Where I Find Free Junk Journal Supplies + A Very Small Haul | Creative Places to Look for Supplies
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- Do you ever find yourself needing journal supplies but with limited resources such as your health, time or budget? How does a creator create when they feel limited opportunities to find what they need? Watch as I share some creative ways that I have acquired junk journal supplies at no cost to me! I also share a small haul with you (some of it was free!) which inspired the idea for today's video. This is not an exhaustive list by any means. Comment below with some of YOUR favorite FREE journal supplies! What are you creating today?
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Just so you know, using original images in a journal you sell does not violate copyright laws. If you photocopy or scan the image and sell the copy or digital image, that is against the law. You don’t have the right to copy others’ work but you can use the original image in books you sell.
That's helpful information, thank you! 🥰
@@CreatorsCall now a company may ask you not to use their original image in a book you sell (I have heard of Daphne’s Diary doing so) but they have no legal recourse if you decide to use it in your journals for sale.
And of course, you can scan and copy anything you want for personal use. The issue is only when you try to sell a copied image without permission.
I’ve just discovered also from another creator’s video that you also have to be careful with junkmail. ie Travel brochures.
Ooo I love Shakespeare .. TFS all those wonderful books.
I would never tear up that beautiful Bible. It would totally go in my Bible collection..It is such a gorgeous piece. Thanks for sharing this video. Have a blessed day.❤❤❤
We kept several other beautiful family Bibles, including the one my girls used in their weddings in lieu of a ring bearer pillow. Thanks for watching and for your comments. 😊
I'm new to junk journaling and am learning so much from many channels. I wanted to share that I went to a local thrift store that benefits Veterans. They were having a book sale! 8/$2! I bought 15 books and a few piano music scores that were counted as "books". Among other things I found a beer taster's journal, a workbook on accounting practices full of ledgers, a performance journal (daily charts, lists, memos), an ancient dictionary, a few children's books, a book of bird pictures which I trimmed over half and a quilling book that is full of patterns/templates. SCORE!
Sounds like a treasure trove of wonderful journal supplies! We had a thrift store here benefitting vets that I loved to visit because I found so many terrific things there. Sadly, in the middle of moving locations, they shut down suddenly, never to be seen again. This has happened with several of my favorite independent thrift stores here. All closed before COVID so I can't blame the pandemic. I always found wonderful prices at the veterans charity and they were also willing to bargain if I saw better prices at nearby thrift stores. Have fun playing and creating with your goodies! 💖
I love working with wallpaper samples. If you have a paint store nearby stop in and ask if they have any old sample books that are out of date.
I will keep that in mind, thanks for the tip. TFW, Crystal! 💖
Home Depot and Lowes allows you to take as many paint chips you want. I use mine to make matchbook notebooks and I use them with my die cuts and punches. Makes great ephemera
Using them to make die cuts is a great idea! Thanks for sharing your tips! 🥰
They also give away their discontinued wallpaper sample books. Just ask!
That’s a great 👍 idea 💡!!! I’m going to get some of those. You can take paint stirs from Lowe’s for crafts. You can take free scraps from Home Depot for crafts.
What are match book notebooks ?
@@InfinityFinds-ge6gu remember matchbook. You rip out a match and light it on the cover? Replace matches with neatly cut papers
Thanks sweet lady for sharing your free finds around your home to encourage us to do the same. Blessings from Betty in Ohio. Thanks also for the uplifting words at the close .
You are so welcome! It's amazing what we can find within our own homes when we get to looking. Kind of like a little treasure hunt. 😀 I'm glad you enjoyed the video and the little encouragement at the end.💖
Oh I love that Bible!!! You got some awesome books!
Great free ideas! I love to use old clothes and the buttons on them too! Children’s coloring and adult coloring books are great too! Old Christmas decorations and ornaments make great items too! I use McDonald’s cookie and French fry bags too!
Saving the pretty buttons is a great idea. I have saved a couple of my husband's old shirts before, but his buttons weren't so pretty. You've got lots of great ideas of things to use! TFS, Dale! 💖
WOW! Love the reusing books idea ... but when I tell people I love books, I mean I love them to the point, somebody else would have to do all the tearing up, because I might get sick! And also, my grandmother would beat my butt with a broom if I did any such disassembling of the Bible. She'd yell for a month
I know, it's hard until you remember that most of it winds up in the landfill otherwise, even our old family Bibles. Love your comment about your grandmother, God bless her! 💖🎄🤗
No way would I EVER disassemble Gods word…too many countries and missionaries around the world needs them😳
I have a lot of my Grandmothers stuff, she kept everything. I have some button cards without buttons and I have some with buttons. I believe saving things is in my genes. My mother did also. I agree with all the pieces you showed ❤ Thank you ❤
I come from a long line of packrats and realized many years ago that I needed to be aware and try not to repeat the same habits. I think saving things is in my genes too. I'm currently doing a series of videos on decluttering my craft room. It's surprising how many things I've collected even though I thought I was being careful! Thanks so much for watching, Jeanie! 💖
I like the way you have relaxed and more of your personality is coming through
Oh thank you, I appreciate that! I'm definitely feeling a little more at ease on this platform. :-)
Coloring books are good. The adult ones have pretty pictures and you or the recipient can color it.
Old sewing patterns are good to.
Travel brochures you pick up on vacation are good.
Great ideas in your video.
Thank you! Great ideas, thanks for watching! 💖
I’m from England. My daughter spent a year at st Jude’s researching Fo her degree. We visited, what a wonderful place it is. We enjoyed Memphis and toured for 4 weeks. The Deep South is wonderful.
What an interesting experience to see St. Jude's Hospital. They do amazing work there. The Deep South has a charm all its own. 🥰
The '78 boys hairdo cracked me up. I can still cut that do!! 😂 Both my hubs and I graduated in 78.... I met him my senior year and was going to beauty college the last half. I got lots of practice on him.LOL love seeing all your goodies!
That's a fun story! 😆 Glad you enjoyed the video and got a chuckle out of it too! TFW, Dawna! 💖🤗🥰
I have just started and found your video. Thanks for all the tips on where to find free stuff. My husband will be forever grateful. I've been shopping at the Dollar Tree for stickers and rub ons but those books and papers you showed have given me new inspiration. Thank you for sharing this.
Tell your hubby he's welcome, ha-ha! I'm so happy you got a few new ideas from this video! Gotta love free, right? TFW and leaving a comment! I like knowing who's "out there" in CZcams Land. 💖
When I was a Girl Scout leader starting over 20 years ago, we get tons of free stuff. Printers gave away free paper cut-offs from their big jobs, all colors. The local newspaper gave us end rolls from printing the newspaper (one roll of blank newsprint had enough paper left on it for us to use the whole time my girls were GS - years and years!). We got free discontinued wallpaper books from Home Depot. Shoe stores were happy to give us their boxes because it saved them a trip to the dumpsters. I heard that upholstery places gave away their bits and pieces of fabric but I never asked. Joanns would give our Area office anything they had left over after a season. I doubt they do that anymore because, like Michael's, they probably put all the leftovers into big boxes and sell them to customers for a few bucks for each 'mystery' box. I found that stores were happy to give if I was asking for my troop, especially if they were just going to throw the stuff away. So, ASK - all they can say is no.
That is so true - it never hurts to ask! Thank you for watching and your comment. 💖
Go dumpster diving it’s free finds and fun ❤
@@InfinityFinds-ge6gu As long as the store doesn't lock their dumpster. As long as the store doesn't call the cops on you. As long as the cops don't cite you and as long as a judge doesn't convict you. As long as you don't get beat up by another diver who considered the dumpster you are diving in as theirs. I think it's a darn shame all the good stuff and foods that are thrown away, but there are just too many risks for me. Bravo to those who do it, though.
@@rachellee.9389 i understand. It is risky and you get a adrenaline rush and I put a lot of stuff in the blessing box. It’s a place where people need things. I have been doing this like 8 years and I have NEVER 👎 been to jail. Knock ✊ on wood. Now I just walk to a few places. I’m not doing it like I was. It literally crazy 😜 the stuff they throw out !! Most places don’t care as long as their aren’t any messes. I understand it can be kind of scary. I prefer having someone with me. My dog 🐶 use to go with me and she would bark if any one ☝️ would walk buy. It’s absolutely SHOCKING the things that get thrown away !!! I found 100.00 one ☝️ time I couldn’t even BELIEVE it !!! WHO throes 100 bill 💵 in the trash ??? Dollar tree 🌳 throws out cards after the season is over with. I give them to other people
Thanks for sharing! I recently went through some old things, organizing and cleaning out- I’ve pulled out a lot of the same type things you shared! Great supply of freebies! 💕🤗🙌🏻
Isn't it fun when we find craft supplies we can use in random places around the house? I enjoy the challenge of using things up plus the satisfaction that comes from reusing what I have to create something new and useful. It's a great feeling! I hope you make many wonderful things with your found journal supplies! TFW! 😁💖
I have been working with junk journals for a little over a year. I volunteer in our local library’s used book sale room. Sadly we lost our bulk sale options to ship out of town so a lot now goes in the dumpster. I started teaching a monthly class on junk journaling and try to use only recycle supplies sans glue etc. I will be binge watching your channel to see how you use these supplies. I am excited to see if you have done your carousel horse journal. I see themed books like that go in the dumpster quite frequently. 😞 thank you for the inspiration.🐞
Hi Ila, I'm so glad you found my channel! 😀 I haven't made the carousel journal yet, but it's on the list! So sad when we see books being trashed. How wonderful that you are teaching classes on junk journaling. I love how this craft is a great way to recycle books and papers. I appreciate you commenting! 🥰
Oh, Ila, I'm a book lover, too. Seeing books go in the dumpster, I can't imagine. ❣
Old clothing that one I wouldn't had thought about to use.
Yeah, it's a really good tip, especially if you have a favorite top or dress. It can be repurposed into something new. At the end of the day it's just fabric. TFW, Christine!
Oh yes nail varnish to mend your stocking And tights lol and the nail varnish stuck to your leg lol bought back memories and made me laugh. Could you use some of these to give us ideas how to use them please xx
Remembering how it stuck to your leg gave me a giggle too! I would be happy to demo how to use some of these items in journals. Is there anything in particular that you wanted to see used? If you watch through my playlist called "Currently Creating" you will see me making journals from all kinds of supplies. Also my "Chat & Craft " playlist shows me using a variety of things to make ephemera, etc. And then a friend sent me a random box of supplies and challenged me to use all items in the box to make a journal. I will put all of the links below for you. TFW! 😆💖
Currently Creating Playlist: czcams.com/play/PLePlzgcNYLwZDrTuEvGyl9zTRU8TFt0OW.html
Chat & Craft Playlist: czcams.com/play/PLePlzgcNYLwbTgqAJB0i7kRg5iHpPhU7b.html
Challenge Journal: czcams.com/play/PLePlzgcNYLwYMq1oKS2-RgZ46rhvW1PxT.html
Hello, just came across your channel today and have subscribed. Loved all the ideas and I particularly loved the typing books they brought back a lot of memories. I love using junk in my junk journals too. Blessings 🌷
Another suggestion for a great resource for journal covers and inside work is old wallpaper books.
Yes, wallpaper books would be great for papers and covers. Also, old game boards make unique covers. Thanks for the suggestion! 😀👍
You have been a big inspiration to pleas some of the things you showed are things I already use and you gave some ideas about acquiring more supplies for free, such as going to my local used book store and see what materials he might be tossing out.
Aww, thank you, Shiela. I'm glad you found some good ideas in this video. It's great that you discovered you already have a stash on hand! TFW! 💖🤗
Thank you for all of your amazing ideas!! You're such a blessing to me!! ❤ MARANATHA
Thank you so much, Bekah! I'm glad you're here! 💖
Just found your channel. Thank you for this video. Being new to junk journaling, THIS GAVE ME IDEAS. I subscribed to your channel today! BLESSINGS
I'm so glad you were able to get some good ideas from my video. 😃 What I most enjoy about junk journals is that they are made from materials around the house that might otherwise become trash. You may enjoy my flip through of the dinosaur journal I showed last week made completely from papers and things already in my craft room-just because I didn't want to throw away the book pages. 😃 Thank you for subbing and letting me know you are here! 🤗💕
Hi, I know this is an older video, but I just found you and am a new subscriber. I can't believe you mentioned the Image of Loveliness class you took because I actually did take that class way back in 1975, in 8th grade at my Christian school. Unfortunately, I didn't save my papers from it, but that's really something that you took that class too. This was a very helpful video with some great ideas. Thanks!
You're the first person to tell me you remember it, how fun! It was offered by a lady from our church. I think I took it in 7th or 8th grade too. Lots of useful information that never goes out of style.💖
Brilliant inspiration i was very lucky my mum got her bathroom done and found a newspaper under the old bath dating from the 50s so i have that ready for my vintage journal. I love the old packaging.
Wow, that's an amazing find! I hope you have a way to scan the pages so you can use them again and again. I'm glad you enjoyed the video, Sam! 💖
I love your collections especcialy the sewing box ,hippy stuff my daughter would love those .
Yes, that box is full of fun trims and things. Thanks for watching! 😁
Amen. Love your video ❤
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for saying hello! ☺💖
Such wonderful ideas! Thank you for sharing. Love your personality. As a first time watcher, I am now a subscriber!
Welcome, thanks for subbing, Bettina!
Great ideas! Thanks!
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!
You have a great personality!
Thank you, Nikola! 😃
Thanks! Some great ideas! I am trying to get rid of some things but end up second guessing. When I do throw it away, you can be sure that the very next day I have thought of what I COULD have used it for. 😅 I am relatively new (a few years now) @ Junk Journalling and need to be reminded of some of the great resources aka "garbage" or RRR stuff that I have and can use. I actually leaned forward, laughed and said, "oh my goodness. I remember that. " when you pulled out the "nylon/pantyhose repair kit" matchbook!
That's so funny that you recognized the nylon repair matchbook! I don't know when they stopped being made. This one belonged to my husband's elderly aunt. I think it's the cutest thing! As far as cleaning out goes, one strategy I've found helpful when I'm undecided about which things to toss, is to put the items I'm unsure about in a box, close it up and keep it out in the garage. I write an expiration date on the box of 3 months, 6 months or even a year out from when I put it in the box. Then, if I haven't needed/wanted to use those items by the time the expiration date hits, I donate the box. It's a kind of half-way measure that helps me purge. Once or twice I've needed to retrieve something from the box, but most of the time I'm happy to let it go after the waiting period. I have a video on decluttering you might find useful. I will link it below. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! 💖🤓Here's the video link on decluttering and purging. Hopefully you will get a few tips you can use: czcams.com/video/ggA3bdirW70/video.html
@CreatorsCallShop lol I don't think I ever used them but I certainly used nail polish with great frequency!
thanks so much! I might try that system. Junk Journaling is right up my alley because I've always had a thing for paper, pens, writing and crafts. 🤯 more stuff to keep!! But now I need to figure out how to organize all these tag, ephemera digitals ...unfinished and finished....
Thanks for all of the ideas you have given me.
You are so welcome, glad you like them!
So glad I came across your channel! I got tons of great ideas. Thank you soooo much! Just FYI: Jot products come from the Dollar Tree. So the person who sold you those stencils on Ebay paid just $1 for them.
P.S. I think your hair is lovely!
I can't tell you how irritated I was when I learned later that those stencils were from DT. 😠 Live and learn, I guess. 😂 I'm so glad you got some good ideas from this video. Thanks for watching and saying "hi"! 🤗💖
So happy I found your channel! This was very helpful! I have tons of stuff and now am excited to glean what I want to use, and throw out or donate the rest!
Hi Donna, I'm so happy you found this video useful. I have a video on decluttering that aired shortly before this one. I'll put the link here in case you're interested. Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment! 🥰 czcams.com/video/ggA3bdirW70/video.html
Bonjour!!!🤗OMG so so happy I found your channel🎉🎉🎉🎉New subbie living in Spain🔥🌞🔥I'm a proud mom of 3 lioneses❤❤❤ and I've a very low budget💰🙄 But thanks to you I've found 💎TRESORS💌👑here, in my hoyse!!!! I'm a beginner in this magical world of scrapbooking & as you said "each book is unique, as each person is unique❤" Reading my Bible & scrapbooking helps me so much with my anxiety+depression... Sooooo happy I've found you🥰🥰🥰🥰 I admire you, sending lots & lots of big bisous doux from one of the hottest place in the world!😅 😘🍓😘🍭😘🍫😘🥞🥞💜🌺🦄✝️
Hi Jackie, I'm so glad you found my channel. Welcome to the wonderful world of junk journals! It is amazing what kind of journal-making treasures can be found around the house when you start looking. Thanks for letting me know you're watching. Big hugs from Idaho, USA! 🤗💕
@@CreatorsCall 😘🍫😘🍭😘🥞💜🦄
You're too funny. You look great. Love your videos.
You are kind. 💕 Thanks for watching!
Our library gives away old Readers Digest books and magazines. A friend gave me old maps. Tina, Al's wife
I'd love it if my library did that! I hope you're taking full advantage. TFW! 💖
New to you channel , great ideas. I have some paint samples too. If you go to a paint store sometimes they'll gift you an old wall paper book and a full paint sample book.
Which has all the color pallets.
Welcome, Isabel! I'm still hoping to snag a wallpaper book one of these days. I love the free paint samples and have gathered a few more since this video. 💖
I didn't realize they have the color palettes in them too. Good to know! 💖
I learned a lot. Thx.
I'm so glad! 💖
I have junk mail, seed catalogs, greeting cards, wrapping paper, old books of all kinds, packaging materials, paint chips, all kinds of stuff from family archives, my own collection, so much fuel for junk journaling supplies. That lace of yours? I'd use it as paint screening so I could hold onto it and get more use/creative joy. Haven't made my own paper with a blender yet, but once I get some screening and a frame, look out, world! Just got some plastic and brown paper grocery bags. The old typing and steno books brought back memories from business school, but a bit more recent than the 50s. lol Bright blessings. 💞😃
You have lots of journals just waiting to be made! I was thinking the same as you, so I did save some of the lace to use as a stencil for sprays and coffee dying.
Good luck with your handmade paper project. I'm afraid I'm not that adventurous, but I applaud all those who are. 👍 TFW, Belinda!
Thank you for sharing! I have saved several stuff for years and last year I got into making Junk Journals!
How fun, you're going to love this craft! TFW! 😊💖
@@CreatorsCall thank you! I can't wait!
New subbie here. Thanks for the ideas. I needed reminding of some things & u opened my others to others. 🥰
Welcome, Denise! I'm glad you found this video helpful. 🤗💕
Hi sweetie I just came across ur channel and fell n love... Tyfs the ideals I'm a junk journal maker as well can't wait to watch ur videos. New subbie here😊
Hi Donna, welcome! I’m delighted to have you here!
I heard about the Renovation Hardware catalogs so ordered the three they have now. There are so any things in those pages you can use. So that has me looking for other catalogs that I can use. I love free stuff.
Me too! Thanks for watching! 💖
Sometimes you can get paper from those huge bins sitting outside a store or building
Good idea, thanks for watching! 💖
Thank you... love this video.. I'm inspired....
I'm so glad you're inspired! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! 💖
Awesome
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video!
Good ideas!
Thank you, Jess! 🥰
This was so much fun. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! 💖
Exceptional help, thank you 🥰
You're welcome, so glad it helped!
I took "White Gloves and Party Manners" in 1970! When I was 10 yrs old.
How fun! It sounds similar to "Image of Loveliness". I am glad I learned the basics of etiquette and good dress because it always helps me to know how to behave in every situation. I find it more awkward when the people around me don't know how to behave socially. How about you? Are you glad you took the class? I'm so glad you commented, thank you, Lavonne! 💖
No jealousy here... i have the same hairdo, lol. in black. My hair was very long and arms hurt to take of it.
Too funny! 💖
You have a career as a comedian 🤣
Ha-ha, I'm glad you liked it! 😃
First time watching you but just wanted to say you are so cute & funny ❤
Awww, thanks, Tressa! Glad you enjoyed the video. 😊💖
You cracked me up!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! 😆🥰
Thank you for sharing....
You are welcome! I'm glad you found this video helpful. 🥰
I can’t tear apart bibles.
Then I would recommend that you don't. TFW💖
Yeah the idea you had about reusing paper I do the same thing. I was going for treatments a few months ago and every time I went I had paper given to me with what was done when appointments were going to be next and I had like three or four or five papers stapled together and I just would tuck them in some place to keep them and I got to thinking their blank on the other side that's too good of paper to just throw away so I can use them in a journal that I put together and write on the back of them and some of them even have space where I can write on the front so I do my devotional that's what I write on I come across in the divorce more somewhere else over so I want to keep from scriptures by riton and yeah it's like I'm repurposing it and then when I'm ready to put more pages in I'm starting my run now I cut the paper down to use and I'm thinking because I got this really Elegance paper from 45 that I want to use for the front of the journal so I may be making a different one instead for using the one that I have a cover for this reusable from Tim Holtz so yeah I just I just got the younger to go through stuff and you just gave me some more ideas of things I can use cuz I was thinking you know I have old recipe books that not a lot of them but enough that I can take a page out and put it in for journaling and different stuff like that is so much fun to find stuff that maybe you'll even forgotten that you can use so I was like yeah praise the Lord and it doesn't cost me arm and leg. Which right now all kidding aside my left arm is healing from a shoulder replacement and I'm so thankful that I can still do some of my crappy I don't do a lot of scrapbooking but I make cards and I like to do the journals because I just like to write so I may just write a whole devotional out but I think the size just being is something that I may go back over and read again and remind myself what was said it's therapeutic writing is very therapeutic I don't know why I don't know how but that's as much a gift from God as anyting else is you have a wonderful day and thank you so much that you bring the Lord and Christian things into your channel I love that God bless you
Those are great uses for all the paper we tend to accumulate, especially the medical summaries we all get at the doctor's office these days. I also use the blank backs to print my taxes on for my records. I really like using the recipe binders for making journals too. They are my favorite ones to make! Thanks for watching and for your kind comments, Deborah!
NP;dr. No punctuation; didn’t read. There might have been some good information in your response, but with no punctuation it’s frustrating to comprehend.
New sub. Great channel
Thanks and welcome! 🥰
I shopped in my home for my supplies. my financial investment is very low. I am a beginner. thank you
Way to go! It's so gratifying to find your supplies among what you already have around the house. It's a great way to get started. Now have fun creating beautiful journals! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. 💖
HAHAH I got a kick out of the hair Comment, thank you for this
Glad you enjoyed it - the comedy and the jj tips. 🤣 Thanks for watching!🥰
Subscriber 534! Fun video!
Welcome, and thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. 🥰
Great ideas.
Thank you, glad you like them!
I’m watching many videos before I begin doing this hobby I don’t feel comfortable about the tea or coffee staining. How else might one get the aged affect
I'm no expert, but some folks use food dyes or the distress inks. It might also be worth trying some RIT fabric dye. Also, check out videos on dying with spices, avocado dying (turns the pages pinkish) and other types of food items. Cabbage will turn it a dark purple which looks cool. Eco dying is another technique which uses leaves, flowers and other natural elements to stain the papers. Thanks for asking the question, Valorie! 💖.
How do you make modge-podge out of glue?
I use a 2:1 ratio of glue to water, 2 parts glue to 1 part water. Some people like to water it down further to a 1:1 ratio, half glue and half water. It just depends on how runny you like it. I use the Elmer's All Purpose glue and stock up when back-to-school sales are on. I find that it's not tacky after it dries. 😊
Thank you so much for such a quick and thorough answer, I truly appreciate it!!!@@CreatorsCall
Do you live in Oregon also. Or is there other states that have Powell's.
I went to school in Portland so we love going to Powell's. As far as I know, it's the only one. TFW!
@@CreatorsCall that's awesome. I also love Powell's, I would always go there and read for pretty much the whole day, and also explore the rest of the store.
@Jessica Calvin That is a perfect day! We love getting lost in the stacks. 📚
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Glad you enjoyed it, TFW!! 🥰💕
Yikes. I don't understand how you can rip a book like that apart... The Bible?? 😳
Seriously though.... teach me your ways. I have at least a dozen books that I can't find it within me to tear them apart.
Also, I hope you didn't pay a whole lot for those butterfly stencils on eBay. Those came from the Dollar Tree. 😬👍
There's some great ideas here. Thank you for the inspiration.
I think I talked about it in the video, but it gets easier to take books apart when you learn how much stuff winds up in the landfill, even when donated to a thrift store. Since these were old Bibles and books precious to family, and somewhat beat up, they likely would not sell at a thrift store. I feel like repurposing the pages in a useful way is much more honoring to the book, the previous owner, and to God. The Bible was originally comprised of individual scrolls, or "books", so it was already "apart". Here's an interesting fact: It was a librarian at the ancient library in Alexandria, Egypt who first compiled the Biblical writings into a single unit and arranged them in order. The purpose was to make it easier to locate and read the texts as a whole. I had a discussion thread about using Bibles in my journals on one of my videos. If I can find it, I will link it here: czcams.com/video/sMbUJbNwWdQ/video.html 😄
Sadly, I discovered the truth about the stencils a few months later.... It really irks me when people purchase out of the cheap bins and jack up the prices to sell on-line. In this instance, she sent me the wrong stencil and then sent me the correct one, so I wound up with 2. It was almost the same cost as buying at DT.😄
Thanks for watching, Jenni. I appreciate your thoughtful comments. I'm glad you found some inspiration in this video. 🤗💕
@@CreatorsCall ooohhhh great feedback!! That's a really good point with the Bible💕 and the other books. I have one amazing book that's a limited edition, leather cover, gold trimmed pages, and the inside is amazing fabric. 🤦🏽♀️ It's a beautiful book that I really want to use, but still can't bring myself to do it.
I only just discovered your channel today. I obviously have some catching up to do. Thanks for the link!!
I don't like when people do that either. I feel like they're taking advantage.
Thank you so much for your inspiration. 🥰
Your book sounds amazing. I don't know if I could tear it up either.... I have on a couple of occasions, purchased two copies of a book I liked (always used books). I keep the nicer one for me and the more raggedy one I use for journals. It makes me happy both ways, happiness squared. 😊
@@jennip8585 I cannot bring myself to desecrate a bible...
@@mares4636 I haven't been able to either, and I still have that limited edition, leather bound, gold-leaf Opera book. 🤣
Also, last summer I acquired my grandfather's library. There are books in there that were published anywhere from 1880-1977. So, I've acquired another collection that I won't use. My grandfather grew up in Scotland, so a lot of these older books were published in the UK. There are books in there that he had as a kid, and actually some first editions, like all the Harvard classics, and 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' from 1935.🤷🏽♀️
Love your name. I have a daughter named Marci too.
I love that! Thanks for watching, Sylvia!
You would use a Bible?
Yes, I absolutely would... and I do. I refer you to the discussion thread under Jenni P for further explanation. Thanks for watching! 😊
I recently saw a trash can full of brand new bibles! It took all the strength I had to keep walking!
Oh, so sad!
@@CreatorsCall I didn’t want to embarrass my new fiancé! It was my first week in his neighborhood!
For me a Chik Fil A sack would go straight into the trcycle bin. Would not want that homophobic vibe in any of my precious jjournals.
That's the beauty of making junk journals though, isn't it? We can each use whatever we have available to create useful and beautiful works of art. We have the prerogative to use or not use certain items in our journals, which is in keeping with the nature of a junk journal. Every journal is unique, just like the person who made it. I trust that using bags from CFA was not the only point you took away from this video. 😀 TFW! 💖📚