IKEA Wash Bag to Journal Bag Tutorial

Hello my lovelies!

Today I have a tutorial for you. Well kind of...

I wanted to walk you through how I made my journal bag, using an IKEA wash bag.

I thought this wash bag would be a potentially great journal bag because it has lots of pockets.

Here it is...

 Bit boring? Yeah I thought so too! 😏 So I SEZED it! *SEZED is altering stuff in my own style.
I mixed some white acrylic paint with some Berol Fabric Medium and painted it on. You are supposed to iron it to set it but I just used my heat gun. Genius! 😉

 I then mixed it with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics in; Cerulean Blue, Quinacridone Magenta and Hansa Yellow Medium.

 I just slapped it on in a random way. I'm good at random! 😆 Anyway! It does look a bit pastel but once dry it brightens up.

 I then got out my trusty POSCA pens in Black and White. I did some scribble and writing in Black on the background and then used the white to bring everything together. "Create a life with Love."
The S on the closure is for Sarah/Sez.

 I added some dangles, because I love dangles and I love beads....so dangles!

 Here's the inside... Lots of fab goodies for journaling with... Even fit my journal in there! 😊

If you decide to get one and decorate it please let me know, I'd love to see it!
I hope you found this interesting and I hope to see you again soon!
Much love
Sez x

Travellers Notebook

Hello again my lovelies!

Today I wanted to share my travellers notebook.

I'm travelling in a few days and wanted to take my

journals with me. So I made my own version...

I made the cover using a 12" x 16" canvas. I painted it using

Decoart Media Fluid acrylics & some Daler Rowney Graduate acrylic paints.

Once dry, I cut it from the frame & sewed a hem around the edges.

I decided I wanted to add a pocket on the front so I painted an old pocket from a

pair of jeans & glued it on. I then sewed around the edges to add security & detail.

I added a flower motif using a POSCA pen.

I glued some black EVA foam cut to size & when dry sewed around the edges

to stop it from coming apart. I used some elastic to create the binding & closure.

You can find lots of tutorials for this on YouTube.

I also added some of my paper beads & dangles. I LOVE dangles!!!

Inside it holds my bible journal which I write scripture in everyday.

I find it helps me remember them & I find comfort in it.

Then there is a plain blank journal in which I will be putting our daily

adventures & photos of our upcoming travels!

I bought an Instax camera (small polaroid type) so I can stick photos straight in!

Eeek! So excited to do this!

I have made a pocket section using Scrapbook Paper.

I keep my list of scriptures to write for the month & a travel palette that I made.

Jenniebellie has a fab tutorial on this HERE.

I also sewed on the pencil pouch at the back.

That way I won't forget it!

Inside I will keep my supplies.

Don't know if I will keep it to just these or add

some watercolour pencils too!

Here's the back!

Voila!

I am going to keep it in my hand luggage so I can play on the plane.

That will keep my mind off flying!

Hope you're having a fab Summer!

I'll do a post when we are home.

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#ArtMarks30DayChallenge Pt2 Days 9-30!

Hello my lovelies!

Well the ArtMarks 30 day challenge is over!

If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen my pages.

If you don't, then click the link to follow me... you know you want to!

Here they are:

Day 9 'X'd' (L) & Day 10 'Horizontal' (R)

Day 11 'Just One' (L) & Day 12 'Erased' (R)

Day 13 'Sketched' (L) & Day 14 'Vertical' (R)

Day 15 'Transparent' (L) & Day 16 'Half' (R)

Day 17 'Pinpoint' (L) & Day 18 'Striped' (R)

Day 19 'Encircled' (L) & Day 20 'Covered' (R)

Day 21 'Parallel' (L) & Day 22 'Spiral' (R)

Day 23 'Numerous' (L) & Day 24 'Squared' (R)

Day 25 'Odd' (L) & Day 26 'Even' (R)

Day 27 'Connected' (L) & Day 28 'Dotted' (R)

Day 29 'Inside' (L) & Day 30 'Numbered' (R)

I loved this challenge even more so the second time around!

You can join in at any time.

Go over to Rae Missigman's to find out more!

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#ArtMarks30DayChallenge Part 2 Days 1-8

Hello my lovelies!

Art Marks 30 day challenge Part 2 has started over at

Rae Messigman.

Totally loved taking part in Part 1

and won some of Rae's fabulous stickers!

So here's my pages for Part 2:

Cover page

Day 1 'Clustered' & Day 2 'Repeating'

 Day 3 'Layered' & Day 4 'Stacked'

 Day 5 'Round' & Day 6 'Black & White'

 Day 7 'Arrow Like' & Day 8 'Filled'

Really feeling abstracts at the moment & loving mark making!

I'm posting daily on Instagram come follow me.

Thank so much for stopping by.

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#MiniMoleyDaily 1st April - 7th April 2017

Hello my lovelies!

Here's this weeks MMD pages:

I was painting intuitively this week.

Isn't is funny how we change from week to week?!

Last week it was faces!

Thanks for stopping by!

Find me on Instagram.

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#Journal52 Week 13 - Seed

Hello my lovelies!

Hope you are all well?

Here's my spread for Week 13 for the prompt Seed.

I used:

White Gesso

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Inkspray

in Time Travel Teal

Pebeo Acrylic Paints in

 Phtalocyanine Emerald & Payne's Grey

mixed together

Decoart Media fluid in Quinacridone Violet

Posca Pens in Red, White & Blue

The quote is by Robert Louis Stevenson.

You can join in HERE.

For daily postings, follow me on Instagram!

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#52CafeCards I is for Imagination

Hello my lovelies!

I hope you are well?

Here's my Café Card for I- Imagination.

For info on Café Cards go HERE.

The image of the child spoke to me. We are so imaginative as

children and it comes so easily when we are young.

I used:

Playing card

PaperArtsy  MN48 stamp

Collage papers ( Magazine image & Studio papers)

DecoArt Media Fluid acrylic paint.

Find me on Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#MiniMoleyDaily 1st March - 15th March 2017

Hello my lovelies!

It has been a little while since I last posted

my MiniMoleyDaily pages.

I've had allsorts going on!

These pages finish off Vol 1.

I covered the inside and the outside cover with Studio Wipes.

(Baby wipes covered in paint etc from wiping my hands etc)

I added an elastic closure too.

I will start using Vol 2 tomorrow!

For up to date postings follow me on Instagram!

Thanks for stopping by.

Feel free to comment below.

Crafty hugs

Sez x