Creepy Cute Halloween Doll Head Planters

Dolls are relatively easy to come by at thrift stores and flea markets. Start picking them up year round to be transformed into a ghastly Halloween garden complete with a doll head planter (or three). Because the only thing creepier…

DIY Altered Book Journal – Vintage Children’s Book Makeover

This is a sponsored post in partnership with JCB Marketing.  Please note the project, opinions and deep love of all things junk journal adjacent are 100% my own. For years when I was a jewelry designer I lived by the…

A Wooden Bead Chandelier to Dye For

Chances are you have dyed something in your life: t-shirts, Easter eggs, maybe your hair. This colorful wooden bead chandelier is going to have you wanting to try dying plain craft store beads. Yup! With the same dye you use…

How to Make a Matchbook Junk Journal

I never expected a vintage Circus Circus matchbook to become my newest junk journal obsession, but here we are. This DIY matchbook junk journal started with one flea market find, a handful of vintage clown ephemera, and about ten minutes …

DIY Halloween Witch Tent: Turn a Kids Play Tent Into Spooky Fun

Every year about this time my house starts to turn into a workshop for Halloween decorations. A theme and a plan start cooking and slowly I drag things down from the attic and start ringing in spooky season. One of…

I Turned a Sari Rag Rug into a Kantha Inspired Junk Journal

I love the look of an Indian Kantha quilt.  You know the ones with a variety of eclectic patterned fabrics and a bold white running stitch throughout.  Recently I had an epiphany about making a Kantha inspired junk journal cover. …

How to Make Fruity Tie-Dye T-Shirts (Kiwi, Watermelon & Citrus!)

Tie-dye is one of those crafts that never really goes out of style or quits being fun to do. However what if this summer you took it beyond rainbows and went full fruit salad? These fruity tie-dye t-shirts feature kiwi,…