Creating My Art Dump Journal
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- I tend to be a little precious about my art journals as they take time and effort and I don't want to ruin them, so I seem to have become a little safe in the way I work and a bit less experimental.
I wanted to create a low expense art journal I could just experiment and dump ideas and techniques into, and for the expense of some glue, book corners, a piece of elastic and some recycled items I managed it.
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Ceri, there are reasons we all adore you…you are engaging, thrifty, and artistic, and as a self-declared person who deals with anxiety, you keep it real. Love this notion of a journal to experiment where the annoying perfectionist inner voice will have little cause to complain, i.e. a virtually cost free place to play and experiment! I too have been collecting paper bags and now shall also put them to great use! Many thanks once again!
Thank you
While watching this video, and you were struggling with the eyelets, I was struggling with jump rings for my dangles. I mean seriously, there is nothing complicated with opening a jump ring and slipping in a charm, yet here I was, muttering death threats. Thank you for keeping it real. I appreciate all struggles. It keeps us humble.
Sandy, I also struggle because jump rings are small and my hands are large, the turning point for me was using two sets of pliers and Twisting the jump ring open and closed.
Yep. Real. Humble. Real humble.
Love your Journal Idea, you are Crafty, Ceri🥰❤️
Ceri... followed you for a LONG time. I know how you feel about cleaning your storage out. I owned 2 stained glass and custom framing businesses. I also had an art studio of 24' x 40'. Every art thing you could imagine. I hit 70 we sold out and I had to get rid of everything. It broke my heart. That was a year and a half ago and I'm still not over it. Please take my gift to you and buy yourself a Crop-A- Dile II. It should help you immensely! Love to you and your good work!!!
It's a change in idenity. And the crop-a-dile is all that and a bag of chips.
Here goes another vote for the crop-a-file. I am quite literally handicapped and this tool has made all the difference for me.
Do it!!! It’s a game changer! Can’t believe you’ve survived this far without one! 😊
We're all behind you, Ceri 😂, no matter what and how you do things!
It has a positive note that it helps others who are also having an issue. Just deep breathing through the process makes life good again 😂❤🎉
I have a Crop-a-Dial and it terrifies me! I haven’t used it yet. 😳
Letting go is tough. Be kind to yourself through the process. I heard this a while ago "be the water, not the rock" which I take to mean... Go with the flow and know that things change. The rock gets worn down by debris, stones, etc. The water keeps moving seeing different things, experiencing a slower and faster pace. As if it is at peace moving along. You have evolved from the cake business to your crafting community. We love you, your personality and your creativity. May all your supportive comments lift you up when you are feeling down. I watch your videos often and they are very calming to me. Thank you! ❤
Funnily enough, my screen saver on my work computer is a Moraki boulder (big round rock) in the beach waves. It helps me to remember that I can be both 'fluid' and 'strong'. 🧡💚🤎
@lillybullen5374 ❤ That is a great screensaver
Thank you, I’ve come to terms with things by thinking of myself as a creative soul in whichever medium I choose to create in.
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I always have trouble with eyelets, glad to know it’s not just me!
Love the journal!
Ceri, I love when you call yourself by your last name when you do something wrong😂 and I am so pleased that you decide to channel your inner Darcy❤. As much as I admire your neatness I fell is another step toward experimentation and evolution. Thank you for letting us be witness of that.
Me too
The struggle is real. It's good to know everyone has problems sometimes.
Keeping it real and we love you for it! P has the same struggles with the eyelits... she has a piece of iron and a little hammer that she smashes those unruley parts. She also likes to yell out "HAMMERING" hahahahaha
lol…….you may hear me from there if I let loose with a hammer.
I read some of the comments of using a crop-o-dile for the eyelets. I use mine and I STILL have mangled eyelets 50% of the time. So frustrating!
GREAT TUTORIAL!
How sad for me that we dont have vendors who still utilize them as much anymore.
Such sturdy paper, too. I can recall using them to make school bookcovers back in the day instead of buying the fancy, plasticzed ones.
That may well be when my desire to be doodling and collaging on them got its start. Your video brought back good memories, Ceri!
I'll be eager to watch how you fill it.
I have a fancy cropodile and still struggle. The struggle is real..
Letting go of so many things that were tied to your identity is difficult. Hugs, unc. ❤
Yup……I must admit I had a couple of tearful moments but it’s all part of moving forward.
I want to thank you for sharing your extensive talents. I think of each of our personalities as a gift. You do these videos and I think it's like making friends. You don't have to apologize for who you are and why you do what you do. I'm a 51 year old wife and mum from Arizona. I have ADHD and more often than not, I juggle many projects at a time. I have to be creative every day, and I'm very critical of myself as we creatives are. I think that you are lovely, so talented, and so like me. I'm grateful that I found you and I hope you never stop creating. Have a wonderful day my friend. ❤
Thank you to much.
Thank you so much for including your struggles with eyelets!! I have the same exact issues with the things! I firmly believe that it's a love em or hate em kind of relationship 😊!!!!
💖 The twisted brown bag handles make great kitten/cat toys, just as is. My cats go nuts for them!
Mine too!
❤Beautiful Dump Art Journal. Fantastic way to use brown bags. I like the weight of them to do art on. I am excited to see you start working in it.
So fun! 😊❤
Yup time to play Julie.
You can untwist the handle material and it's lovely for floral, leaves or bows.
Thank you for the info.
I do that, yes, the paper is gorgeous when untwisted, sometimes I have even found a coloured piece!
Throughout life we must let go and each time we learn and grow even through the heartbreak. You are an inspiration! ❤❤
Thank you
Enjoyed listening to your real conversation to ...all of us out here....thank YOU for being real ...I know how hard it is to let go of things...you are a strong guy...not having issue with it!! cool stuff here....love the whole thin g !!! love to you ...be happy in spite of ..."things"...
Can't wait to see what gets 'dumped'......
For handles, cut the glued ends then start unrolling them like when you separate the strings of jute. You should get several layers of paper that looks like crepe paper. Love your videos. Janet
Thanks for the tip!
I used the brown bag twisted handles to make a ribbed book spine instead of twine or cord. Then cover spine. Thank you Ceri👍
Great idea!
merci, cette façon de faire est très intéressante ! merci à vous ! Brigitte du sud ouest de la France !!!
And here I thought I was the only one that still struggles with setting eyelets properly. I am not mechanically inclined AT ALL, so it never occurred to me that a poorly set eyelet could be rescued by using small pliers to unbend the mess. Brilliant! Thanks for sharing your solution.
Lorraine I’ve been told in the comments that I was using my eyelet setter upside down.
Wow!!! Great video! Thanks! And, you sure have patience, of which I Admire!❤❤❤
That is a great idea. Thank you for sharing this practical and inexpensive project.
I have that exact grommet punch/clamp and I’ve learned that there’s a smooth side that is one smooth piece vs. one side that is two parts fitted together. The smooth side works better on the open grommet side. That’s a messy explanation… 😅 I wish I could just come over and show you 😂
My first thought was that whoever told you which side went where, told you wrong... Try switching.
I’ve now found out that they had.
This project looks like fun, and I can't wait to see what you create in it! Love your videos!!! ❤
Thanks so much! 😊
Love this idea. Simple idea to teach beginners.
I think so too!
The Crop-A- Dile is the best tool - you have great ideas and I always learn from you. You're the best! Thank you from North Carolina USA.
Thank you Ceri! This came at the most perfect timing for me! I've been wanting to create a "play" journal and have actually gutted the book already. But that's as far as I've gotten. You have given me the inspiration and motivation to get it done now. I'll add that buying the cropodile was a total game changer for me. I did watch videos on how to use it. It was on sale and I was able to use a coupon. And about letting go of things...it is hard. I'm right in the middle of downsizing and yes, it can be emotional at times...and other times it feels like such a relief. We all must do what is right for us. Struggling sometimes, and celebrating other times. That's life, isn't it? I say..."Craft on!"
All so true, thank you
I really like this idea! Thanks so much for sharing and keeping it real- I know I have struggled with eyelets- it’s good to know I am not alone! Have a wonderful week!
I think your tool is reefed and ruined...but you do well making it work...
I just made a dump journal while watching this vid. I love it and am so excited to get started!
Oh Ceri, I feel you pain with the eyelets and I do have a Cropodile - still can't do them 🫤
Arted upon!😂. Ceri, you're so cute.
I am exactly the same. So this video is a great help. Being a perfectionist. ❤❤❤❤
I am so proud of you for letting go of your baking supplies..etc..
It is always good when we make the right decision, and saving money is always a bonus to our pocketbooks...I always enjoy whatever journey you are on..
You are an inspiration to so many!
Hello from Texas ❤
I uncurl the brown bag handles - I love the material/paper and use it for multiple purposes
Such a great project Ceri! I’m sorry you’ve had such a tough day. Letting go of much loved “history” is tough. 🩷💛🩵🇨🇦
So true!
Ceri, believe you need a second piece for your eyelets. That is why they don't flatten.
Great tutorial, love the use of paper bags. Eyelets are not my friend lol. Life has certainly changed for all of us, creating helps when you can find the supplies you want
So true
I just found your channel and you are amazing. Thanks for showing things that are “basic” for those of us who don’t know how to do these things. Thank you!
Happy to help, thank you.
Great video Ceri, the struggle is really with eyelets and I thought it was just me! Have a fab week, Laura ❤
Thank you Laura, You too!
I've struggled in the past too as I had a tool like yours. If you put the eyelet in, put it in with raw side down, then insert the nub into the smooth side of eyelet. It should flatten for you. Hopefully, that helps. Also, I saw someone slit the pages on the seams, top and bottom, and your pages won't rip( about an inch). Lol I've learned everything from Gail and all the junk journalers on CZcams. Very talented people you all are.
Thank you for the tips.
This is just what i am needing! I have been working on an art journal and keeping the pages of my signatures in a plastic ziplock bag because I didn’t want to bind them until all the pages were finished. This is the perfect solution. Thanks so much for sharing this idea!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Ceri~I also have loads of different journals on-the-go at any one time. So, when I find myself in a creative funk, I pull some of them down off the shelf and review them for errors, unfinished pages, or simply to add something new or special. Sometimes this process "revs" up my muse again. And it's fun!. Bye for now.
That's a great idea!
This is a great video. I love the idea of FREE and using it as a dump journal sound like fun.
Thanks so much!
I love it ! And I have the same problem when doing g eyelets. Sometimes it works sometimes, it doesn't . ❤
I like this idea. You made it look doable. Thanks
This is a fascinating process.
I like how you put this together. Great tutorial. I'm learining so many good things!
Thank you for the realism of your Vedio defiantly made one like this using all items .
Love this, and I love real ❤
Ceri, enjoyed the video very much. I have lots of bags that I want to use this for, Dumping! I hope you share with us when you play in it! I am definitely going to make one…..cyndi m. Thank you!
Thank you Cyndi, yes I think I will make one or two videos where I play in this art journal, after filming I decided to use clear gesso on all of the pages as I’ve never worked on brown paper bags before so I’m a little worried how they will take wet mediums, the gesso will create a barrier of moisture protection.
Very nice idea, I just purchased an eyelet tool so lets see how I do. You are not the only one I have seen that the eyelets don't press all the way. I think this happens in our crafty world. Take care.
I’m sorry for the loss of your business due to COVID, and having to part with your supplies. It must be very difficult for you. Best of luck. Thank you for being a wonderful artist and teacher. ❤ (no reply necessary)
Love how this journal turned out. Thank you for showing your process, your videos are always so well done and helpful. Good luck with the storage unit. It's hard, I did craft shows starting at age 13. In my mid 30's a chronic illness put a stop to my shows. I still have my display unit and other things that I should go through and donate. (I'm now in my 60's!) I have the Crop-a-dail and it does work well but I still struggle sometimes. I've heard if you get the eyelets that come with washers you get a nicer finish ... I haven't purchased any yet. Hugs ❤
Thank you, I have sone of those washers but struggle with them. Good luck with your unit.
Love this art journal! I struggle with jump rings! Most of the time my eyelets work but not always! I plan to make one of these journals in the future! Thanks for sharing!
What a great journal I love recycling I just made a journal the other day with left over papers and even it
Nest ructions leaflets and booklets, your right it is it more carefree feeling. Can't wait to se what you create in your journal 😊
This has been a Wonderful learning experience for me ... I am new and it's so much fun to watch you work your way through a project ... looks Perfect to me ... Thank you 📔
You are so welcome Karen
Hi there! I found your videos a few months ago and I absolutely love your tutorials!🎉❤ And I, too, have trouble with them darn eyelets.😱
Wishing you well and HaPpY book/journal making. Thanks for sharing🥰
Super! 👍💖🌹
This was very interesting, I hope you share the journal when you have worked in it. I would love to see.😊
Carmen I will video pages.
😊 That was amazing, thankyou
May God bless you as he has me by bringing me here to watch your video today. ❣️🙏 My restless spirit quieted down 1/2 way thru to hear about the paper bags.😮🤔🇨🇦 But hearing the heart breaking story of the loss of your cake business during the pandemic. Iam so sorry. Sharing your storage costs became a little too close to home for me. It became a butterfly 🦋 moment, as i need to push to make a decision on my storage, as the cost Can a month is 107$ .Ty for chaneling a Darcy moment too! She and her gel plate are magical! 🩷 but her opposite personality really helps to let go , to not stress over things too much. To go with what we can and find peace where we can.
Good luck with your forward journey.
Awesome. Thanks for sharing.
OOOOOOwww! Looks like bgreat "roll off" papers to me.
Yeah you! The clean out of your storage space is indeed "death cleaning"! The feelings and memories come along for all who do this process! Thanks for being so open with your CZcams family! Oh and as an aside-the Big Bite Crop-a-dile can screw up eyelet crunching too.🤫 Thanks for a great video!
Thank you
I love this idea!
Ceri, I too have more trouble with eyelets. I watched someone’s video the other day and they said they always had trouble with eyelets until they bought them with washers. I’m ordering some from Amazon. If they work I’ll let you know.
Also ty for leaving the struggles in as my whole experience of doing any blooming thing at all is a struggle so I really appreciate seeing others having head banging moments also! lol
I feel your frustration, as I have trouble with eyelets too. I love the idea behind this journal, love the name, and love that you will be doing your best to let go with it. I will try to live vicariously through you and maybe someday I can let go as well 😅 Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
I do have a crop-o-dial and I still have the exact same problem you have with eyelets. We must not be holding our mouths right.😊
I’ve now been told I had it upside down.
Great idea and video Ceri! I can’t wait to see how and what you will fill this with! Have a great weekend and week!
Thank you! You too!
I have the large Crop o Dile (sp?) and my eyelets turn out that way about half the time! I think it's just an imperfect process altogether. Enjoyed your video!
Hi Ceri. Great project. I have trouble with eyelets too. I heard on another channel that if we buy eyelets with a split shank they crimp much easier with less boo-boos 😁. Haven't tried them yet myself but they are available on Amazon. TFS Hope you have a great day.
Donna I’ve never even heard of them, I’ll have to look into those.
Good job, you gave me some new ideas. Thanks
if the handles are twisted paper you can untwist them and they make narrow textured bits of brown paper
New follower and so love watching you make this journal and just your process , Thank you for sharing
Thank you so much and welcome
A good idea. I'm looking foward to see you do something on that journal. Thanks, Ceri 😊
Great video, Ceri!!! Happy dumping!!! 🤓
I love this idea ❤ an excellent way to be free to create when you’ve been afraid of messing up! And the eyelet struggle, oy! I feel your pain. The elastic binding is new to me so I’m looking forward to trying that out. Definitely looking forward to see this journal full of beautiful art, you are a craftsman Ceri!
Thanks so much! 😊
My eyelets are always wonkey 😂. I Love this art journal ❤️
I made one of these a while back, but I didn't sew my signatures together so that I could remove the whole page to work on it
I may do that next time.
Goodmorning......have a grest dsy!
Good morning
Thank you ,that was inspiring.
I think I will make this just for dumping things like you are and see how it turns out , I might just enjoy the freedom and not be so anxious about it not being aesthetically pleasing
That’s my thinking also.
Bravo. Loved the. Idea did the idea. I have problems with eyelets also. Nice to see I'm not the only one. Keep up the great ideas and keeping it real. ❤️
I am VERY new to scrapbooking. I appreciate your videos such good information. I found that setting the larger eyelets is a struggle, it seems the metal is stronger. The smaller eyelets are easier. But sometimes you need the larger one. Great job such a great idea on a art journal. I will be doing this. Have a truly blessed week. 💖🌟
Thank you!
Ceri, I enjoyed watching you make this journal. It looks like it’ll be fun for you to just let go and do what strikes your fancy.
Love this!!!
Love the idea of using bags as journal signatures. I have so many as stores will use paper instead of plastic bags and I can’t throw them away. ❤❤❤
💖 (THANKS, again, for the napkin stash!)
You are so welcome Alice
All my stuff is in storage and we are paying over $300 a month for it and to make it worse I am living a few hundred miles away from it now and we can’t seem to get anything closer to where we live for less than around $700 a month so it’s a right problem and it’s so frustrating not being able to use anything and also knowing that I will have to somehow get to it at some point and won’t even have time to sell anything but will have to give things I still love away. Good for the people getting the freebies but not good for my mental health so I could definitely empathize with what you were saying! Love your helpful video though and will be subscribing for more. Keep smiling if you can or at the very least keep creating.
Just found you and love this idea for my slow stitching journal! I have I grommet/ eyelet thing and I have the same problem. It’s a hit or miss on the grommet being flat. Enjoy your art dumping 😁
Welcome
Love this ty.
Love it
Carrie when you get your new eyelet maker get the deluxe one the one that's got the big handle that you can sit on the counter and do it it's so much easier you don't have to Fumble with it you'll like it so much better and you can do any kind of snap anything you want to do with it
Thank you for the advice however someone has reached out and is gifting me one so I’m not sure what version it will be.
I was yelling at the screen! I'm glad you had your 💡moment. ❤
Yeah……..I’m not sure if you’re supposed to, but after filming I clear gessoed every page as I’ve not worked on brown bags before.
@CeriGriffiths there's no rules and now the pages are ready for anything.