'd necessarily think of lol Thanks Gill, I love playing with Happy Mail and seeing what I can come up with using it :D
I just love 💕 this video! So much great info! I love your “ surprise balls “! And the journal is perfect! It will be my FIRST Journal.. I love your joyfulness while you are creating and your enthusiasm too! It is contagious. Now I want to see how you do the inside of the journal??? Im a new subbie for sure and can’t wait to watch your other videos. THANK YOU 🙏 SOOO MUCH for sharing your joy,creativity, and talent with us!
Thank you Dianne! Thank you so much for subscribing :) I am so glad you enjoy my videos :) I hope you have a wonderful time working on your journal. They are such fun!
Thank you so much Kristina!I am so glad you enjoyed the video :) I love the colours that Kool Aid give and the house smells wonderful while I am doing it :)
@@myhomeonthehillside I make kool-aid playdough often for my daughter, so making kool-aid dyed paper is a logical next project in the kool-aid department! 😆🤗
Just wanted to add- I have had a go at making my own paper as well- great fun I think you would love it! It is very easy and you do not need lots of expensive equipment, I made mine with an old sieve, also some old net curtains and a picture frame!! Got my inspo and instructions from CZcams!!
We tried vegetable dyes too, which was fun. Carrots, purple cabbage, poke berries, beets…all make interesting muted colors for paper or yarn. They aren’t truly color safe, fading over time, but interesting for sure.
I don’t like heavy metal either🤫. I listen to Johannes Bornlöf when I’m painting or crafting it’s so relaxing. Colours, I love muted tones naturals pinks and greys oh and black and white🙂. I love the mini journal and the crispy rainbow 🌈 paper 😊
oops I left a cliffhanger there! I was going to say yours ranks up there as one of the best. It looks like you use very little water and you got very concentrated color, which is what I want. I'm gonna try it your way, seems the simplest. Lots of other people were using vinegar and baking soda and one woman used rubbing alcohol instead of water thinking that would make it dry faster...Ugh! Anyway, I think I'll stick around and see what else you do! Thanks for the experiment!
I love yellow flowers, but that's the only thing I like about yellow. My favotite color to look at is green. My favorite color to wear is gray. My journals have a lot of neutrals.i don't care for any shade of purple. I like very dark blue, but dislike most other shades. OK. Color is very therapeutic and interesting to study the psychology of color.
Well done with dying papers. I like all colors but purple is my favorite. Thank you for sharing💜👍💜.
Thank you Penny :) Purple is such a pretty colour :)
Ha! You almost got me to sniff the screen when you held up the handful of Kool-Aid drenched fabric! Good one.
lol I love the smell on Kool Aid :D
This made me remember my first husband who died young ; he was a book binder and leather tooler amongst other things and he made some beautiful journals . Always liked experimenting with dies ; which you can glean from plants also ; one of the reasons we had beautiful kilts.
Wow! Your 1st husband was a real craftsman then :) I haven't tried plant dyes yet, but may give it a try :)
Paper crafting is so relaxing and I hadn’t really thought about the sounds until you mentioned them. I’ll think about it while working on my next project.
I am always amazed at how 'noisy' art is, but in a good way :)
You squishing the paper pile in the beginning was such a nice ASMR sound lol ☺️
I love the sound and feel of oven dried paper :D Thank you :)
I love this! Those strips of cloth would be great for spine dangles. 😊 And those papers look luscious!
Thank you Phyllis :) Those papers smell pretty good too :D
Wow Caroline what a wonderful rainbow journal 🥰 my favourite colours are purple and green. My favourite music is 80's stuff but I also love The Beatles and some modern pop too 😊 thanks for sharing
Thank you Deb :) You have lovely favourite colours :D I was in my 20s in the 80s so remember such a lot of those songs. There are some lovely newer songs too :) It always amazes me that the world never runs out of new tunes. I'm sure there will be many more too :D
My favorite color is blue - my eyes and birthstone color. But I like most colors. Nice dying!.
I have blue eyes too :) Thank you :)
I would love my house and my journal to be the colours of a traditional Romany vardo, but I also love purple, yellow and blue as a combo. To answer your question, I grew up a disco diva, wandered into ska and fell over rock and heavy metal along the way :D My favourite band of all time is The Doors, closely followed by Todd Rundgren and Rammstein so go figure :D Absolutely loved those 'surprise balls :D Can't wait to see what you do with all your happy mail bits and things ;)
I bet that would make for a very colourful home .. and journal too :D They do use such vibrant and happy colours.
You have had an eclectic music history :) I quite like Ramstein music too. I loved it when Kraftwerk worked with Bill Bailey a few years ago. That was a lot of fun and not a combo you'd necessarily think of lol
Thanks Gill, I love playing with Happy Mail and seeing what I can come up with using it :D
I love greens. I don’t like to wear green, but I love it in my journals.
Thank you Matilda :) I agree, green in journals is so lovely but not a colour I would wear very often.
I just love 💕 this video! So much great info! I love your “ surprise balls “! And the journal is perfect! It will be my FIRST Journal.. I love your joyfulness while you are creating and your enthusiasm too! It is contagious. Now I want to see how you do the inside of the journal??? Im a new subbie for sure and can’t wait to watch your other videos. THANK YOU 🙏 SOOO MUCH for sharing your joy,creativity, and talent with us!
Thank you Dianne! Thank you so much for subscribing :) I am so glad you enjoy my videos :) I hope you have a wonderful time working on your journal. They are such fun!
Well…you are delightful! This is the first video of yours I’ve watched and I enjoyed listening to you talk. Those papers were beautiful colors!
Thank you so much Kristina!I am so glad you enjoyed the video :) I love the colours that Kool Aid give and the house smells wonderful while I am doing it :)
@@myhomeonthehillside I make kool-aid playdough often for my daughter, so making kool-aid dyed paper is a logical next project in the kool-aid department! 😆🤗
Hi Caroline ...I have made aged labels for my mudlarked bottles using coffee!! Works a treat.
Just wanted to add- I have had a go at making my own paper as well- great fun I think you would love it! It is very easy and you do not need lots of expensive equipment, I made mine with an old sieve, also some old net curtains and a picture frame!! Got my inspo and instructions from CZcams!!
Thanks Jan, that is a great idea :)
Thanks Jan :) Oooh, I quite fancy making paper. That sounds liek fun. I'lI'll check it out :D
We tried vegetable dyes too, which was fun. Carrots, purple cabbage, poke berries, beets…all make interesting muted colors for paper or yarn. They aren’t truly color safe, fading over time, but interesting for sure.
That's a great idea Catherine! I'll have to give that a try too. I love trying out new things :)
Hi, Just found your channel. You're quite entertaining and charming to listen to! So I've watched a billion Kool-Aid dyeing videos and
Thank you!
I don’t like heavy metal either🤫. I listen to Johannes Bornlöf when I’m painting or crafting it’s so relaxing. Colours, I love muted tones naturals pinks and greys oh and black and white🙂. I love the mini journal and the crispy rainbow 🌈 paper 😊
I just checked out his music, it's lovely!!! Natural pinks and greys are lovely :) Thank you Charlotte :)
I haven’t seen koolaid in Canada for years. Great idea though. Thanks for the video.
Thank you Jessica :) Kool Aid isn't very freely available here in the UK. It costs about 50-60p a pack, which is much more than it costs in the US!
oops I left a cliffhanger there! I was going to say yours ranks up there as one of the best. It looks like you use very little water and you got very concentrated color, which is what I want. I'm gonna try it your way, seems the simplest. Lots of other people were using vinegar and baking soda and one woman used rubbing alcohol instead of water thinking that would make it dry faster...Ugh! Anyway, I think I'll stick around and see what else you do! Thanks for the experiment!
Thank you Barbara! I'm glad you found the video useful :) Thanks for sticking around :D
I love your voice! I do prefer tutorials that teach with recipes or proportions. Lovely work!
Thank you! I will remember that next time I make something that needs measurements and add the info. Thanks for the feedback :)
I love yellow flowers, but that's the only thing I like about yellow. My favotite color to look at is green. My favorite color to wear is gray. My journals have a lot of neutrals.i don't care for any shade of purple. I like very dark blue, but dislike most other shades. OK. Color is very therapeutic and interesting to study the psychology of color.
Thank you Marilyn :) Colour is so interesting, I agree. I did my thesis on it when I did my HND many moons ago.
Can you use grape jello sugar free? Maybe that would give you the purple you are looking for. I love lime jello so I will try that.
Thank you Joyce! That is a great suggestion. I'll give it a try :)