Art journal from old book

A tutorial showing how to recycle a vintage book into a mixed media art journal, using paper crafting supplies.

turn an old book into a journal

Old books make for great art journals and altered art pieces. Here I share all of my best tips for choosing and prepping an old book to become a blank canvas for your own art journal.

Discover the fun and creative world of Smash Books! Learn what a Smash Book is and get inspired with ideas on how to make your very own.

Learn how to create an art journal in an old book. Altered books can be some of the best tools for art journaling and sparking creativity.

Learn how to turn any book into a beautiful homemade journal! DIY journals are fun to make and can even be a great handmade gift idea.

easy altered vintage book

hand embroidery on vintage paper.

Michelle Mooney on Instagram: "Day 7. Window. Played with the window in this old Kraft envelope and an illustration from an old book. My journal is starting to get chunky! Just the way I like it 😁 #junkjournaljuly #junkjournaljuly2024"

book hdp

altered book - pages 5+6 by *carolion*, via Flickr

Learn 5 Things to Do with Old Book Pages for your Junk Journaling and Mixed Media projects. Great ways to repurpose these pages. Video tutorial included.

Hello everyone, Happy New Year !!! Here it is 2015 already. Not sure how about you but my 2014 flew so fast. It's been an amazing, interesting and such a fun year. I hope new journey will be at least as good. I would love to share with you my recent journal pages. Those works were created just for me, in my spare time, when I felt like creating. I hope you have free time like this, when you make things with no plan and no restrictions. I looove that way of creating, the final project is…

Pen & watercolour paints; green book

It's been a busy few weeks with lots going on but not much to show for it. Our middle son was married and Georgina was a bridesmaid, she is nearly fifteen and quite grown up Alexander finished his Civil Engineering...