Amanda Makes Things

The Life and Times of a Crafter

Sooner or later I'm going to need a whole journal just for all these clusters I keep making. Sometimes, we just need a little journal collage page to take the edge off the week. It's a crafty sort of self-care. Happy #Caturday from me and also Tasha. A journal card, an ATC and a few clusters I had time to make this evening. Sometimes a little crafting goes a long way. Sometimes I don't have a lot of time for crafting, because people in my house want food, or clean clothes or attention; so doing these little altered playing cards is a way to microdose my #papercraft. Colby says to have a happy #caturday but please keep it down, he is napping. #catsofinstagram

  • Welcome…

    Hi, I am Amanda and I make things. Most of the time, I make a mess; but I also make journals, knitted objects and a YouTube channel. Now I am making this blog. We’re going to have a good time.

  • ATC: Amuse Bouche for the Busy Crafter

    We all live busy lives, don’t we? We are all a hundred different things to at least as many people and between everything we have to do, it’s hard to work in the things that we want to do. Some weeks, bite-size crafting is the best I can manage. A few rounds on the hat…

  • Coming Unglued: A Review of Adhesives I Use for Journaling

    Junk Journaling, by its nature, requires a lot of adhesives. And the one you use is going to vary depending on what you are doing. Attaching translucent washi paper with a heavy wet glue is going to end in tears, and wrinkled washi. But, what if you are new to the craft? What if you…

  • Lazy Girl Holiday

    I had fully intended to have some awesome pics of holiday decor to share with you, lovely blog reader. But, tbh, my holiday decorating…kinda didn’t even happen this year. I didn’t even put up the tree. The house is in such flux right now, with multiple projects happening that results in my living room space…

  • Turning Tables

    My hubby likes auctions. I can’t throw stones, I like craft and book stores. We all have our things. One thing we have been hoping to find is a new table for our breakfast nook. The one we have is…on its last legs. Pun fully intended. It’s one my mother bought for me when I…

  • Look, a Craft!

    I really meant to get this blog post up ages ago. I had all the best intentions. But as with all good intentions…At least this time I have a few photos to offer; since I did spend a little time crafting, in between running around with my hair on fire. The first picture is a…