Hey there Reader Welcome to another Forget-Me-Not Friday email and idea! I hope you're looking forward to the weekend? I am because I'm going to be starting my Enchanted Woodland folio journal and I'm super excited about it. There's going to be lots of windows and flip outs and secret spots inside it, so stay tuned for that. For now, though, I wanted to share something inspired by window envelopes, which is where these simple yet super pretty junk mail envelope pockets come in. Here's the...
about 22 hours ago • 1 min read
Hey there Reader I'm sending my Forget-Me-Not Friday email a little later today because I woke up this morning and totally forgot it was Friday! I blame the heatwave we're currently having 😅 Anyway, I was pondering over what to send this week and I decided to dive deep into my archives. And I mean deep... way back to one of my very first YouTube videos from 3 years ago. I'm sure many of you have made these before but if you'd like to see how I turned a paper bag, book pages and music sheets...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Hey there Reader Happy Friday! I'm back with another Forget-Me-Not Friday idea for you all. This time, my idea features book pages and envelope bottoms to make these fabulous stacked pockets. Not only are they handy for storing various pieces of ephemera, but they're also large enough to decorate a full page in a journal or folio. See how I made them in this video >> What's new at House of Mahalo HQ? I've been a busy bee getting next month's virtual craft retreat ready, but I've also finished...
15 days ago • 1 min read
Hey there Reader I hope you're doing well? :-) I'm back with another Forget-Me-Not Friday idea for you! This week, I'm sharing how I made these cute little notebooks using paper cutoffs and scraps: I think the mini collages on the front make them so cute and interesting. Hands up if you love playing with mini things too! ;-) Here's my process video >> What's new at House of Mahalo HQ? I finally had some videos go out this week as part of my new filming schedule. Here's what you might've...
22 days ago • 1 min read
Hey there Reader Welcome to another Forget-Me-Not Friday! Every week I'm popping up in your inbox with one of my past projects to inspire you. And this week's idea is from my "Enchanted Woodland" journal I made a couple of years ago. They're called "Enchanted Leaf Belly Bands". If you love fairy or forest-themed journals, this could be the idea for you. They're easy to make, fun and unique! Here's my video to show you how I made them >> I'm actually thinking about making some more of these...
29 days ago • 1 min read
Hey there Reader I hope you're doing well? Here in the UK, it's officially the first day of summer and the sun is positively bursting through the windows! So, I thought we could do with a bright and happy idea today, which is where these quick and easy collaged journal cards come in. All you need are some pretty backgrounds (cardstock scraps are perfect for this), book pages and fussy cuts. And hey presto! You have some lovely journal cards that would happily suit most themes. Here's my...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey there Reader I hope you didn't miss me too much last week? As I mentioned on my Facebook page, I'd had one too many glasses of wine on the Thursday night, so a "Forget-Me-Not Friday" email the next day just wasn't to be. But here we are... another week, another idea. This time, I thought I'd throw caution to the wind and remind you all about one of the very first tutorial videos I ever made: faux specimen cards made from playing cards, washi tape and a few other supplies you probably...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey there Reader Happy Friday! You know what that means... I have another Forget-Me-Not Friday idea for you! This week's idea is Junk Mail Envelope Pockets with Side Tucks (inspired by Dee Dee Farago's 3 in 15 challenge). Don't you just love how you can make so many different things out of simple supplies like junk mail envelopes and scraps? I also remember umming and ahhing about adding the lace and eyelash trim at the time. I ended up loving how soft and textural it made them. Here's my...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey there Reader Can you believe it's been exactly 3 months since I started my Forget-Me-Not Friday email series? How time flies... If you're new around here, you can see all my previous emails here. Now... onto this week's idea: Junk Mail Envelope Pockets with Policy Closures! I made these for my first Edith Holden folios a couple of years ago and I still adore them today. The best bit? You don't need much to make them - just some window envelopes, scraps, fussy cuts, brads and string. Check...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey there Reader I'm back with another Forget-Me-Not Friday idea! I'm also back from my trip to Madeira with my husband (we had a lovely time even if we did miss the Northern Lights making their appearance back home lol) Anyway, this week, I thought I'd change things up a bit. In this series so far, I've shared various ideas for embellishments and ephemera. But I've been feeling a little nostalgic about some of my earlier journal covers, which involved having fun with patchwork... First up...
2 months ago • 1 min read