Merry Matryoshka Crafts

by - Sunday, May 31, 2009




If you're anything like me, my craft to-do folder is bursting at the seams with print-outs of all the tutorials and patterns I want to try! I always get distracted everytime a new tutorial comes along. I want to try it now and past tutorial print-outs always get buried in oblivion. In life, as in crafting I'd like to be more present. Just being and savoring each little chore, task and craft project one day at a time. So I thought of making a craft journal using a blank chipboard kraft paper set that I purchased from a stationery store. A craft journal I reckon would be a wonderful way to gather notes, materials and ideas of the things I dream of making. More importantly it will be an inspiring and leisurely way to appreciate and document a craft project at a particular moment. By the end of the year I would have a lovely homemade souvenir of yet another creative and inspiring year. I invite you to create your own craft journal too!

For the craft journal project, I designed the cover on Photoshop using Yasmine's Little Matryoshka Digital Kit which can be purchased at her shoppe. Her shoppe is filled with beautiful and affordably priced digital goodies so perfect for paper craft projects.




I also made sewing notion labels and button craft bookmarks using Babalisme's very cute Merry Matryoshka printable. Her playful printable has a very lovely kraft paper theme and it is just the perfect project to complement my matryoshka craft journal.

Today is the last day of the sew mama sew giveaway! Scroll down and leave a comment on my giveaway post to be in the running to win some cute craft goodies! Have a great Sunday!

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14 comments

  1. Look lovely - and a great idea!

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  2. So cute ideas! Love it! I so adore Matryoshka dolls so have to check the patterns out. :)

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  3. you make everything look so good!!! i bet that if i did the same as you it would look no where near as great. i just love the idea as a lot of my too do items are in a boring old clear folder.
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  4. Oooh Christy ... I'm loving this soooo much ! I'm so into kraft paper these days ! Your labels & craft journal look AWESOME ! I probably should start one once we'll have moved. xoxox Happy Sunday !

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  5. Lovely, lovely, lovely - I simply love matryoshkas ;-)

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  6. Oh really nice things! Im a new follower.I cant wait to visit your blogs more often.

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  7. How cute! Have you seen the Matryoshka measuring cups at Anthropologie?? Adorable.

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  8. Gorgeousness :)
    I have a particular weakness for matryoshkas. But kraft paper + matryoshkas? Eeek! Too lovely of a combination!

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  9. What a lovely idea! I love those your tags with the little Matryoshka's - very cute!

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  10. PS thanks for giving us the link to that shop - I think I might just have to buy myself that set too!

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  11. Just beautiful Christy!! Much nicer than the old exercise book that I scribble measurements in :)

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  12. geeeee thank you!! Glad you like it!! Now that I see it on a photo.. it looks like the matryoshkas were stamped into the tags! :)

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