Rain Diary: Art Journal

Today Kara is going to share a beautiful art journal that captures one of the beautiful things about her hometown. Enjoy... 

I live in a rainy, rainy city (Portland, Oregon) and I wanted a way to record all these lovely (and not so lovely) rainy days. So, I created a Rain Diary. The idea is simple.... Find a piece of scrap paper, run out into the rain, and capture a few droplets. Journal a few thoughts, date it, and you are now on your way toward having a Rain Diary! Here is a tutorial on how I created the book that holds my rain collection.

Now let's put the book together! 1. I decided to use an Instax Wide picture on my cover, so I hand-cut a few rain drops from Hambly Screenprints paper and taped them to my wall before snapping a picture. The photo was a little more boring than I wanted, so I decided to draw the edges on with a pen and scribble over the white parts with a Prismacolor marker. 2. I began by collecting rain on pieces of paper. I used a random, extra notebook I had on hand. 3. I then I ripped about 10 pages out of an extra-large Moleskine cahier journal and folded them in half. 4. I then fed the papers through my sewing machine and sewed along the folded seam to create a binding. Sew back and forth on the beginning and edge like you would on fabric to "tie a knot".5. Collect the materials you would like to use in your book. I recommend choosing several different elements, but repeating them throughout your book to create a consistency. I used record covers and a floral ribbon through my book and I think it helps it feel much more unified. 6. Since the book is already wrinkly because of the rain and the type of paper I chose to use, I like to add even more texture to the mini-book! I used masking tape folded over the edges and trimmed them later. 

Here are the pages I've created so far...

Thanks so much, Kara! I'm so inspired by this. What topic would you choose for an art journal about your hometown? xo. elsie

 

Comments

[Natasha Fatah]

Oh ultimate cuteness.
And it's raining in Toronto today - so good timing peeps. :)

xoxo
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[olga]

Oh, how nice!!! A clever idea so that rain won't make you feel depressed!!!
I love it!!!

[Ester]

I don't think I've ever seen something like this! such an unique idea :)

[Chantal Hanna]

I love it!!! We've had nearly a month of rain in the south west of England so I could do with one of these to cheer my days up, thanks for the idea!

Chantal
:)

[tinajo]

Really cute and fun idea! :-)

[Miss K]

Looks super cute!

[Mrs. Baker]

i love it! so creative!

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[Charley Taylor]

Aww, I love this. Adorable!

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xo

[Sarah]

I love this! I like journals in general, so this is totally my kind of fun :)

[nikki joy]

I live in just about the rainiest city in the UK, and funnily enough, I was doing a page in my art journal just the other day inspired by the rain =) I do love a pretty rainy day in the right mood.

[Maria]

I have judt now wrote a post on my blog about rain because I had the most wonderful rainy walk! Rain is just so inspiring, beautiful and poetic!
:Maria
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[Mademoiselle Marie]

Hah, this post made me laugh! Such a cute idea to capture something special about your city... wish you had shared this cute idea 10 months ago when I moved to the rainy rainy city of Vancouver ;)

[Marijke]

I love this soooooo much! Our town is filled with cows, I actually live on a farm and I love it :). Maybe I should make a diary about cows? Now all I need is the fuji instax mini I've been wanting for a while :).

[La Vie Quotidienne]

perfect composiition...cool design ...lovely Rain review =)

XOXO from MUNICH
La Vie Quotidienne
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[Tiffany]

Theodora & Callum are perfect for rainy days! They are having a fabulous Pinterest Contest where you can win a Scarf or Caftan of your choice! Check it out: http://pinterest.com/theodoracallum/journey-with-t-c/

[Eirini]

greek islands and wind always went together..i live in one..
.it would be very challenging to capture wind...but i would try to creat a wheather journal in winter..soooo nice!!!!!

[Brooke]

This is such a neat idea! I am one that is obsessed with rainy days so this makes me totally giddy :)

Brooke

thebebebirds.blogspot.com

[vivi k]

I would do a rain one as well, we get SO MUCH rain here! This makes it so beautiful!

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[Emily S]

I like that so much! How adorable.

[Val]

Pretty!!

Val
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