DIY Traveler’s notebook – repurposed backpack
A Traveler's notebook (not a spelling error) is basically a piece of fabric (often leather) with some elastic that you can slide a notebook or notebooks into. I find a…
Journaling
Embroidered notebook tabs
Fed up with my basic post-it index tabs I decided to make some of my own. I hand embroidered 3 notebook tabs to use in my organiser refill. I wrote…
Bookbinding – The Little Witch
This was my first attempt at bookbinding. Consisting of five signatures from Faber-Castell Mixed Media paper, sewn with waxed linen thread around linen tape. Next the mull and headband were…
New Making Space
New home, new creative space.
Mini Journal Pencil Case
I got fed up of loosing my pens in my handbag, so I threw together this mini journal pencil case. It's just the right size for carrying around a pen,…
Traveler’s notebook refills
The Traveler's Notebook (aka Midori Traveler's Notebook) is a notebook system from Japan with a growing cult following. It is essentially a reusable leather cover that can hold multiple notebooks…
Fabric twist journal
As part of a recent swap with the amazing and talented Lisa Goddard I got to try something a bit different. The idea was to put together a basic journal…
From Instagram: Laser cutting fun at UoS iForge for next craft project #equalpay #genderpaygap #noceilings #iforge #universityofsheffield
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Gothic/Witch ephemera – Incoming
Received this amazing swap bundle from the amazing Lisa Goddard (mixed media artist extraordinaire). She has handmade a huge amount of this beautiful dark collection of skulls, flowers, envelopes and miscellaneous…
Circus Ephemera – outgoing
My first visit to the University of Sheffield Student run iForge maker space and my second attempt at laser cutting. I was creating these to gift as part of an ephemera swap. When creating my .dfx file I somehow managed to create double cutting lines, resulting in some flames, concerned looks and a less than perfect cut. Oh well, a lesson for the next time. 
Gothic Witchy Junk Journal
This has been my first attempt at making a Junk Journal. This gothic witchy junk journal has been made from The Mammoth Book Of Thrillers, Ghosts & Mysteries published in 1936. 
Art Journal – What makes a house a home
What makes a house a home? Is it a nice set of curtains? Is it designer furniture? Is it having the biggest TV and hottest new technology? Having lived in 14 houses so far I know that none of the above are what make a house a home for me. As part of her PhD my colleague Caro Claisse designed a kit, including a blank build-it-yourself laser cut house, to act as a canvas for people to express what makes a house a home for them.
Hand holding a globe sketch
Random old sketch of mine I recently came across.