A handmade memory book is the loveliest way to hold onto a season, a trip, a school year, or a stretch of life you don't want to forget.
In this class you'll learn a simple binding technique, build your book from just three or four sheets of scrapbook paper, and fill it with ephemera, photos, and found bits and pieces. No fancy tools — just everyday supplies and a willingness to play.
THE INTERACTIVE MEMORY BOOKS WORKSHOPTurn paper scraps, photos, and little treasures into a book you'll keep forever.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
A simple book-binding technique you'll use again and again
Build a whole interactive book from just 3–4 sheets of paper
Design a layered, collaged cover that tells a story
Tuck in ephemera — postcards, photos, quote cards, music sheets
Create cascading layouts that pull you through the pages
Make shaker pockets from plastic packaging (no fancy tools!)
Spot embellishments hiding in old books and unexpected places
Take every technique straight into your art journals and scrapbooks.
PERFECT FOR…
These books are wonderful to make with kids documenting a school year or summer vacation, and a brilliant craft for a creative evening with girlfriends. Beginner or seasoned maker, you'll have fun — and end up with a keepsake (or gift) that someone will treasure.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Three or four sheets of scrapbook paper
Photos, postcards, ephemera, and little treasures
Plastic packaging (for the shaker pockets)
Trims, stickers, and embellishments — whatever's on your craft desk
Basic adhesive and scissors
Start with what you already have. Half the joy of these books is discovering what counts as "ephemera" once you start looking.
Why an online class?
Why an online class?
Online courses are so much fun because you can learn at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home. May we suggest a tasty beverage and pajamas? Perhaps on your favorite chair? Or even in your studio at our craft table? You can take online classes anywhere you want!
You have lifetime access to the video course and can come back to watch it and rewatch it anytime you want.
You can ask as many questions as you want on the course page and I will always do my best to answer your questions as best as I can.
Join a fun community of makers and creators and share your work and learn from others!
Hi I’m Mahe Zehra a.k.a MZ Welcome to my Whimsical World!Hi, I’m Mahe. I was self-schooled. The greatest thing my parents ever taught me was how to learn on my own.
I’ve been teaching myself hard things since I was ten years old. I grew up in Lahore, in a household where nothing was considered disposable. Biscuit tins became sewing kits. Old saris became quilts. I am the daughter of two long lineages of women who saved, mended and repurposed beautifully — not out of necessity, but because waste genuinely offended them.
Twenty-five years on, that’s the foundation of everything I make or do. MZ Creates is where I teach the soulful art of making meaning from what you already have — old envelopes, tea-stained paper, ticket stubs, the pretty bits of an ordinary life. I’m a Certified Zentangle Teacher and the author of over twenty books on paper craft, journaling and mixed media. I teach the way I was taught — by being trusted to figure it out. I won’t lecture you. I’ll sit beside you and show you that you can do this. Because you can. [ Read my full story ]