Author: saundralparker

Turning a Folder Into a Desktop Work Station

I bought the supplies I used from the Dollar Tree…You’ll need a large gift bag (mine was for a wedding) and a folder that has a zipper pouch on the side of it.
I started by cutting apart the gift bag so I had as many big pieces as possible.. I cut a piece that would fit inside the zipper pocket and then glued it to the inside front of the pouch with Ad Tech fine line glue, by gluing the front of my paper (once it’s in the pouch) on all four sides then rubbed it to ensure it would stay glued inside, but still allow us to use the pouch.
Then I took paper that was on the sides of the bag, and used them to cover the flaps on the inside of the folder. I used tear tape to ensure the paper stayed in place. You want to use a serious adhesive to make sure the paper stays in place.  I added wet glue as well, to ensure a tight seal.
Here are the dimensions for the paper that I used on the folder (although you might want to remeasure your folder to ensure the sizes of paper are accurate:)
Outside front to fit in the pouch 8 15/16 x 11 1/8″ tall
Back cover 9 3/16″ wide x 11 3/8″ tall
Pockets 8 3/4″ wide x 4 3/8″ tall

I used my Kadomaru Pro corner rounder from Amazon on the small setting to round the corners for the pockets.  I attached the paper to the pockets with tear tape and wet glue, and after gluing down the pockets, I folded back the paper where the plastic is open on the inner edges,  then trimmed it with scissors and rounded with my scissors as I went.
I covered the back of the folder with tear tape and wet glue to ensure I could wiggle it if I had to.
On the inside of the folder, I wanted to add accessories, so took a single paper pad from the Dollar Tree (from a set called Mini Writing Tablets) and opened it so the cardboard is exposed, then put hot glue on the inside of that cardboard on the bottom half of the cardboard, then put it inside the plastic folder so when you run out, you can basically snap it back off as the hot glue will allow it to be pulled off of the plastic pretty easily.
I took retired Stampin’ Up satin pleated ribbon and hot glued it over the seam I had in the paper on the left pocket and made small loops of ribbon wrapped around the pen cap unglued, so I could slide the pens in and out. On the right pocket, I put another row of ribbon, with a couple of sections unglued, so I could slide paper clips into them. I used large Dollar Tree paper clips and buttons and ran a strip of white paper through the button to look like string, then hot glued the ends of the paper to the button…I added a large paper clip with hot glue, making sure the small loop ends of the paper clip is not near the hot glue, so the paper clip still works.
Cover the paper clip top with hot glue and press it in place and hold it there so it stays attached to the button.
Lastly, I wanted to put a small legal pad (from the Dollar Tree) in the folder. I used a piece of cardstock (Stampin Up Sweet Sugar Plum) cut to 5″ wide (the width of the legal pad) by 11″ long. I scored it on the 11″ length at 5″ and 5 1/4″. I used a scrap of the same paper from the bag that was about 3 1/2″ wide and 11″ long, and put tear tape between the 5 and 5 1/4″ scores on both sides of the sugar plum paper, and added a lot of tear tape to the back of the bag paper so it stays adhered to the sugar plum paper. I centered it on the sugar plum paper and used the score lines on both papers to help line it up perfectly. I’m not sure how the end of the legal pad was missing, but I simply lined up the score lines on the legal pad and glued the paper onto the legal pad with the short end on the back of the pad and the long end covering the front of the pad.  I folded the front up to the spot on the legal pad where the paper tears off and put tear tape above that spot, so the decorated paper stays in place when I’m tearing off pages beneath it..

 

 

 

1/16-1/17-2019

Yesterday, Rich and I went to lunch and a movie with college friends…and we saw Bumble Bee….an action movie, with lots of car chases and explosions….a perfect man movie.  When the movie ended, I thought the guys would say it was kind of long and too many repetitive action scenes, but they both really liked it..I guess it wasn’t geared to my tastes then…darn it.

I finished working on the plastic folder I bought at the Dollar Tree, and recreated it into something that you could use as a movable paper work station,a term I just made up..I was pretty happy with the results and hope all of you will be as well.

Today I’m going to work on a pocket card.  I’ve made one before, but this one is going to have a lid on it.  I was sent a photo by a viewer of this card and have no idea how the original person made it.  My viewer is struggling with recreating it, and I thought I could come up with my own version of it, and I hope it looks a little bit like the photo she sent me.  This pocket card appears to have a “lid” on it.  I don’t really know how to create something with a lid, but I’m going to try.  I know it sounds like the card is a box, but it’s not.  Here’s a photo of it.   So my plan is to make this a Valentine’s day card for a friend and I hope I can make it work….

1/14-1/15/2019

I’ve been thinking of so many ideas I’d like to try on videos and yesterday made the card with gel and the school of fish stencil.  I had so much fun with it and hope everyone enjoys the card.  I think this technique has such a big wow factor, that anyone receiving it will be thrilled.

I’ve been making almost daily trips to the Dollar Tree, as I’ve been talking to several viewers about upcoming projects.  If you saw the video I made with my Christmas gifts and cards from viewers, I showed a really fun folder my friend Sherry made.  I wanted to do something similar, so today I took a Dollar Tree folder that also had a zipper compartment and turned it into a terrific work station.  I put a lot of different touches on it and it will be a great gift for people to give…I checked, and only a couple items didn’t come from the Dollar Tree, and wait til you see it, it’s so much fun.  I think lots of viewers will want to give it a try.  It’s pretty and super practical…I can’t wait to hear what people think of it.

I’m got another project that a viewer asks me to make.  She wants to make a gift box for a nail polish, a manicure set and a nail file.  I’m going to start working on it tomorrow or the next day and then I’m thinking about taking all of my almost empty candles and turn them into a new candle.  I’m talking to a viewer who makes and sells candles for a living, and he’s given me great tips on how to do this properly.  I’m really excited about doing it, as I have tons of candles that are in different stages of usage, and would like to turn them into new, better smelling candles…It’s going to be a fun January, that’s for sure.

Hair Gel Water Technique School of Fish Stencil Revolution

I wanted to play with the School of Fish stencil (link: https://tinyurl.com/y8dys3ln ) from Stencil Revolution…they asked me to try out their stencils and I really like them. They are a heavy weight plastic and worked well with spray adhesive. (I’m not paid for showing this stencil or for any sales that might result from this video.) Here is Stencil Revolution’s website, in case you’d like to visit it. https://www.stencilrevolution.com/
I started my card by using a piece of Recollections heavyweight 110 lb. white cardstock cut to 11″ x 5 1/2″ and a second cut to 5 1/2″ square. I wanted to color them to match each other, and used Distress Oxides in Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers.
I colored the papers using a Tim Holtz mini blending tool with Twisted Citron and colored the edges of the 5 1/2″ square paper in a circular pattern…then added a little Mowed Lawn, and finally Peacock Feathers. I didn’t use any ink in the center of this piece as I will be cutting it out. I did the same coloring on the card base and made sure the center of this piece was colored to match the square piece we colored first. I took a larger circle die and cut it out of the square piece so it can be the top layer of my card.
I took the school of fish stencil and sprayed Aleene’s Repositionable Tacky spray on the back of it. I laid the stencil on the card base so that when I laid the top page over it, you can see a lot of the fish, so had to reposition it a couple of times. Once I liked where it was sitting, I pressed the stencil down on the card base and laid the top card piece over the stencil so I’d know where the fish would show up once the card was put together…I didn’t attach the top card, just sat it on the stencil. I took my Quickie Glue Pen that I buy at pegstamps.com link: https://tinyurl.com/ybm4lrcq
I used the glue pen to “color” inside all of the fish that showed on the stencil and then waited for the glue to turn from blue to white so it was ready to put glitter on. I used a pipette link https://tinyurl.com/yd9mcgdc to apply the glitter so I didn’t get a lot on the fish. I used Stampendous blue glitter embossing powder and a green glitter I bought at Joanns link: https://tinyurl.com/ycobcavt. I applied both colors to each fish then heat set the embossing powder. Now for the fun part…I took LA Looks hair gel from the Dollar Tree and put about 2 tbsp. into a baggie. I spread the gel around and pushed it so it wasn’t near the top of the bag, then closed the bag. The bag was too large for my card, so I used my Smart Sealer link: https://tinyurl.com/yax3srzb and ran it down the side to cut off the part that needed to be trimmed off. Then I used scotch tape and covered all four sides of the bag to ensure it doesn’t leak. Then I laid tear tape on the sides of the bag and on the four sides of the fish piece. I put foam tape on the back of my front layer and laid it on the baggie, then laid the top with the baggie attached to it, to the card base. I made up my own sentiment and printed it on my computer and colored it to match the card, then glued it over the center of the gel bag. I used a Hero Arts set called Sea Life #MH0716C for coral and jelly fish. I stamped them and colored them with different colors of peach alcohol markers, then adhered them to the front of the card. I decided the card needed something else, so I put the stencil onto the front of the card and lined up the fish so they followed the same pattern as on the inside of the card, put Quickie Glue Pen on the fish that continued to the left of the gel piece and  added the same glitter on the fish to give it a more finished look.

Dollar Tree & Peg Stamp Haul, Plus Viewer Cards & Gifts

I got so many truly inspirational cards from viewers and friends for Christmas, and thought I’d share them with you..I am so grateful for all of the lovely cards and gifts…thanks to all of you who sent me them..

I bought some Dollar Tree items…Removable Labels link:  https://tinyurl.com/y9tbxgp7
Sponge make up blenders https://tinyurl.com/ydccogaa
Placemat link https://tinyurl.com/y7rl7box

Stencil Revolution stencils:
School of fish link: https://www.stencilrevolution.com/products/school-of-fish-stencil
Lavender stencil link: https://www.stencilrevolution.com/products/lavender-stencil

Harbor Freight Liquidators
4″ magnetic part holder: https://tinyurl.com/yceusghc
18″ magnetic bar link: https://tinyurl.com/y7oc9xve

Bryan King Stampin Up rep sent me a Paper Pumpkin, which is Stampin’ Ups version of their monthly stamp kit…if you have any interest in looking into them and don’t have a Stampin’ Up representative, Bryan can be reached at this Stampin’ Up link. http://www.stampinup.com/ecweb/default.aspx?dbwsdemoid=2104107

Peg Stamps
http://www.pegstamps.com
Tombow Adhesive runner link: https://pegstamps.com/mono-removable-adhesive.html
Quickie Glue Pen link: https://pegstamps.com/sakura-quickie-glue-roller-pen.html
Tombow Mono Aqua Glue https://tinyurl.com/yd4zsge4
Folded Flowers https://tinyurl.com/y9d6kjr3
Warp flower https://tinyurl.com/ycwbeot7
Wild Rose flower https://tinyurl.com/yd7gmgov
Roses three shaded https://tinyurl.com/y8xrflpy
Huge Poinsettia https://tinyurl.com/y93h6whd
Flower Mix https://tinyurl.com/yaspebx9
Double Pointy Leaves https://tinyurl.com/yad7jwpn
Swirly Rose https://tinyurl.com/y87upst2
Flowers in groups of 3 pointed https://tinyurl.com/ydghsruu
Triple leaf with a sprig https://tinyurl.com/ybl2z3td
Flower Top https://tinyurl.com/ycq6olnh
Flower ribbon edge https://tinyurl.com/yaasbnuh
Color Me Happy set https://tinyurl.com/ya5caga2

Fails:
Set of brushes from Aliexpress—they will be refunding me the purchase price of $1.85. here’s the link if you are interested in them. https://tinyurl.com/ycr44ln6

I contacted Peachy Cheap and they refunded me for the Prima chalk edgers.

Pick up Tool…couldn’t figure out where I bought it….so ordered a bunch more from different sites so we can do a video comparing them…wish me luck on the new ones.

1/11-1/12/2019

We went out to lunch and to a movie with friends on Friday…We saw “The Upside” with Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart.  If you’re looking for a movie that will make you feel good, it’s the one to watch…  It’s thoroughly enjoyable and there’s no sad ending (as you’d expect in any movie with one “buddy” in a wheelchair.  After the movie, I wanted to go to the local mall and check out the after Christmas clearance sales, as I had three gift cards for Penneys that I’ve been accumulating for years.  We had fun finding things to spend them on, and then went to the Hallmark store that was having huge clearance sales on almost everything, including “Life is Good” t-shirts.  If you know anything about Rich, it’s that he likes to wear their shirts almost daily, so has several of them.  He now has three or four more, and says he’s going to get rid of some of his older ones….I’ll believe that when I see it..haha

Friday night is date night….we usually have pizza and watch movies, but for some reason I was so tired, I couldn’t keep my eyes open so went to sleep by 8:30…some date I am.

Today is all about buying food and getting ready for the big Dallas Cowboys game tonight.  Rich is a huge fan and wants to make wings and hopefully, celebrate a big victory with his team.  It would have been a lot easier to buy the wings from a local restaurant we like, but he wanted to make them from scratch, so I’ll let you know how it goes.  If his team loses, it won’t matter how good the wings are..

I won’t be watching the game, and think I’ll go to the craft room and see what I can come up with to do. I have several video ideas, but think I’ll focus on the new stencils I was sent by Stencil Revolution.  I got one that’s a school of fish, and I thought it would be so much fun to make them look like neon fish.  I’m not sure if I’m up to it or not, but that’s my intention.  Did you have an aquarium as a kid?  If so, you probably had neons…they were small and the bigger fish usually ate them, but were so bright and (OK, neon) that you had to love them.

1/8/2019

This has been the weirdest weather day.  We normally have a lot of snow in January…but this morning, we woke up to a thunderstorm and lots of rain and temperatures in the 50’s.  It’s been raining all day, and we have been getting weather advisories all day as well for rain, hail, tornado’s and now a snow/ice storm.   There was a tornado about 20 miles away and more rain/hail.  Then tonight we got a new weather advisory, this time for snow. Of course we didn’t get away with a rainstorm…no, it’s going to turn to ice, then a major coating of snow.  Up to twelve inches in a twenty-four hour period.  Holy cow, that’s some weird weather.

Hopefully, tomorrow night, I’ll be doing an etiquette dinner at our college alma mater.  I do it for them every year, to ensure the college seniors know what forks and knives to use, what things to order off of a menu, and the things you shouldn’t order (like french onion soup, wings, barbecued ribs…they’re too hard to eat gracefully.)  It’s a nice evening for the students, and I usually get to eat part of my dessert and that’s it.  While I’m trying to explain how to eat every course, the students are also asking questions, so I don’t really eat…Not that I mind, because the foods they serve, although good, are a very odd combination.  It’s all decided upon based on how hard the foods are to eat, so we have french onion soup, usually Chicken Parmesan with spaghetti, and a difficult frozen dessert.  We want to show them how to eat these things in front of prospective employers, so they know how awkward it would be in a business setting.  It’s a fun night, as the students normally ask questions you’d never expect, and sometimes it’s hard to keep a straight face.  We had a male student ask if he could put his tie over his shoulder while eating….I’d never heard that one before…I really wanted to find out where he’d ever seen that before, but didn’t, and I deferred to the head of the accounting department for the answer, as I felt that anything I would come up with would sound sarcastic.  His answer was perfect though, as he told the student that if the senior person from the company put his tie over his shoulder, then he could too..otherwise, no.

I’m worried that we’ll have a horrible snowstorm to drive through and it’s about thirty miles away…not something I’m excited about, but we’ll do it anyway.  And it won’t be the first time we’ve gone to this event in a horrible snowstorm.  The last time we went, we were the only car on the road, so you know it wasn’t pretty.  I’m not looking forward to a repeat of that experience, but being from snow country, we are prepared for driving in really ugly conditions.

Planner P.t 3, Walk-through, Tags & Nifty Paper Clips

I finally figured out how to attach the zipper pouch..I cut it down as small as possible using a Smart Sealer link: https://tinyurl.com/y7sxqwbp to seal the sides where I trimmed it. You can use a hot knife as well to seal it. Better yet, buy a small zipper pouch that will fit without trimming..
I put the zipper pouch in a folder and added five additional blank pages to the folder. I sewed it in by using the same system as before. I used embroidery floss/cross stitch floss, three strands in white, and started (using a needlepoint needle) by pulling the needle through the back to the front on the third hole from the top, then through the front to the back of the fourth hole, then to the front on the fifth hole, then down through the fourth hole, and up to the second hole, then down through the first one, then up through the second one, and down through the third one and making sure we have our loose thread on one side of the vertical white thread and the needle and thread on the other side of the vertical thread, and tie it in knots.  Then trim the ends..I tie three knots. You can use embroidery thread or book binding thread that would be easier than what I used.
To make paper clips that would be fun, I decided to use silicone molds (used for cake decorating) that you can buy on Amazon or ebay, and I experimented with Liquid Metals and hot glue….it was a big fail as the Liquid Metals made divots in the glue and stayed liquid….I also used glitter by putting it in the bottom of the molds, then filled the mold with hot glue. Press your paper clip, only the very top, into the hot glue and hold it there for a minute until it sets. You’ll need to wipe the glitter off of the edges once the hot glue sets, and I decided to use Super Gloss One Coat Mod Podge to seal the glitter in, and that worked great. I tried using only hot glue, but you can see the paper clip through it, so don’t recommend that either.
I made tabs for the top of the planner, by using clear plastic that was 6″ long and about   1 1/4″ wide, and using my label maker, printed out the same names as the titles at the top of the inserts I made. I folded the 6″ plastic in half and used my bone folder so it had a good fold, then put the word right up to the fold, put one staple on the bottom of the word, then put it in my guillotine paper trimmer and cut the edges off so it’s only as wide as the word. I cut the bottom of the strip to make sure it was straight. Then opened the strip and put it over the page with that title in the January calendar.

I found a calendar I liked from http://www.shiningmom.com and used her free printable calendar. She also offers other pages for your planners that you might like more than the ones I’m giving you. She has lovely printables, that she sells. (I have no affiliation with her, I just liked the free calendar that she offers.)
The calendar I printed is free, and I downloaded it from her website. Here’s the link:
https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pa… You’ll need to sign up for her blog to be able to download it, and this link takes you to the page where you sign up…

To print the To do page, go to this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S…

To print the Acts of Kindness page: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TRf3…

To print the Journalling page: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xRPQ…

I’m giving this planner away to a subscriber who leaves a comment that says “I’d like to have the planner” before midnight of January 12, 2019 and then we’ll choose a random comment as the winner..You’ll also need to leave your email address…Unfortunately, I won’t be able to send the planner outside the United States, sorry.

1/4-1/6/2019

I’ve really been focused on the planner and making additional videos the last few days….Yesterday, I went out for lunch with two friends and had a great time…One is a lady the other two of us worked with for several years whose in her mid eighties.  She’s a real character, always has been, and it was great seeing her and catching up.  She had a stroke when she turned eighty, and her left side was really affected by the stroke.  She’s lost her independence and wishes she could drive again.  I promised if she wanted, that Rich and I would bring her my car and we’d let her drive it around an empty parking lot so she knows whether or not she feels like it’s something she wants to pursue.  When I got home, I checked online to see what kind of qualifications  driver needs, if they’ve had a stroke, and it looks like her physician has to OK it.  The first step is finding out if she feels confident enough to pursue it, and when the weather gets better, we’ll be able to see.

Back to crafting, I was surprised that only one viewer commented about my “acts of kindness” page in the planner.  I thought I would get a conversation going from viewers, even if they didn’t like the idea…maybe that means they’re on board with trying it…Wouldn’t that be something?

Today, Rich and I are meeting friend and doing some shopping and lunch in the closest large city to us, Erie.  We’re amazed at the weather we’ve had so far this winter….and if I didn’t tell you this story, I definitely need to do so.   Since our weather has been warmer than usual (in the 30’s), the bears haven’t been hibernating.   Our bird feeders always make them happy, and this year, the bear took one that I really liked.  It’s long and has metal mesh sides so birds can take food from almost any spot on it.  I found it at a garage sale (as I buy all of mine at sales since the bears steal a few every year.)    The bear bent the shepherds hook in half to take the feeder, and Rich searched our yard and the woods behind our house to see if he could find it.  I watched him for a little bit and looked around the yard from inside the house, but didn’t see the feeder.  The next day, we went to the sun room and in the middle of our backyard, in plain view, was the feeder.  I don’t have any explanation for how it got there, so we’re going with the theory that the bear brought it back so we could refill it. How considerate.  It’s a good story if you go with our theory…and it makes us laugh.

After we get back from shopping, I’m planning on making a video to show all of the Christmas cards I got and to show the haul of things I’ve bought in the last few weeks.  I tend to buy things around Christmas, as a lot of the stamp companies have big discounts.  I tried really hard to not go crazy, and think I did pretty well..You can be the judge of that when you see the things I’ve bought.

DIY Planner, Pt. 2, Calendar Inserts

I wanted to show you how to make the folders that would hold individual monthly calendars, plus optional pages that I am giving the links for you below…
I found a calendar I liked from http://www.shiningmom.com and used her free printable calendar. She also offers other pages for your planners that you might like more than the ones I made. She has lovely printables, that she sells at reasonable prices.
The calendar I printed is free, and I downloaded it from her website. Here’s the link:
https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/445865?v=7  You’ll need to sign up for her blog to be able to download it, and this link takes you to the page where you sign up…
To create a monthly folder, you’ll need to take 12 x 12″ designed paper and cut it down to 12″ tall by 11 3/8″ wide by 12″ tall. Make sure your pattern is facing up and down on the 12″ length. Put it on your score board w/ the white side facing up & score it on the    11 3/8″ length at 5 1/2″, then turn it one turn & make sure the pattern is facing the right side,  score at 3″. Turn the paper so the 3″ score is near the top horizontally, & score a line 1/8″ to the left of the 5 1/2″ and score down to the 3″ line, then score a line 1/8″ to the right of the 5 1/2″ score, down to the 3″ line. Take it out of the scorer and cut the lines out (that you scored down to the 3″ mark) and cut across to the other line so the center is cut out…Then fold the 3″ score up on the white side of your paper, so you have pockets. Fold the 5 1/2″ score so your paper is now a folder. I used an envelope board (mine is called a 1-2-3 board by We R Memory Keepers link:  https://tinyurl.com/y9plkocz ) and punched the top center and bottom center with the punch at the top of the board. If you don’t have one of these boards, you can simply cut out a notch with your scissors in both places. I took the same board and turned my folder so the right side is in the punch board. I made three different tabs, one on the left, center and right sides for different months so you can see them in the planner…I created the month of May on camera, so punched out the center with the 1-2-3 board and then made another punch about 1 1/2″ to the right of the first punch, then using my paper trimmer, cut out the rest of the paper and left the tab I’d just created behind. Or, you can use scissors and draw a straight line down the side to cut out the excess paper, excluding your tab. If you don’t have the 1-2-3 board, you can use a tab punch, or simply cut a tab with scissors.  I rounded the corners of the folder with my Kadomaru Pro corner rounder (link https://tinyurl.com/yc3usb76 ) Then ran a thin bead of wet glue (AdTech fine line) on the outside edge of the pockets I’d created, and put clamps on them to hold them until the glue set. I used a Dyno label maker (link: https://tinyurl.com/ybwkng8j  ) to type the months, but you can also stamp them with alphabet stamps or hand-write the months. I adhered the month on the tab.

I learned how to create the signature and how to make a planner by Crafts by Lisha…here’ s her video on making signatures. https://tinyurl.com/y7uxruzh
To make the signature, I folded all of the papers I was putting in the folder in half (side to side). I put them in the folders in the same order for each month, and that was:   monthly calendar is first, then I folded the to do page around the calendar, then the acts of kindness page, then the journalling page, then two blank sheets.

I made a template for punching the holes in the paper by taking paper that was 8 1/2″ tall and 6″ wide and folded it in half so it’s now 3″ wide. I folded it in half on the 8 1/2″ length to make it 4 1/4″, then folded that in thirds. I used the bone folder to ensure the lines were really visible, then drew with a pen on each of the folds in the center where the lines meet making a circle big enough for me to easily see. You’ll fold this in half on the 6″ width so your marks are now on the left side of the paper. I put this on top of my calendar so it’s almost on the center line, but leaving the center line visible. The top of this paper should be lined up with the top of the pages for the month…clip it in place and put clips on the sides of the pages to ensure they stay in place. Using a pokey tool, or a very sharp thick needle, punch holes through all of the pages beside the marks on the template making sure they are directly on the center fold. If you can, put the folder behind the papers and punch through all of them at once. If you aren’t strong enough to do that, poke through all of the papers at once, then put the folder under them, clip them together and poke through it.  Next, take a needlepoint/cross-stitch needle and thread a length (2 ft long) of matching (white in my case), embroidery thread or cross stitch thread (3 strands wide) or book binding thread…
Start the needle from the back of the third hole from the top and pull it to the front leaving a couple inches on the back loose, then put the needle through the fourth hole to the back and through the fifth hole to the front, then through the fourth hole to the back..Skip to the second hole and pull through to the front, then into the first hole at the top to the back, through the second hole to the front and into the third hole to the back. Make sure your string is on the opposite side of the string that runs the length of the center from the string that is from where you started it….tie in a knot three times tightly and cut off the excess.

I am making a third video that shows how to make paper clips to bookmark pages and to show how I included the zipper bag..

Links:

To Do Page:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SSvnXbY6dgjw_CrvKSQRtZncs0utjtXkD2kwHrIVvkA/edit?usp=sharing

Acts of Kindness Page:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TRf3jg2gcN9hyiAjP3j8Fjm5zxQjGp_k/view?usp=sharing

Journalling Page                                          https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xRPQVaP2edO1g1F7dBR_-cgzIHuD0SqF/view?usp=sharing