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Fat journal pages

This fat/junk journal page was inspired by the color red. It started because I am working on another project that involves a lot of red gingham, and I had a lot of a scraps of paper. When I found the red boots in a magazine, this page was born. I've cut a slit in the flowerpot and only glued down the top and the edges so that I can add things to the flowerpot as I go. I tried adding a red pencil, but it put too much stress on the page. There are some red inspired quotations,





and a surprise. I will glue this entire page onto a blank page in my fat journal. There is still room on the page to add more red inspired goodies, or it can stand alone for awhile.










I often draft pages before creating the "real thing" and sometimes I start a journal page that becomes something else or the final product leaves me cold. These make a good "wrecked page." Either stick the page into a wrecked journal or junk over it.

Starting a Fat/Junk Journal

Start with a regular composition book

and tear out a good 1/3 to 1/2 the pages. Remember that ripping out pages in the front of the book will create corresponding loose leafed pages in the back of the book as well.

When you remove pages and add pages, the stitching which holds the pages together will come loose,

so, tie a ribbon or string between the pages and up around the spine and tie it in a knot. Add more ribbons in different places throughout the book for additional support.

To add pages, run a thin line of glue up the crack between the pages,

and jam the edge of the new page down into the crack and glue.