Junk Journal Tutorial | Paper Bag Cover | Exquisite Flowers Crafting Printables Kit

This video teaches you how to make a junk journal with a paper bag cover with the printables of our "Exquisite Flowers" kit. Francesca from Junk Journal Joy made the tutorial.
Of course you can use other papers to make or be inspired by this craft project as well.
And you can use these printables for an infinite amount of other crafts as well, like many of our other tutorials.
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TIMESTAMPS
01:16 Journal flip through
06:07 How to print the pages from and back
06:58 Digital kit flip through + what paper and printer I use
08:33 How to prepare the journal pages from the kit
09:27 Making the signatures (5 signatures with 2 pages from the kit, 2 random pages, 1 special page, 1 “insert”)
14:28 How to connect 2 bags/2 pages + stamp fake stitching
17:42 How to make custom buttons
19:45 Assembling the signatures to your taste
22:52 How to make an insert
26:44 other examples of inserts + how to add them in the signatures
31:18 cover structure + binding
33:43 slow stitching on the fabric for the spine
35:09 completing the cover
42:30 final touches
TOOLS & MATERIALS USED
✂ scissors (or cutter/ruler)
✂ paper 160 g/m2 to print on
✂ printer (Francesca has an Epson ecotank 2650 inkjet)
✂ glue (fabric tac, flash bond or tacky glue)
✂ distress ink (tea-dye or vintage photo color or something similar)
✂ hole punch or awl
✂ brown lunch bag for the cover (as wide as the height of your signatures, as high as needed to wrap around the signatures)
✂ cotton thread and needle for binding
✂ scrap fabrics + sari silk ribbon that you like
✂ embroidery thread + needle for slow stitching on the spine
✂ recycled clear pouches
✂ paper bags
✂ papers that you like
✂ fabric that you like
✂ masking tape
✂ stamps with faux stitching (optional) (google for "stitching stamp")
✂ large buttons (optional)
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