Thursday 21 June 2012

Recycled Tissue Box Journal & a 'Paper Choice & Gesso' Video

Hey guys, I have here my latest little journal:
I made the inside pages entirely out of waste tissue boxes yay!
 
I was given a challenge many many moons ago now by my online chum Angela (aka BritChickNY) to make a journal out of tissue boxes, and although I recently made this journal out of them I didn't feel like I'd fulfilled the challenge as it wasn't hand bound. Well now it is, and now I feel like I have, and I LOVE all of the patterns and pictures the tissues boxes have given the insides of my new journal. The outside is made of recycled packaging board too, with just some pattern paper to decorate.
 The journal features a little bit in a video I made yesterday too about different paper choices and the necessity (or not) of gessoing. It's a video response to many questions I've been asked lately on what papers I prefer and if I gesso. In the video I discuss & show paper weights from lightweight drawing paper to heavyweight watercolour paper and show examples of wet media art work done of them & then I discuss the requirement of gessoing.
I realise it's a bit of a newbie video and not for everybody but I hope it answers your question if you have asked me one recently on this subject (which I'm trying to get round, along with my substantial inbox so please bear with if you've contacted, but not heard from me yet) Much love, JB xxx

17 comments:

  1. do you have a tutorial vid on how to do this? it looks marvelous.

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    1. I know this is an old post, but I'd also really love a tutorial video.

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  2. That journal is wonderful!

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  3. That journal is wonderful!

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  4. I love this journal...gorgeous!

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  5. Another fabulously creative project!! You created a brilliant little journal from those tissue boxes. It is so inspiring how you use so many recycled materials. LOVE it. The advice in your video is so true too...just play! :) Have a beautiful day. xxoo

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  6. a great use for empties!!! things that wouldve made it to the recycling but this is a better way to recycle..Thanks again for a wonderful share and video.. keep creative..heArtLilian

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  7. Hi Jennibellie,

    Of course you realize that now we're going to be clamoring
    for a video on how to make journals out of kleenex boxes!

    Kleenex boxes. Huh! Who'd of thunk it??

    Beautiful and useful and not in a landfill. Well done!

    Love your stuff!!!

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  8. Jennibellie, I'm so glad I found you on YouTube last night. You have found you calling, teaching in this format, I believe. I've been painting for many years and have decided to branch out to mixed media - and there you were. I'm an abstract painter, and have never done a journal, so I am just learning right now. I watched your Art Supplies part I and II. I pretty much use acrylics (Golden) with texture, have painted in Oils and Watercolor. I learned so much from you. Thank you!
    Deborah - Raleigh, NC

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  9. How clever are you!?!?! That is just brilliant!

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  10. Looking good, bit behind with video's will watch this one later - sure it will be of help to us all. Thank you.

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  11. Love your tissue box journal, it looks very different to your usual journals. As Crazee4books says we will be wishing and wishing for the video on how to make them.

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  12. WONDERFUL! =) I've been collecting my kleenex boxes, but haven't quite figured out what I'm going to do with them, yet. (I have only a vague idea)... but this is a good idea. =)

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  13. I have been collecting my empty kleenex boxes for years... but only had a vague idea of what I might do with them... Thank you for this wonderful idea. =) Your journal ended up being beautiful. =)

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  14. PLEEEAAASSSE make a tutorial to make this Jenny. I am new to all this, enjoying learning, and want to do everything NOW, lol. This would make such a beautiful gift too. Thank you for all the inspiration :-D
    ps - do you actually read ALL the comments you get? ;)

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  15. I couldn't tell from the video how you bound the tissue boxed together and would love to see a demonstration. Your videos are so inspiring.

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  16. I really love the look of this journal, i cannot figure out how the folds were configured. Tutorial please Jennibellie!!!

    hipretty

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