A love of books, journals and scrapbooking led me to open my shop.
I have always loved books. I was an avid reader as a child and my love affair with books continued into adulthood. I began scrapbooking about 10 years ago. Papercrafts became an obsession for me. Then I found altered books, art journaling and junk journals and all kinds of new possibilities emerged through some online classes I took, experimenting and just having fun. My Etsy shop has become mostly these books that I find at yard sales, thrift stores, etc. (another hobby enjoyed by both myself and my husband). I take the covers and create new pages for the inside of the book. Many times these pages are made from upcycled items such as wallpaper, sheet music, pages for children's books, encyclopedias and the like, but I also infuse a good amount of scrapbook papers and handmade papers. I then add things to about half the pages in most of the books (sometimes more - sometimes none) and finally I hand bind them and list them on Etsy.
I've recently started offering printables because I know sometimes you don't have the time or the resources to go out and find the fun vintage ephemera that makes a great junk journal. I love curating stuff I find into fun printable kits for my followers to enjoy and use in their own journals.