Making a Junk Journal From an Old Book | Altered Book Adventures #1

2021 ж. 29 Шіл.
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Welcome to the first episode of a new series: altered book adventures! In today's video, I'm showing you the book I've chosen to alter and how I prepare the book ready to work in as my junk journal. I hope you enjoy and join me for this journey!
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  • Just getting started with Junk Journals. I ❤ your style of teaching this fun craft…your voice is calming and soft. I feel so inspired by all your videos I’ve watched. Trying to soak them all in!!!❤

    @brendawetzelgrubbs4743@brendawetzelgrubbs4743Ай бұрын
  • I would love to see this completed.. You inspired me to start my first junk journal by altering a book.. :). Thank you for sharing your creativity..

    @positivethinking4333@positivethinking43332 ай бұрын
  • I love that you shared the book in its original form before you did any altering. Thank you for showing the steps that you've taken so far. I look forward to trying some of the tips you showed here!

    @erlyne0@erlyne02 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks so much!!

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • What a great find! The coffee wash adds so much character. I'm excited to follow along and see how this altered book project turns out. Thank you for sharing with us!

    @suzanne4258@suzanne42582 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you!! It was beautiful but I think the coffee adds an extra touch!

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • I learned so much from the video! Thanks so much for sharing 😊

    @stacylinn3102@stacylinn3102 Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you, one good way is to stick the last and first of each signature together.

    @lucy7b@lucy7b2 жыл бұрын
  • I will be so interested to see it at the end as well - if you can actually avoid it getting so chunky 😆 That book is amazing, great find!!

    @JustEmmaLY@JustEmmaLY2 жыл бұрын
    • Challenge accepted 🤣

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much for this video......I learned alot. Adding coffee to remove the glossy is brilliant. I hate glossy pages....now i have an option.

    @babysaffron8839@babysaffron88392 жыл бұрын
    • Yay!! There’s still a slight gloss but it’s nothing a little bit of clear gesso can’t fix! ☺️

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
    • @@megjournals I hope there is iother alternative for clear gesso......It is so expensive here in our country

      @babysaffron8839@babysaffron88392 жыл бұрын
  • Great find I’m working on my first altered book

    @sherryvanderpool4024@sherryvanderpool40242 жыл бұрын
  • You have already given the book a totally different look and I am excited to see how you embellish it. Thank you and have a blessed weekend 🙂.

    @lynngudgeon9416@lynngudgeon94162 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks so much for watching!!

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • The coffee dying is INCREDIBLE!! This will be so fun for you to work in and for us to watch your ideas and progress. Can’t WAIT!! YAY! 😁🙌🏻👍🏼💜

    @PurplegirlStacy@PurplegirlStacy2 жыл бұрын
    • Woohoo! Thank you ☺️☺️

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • Oh that lovely sound of coffee dyed paper! 🥰🥰🥰

    @mccrackenshuskies333@mccrackenshuskies3332 жыл бұрын
    • So nice Isn’t it 😍

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • This is going to be WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!

    @evelynhughes951@evelynhughes951 Жыл бұрын
  • How fun! Heading over to the next video! xo Deb

    @artzology@artzology2 жыл бұрын
  • Oh very cool TFS 👍🏻

    @kcueva313@kcueva3132 жыл бұрын
  • I love the way the coffee made the pages look! I love the colors and the crinkly pages! Can’t wait to see what else you do for this journal. Hugs💕

    @HeavenlyMama1@HeavenlyMama12 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you! 🥰

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • I'm really so excited!!! I just adore altered books. Thanks a lot for this❣

    @giusicoluccia6594@giusicoluccia65942 жыл бұрын
    • Yay!!! ✨🥳

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • this was a great video thank you for posting this, very informative...I have subscribed, thanks

    @blupoppy608@blupoppy608 Жыл бұрын
  • The book itself is great! Can’t wait to see what’s next!

    @JunkJournalTreasures@JunkJournalTreasures2 жыл бұрын
  • The coffee prepped pages look stunning! I feel like the text and visual elements really pop! Well done Meg! Looking forward to seeing how this will develop.

    @michellejohnson378@michellejohnson3782 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you!! I’m so pleased with how it turned out and excited to work on it!

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • The pages look lovely with the coffee on, looking forward to seeing the next video x

    @Paintspotsandpaper@Paintspotsandpaper2 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!! 🥰

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • I love using flowers in my spreads so I really can't wait to see your ideas and use you as my muse for inspiration 😍

    @LyllyBellula@LyllyBellula2 жыл бұрын
    • This book definitely has some inspiring illustrations! 😍

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • What a beautiful book! I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it! I'm also wanting to alter a book to do some art journaling so this will be a great series for me! Thanks for sharing!

    @MissDaisyParsley@MissDaisyParsley2 жыл бұрын
    • Yay!! Thank you :)

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • Wow, great book find! Thanks for sharing your techniques.😊

    @drnmarketbydebbie@drnmarketbydebbie2 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching ☺️

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • This is going to be such a fun & exciting project to follow you along with! I’ve been looking for pretty books to turn into altered journals/junk journals so I’m looking forward to trying out some of your techniques when I find one. Thanks for sharing!!

    @ceecee9939@ceecee99392 жыл бұрын
    • We’ll all be learning together 🥰

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • I am so excited for this! What a great idea. Cant wait to see what's next!

    @Guammaine@Guammaine2 жыл бұрын
    • Aw thanks so much!

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • Oh wow Meg I bet your heart was racing when you found that gem. It's such a pretty book. Great size and great subject content.Can't wait to see how you use it x

    @julesiou12@julesiou122 жыл бұрын
    • I hit the jackpot hahahah! Thank you 😊 x

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • This is a lovely book to repurpose! And, don't forget...you can put gesso down before you paint. I'll be following the process here! Hugs! Peggy

    @peggydid@peggydid2 жыл бұрын
    • That’s a great idea!!

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • I can't wait to see what you will do next!

    @stonenest55@stonenest552 жыл бұрын
  • I Love this!! I have found several beautiful books (like yours) that are too nice to cut apart. I'm anxious to continue to watch you work on this altered book!

    @ck4429@ck44292 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you’ I totally get what you mean!

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • Meg: I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ll do to the book. Nice start! Carol from California

    @caroltanzi29@caroltanzi292 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks Carol!! ☺️

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • Looking forward to this series. I also watched Tatty treasure do something similar. Can’t wait to see you transform it.

    @jacquelinesnailmailmummy@jacquelinesnailmailmummy2 жыл бұрын
    • Ooooooh I’ll have to check their channel out!

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • I can’t wait to see how this turns out.😻

    @lauriesmith372@lauriesmith3722 жыл бұрын
  • Takk!

    @tonegiswold4150@tonegiswold41502 жыл бұрын
  • I love how the coffee gives it a crinkly sound:)

    @suestrano1452@suestrano14522 жыл бұрын
    • Coffee crinkles are awesome :)

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • Love it!!😍😍

    @emileechristensen7342@emileechristensen73422 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you!!

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • Obviously these the pages in these types of books are “coated”, so perhaps a gesso before using any type of painting or texture building medium. A towel with a warm iron will help flatten the pages as well. 🦋

    @evarene07@evarene072 жыл бұрын
  • New subscriber. I found your channel from 49 Dragonflies. She made a zig zag journal inspired by yours. Loving your videos. Can't wait to see what's next in this journal.

    @scrapstampcreate@scrapstampcreate2 жыл бұрын
  • I love this journal and you great idea of how to transform it. Have seen this on occasion and never knew what to do with one 👍 Question: how long did you let the pages dry before you did the next one? Thx so much 🙂

    @patriciawalker9470@patriciawalker94702 жыл бұрын
  • This book is beautiful!i really like how your altering it ! Just a question, did you wait for each page to dry before moving on to the next? That would've taken you hours to do the whole book??

    @ManonVelasco@ManonVelasco2 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you! Yes I did it over the course of a week - throughout the day I would do a page then leave to dry as I did something else, then come back throughout the day :)

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • Hey Meg! Question: Do you usually do one project per month? Just started watching for the Junk Journal July series. Love your channel and your Tik Tok videos that I see on Instagram are hilarious. Love from Texas, 🇺🇸

    @shantycrafts8491@shantycrafts84912 жыл бұрын
    • Hey! Thanks so much for watching 🥰 Not usually - I do the junk journal challenge in July and January. Just thought I’d try something new on my channel with a series and I’ve always wanted to try altered books ☺️

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • Can I decoupage my cloth to the front of my book I glued it down now I want to decoupage the top of it

    @shirleybarron9995@shirleybarron99952 жыл бұрын
    • Ooh you could try, I’ve never done decoupage before!

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
  • Pretty fingernails!

    @jessicaskok@jessicaskok2 жыл бұрын
  • Hey Meg do you know who makes this book or it's official name?

    @allisonteresesmith8045@allisonteresesmith8045 Жыл бұрын
  • Who is the author of that book?

    @raphaelmarcos3258@raphaelmarcos32582 жыл бұрын
    • I’m not sure sorry!

      @megjournals@megjournals2 жыл бұрын
    • @@megjournals it’s ok… found exactly same book in EBAY

      @raphaelmarcos3258@raphaelmarcos32582 жыл бұрын
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