Make a Leather Journal - UXBRIDGE Workshops

Join Elise De Silva, for a fun day in our Make a Leather Journal workshop. Enjoy the art of crafting your very own leather-bound journal, all in a day. Use a blend of new and upcycled materials to create your own treasured keepsake journal.

This workshop is a crafting adventure and an initiation into the realm of leatherwork. Elise will guide participants step by step through the whole process, so you take home your finished unique journal.

First you will carefully curate your own selection of materials. We’ll use beautiful leather to create the covers. Then move on to choosing a mix of upcycled papers, vintage fabrics, and charming embellishments. Elise will share her skills in the art of repurposing materials. Your journal will finish with recycled elegance and a lot of personal meaning ready to continue with additions.

The Make a Leather Journal workshop is perfect for anyone including novices and experienced crafters. All you need is to be enthusiastic and keen to learn something new. You will develop essential crafting skills that can be transferred to other projects or used to design and create more journals to give to others.

Take this opportunity as freedom of a day to yourself. Let your creative juices flow and learn how to transform ordinary items into an extraordinary treasure to keep and use.

Enjoy a relaxed day that is organised and with structure. You will finish your beautifully constructed journal which will celebrate the beauty of repurposing. Your leather-bound junk journal will be filled with expression, pages of your interests and things close to your heart. It will be totally unique. Book your spot today and step into a world where creativity knows no bounds.

MATERIALS PROVIDED:
Leather, binding thread, new and upcycled paper, and paper embellishments.

YOU NEED TO BRING:
Sharp craft knife
Scissors
Pencil
Ruler (preferably metal)
Cutting mat
Bone folder (not essential, but is helpful)
All paper for your journal is supplied, however, if you have an old calendar, or magazine or some themed paper you’d like to use as well, feel free to bring it alo

ABOUT YOUR TUTOR:
Elise De Silva is a local artist, specialising in watercolours and landscapes. She loves plein-air painting and loves capturing beautiful sceneries.
In addition to this craft workshop, Elise teaches the following at UXBRIDGE
Intro to Watercolours (workshop)
Watercolour Travel Journalling (workshop)
Impressionist Watercolours (workshop)
Contemporary Watercolours (workshop)

To see more of Elise’s personal work, head to her website.