Handmade Burlap Journal - Step by Step & Video Tutorial

Hello friends,
This is Bela Shah from India. This time I have made something totally different and I hope you all like it as much as I enjoyed making it.  I have made a journal using the burlap art boards from the Little Birdie Crafts.


So here's the step by step tutorial to create your own mixed media journal from the scratch.

I used Little Birdie Natural Burlap art boards. They come in a pack of 2 so that's when i thought to make a journal . Take both the art boards and adhere them with burlap ribbon keeping little space between the two.

Then use Little Birdie 2 in 1 Mixed Media Paste to create the script texture with the script stencil and let it dry thoroughly. the paste is super thick and I absolutely love the way it creates the texture. I had beautiful  jute lace in my stash which i thought will be perfect for the spine of the journal. So I adhered the lace on the burlap ribbon with Little Birdie silicon glue.

Added a beautiful delicate white lace at the front and back which looked perfect with the script texture and also adhered the Primed Chipboard Frame embellishment in oval to the journal cover.

Added coconut fiber and a beautiful embellishment surrounded by Little Birdie Crystal Drops inside the oval for added interest.

Used Little Birdie beautiful handmade flowers to decorate the frame; added primed chipboard sentiment - Loads of love and a tasseled burlap lace at the front and back edge of the journal cover. Also added small birdie die cuts here and there... I think they look super cute :)

Lastly I adhered jute twine at the center edge and back edge under the tasseled lace so I can use it for tied the journal cover cut the border chipboard into half and stuck it on the top left hand corner and bottom right hand corner, added one layer of the mixed media paste to the sentiment and border chipboard to make it look more white. I made small bows with the paper twine and added near the flowers .

And here our simple yet beautiful, vintage yet classy mixed media journal is ready. I am gonna gift this to my dad with loads of love on his Birthday next month and I am sure you all can create equally beautiful journals for your loved ones.

I hope this post of mine is creatively inspiring.  To watch the full video tutorial click the link below:

https://youtu.be/EPbfK6i8mrU

Thank you for stopping by
Love & Hugs
Bela

Supplies used from Little Birdie Crafts:

• Burlap MDF Panel - 6" x 8" 
• Burlap Roll - Natural - 6 cm x 2 mtr
• Mixed Media Paste - White
• Crystal Drops 
• Primed Chipboard - On your birthday wishes
• Primed Chipboard - Damask Delight
• Primed Chipboard - Baroque Oval Frame
• Silicon Glue
• Handmade Flowers - Beaded Blooms Moon Light

Make a Wish - An Altered Hoop step by step tutorial

Make a Wish – An Altered Hoop Step by Step Tutorial

Hello Friends,  It’s Bela Shah here, and I’m super happy and excited to be sharing my very first Little Birdie Crafts Design Team Project with you today!

I have always loved doing altered projects and altering a hoop was on my mind since a long time and when I saw Little Birdie flowers in my DT kit, I thought this would be the perfect project to share with you all.

For this altered project, I took three different sized hoop rings and applied gesso on all to prime them. I added Little Birdie Fiber paste for the texture to add interest to otherwise a plain hoop. Sprayed it with Hot Pink color splash. I simply adore the Little Birdie sprays.

After that I traced the ring and cut 300 GSM cardstock for all the three rings as per their size and distressed the edges with brown distress oxide and  adhered it on the loop from back.

I also cut three circles from three different pattern paper from the 12″x 12 ” Watercolor Floral Ballet Paper Pack and distressed the edges with scissors and added brown distress oxides to the edges. To give it more dimension I sprayed some water on the edges and curled them on all three of them.

This is how your ring will look after the process. I chose a beautiful picture of a baby girl in 2 different poses as my focal point. I adhered it on a photo mat and distressed the edges . To give a beautiful shabby chic style I used laces from my stash and colored Little Biride Cheese Cloth with Lime Splash Color Spray for extra texture and added them behind the photo for big and medium sized rings.

After all the three hoops were ready, I adhered them using silicon glue, one below the center hoop and the smallest above it. Now it was time to embellish the project with beautiful flowers. I used Margerry Pearl Pink box flowers to enhance mine , added some foliage around and to add more to the shabby chic look I used tissue ribbons in white color behind the flowers.

Now it was time to add sentiment to the project. I used “Make a Wish” chipboard from on the Birthday Wish and splashed it with hot pink color splash directly as these chipboards are already primed and added it on the smallest ring.

You can use this Beautiful shabby chic altered hoop as a Home Décor or gift it to someone and bring a smile to everyone’s face.

I absolutely enjoyed making this one and I have shared easy step by step procedure . I hope this post is creatively inspiring for you all .

Thank you for joining me .

Love & Hugs,

Bela

Supplies from Little Birdie Crafts:

• 12″x 12″ Pattern Paper – Watercolor Floral Ballet
• Mixed Media Fiber Paste
• Color Splash – Hot Pink
• Color Splash – Lime Splash
• Cheese Cloth
• Handmade flowers – Margerry Pearl Pink