Completed journals and altered books from the junk journal challenge. Junk journal usng a composition book love the wrinkled page look. A girlfriend first introduced fiona to the fabulous crafthobby of scrapbooking around 2007. Office supply stores often have a good selection and good price. At etsy, we pride ourselves on our global community of sellers. Some of the ones i have see include, junk mail, magazine clippings, vintage.
I am using them for everything from primary journals, to my book store, to recipe books and more. Gladys knight altered books alters junk journal art journals sketching composition two by two alternative. How to make altered book junk journals projects to try, ideas book binding supplies mini albums for 2019 an altered book junk journal is something that i really want to try. The journal is made with mostly a mix of found and recycled materials. Start by covering the composition book with a thin layer of mod podge, matte gel medium, or adhesive of your choice. Composition notebook into a smash bookjunk journal youtube. Each etsy seller helps contribute to a global marketplace of creative goods.
I just used a regular school composition book and pimped it up. There are some great ideas to inspire you here and a video tutorial. You can create a junk journal from of course junk mail, left over papers, envelopes, magazines, paint chip books, well just about anything that was discarded, could be disposed of or obsolete items. This is just a small part of what you can do with junk journals. Leather pocket notebook mini composition book cover travel notepad refillable. Composition notebooksjunk journal flip by zedlitz youtube. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Old books are not only attractive, but they often have interesting titles, eye catching fonts, great cover design and most importantly built in character. Ive been making junk journals for about a year and using them. I hope you can see that it is not difficult to make a junk journal.
The business of junk journals a sales course with mrs. Scrapbooks and journals used to be quite neat and tidy, the photos, stickers, matting and embellishments lined up a bit at attention back in the day, but today just about anything goes and just about anything work. Jan 19, 2018 altered composition book transformed part 3 into a vintage junk journal flip through youtube. Junk journals can vary from person to person, but it generally most of them do share one primary characteristic.
They are all amazing artist and junk journal creators. Composition notebook covers altered composition books altered books book art sewing crafts sewing projects fabric journals art journals e reader a supersimple way to cover a composition book. You can customize everything from the cover to the index, or even add pockets to the covers. Fabric journals journal paper scrapbook journal junk journal art journals journal ideas travel journals homemade journal homemade books. By supporting theagedjournal, youre supporting a small business, and, in turn, etsy. But first let me give you a big list of things you can put in them, as that is the funnest thing of all. Todays video i talk about how to use an inexpensive composition notebook to journal art and in my case using true trash, magazine images, and more to make it happen.
Fiona is a very active member on the junk journal junkies group and has shared some wonderful junk journals with us. And as a happy and very satisfied customer of one of your junk journals, i can highly recommend them. How to make a journal from a composition book my crafty. Learn how to make an altered composition notebook using a 99 cent store notebook to create in as an art journal, scrapbook, planner, or junk. See more ideas about junk journal, altered books and book journal. Diy journal out of composition notebook rachaels booknook. The best part about junk journals is all the pockets and tags and journaling spaces. Altered composition book transformed into a vintage journal flip through. A gardeners diary altered book, junk journal, photo album, diary, gift.
Now you can customize the cheap workhorse composition book into a beautiful personalized journal. Mixed media, junk journal, tags, atc, challenges everything for everyone. I hope some of you are interested in trying this with me. I have watched a few of her videos and i found a jj series she started jan 2020 called altered composition notebook junk journal and i had. I use large binder rings to hold them together, so i can add lots of pages and continue adding to them over time. I used alcohol inks, stickers, acrylic paints, and washi tapes, then i added all of. Step by step intructions for altering a composition notebook.
Junk journaling is an amazing way to combine the journaling process with scrapbooking. A guide to over 100 techniques and ideas for amazing dot grid, junk, mixed media, and travel pages day, renee on. This is the second junk journal i have worked on using a standard size composition notebook. Follow this easy tutorial to make a personalized journal that is great for your use or as a gift. Chunky composition junk journal flip through youtube. How to make a junk journal using your scrapbooking supplies. Junk journals help to organize and inspire gals guide.
Sale mini composition books, altered journals, pocket notebooks, gifts, stocking. I love pouring through discarded books at my local junk store. I am so excited to try to make a smashbookjunk journal from a composition notebook. Its a lot cheaper than buying a scrapbook, and a lot more fun. Junk journals are all the rage and they are so fun to do. How to turn a composition notebook into a stylish diy journal. Free tutorial with pictures on how to make a notebook journal in under 30 minutes by sewing with fabric, scissors, and glue. A book which is often made through found and recycled materials to be used as a way to collect and record memories, thoughts, ideas, and inspiration. The elusive perfect no sew diy junk journal binding. Cut 3 pieces of fabric, 4 18 x 21 sew fabric together along long edges.
As my prayers are private, i photographed these pages before i wrote my prayers on them. This madeover composition notebook can be a daily journal, an exercise or food log, a gratitude journal, a study journal, a quote book, or anything you would like it to be. Adhere some fibers to the spine now before you add the papers. How to turn a composition notebook into a stylish diy. How to make an altered composition book art journal artjournalist. Altered composition book into a junk journal youtube. Take a composition notebook and make a smashbookjunk journal. Im just sharing some random pages throughout this book. Junk journals and mindful mixed media art has 11,398 members. I have, for both used scrapbooking paper that i wasent very fond of, old receipts, junk mail, wrapping paper, napkins, whatever i could find. Why buy expensive generic journals at the bookstore composition books are the cornerstone of inventors, scientists, and school kids, however they are ugly and boring. Here is the journal closed with wax paper in between the wet pages. Making junk journals is fun and easy, but embellishing them is even more fun. Junk journal travelers notebooks digital by theagedjournal.
It doesnt require alot of tools or supplies and the result is stunning. Click show more to see all my links and special offers. Altered composition book transformed part 3 into a. Stunning junk journals and altered book flip throughs and images from the challenge in my art journaling group kerrymay. Buy junk journal, keepsake book, flower travel book, baby shower gift, unique baby book, pregnancy journal, upcycled journal, writing journa. Making a composition book art journal a stuffed frog prince a tutorial and download new and improved frog beanbag hes a prince. Making a composition book art journal lil blue boo.
Learn what a junk journal is, ways to use one, and how to get started making your very own junk journals. How to make a customized journal with a composition book. Ive been having so much fun working on this journal and its still a work in progress, but i wanted to share what ive done so far. Discover the unique items that theagedjournal creates. Make your own junk journal a free online junk journal course with a french travel theme just for you. A guide to over 100 techniques and ideas for amazing dot grid, junk, mixed media, and travel pages. Cog no nonsense approach covering why junk journals sell, how they are sold and who buys them. There are few things more lovely than a vintage book. You will need 3 different fat quarters or fabric scraps, some matching thread for topstitching, and a standard sized marble notebookcomposition book about 9 34 x 7 12. Making a composition book art journal handmade journals. Thats the junk they are called junk journals because you just add anything. A journal or notebook is a great way to record your new undertakings.
I have a soft spot for those alltoofamiliar black marble composition notebooks. Create me a junk journal from a composition book swapbot. This is a series of 8 blog posts that will show you from start to finish how to make a junk journal. Paper mache animal heads a tutorial how to build a chicken run. Not only can you find them everywhere, but theyre the quintessential blank slate for making a diy journal. No sew binding junk journal with digital kit documentary dreamz etc by crafty come lately. Ive had so much fun making these adorable journals. Stylish diy composition book cover fabulessly frugal. I will share several of my different journals on this page. Spiral bound classic notebook leather writing travel journal sketchbook diary. Daiso spiral book altered to a vintage junk journal by crafty come lately. Homemade tags, pockets, and embellishments for junk journals, etc i made this junk journal from a thrift shop book i found.
Very easy diy mixed media cover mini junk journals by crafty come lately. Book and this definetly inspired me to do more with it. Like art journaling, there is no one size fits all definition for what a junk journal really is. Making a composition book art journal via lil blue boo i have to try this. Grab your supplies, get crafting, and in 30 minutes or less you will have a journal ready for you to use. Junk journals dont line up, have different size everythings, come in different shapes and sizes and are truly inspiring. You name it, having a cute notebook is almost always better. I will figure out how to add more links to other amazing artists. You need to work quickly so the glue doesnt dry before the next step. Making a composition book art into a journal 14 tutorial via lilblueboo.
If you want to skip to the part for the composition notebook, fast. I take them apart and rebind them, so i can use them to make my own journals. I used alcohol inks, stickers, acrylic paints, and washi tapes, then i added all of my goodies and keepsakes to load her up. There are some amazing, perfectly imperfect junk journals. Shop target for notebooks you will love at great low prices. I think these are a great size and a good way to get going quick and easy. My compostion notebookglue bookartmixed mediajunk journal. How to make an altered composition book art journal. She shows you many ways to make a junk journal and one of them is by using tangie baxters idea with a composition notebook.
Its ali from home crafts by ali, here to share with you how you can take a plain composition book and make it into a cute journal. I am going to be back to take notes from your lovely photos, julie. Combine your journal with your scrapbook with this easy. The pages i tore out of the first composition book, i am thickening the pages front and back as individual event pages. It is a way to document life, relieve stress, and boost your memory, all while keeping your creative energies flowing. But if thats not your thing, you can use them as day planners, art journals, junk journals, glue books, etc here are some of the pages ive made for my journal. Junk journaling 101 for beginners curious about junk journaling.
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