'The' Experiment

Okay...my son has a roll of unstretched primed canvas...

and I cut a chunk off so that I could

'experiment'

with a refillable 'journal'.

It needs some 'fine-tuning' but I think

it might just work out.

I used a 5" x 8" pad for my prototype...cut the canvas to size

and painted that up.

Then I made a 'pocket' of sorts...to slip the cardboard

back in and stabilize the pad.

I used ribbon...because I didn't have any twine on hand

(I think I'd prefer twine..but we'll see)...to

secure the pad to the top of the 

'journal cover'.

After a couple coats of varnish...I'm all set to use

this for my

'to do' lists.

The front is a cute little creeper under a whimsical tree.

The back is a hedgehog pulling a heart on a string...

underneath which I've put my name...

I'm hoping my sewing machine can handle the canvas...

if so..

I can have a batch of them ready to go

in a week or two...