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How to make a recycled postcard book journal and giveaway

March 10, 2011 by Stefanie Girard

This being National Craft Month I have a fun giveaway package for you, and yup parts of it are recycled! It includes a kit to make a recycled postcard stitched book by Jeanine Stein author of Re-Bound and the soon to be released Adventures In Bookbinding, a MakeReady Journal and a pack of the absolute cutest brads from the Eyelet Outlet along with their Postcard kit!

Just leave a comment in today’s post by Midnight Pacific time Thursday March 17th (Yes St. Patrick’s Day) and you are in the running. Want to make the stitch postcard book now and have a stash of postcards to work with? Well pop on over to Craftside for the full recycled postcard stitched book tutorial.

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Comments

  1. Diane says

    March 10, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    What a cute idea, great giveaway!

  2. maria says

    March 10, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    sweeeet! Crafty and creative! 😀

  3. Tracey says

    March 10, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    That looks like great fun

  4. Muireann says

    March 10, 2011 at 7:49 pm

    What a great prize, I’d love to win!

  5. Sho says

    March 10, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    Wow! I have so many postcards from my travels that this would be really helpful to help me turn a big o’ box of cards that never get seen into a useful project.

    Thanks for the opportunity! 🙂

    Shoni

    shonijunk (at) yahoo (dot) com

  6. Hetty says

    March 11, 2011 at 5:26 am

    What a wonderful idea for all those postcards i have lying around from places I go to. Love to give this project a try.

  7. SuZ says

    March 11, 2011 at 5:40 am

    this looks to be a very fun project!

  8. nitasha says

    March 11, 2011 at 6:53 am

    These look so cool! I would love to make one too!

  9. Karen K says

    March 11, 2011 at 7:52 am

    This looks like great fun!!

  10. Tabitha says

    March 11, 2011 at 9:22 am

    This would be so fun to try!

  11. Jeanne says

    March 11, 2011 at 9:30 am

    What a great idea! Can’t wait to try it out! Thanks!

  12. Jo says

    March 11, 2011 at 9:42 am

    What a fun way to create so many different things!

  13. Sandy says

    March 11, 2011 at 10:02 am

    I love making books – I love making things out of other stuff, like cards and the like. I love paper!

  14. spidermom says

    March 11, 2011 at 10:20 am

    HUGE fan of the book Re-bound! looking forward to more great projects to try with the new book coming out!

  15. Jessica says

    March 11, 2011 at 10:53 am

    I would love love love this!!!!

  16. Aleksa says

    March 11, 2011 at 11:47 am

    I love the creativity of these projects. Making re-purposed projects is one of my passions.

  17. Kathy says

    March 11, 2011 at 7:55 pm

    I would love to win this prize. I took a class in bookbinding, and would love to learn more.

  18. Michele says

    March 11, 2011 at 10:05 pm

    Great idea for postcards..

  19. Barbara says

    March 12, 2011 at 7:17 am

    Just getting started scraping and the ideas here are wonderful!

  20. dorothy says

    March 12, 2011 at 7:43 am

    great giveaway I would love to win

  21. Amber says

    March 12, 2011 at 8:18 am

    This would be so fun to work on this spring! I hope I win!

  22. marlene says

    March 12, 2011 at 10:09 am

    Hi
    What a great idea of using postcards. I have some that was sent to me 30 years ago from a friend who traveled, it would be nice to put them all together and give them to her as a gift. she would love it. thanks for the chance to win
    Marlene

  23. desiree says

    March 12, 2011 at 10:47 am

    ehat a cool project!!!

  24. susan varney says

    March 12, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    what a cute idea [email protected]

  25. Shannon Baas says

    March 12, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    I would love to use this for my yellowstone postcards.

  26. Stephanie Gregory says

    March 12, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    My daughter would love this. Thank you for the chance!

  27. Lily says

    March 13, 2011 at 8:09 am

    What a super giveaway!

  28. Deci Worland says

    March 13, 2011 at 8:47 am

    This looks really fun!

  29. carol says

    March 13, 2011 at 8:57 am

    this is a real cute idea and different…thanks for the great giveaway

  30. Deanna says

    March 13, 2011 at 9:29 am

    So cute. I love ideas for brads and eyelets.

  31. Sharon Harmon says

    March 13, 2011 at 10:41 am

    Making your own postcards is a wonderful idea! I make my own greeting cards, so I
    know i’ll enjoy this! 😉

  32. Emily C says

    March 13, 2011 at 10:58 am

    gimmie gimmie =)

  33. Janee says

    March 14, 2011 at 2:44 am

    so cute i hope i win ^.^

  34. Caroline Goddard says

    March 14, 2011 at 5:59 am

    Great look and god use of all those postcards that i recieve

  35. Sarah says

    March 14, 2011 at 11:15 am

    Thanks for the giveaway! I want to try bookbinding something really soon.

  36. JAMES P LYNAM says

    March 14, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    AWESOME IDEA.

  37. Happi Shopr says

    March 16, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    Super clever! I’d love to make something for hubby out of our honeymoon momentos.

  38. Erin Cook says

    March 17, 2011 at 6:16 am

    Thats a great idea I love artsy stuff like that
    [email protected]

  39. kathy pease says

    March 17, 2011 at 10:19 am

    Thank you for the great giveaway please count me in 🙂
    kathypease(at)gmail(dot)com

  40. Melanie says

    March 17, 2011 at 10:24 am

    I’d love to win this great prize pack!

  41. christal C says

    March 17, 2011 at 11:09 am

    make me a winner
    willdebbie97 at yahoo dot com

  42. susan smoaks says

    March 17, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    i would love to win
    susansmoaks at gmail dot com

  43. Gianna says

    March 17, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    Please enter me 🙂

Have you read?

Recycled Paper Cylinder Face Art – A Colorful Win for All Ages

I recently stumbled across this super creative project on Instructables – “Face With Recycled Paper Cylinders” – and I had to share it with you all because it’s just the kind of craft that checks all my favorite boxes: recycled materials, hands-on creativity, and fun for literally any age.

The idea is simple but genius—roll strips of recycled paper (think junk mail, old magazines, leftover printer paper) into cylinders, then arrange and glue them to form a unique abstract face. You can make it funky, realistic, Picasso-inspired—whatever your mood or style dictates!

What I really love is the blend of eco-conscious crafting with true artistic expression. This isn’t just another kids’ project—it’s something you could easily do with a group of little ones, a classroom full of teens, or even as an adult art therapy or weekend wind-down activity. It’s super relaxing and surprisingly satisfying seeing all those paper rolls come together to form something new and expressive.

The tutorial itself is easy to follow, with plenty of visuals to guide you along the way. You don’t need any fancy materials—just glue, paper, scissors, and a board or piece of cardboard to serve as your canvas.

I also appreciate how this project leaves so much room for personalization. Want to make it into a full face? Go for it. Prefer to focus on a single eye or mouth? Totally works. You can even play with color schemes by choosing papers with a certain palette, or painting over them once they’re rolled.

In short: this is a total keeper for anyone who loves crafting with purpose. It’s the kind of project that sparks creativity while gently reinforcing the idea that beautiful things can come from what we usually throw away.

Highly recommend giving it a go—solo or with a group. And if you try it, tag me or drop a pic—I’d love to see your recycled masterpiece!

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