Old Books & ANNONCUMENT

Over the summer, I went on on a thrift store hunt with my mom, siblings, aunt, and cousin. At one of the stores, my sister and I went CRAZY over a free stuff table. She got some pins and ornaments, and I got this:

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Its called The Cleft Rock.  Its words are super duper itty bitty like this so it's kind of hard to read. I didn't get it to read, anyways. I thought the pages were so rustic and golden and cool, I decided to use them in a collage or scrapbook. Since it's a hard cover book, the book itself is deep, dark red so that would be pretty to use also. The best part? It was free. For all you craftinistas out there, I recommend getting a book like this (probably from an antique store or your attic) because its a great piece to use, especially the pages. Go HERE to get a link to eBay, which has a bunch of old books like this one. Don't worry, I presearched it for you.

Is that a word? Well, now it is in my dictionary.

OK. Have you ever heard of Pandora? It's a great site. All you do is type in a track, artist, or genre and a whole radio of music comes up for you to listen to for FREE!!! This is good music for a party, to crafting. My favorite tracks are If I Die young radio and Moves Like Jagger Radio.

Check it out yourself!

SPECIAL ANNOUCNMENT: Next week, I will be away from Monday-Friday, so I cannot post. I apologize. I WILL keep track of everything I do (craft wise) and then post it. I may even take some photos for yall' :)

OK! Talk to ya later! Have a great craft for this weekend:) A tutorial:)

Your original crafting girl,

Jillian XO

Craft 1: Newspaper Headband

Hola! So today I will be talking about making recycled crafts. Its extremely easy, you can make a milk jug into a bird feeder in less than 5 minutes. Im going to give you a few ideas for making recycled crafts.

Newspaper Headband

Materials: old newspaper, tape
Heres a quick and easy way to make a stylish new headband!

1. Get some old newspaper and fold it so it fits the size of your head.
2. Tape it together where it meets your head/at the end.

Want to make it unique? Decorate it with permanant markers and/or stickers, buttons, etc.

Your original crafting girl,

JillianXO

Want some more great craft ideas? Click here to go to Martha Stewarts website.

Crafting Girl

Hello fellow blog readers! My name is Jillian, and I am starting this blog called Crafting Girl. I will share and write directions for crafts, sewing, and occasionaly baking/cooking. I hope you enjoy, and please follow and comment!!

Your Original Crafting Girl,

Jillian :D