Easy #DIY Bound #Journal Video by Mark Montano!

Oh-my-gawd!  Rediscovering Mark Montano's YouTube channel has been like falling in love all over again.  

I ADORE Mark Montano and his Big Ass Books of Craft.  He is like a craft machine making project after project and his talent is just incredible.  

I have been journaling a lot lately, so this DIY meant a lot to me.  In fact, I've been journaling so much that I am needing more and more journals, so this is perfect!  

Watch the video and then click the button below to save it on your Pinterest board!

 

And although the finished product looks very professional and doesn't appear to be an "easy DIY," Mark's video is very clear and has excellent visuals.  I am convinced it actually is easy and I'm excited to try it!  (I will just have to pull my sewing machine out of hibernation.)  Also, if you're not a video person, you can check out Mark's blog for written instructions & photos.

If you would be interested in trying out this journal project with me, please let me know by leaving a comment or contacting me at artlikebread (at) gmail (dot) com.  As always, thanks for reading the blog!  Please leave your thoughts, ideas and questions in the comment section below.  If you liked this post, please share this post with a friend through social media & and then write all about the inspiration in your journal?!  Like my Facebook page for updates and more crafty sharing!

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Journal Making at GapKids! #CleverGap #ShineOn

 

This post is sponsored by GapKids. Check out all the fun Shine On activities at your nearest Gap store. For event dates and locations, visit Gap’s Facebook page and join the conversation on Twitter with hashtag #ShineOn. 

It was great making my way down to the Coco Walk last Saturday for journal writing at GapKids.  I hopped a bus (and another bus and a train and a bus), y'all! I told myself I would make it down to Miami proper, and boy, did I!

I have happy memories of the Coco Walk from when I visited Miami during my birthday weekend about ten years or so ago.  (Could it possibly have been that long ago?)  Time flies.  My friend Mike and I had so much fun! We were buddies from the Tanglewood Music Center.  Good times.  Mike Kearns, where are you?

So, shining on, I made my way upstairs to the GapKids and found some perfectly sized kids' activity tables and several little ones working steadily on their journals.  :)  I explained to the very kind crew that I was a blogger from the Clever Girls Collective and not some weirdo randomly taking pictures of children crafting, haha.  But, as a teacher and discerning crafter, I had to analyze the instructions, usefulness, cuteness, and overall quality of the projects.