The Diary

Another week , another little project, another idea to share with those of you who like crafts and love creativity , for those who want to make things at home , without spending a fortune, using simple materials  that we all have in our drawers and shelves .

This week’s project is the transformation of a diary.

 I  am one of those many people who  keep diaries and I have been doing so for many years.  That’s why I always look for an attractive looking diary at the end of each year, to buy and accompany me for 365 days. The fact is that the diaries I usually find are either not attractive at all or  quite expensive . Some of them come at a very small size –which I don’t find handy at all , as they do not provide me with enough writing space.  There are others which contain sayings , mottos, excerpts from books , funny pictures and jokes or other not so interesting or even boring stuff.

I prefer diaries with just the basic things: important dates , telephones, some  maps and  plenty of writing space in each page.

 I was given a diary like this some days ago, but the cover was plain and cried for transformation!

 Some serious decoupage intervention seemed more than necessary.

I started by painting the black cover white, using acrylic colour.

I chose two napkins, a black and white and a burgundy one , with purple and golden details. I cut out wide stripes of napkin and used a decoupage glue to carefully stick the layers on the cover of the diary. You need to be careful at this stage to stretch out the napkin , firmly but smoothly, in order to avoid creases .

  Finally, I gave the cover a romantic and vintage touch by sticking a cameo figure on it.

 The back of the diary went through the same decoupage technique, but I added some silver and white acrylic colour to give it some extra ,shiny texture

 I am very happy with the way both the front and the cover of my new diary look J

I think I’m going to take it now, snuggle  in my sofa, with a cup of tea and my favourite pen , to write down some of the events and thoughts of the first days of 2016!:

 ‘My dear diary …………………………’.

Love,

Tina x