Journal Tutorial | Pen Holders | Gothic Butterflies Crafting Printables

Looking for a crafty challenge?
This tutorial is made by Alexandra from Alexandra M with our "Gothic Butterflies" kit.
I recommended this tutorial for more experienced crafters. If you like
- measuring
- stitching
- decorative hand sewing
- finishing your project professionally
this tutorial is for you.
Of course you can use other papers to make 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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Sewing tutorial: • Using a Sewing Machine...
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TIMESTAMPS
01:51 Flip through with embellishing ideas
11:09 Guidelines for embellishing in general
19:25 Cover
26:12 Preparation + decorative sewing spine
47:51 Attach spine to front and back cover
51:00 Add folder flaps
1:15:32 Inner binding
1:30:19 Glue block in cover
1:34:02 Embellish front cover
1:38:04 Pen holders
1:49:12 Inside front cover
TOOLS & MATERIALS USED
✂ chipboard (medium weight, 1.5mm thick) - Alexandra uses Grafix amzn.to/3QQl7oC
✂ journal pages print on normal paper (or cardstock if you prefer) 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch - 21.6 x 14 cm
✂ designs print on normal paper (about 20lb, 75gsm) and on cardstock (about 60lb cover - 160gsm is fine)
✂ glue stick (if you later sew on top)
✂ liquid glue (tacky glue, Fabri Tac,... both can also glue fabric)
✂ strong glue to attach the cover (Alexandra uses UHU All Purpose Adhesive amzn.to/4bjMujm)
✂ sturdy fabric (Alexandra uses corduroy)
✂ scrap fabric
✂ fabric scissors
✂ iron
✂ knit elastic 1/2 inch wide (Alexandra uses amzn.to/3UQPY6Y)
✂ ruler, pencil, craft knife
✂ scissors
✂ ink & ink blending tool
✂ twill tape or wide ribbon
✂ awl/hole poking tool + mat
✂ two colors of thread + needle
✂ eyelets & (sturdy) eyelet setting tool (1/8 inch - 3mm diameter)
✂ clips
✂ lightweight chipboard (repurposed cereal box type)
✂ scoring board or scoring tool + ruler + mat
✂ painters tape (if lightweight chipboard too small)
✂ ribbons for closure (Alexandra uses seam binding)
✂ thin acetate sheets
Optional
✂ small beads (Alexandra uses size 6/0 beads = 3x4mm)
✂ small piece of leather
✂ corner rounder punch
✂ brads
✂ extra papers to fill the journal: tea stained paper, vintage forms, graph paper, etc.
✂ gold foil cardstock
✂ faux leather pieces
✂ paper trimmer
✂ corner miter tool
✂ pinking scissors
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