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Every Journal Starts at a Thrift Store

I teach slow makers how to hand-bind mini watercolor journals from thrifted fabric. It's about intention, creativity, and making something beautiful from something forgotten.

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5 days. Learn to choose, sew, and bind. No experience needed.

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The Three Steps

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Choose

Select thrifted fabric with intention. Look for colors, textures, and stories that speak to you.

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Sew

Create patchwork covers by hand. Learn basic stitching techniques at a pace that feels good.

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Bind

Hand-bind your watercolor journal and hold something you made entirely from something forgotten.

Classes

Own one class forever · or access everything for $40/month

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5-Day Thrifted Making Workshop

Choose fabric, sew a patchwork pouch, and learn the basics of slow making.

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Make a Mini Watercolor Journal with a Thrifted Fabric Cover

Hand-bind your first watercolor journal using fabric from a thrift store find.

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From Thrift to Treasure — a Matching Watercolor Journal & Patchwork Purse

Make a full coordinated set — journal and carrier — from one thrifted shirt.

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Coptic Stitch Watercolor Journal with a Thrifted Linen Cover — Lays Flat for Painting

A more advanced binding that opens completely flat — purpose-built for watercolor.

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Sew a Whimsical Shaped Purse from Thrifted Fabric — Sized for Your Watercolor Journal

Sew a shaped bag — crescent, house, or moon form — sized to carry your journal.

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The Memory Journal — Hand-Bind a Watercolor Journal from Someone's Clothing

Hand-bind a watercolor journal from a loved one's clothing. The most personal project.

What Students Say

This completely changed how I think about making things. I look at every thrift store find differently now.

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I never thought I could bind a book. Faith makes it feel completely achievable from the very first lesson.

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The journal I made is the most meaningful thing I own. I made it from my grandmother's old dress.

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Ready to Make Something?

Start with the free 5-day workshop. No supplies, no experience, no pressure. Just you, some thrift store fabric, and something beautiful waiting to be made.

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