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a no-sew lay flat journal in the ledger style planner book with a metal bookplate and label that says "beach". made my Sharon Coughlin from Mad Paper Crush
Book Making, Journals, Junk Journal Basics

How to Make a No-Sew Lay Flat Journal, an Easy DIY for Beginners

February 14, 2025

Full disclosure, darlings! Some of the links sprinkled throughout this post are affiliate links. If you decide to treat yourself through them, I’ll get a tiny percentage – a little thank you for my recommendations! Rest assured, your price remains the same; it’s just a […]

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Make a Christmas Gift List Folio for Inspired Shopping

November 18, 2023

Who’s ready for Christmas shopping? Ok, not me either! But, I will say, that I like to have my gift list ready to go when I’m out an about, and having a gift list that inspires me is even better! So today, I thought I’d […]

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Paper Projects

Vintage Photobooth Zine

September 11, 2023

Have you made a zine? It’s been a while since I made one, but I decided to make one with a Carnival or Fair theme – since it’s that time of year here in Pennsylvania. I’ve been working on ways to boost my creativity and […]

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Get Organized, Junk Journal Basics, Paper Projects, Tutorials

Scrap-Busting Cluster Tutorial for Junk Journals

June 8, 2023

Do you have a craft room full of wonderful, delicious supplies – which include all those scraps from other projects? Me too. Lately, I’ve been trying to figure out why I often don’t feel creative, and since I thrive on creativity – like it’s my […]

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Junk Journal Basics, Paper Projects, Tutorials

Snippet Rolls for Junk Journals

May 2, 2023

So many scraps. When I cut and tear papers or fabric for my journals or for other paper projects, I often have little scrapy bits left over. Do I trash them? Of course NOT! I can’t just throw away those little delicious pieces of paper […]

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Junk Journal Basics, Paper Projects, Tutorials

Junk Journaling 101 – How to Add Tip-Ins to Your Journal

April 6, 2023

So you are making a junk journal. You’ve got your signatures together, your cover’s ready to go, but what about all those pages? Should you do something with them? What could you add to give them the element of surprise and fun? Tip-ins! Today I’m […]

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Book Making, Journals, Paper Projects, Tutorials

Making my Junk Journal January Journal

December 29, 2022

How to get a Junk Journal January journal ready to go!

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Quick Christmas Journals that make great gifts

December 1, 2022

Quick Christmas journals from timecards and napkins!

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Christmas Folio to Document your Holidays!

November 25, 2022

Create a Christmas folio journal from 3 envelopes!

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Book Making, Paper Projects, Tutorials

Let’s make Altered Paper Clips – 14 different ways!

September 4, 2021

You probably know that I have a Mad Paper Crush – but this crush includes all the little office and art supplies that goes along with that. Which includes paper clips. I mean, I probably have those things in every nook and cranny of my […]

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Hi! I’m Sharon

I love paper. And technology. I try to be green and live simply, but fail at that a lot. Most days you'll find me trying to make something crafty, or hanging out with my favorite humans and brown dog. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you’ll look around and make something with me.

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