What’s a Glue Book?
June 11, 2009 Guest Blogger Crafts, Guest Bloggers, Paper Crafts, Trends No Comments
Welcome Guest Blogger, Lia Kent from the blogs “Journal Junk” and “Art Junk Girl“.
Glue Book
What’s a Glue Book?
I decided to answer this question on the journaljunk blog after receiving several inquiries via email. I answered directly to those who asked, so they could “get gluing!”, but I wanted to share the answer here for those who were too shy to ask!
1. A gluebook is simply a notebook/journal of any sort that you glue magazine and junk mail clippings in. Many people call them their “inspiration” book. I’ve kept a gluebook with my favorite decorating ideas/etc. for many years. It is a very relaxing activity, and also a good way to record your favorite ideas, visually. I must say that a “gluebook” is also an excellent thing to have on hand for those of us who have a hard time throwing away movie tickets, special notes from the kids, etc.
2. Resources for gluebooks:
Lisa Vollrath also has a Yahoo group (membership must be approved) with prompts, challenges, etc. It’s called Gluebooks: the official home of the “gluemonkeys“.
If you want to know what book I use, it’s usually a black composition book (you know, the one’s the kids buy for school), but sometimes I glue in my old dayplanners.
One more thing. You can also use a gluebook to glue in some visual’s that will motivate you to reach your goals. I started doing this several years ago when I read the book, Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. So, it’s kind of like an inspiration board, just one page at a time…
Happy gluing! Remember your gluestick….don’t leave home without it…
Glue Stick
~Lia
To read more by Lia, visit “Journal Junk” & “Art Junk Girl“.
