New travelers notebook insert: 80 page About Me Journal

New travelers notebook insert: 80 page About Me Journal. Color in the prompts, write, stamp, add images to creatively tell your story. https://aorjournals.com/travelers-notebook-insert-80-page-about-me-journal/

New insert at AORJournals.com 26 Week, Color My Week Planner, Journal, Travelers Notebook Insert! Week on Two pages.

New Today! Junk Journal Traveler's Notebook Insert

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/547857857
80 Pages. 
Contains at least 5 different premium papers. 
1 Velum sheet. 
1 Doily. 
2 inside cover pockets. 
Ephemera included. 
Made to Order. 
No two are exactly alike, but each will have similar elements. 

9 Traveler's Notebook Sizes. 
A6 – 5.8 x 4.1 
B6 – 7 x 5 
B6 Slim – 7 x 4.25
Cahier 8.25 x 5 
Pocket/FN 5.5 x 3.5 
Personal 6.75 x 3.75 
Passport 5 x 3.5
Standard 8.25 x 4.25
Standard Wide 8.25 x 4.5

Made in a Smoke Free, Pet Friendly Home Office.
Made with Cottage Industry Standards and Cottage Industry Pride. 
AOR Journals is a family run business.

New Categories, New Insert Covers

New Insert: After 3 years of playing around with insert layouts this has become my favorite. https://www.etsy.com/listing/512609337
Adaptable graph and blank spaces with a to do list, place for date, notes, and journal space.

Hat to Bag Project

I don't wear hats very often. Even during the winter I am mostly warm. However, I found this hat pattern on Ravelry and thought what a wonderful pattern for a knitted project bag. Instead of using the suggested yarn, I used worsted weight Patton's Classic Wool and a US 7 knitting needle. The bag ended up measuring 13" wide by 11" deep.

I sewed a lining and at this posting it lacks a zipper, but that will be added soon.
If you are interested in doing this bag the link to the pattern is here:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baa-ble-hat

You can find me on Ravelry as AOR Journals:
http://www.ravelry.com/people/aorjournals

Replacing Plastic Wrap DIY

Another great project to reduce your use of plastics. A bees wax, pine rosin, and jojoba oil impregnated cloth. These cloths can be used to wrap any food except meat. Use as bowl covers, sandwich wraps, store cheese, butter, etc. Easy to clean, just rinse with cold water and dry. The warmth of your hands helps mold the cloths around bowls so no use for cling wrap.

These are made from fat quarters purchased at my local craft store. Any 100% cotton cloth can be used. Wash in baking soda, then boil the cloth to remove manufacturing reside. 

Cut into desired sizes with pinking shears. Make sure the cloth is dry before adding wax. 

You will need: a metal cookie sheet (non-coated) and a metal putty knife. 

Recipe: 

4 oz bees wax

4 oz powdered pine rosin (this can be found on ebay)

2 oz jojoba oil

1. Use a pot, stainless bowl or mason jar that you will not use for anything else and set up like a double boiler. Mix the wax, pine rosin, and jojoba oil in the container and melt over boiling water until liquid. 

2. Lay the cloth on the cookie sheet, dip the putty knife into the wax mixture and start to work the wax into the cloth. You want the wax to impregnate the cloth without having a heavy visible layer. 

Do this with all the cloths you want to make, scraping the putty knife on the side of your wax container to re-melt. 

3, After you get wax on all the cloths, lay on the cookie sheet in layers and place in a warm oven for 30 minutes. (200 degrees or less)

This will help evenly melt the wax into the cloths. 

4. Remove from oven and pick up each cloth individually and shake to cool. 

5. Fold and place in a large glass jar to store. 

With the exception of meat you can use any way that you use plastic wrap. 

Away from Plastics

Hubby and I are on a journey to cut down on the plastics we use. One way we are cutting down is to bake our own bread and store it in washable, reusable linen bags. I picked up a yard of 100% linen at a local craft store with a 50% off coupon so it was less than $7.00. I didn't even use a pattern, just cut to a bread loaf size and did some sewing.
Apparently linen has been used for centuries to store baked goods. A home made loaf will store in the linen bag for a few days, then whatever is not used can be stored in the freezer or made into croutons, puddings, soup thickeners and the like.
I made two bags in less than 15 minutes and still have plenty of linen left for other projects. Maybe an apron, or a travelers notebook cover!