How to Make an EPHEMERA HOLDER and a FABRIC HARD COVER for a Junk Journal | #1 | Handmade Journal

If you would like to learn how to make a sturdy and durable hard fabric cover for your journal or ephemera holder, then this video is for you!
Hey Guys!
Thank you for stopping by! Today I have a two-in-one sort of tutorial for you - we are going to be making an EPHEMERA HOLDER together but all the techniques I'll share with you can also be used to make a HARD FABRIC COVER for your JOURNALS.
I have been making journals for over a year now and during this time I have developed a technique of making a durable, sturdy cover for my books that can securely hold my signatures and will not disfigure over time. I am so happy to share the technique with you today, along with my favorite supplies and loads of useful tips and tricks along the way.
The ephemera book that we are making today is not my original idea (many crafters use them) but it is my original method of making one. Storing my ephemera this way helped me to organize it better and use it more, so I highly recommend making a book like this!
To make the process easier to follow, I am listing all the measurements and supplies below so you can go back to them at any point. Also, I am going to put some time stamps to where I show you my current book and talk about what we are going to make differently this time and why, as well as for the supplies and the process itself.
In case you have any questions - as always, feel free to ask in the comments. I will be happy to help in any way I can.
MEASUREMETS:
My current ephemera holder:
- 26 cm or 10 1/4 inches - length of the cover
- 16,5 cm or 6 1/2 inches - width of the cover
- 7,5 cm or 3 inches - width of the spine
The book we are making today:
- 21 cm or 8 1/4 inches - length of the cover
- 15 cm or 5 3/4 inches - width of the cover
- 3 cm or 1 1/4 inches - width of the spine
SUPPLIES:
- 2mm bookboard or heavy card for the cover - two pieces cut as per the measurements above
- lighter card for the spine - cut as per the measurements above
- fabric for the cover
- piece of cardstock to reinforce the cover on the inside
- PVA/wet glue
- paint brush, water and paper towels
- 1 piece of 12x12 paper for the end papers
- 4 pieces of 12x12 paper for the pages
- vellum for pockets
- needle, awl and linen thread for the binding
TIME STAMPS:
01:33 - flip through of my ephemera book and its pros and conns
09:56 - supplies
17:36 - making the cover
Johanna Cloughs video that inspired the binding for my first ephemera book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmmPYcSh6-Q
Hope you will enjoy this tutorial and find it useful! In the second part we are going to be making pockets and binding our pages into the cover. Stay tuned!
Thank you for watching.

Hugs, Martyna
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If you are looking for some more ideas on how to actually use a junk journal, check out my 'Junk Journal with Me' series!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKhW8--MgT5_UmBDa9osPIA0kEEtD5pzA
Some journals I made that you may enjoy:

My personal junk journal, botanical themed: https://youtu.be/qr5wGm9Ye40
Stargazer journal collection: https://youtu.be/iLd31VCR5R4
Bright and Cheery - floral and nature themed collection full of gorgeous papers and colours: https://youtu.be/BUCaZ5u2Z8U
Ode to Nature - TN size journals inspired by work of the amazing Edith Holden: https://youtu.be/7rjkTuwQOng
And if you would like to make a soft cover junk journal, but don't know where to start, follow my 'Junk Journal from Start to Finish' series!
Episode 1: the Cover - https://youtu.be/fNw9VpGk1xI
Episode 2: the Papers - https://youtu.be/TdvK2LHPRKY
Episode 3: the Ephemera - https://youtu.be/vgDYrRtM-UA
Episode 4: Sewing in the Signatures and Final Touches - https://youtu.be/CjsVNkYIQ-g
Episode 5: the Final Flip-Through - https://youtu.be/B2r8Vl_NTZM

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https://www.etsy.com/shop/TealAndTattered

For snippets of my creative process, and sneaky clips from the backstage, please follow me on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/tealandtattered/

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