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SparkBird Studios
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Приєднався 29 лис 2022
Hi! I'm Christine, a pathetically uncool but alarmingly passionate maker of things. Mostly journally things from actual books to vintage relics and replicas. Discover easy and fun techniques to help you create your own art books, junk journals and ephemera-plus who knows what else!-that evoke memory and hint of rich secret histories and mythic yet perhaps ordinary lives. I look forward to getting to share this journey with you.
Some of my videos are tutorials or flip-throughs for original journal and ephemera kits I design. If you're interested, you can find them here: sparkbirdstudios.etsy.com
Some of my videos are tutorials or flip-throughs for original journal and ephemera kits I design. If you're interested, you can find them here: sparkbirdstudios.etsy.com
KIT TIPS: A Little Mass-Make Tag Session using the Random Numbers Kit & other Found Free Materials!
Here's a quick mass-make project to help you build a tags in bulk. Shown using Random Numbers printable kit, but any vintage papers you have will work great!
Kits used in the Video:
Random Numbers from the Victorian Age www.etsy.com/listing/1813978936/
Worn Numbers 1-31 www.etsy.com/listing/1822597371/
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Hope you'll check out all the my SparkBird kits and goodies on Etsy: sparkbirdstudios.etsy.com
Or join SparkBird Nest - a fun monthly membership program for fellow junk journal junkies where for a small subscription you can receive all sorts of exclusive benefits.
Check it out: ko-fi.com/sparkbirdstudios/tiers Discover downloadable Freebies for everyone and access SparkBird Special Edition Printables: ko-fi.com/sparkbirdstudios
Kits used in the Video:
Random Numbers from the Victorian Age www.etsy.com/listing/1813978936/
Worn Numbers 1-31 www.etsy.com/listing/1822597371/
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Hope you'll check out all the my SparkBird kits and goodies on Etsy: sparkbirdstudios.etsy.com
Or join SparkBird Nest - a fun monthly membership program for fellow junk journal junkies where for a small subscription you can receive all sorts of exclusive benefits.
Check it out: ko-fi.com/sparkbirdstudios/tiers Discover downloadable Freebies for everyone and access SparkBird Special Edition Printables: ko-fi.com/sparkbirdstudios
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Kit Tips Tutorial: Treasure Box Books, Vintage USA Maps Travel Adventure Faux Book Box
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Here's a kit tutorial for a new set of Treasure Box Fake Books with a USA travel/geography theme that are perfect for stashing another new kit of USA Road Trip Pocket Companions Notebooks. These are easy and can be made with any papers you have! Happy creating! Christine The kits shown in this video: Treasure Box Books USA Adventure www.etsy.com/listing/1825397399/ Pocket Companion Mini Noteboo...
Kit Tips Tutorial: Mini travel notebooks with just the right amount of aged grunge for all US States
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Here's a kit tutorial for a new set of Pocket Companion Notebooks with a USA Road Trip vibe. that go great with the new Treasure Box Fake Books with a vintage map USA travel/geography theme! These are easy and can be made with any papers you have! Cheers! Christine The kits shown in this video: Treasure Box Books USA Adventure www.etsy.com/listing/1825397399/ Pocket Companion Mini Notebooks: ww...
Soft Yarn Journal Flip Through and Embellishment How-To #junkjournal #ephemera
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Here's the finished journal and a few How-To's for some of the embellishments and decoration. I really enjoyed sharing the creation of this book with you. Thank you for the opportunity to wander creatively through this project! All the videos for this Project: Making the Cover ua-cam.com/video/OA11iCdi-_8/v-deo.html Assembling the Signatures ua-cam.com/video/C5sSmWt0cj0N/v-deo.htmlo Decorating ...
Let's put it all together! Attaching the covers to this easy soft and fuzzy journal.
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Finally it's time to put the book together which was not without its challenges. But here's what I did and I love how it came out! All the videos for this Project: Making the Cover ua-cam.com/video/OA11iCdi-_8/v-deo.html Assembling the Signatures ua-cam.com/video/C5sSmWt0cj0N/v-deo.htmlo Decorating the Cover ua-cam.com/video/n7H3UJIkS2k/v-deo.html Putting It All Together (THIS VIDEO) ua-cam.com...
Let's Decorate the Covers for our Soft Yarn Cover #junkjournal
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Let's embellish our soft, luscious cover before assembling the journal. This is often my favorite part! How about you? What's your favorite part of journal-making? All the videos for this Project: Making the Cover ua-cam.com/video/OA11iCdi-_8/v-deo.html Assembling the Signatures ua-cam.com/video/C5sSmWt0cj0N/v-deo.htmlo Decorating the Cover ua-cam.com/video/n7H3UJIkS2k/v-deo.html Putting It All...
Let's Make the Signature Block for our Soft Spine Junk Journal with Yarn Covers
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PART 2: IN the first video we saw how to turn a ball of yarn into a one-of-a-kind handmade junk journa coverl! In this crafting tutorial I show how to create the signature block for the book using random papers and a fabric spine. Have a look! All the videos for this Project: Making the Cover ua-cam.com/video/OA11iCdi-_8/v-deo.html Assembling the Signatures ua-cam.com/video/C5sSmWt0cj0N/v-deo.h...
Let's Make an Easy Ruffled Fan for a Fancy Holiday Ornament, Journal Topper, or...? Quick Tutorial
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Oh technology...why do you hate me so? My SD card was corrupt and I lost all the original footage of constructing the ornaments but you can still get some ideas of your own and I do share a quick how-to for making ruffled circles that would be a great foundation for your Victorian Dresden-style ornaments or a journal topper. For more ideas and how-tos try these removable journa ornaments check ...
Make a Journal from a Ball of Yarn? Choosing and using out of the ordinary materials. #junkjournals
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PART 1: Turn a ball of yarn and other rescued materials into a one-of-a-kind handmade junk journal! In this crafting tutorial I’ll share a fun way for you to create a soft, velvety book cover from Dollar Tree yarn and plain cardboard. Let's push the boundaries on what can be a journal and let your own ideas loose for giving new life to overlooked materials! All the videos for this Project: Maki...
REMOVABLE Victorian Dresden-Style Ornaments to Decorate Your Junk Journals for the Holidays
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I LOVE this little project and think you will too! Create your own sparkly, stunning Victorian-inspired Dresden-Style ornaments using simple materials you may already have and your craft stash! In this tutorial, I'll show you how to transform paper scraps like paper plates and paint chips into swanky embellishments that have the feel of vintage German Dresden decorations, that are also REMOVABL...
Easy, Charming DIY Ornaments from Natural Materials to delight your tree or packages #diyornaments
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Create these charming, eco-friendly holiday ornaments using materials from your own backyard! In this tutorial, learn step-by-step how to transform milkweed seed pods into beautiful star-inspired ornaments perfect for your Christmas tree or as thoughtful handmade gifts. If you can wield a glue gun, this project is for you. Learn how to create stunning, eco-friendly holiday ornaments using mater...
Adorable Minis & Fun Ideas from Your Full Size Printable Kits. Let's Creatively Re-Think Scale
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Lots of printable kits can be used to create more fabulous things than intended. With the holidays in sight, you might be looking for gift card holders like me, or maybe you want to make some mini notebooks for stocking stuffers using your favorite designer printables. Here are some tips and suggestions for ways to re-think about re-sizing kits of all kinds! And be sure to catch the end where I...
KIT TIPS: Making Easy Covered Paper Clips With Tabs and Without
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I've been asked a bunch of times lately about the difference in creating "TABBED" and "UNTABBED" covered paper clips. Here's a quick video that hows you the one key fold that makes the difference. Plus, how to make "Tabbed" style paper clips from "Non-Tabbed" Designs. Happy creating! Christine I invite you to check out all the my SparkBird kits and goodies on Etsy: sparkbirdstudios.etsy.com Or ...
KIT TIPS: Using Lace & Scraps for Fancy Pocket Tags for Your Junk Journal, Happy Mail & Gift Giving
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You'll be over the moon with these junk journal and gift tag ideas that use up your scraps of lace and fabric while making delightful, distinctive tags. Shown in conjunction with a SparkBird kit elements, but you can easily apply the ideas to your own projects and paper and I also show an easy way to make distinctive tags with your scraps without fussy cuts or a cutting machine. Here's the kit ...
Studio Transformations Part 1: Easy Storage Facelifts
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Here's a quick sharing behind the scenes look at how I'm shifting the space what was my commercial photography studio, into a dedicates Book Arts space. You'll see what I did with stuff I already had and a creative way to let magnets help you be more flexible! Thank you for stopping by! The creative community here is amazing! Here are the Magnets I show in the video: For the Plastic Drawers: ww...
Salvaging Off-Color Paper & a Lace Storage Idea When You have More Lace Than Legally Allowed ;-)
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Salvaging Off-Color Paper & a Lace Storage Idea When You have More Lace Than Legally Allowed ;-)
Unboxing A Lifetime of Lace. Crafting is healing. Am I right?
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Unboxing A Lifetime of Lace. Crafting is healing. Am I right?
This Creative Life: How I Spent This Perfect Weekend.
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This Creative Life: How I Spent This Perfect Weekend.
Dazzling Junk Journal Pages with Avocado-dyed papers, fabric. So easy with dried peels and pits!
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Dazzling Junk Journal Pages with Avocado-dyed papers, fabric. So easy with dried peels and pits!
Unboxing kindness and a Little Paying it Forward
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Unboxing kindness and a Little Paying it Forward
Finished Bread Journal Flip-Thru plus a Unique and FUNctional Closure Tutorial #junkjournals
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Finished Bread Journal Flip-Thru plus a Unique and FUNctional Closure Tutorial #junkjournals
KIT TIPS: Road Trips USA Atlas Mini File Folders Project Ideas
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KIT TIPS: Road Trips USA Atlas Mini File Folders Project Ideas
Cherished Chapters Wanderlust Traveler Journal Pockets Insert How-To
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Cherished Chapters Wanderlust Traveler Journal Pockets Insert How-To
Make -In-A-Flash, easily the quickest journal notebook you'll 'make today. NO SEW!
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Make -In-A-Flash, easily the quickest journal notebook you'll 'make today. NO SEW!
Cherished Chapters Lost Letters from the Past
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Cherished Chapters Lost Letters from the Past
KIT TIPS: Cherished Chapters Easiest Mega Pocket Journal Fold Out You'll Ever Make. Promise.
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KIT TIPS: Cherished Chapters Easiest Mega Pocket Journal Fold Out You'll Ever Make. Promise.
Estate Sale Haul. Or, what I did instead of arguing with the junk journal I'm trying to finish.
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Estate Sale Haul. Or, what I did instead of arguing with the junk journal I'm trying to finish.
Embossing Velvet. 💜 New Approaches. No rubber stamps required.
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Embossing Velvet. 💜 New Approaches. No rubber stamps required.
Three-Pocket Insert Using One Sheet and Scraps or Random Elements from Digital Kits You Already Own
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Three-Pocket Insert Using One Sheet and Scraps or Random Elements from Digital Kits You Already Own
Sturdy Lace Doily Pockets for your Journals and Tags
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Sturdy Lace Doily Pockets for your Journals and Tags
I spent a happy almost hour reviewing and watching this video! This is such a versatile kit and I wanted to get a jump on Valentines Day since I literally feel like I was run over by a reindeer this last holiday! Thanks for this fun tutorial and I've printed all these out again because they were my favorites last year! :)
Which grommet setter are you using?
Jumping over from Scrapbooking With Me per her sweet suggestion 😊 Happy to be here.
You showed the "through the loop" step better than anyone I've watched. I needed this. These tassels are perfect for bookmarks
"Tons of Tags" - that's my jam! lol! Nice idea and kit! Kudos :)
Love, love, love the pumpkins. TFS!
Hi new subscriber. Heard about you from Ms Edith.
Wish you had shown one on regular paper maybe not so hard to follow
I always struggle with making clusters. Thank you so much for the awesome ideas and new kit, Christine!
Stunning!!!
I know you've said most of your viewers love junk journals but THESE are my favorite tutorials! I could watch you do a book box every single day.
Use hair thinning shears. It creates a very realistic looking edge for faux stamps.
WOW You put alot of work into this, that looks like a great project.....thank you for all this. v
Having fun with this
These are just awesome! I really love them. 🗺️ Hugs ❤️🤗
Super cute! ❤🤗
Great idea.❤
I'm so excited!!!! I love your notebooks and book boxes! Best of both worlds! 🙂What a great idea for keeping momentos from my travels. Thank you!
How cool are THESE????
AGHHH!!! I *STILL* haven't been able to find any MilkWeed Seed Pods!!! I saw where I could purchase some online (Both Artificial/Fake & The Real/Natural ones that are dried out), but it feels like paying for them ...& Paying EVEN MORE to have them shipped... Kinda takes away from The Idea of Creating Eco-Friendly Onaments with All-Natural Materials😕... *🧐But I'm NOT giving-up yet!🧐* I've been watching your Series showing how to create a Journal with Yarn & For some reason, THIS VIDEO popped up under the "Let's Put it All Together" Video! *I'm Glad I "Accidentally" clicked on this video bc I heard you say Milkweed Pods grow on Your Property, but they also Grow All Along The Road!!! Uhmmm... So, I made NOT 1... BUT 2 "Special Road Trips" just to look for some of those SeedPods! (Nevermind the fact that I absolutely Love Driving & 1of the things I LOVE MORE than driving is Walking Around in Nature when the weather is nice!) Both times, I went to several different Parks, A State Park, A few Walking Trails, The Memorial Battle Ground & I even spent time scoping out a couple of Rest Stops along the Interstate!!! *Do You Think I ever even THOUGHT ABOUT looking along the sides of the Road for Milkweed?!?!* NOPE! Not while driving down The Highway or down Neighborhood Streets! LOL!!! I think I'm going to get ready & "Take A Sunday Drive" so I can see if I can find some Milkweed Seed Pods (Or SOMETHING I could practice making Ornaments with!) I think it'd be SO MUCH FUN to incorporate This Craft into Our Family Tradition of "Cookie Day!" (The ENTIRE FAMILY gets together early on a Saturday Morning & EVERYONE Bakes Cookies (& Other Sweet Treats) ALL DAY LONG!!! We ALWAYS make sure EVERYONE gets in on The Fun! (From The Oldest to The Youngest... ~ie: Last year was my Nephews Very 1st Cookie Day; He sat on my lap aa he played with Cookie Dough with his bare hands!!! _Of Course, That specific batch of Cookie Dough never got baked, but at least the Infants lacking enough motorskills to stir or form cookie balls, still got to participate! LOL!) I think This Kind of Craft would be A PERFECT ADDITION To Our Family's Special Day!!!
How beautiful! You really did a fabulous job. So beautiful and so inspirational! Hugs ❤️🤗
Love it! I'm glad you got to do it ❤
"Fabri-Whatever!" LOL!
Amazing
These are Beautiful!
Gorgeous Cover!!!
Nice! It definitely looks soft! 🤗❤️
Lovely cover! I bet it’s soft 😂❤️🤗
Wow, this makes it so much easier to keep the folds even, thanks!
Your hands, always so sure!
Looking good!❤
Awesome. I have seen this ruffle before but thought it was machine made. I'll be making these for scrapbooks, gift boxes, home decor..I could go on!
So adorable! And it made me realize that I missed a very good video, so I will go back and check it out! I’m thinking about doing a sort of homemade theme this year. Which definitely lends for a more vintage type look. I am working on the bobbles right now, but I will definitely make some of these as well. Thank you for the awesome inspiration! Hugs ❤️🤗
These are so adorable! And would look great on someone’s tree or found in a journal. So pretty.
Great way to fold the ruffle so they’re even…
I love your large Dresden-Style ornaments too! Where can I find the video. I have searched with no luck! Thank you for the flattened version as they too are gorgeous! Using tiny magnets is genius by the way and I'm excited to give them a go!
Ugh. Sadly the SD card with that video was corrupt and I couldn't get the clips off of it, but I did make this video for inspiration and to show making the fan that I used in so many of the ornaments. Hope it's helpful! ua-cam.com/video/SrTI3yBlYFg/v-deo.html
Awesome! I love soft fuzzy yarns, and I love journals.
I do too now! Makes me want to learn to knit in all my abundant spare time 🤣
This is Awesome!!!
So glad you found something in the idea...
How beautiful! And what a great idea. I have so much gorgeous yarn and I do not knit. I got it from my friend’s mom who passed away. No idea what to use it for other than tassels. How beautiful if I would use them covers. You are always filled with such amazing inspirations! Hugs 🤗❤️
Aw, thanks so much! I hope you do find a way to use your yarn...it's always such a tribute to the person who left them...💜
Idk what happened, but did video cut off? It ended after you had the cover done in yarn?
Ooops - I mention it in the description, but I should have said so in the video: this is a multipart project with the remaining videos posting this week. All the videos for this Project: Making the Cover (this video) Assembling the Signatures (Coming Monday Nov. 4) Decorating the Cover (Coming Wednesday Nov. 6) Putting It All Together (Coming Thursday Nov. 7) Adding Ephemera & Flip Through (Coming Friday Nov. 8)
Love this! Now write a poem about it! lol hugs, bg
Haha! I'm not sure even you could salvage such a piece LOL!!!
Thank you for such a great tutorial! I’ve made one but struggle with my hand strength. You mentioned that you finished cutting the cereal box board with your paper cutter. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
Yes, a paper cutter definitely makes the process much easier - you can find some very affordable ones. This is the one I use for thick cutting - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FSNJCV3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title (And it's come down in price since I bought mine at the height of the pandemic! 🙄 )
These are too cute! I had no idea how easy it is to make the paper ruffle/fan! 🤦♀️ thank you for sharing another awesome project!
💜 These ornaments definitely fall in the "bet you can't make just one" category. You've been warned Robyn. 😂
@@sparkbirdstudios 🤣🤣🤣
Wow - very cool - I shall attempt!
Yes, you must. If only for the calming feeling of getting something so unwieldy under one's control 🤣 like happens in so much of the rest of life
Super-cool project to use up scraps and that we can make them removable! Thank you so much Christine for another awesome idea!
I know! I just love the removable aspect of these. It makes for so many more options!
You are amazing! You are so considerate and kind ❤ Just found this (BEST) covered paper clip video! It is so grand to get a brainstorm upon awakening! I’ve done that too and felt so fabulously bionic for days after my idea worked! 👏🏽 You’ve done a great job and I subscribed and 🔔 1/2 way through this. Thank you 🙏🏽 😊
Thank you Melissa! So glad you found it useful and yes! Receiving an idea makes my marvel at our brains even more...
So cool❤
What paper do you use? Printer required?
Hi sorry I am just seeing your comment. And paper will do more or less. I cont like VERY thin (cheap) copy paper, I feel it's too thin but I know others use it successfully. I like inkjet paper the best for these. Also card stock is too thick.This works with any type of printer. Happy creating!
I cannot understand this. I am so frustrated. Not you must be my brain or lack .
Oh stinkers! Sorry it's not your kind of process. Most people pick it up but a few don't - we're all so fabulously different in out thought processes. Maybe this version is more to you thinking? ua-cam.com/video/juIOIVOw9tg/v-deo.html
How lovely! Unfortunately, in the UK, we don't have Milkweed. I think I shall have to look for an alternative.
Oh poo! Well we'd all love to know (me especially!) if you're able to come up with a UK material that works. Thanks for watching!