A very crafty Christmas!

I had been feeling the craft itch for quite a while, so I figured Christmas would be the perfect chance for me to scratch it!

For 5 of my nieces and nephews, I made fabric bound journals made from old books.

Step one - Gather books of desired size and consistency



Step Two - Glue 4-8 pages together to make thicker sets of pages



Step Three - Glue cardstock or printer paper (if you like the look of the text showing through) to the newly separated pages.



Step Four - Cover with fabric!



And viola! You have adorable, sturdy, personalized journals! It was a very fun project to make.



I also cross-stitched two of my other nephews things I thought they'd like..



For now, life is good. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!