Altered Book of Pockets Tutorial - Junk Journal
Step by step tutorial on making an Altered Book of Pockets! Enjoy :)
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“I might read a few sentences to make it feel better.” You are so cute!! I really love your ideas… but your personality is just charming and sweet and you are a joy to watch!
hehe thank you so much Sharon :)
I laughed so hard when Natasha said she would read a few sentences to make it feel better 😂
Best part of the video!! LOL
I thought that was so cute too!
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People need to understand, books that are sold at library sales or charity shops or give-aways have been given death sentence. If they are not rescued and up cycled they are not granted a second life! I love up-cycling old books and making something beautiful for others to enjoy!
Thank you!!!! That is absolutely correct!
@@TreasureBooks dumps the books onto the floor giggles runs off 😂 😂 😂 😂
My sentiments exactly!
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exactly.
You are awesome! As an AVID Book reader and retired English teacher, I love seeing old books being repurposed instead of being trashed or burned. These author's words have been saved digitally for a life time, and now can have another life with someone who may not have read their words. Just a bit of text can inspire someone to search for the full text and read it! Love your channel and your incredible creativity!
I don’t understand people getting upset about repurposing an old book for a journal. It is being used and useful in a beautiful manner. A pocket book like this is a wonderful gift! People read books online and on tablets these days, so old books are not being read as much. Repurpose! Thanks for sharing your lovely project! 🌸
Oh, I understand why! As someone who writes, every time I rip apart a book for reuse my heart breaks for the author! I know how they have poured their soul into their work. Every time start a new book I say a silent “I’m sorry” to the author! (BTW, Rumer Godden is a lovely writer. I’ve enjoyed her work over the years.)
@@r.j.fisher9958 but that book can be read online, on an iPhone, on an iPad, on a tablet. So the printed books are getting thrown away. I am just saying that I find it beautiful to make something pretty and reusable out of an old book versus having it end up in the dump. The written word is beautiful. Not disputing that. I agree.
I have to agree...I worked for a charity shop, and the number of books that were disposed of was so sad. Yes..there are readers of books left in the world, but to re-purpose 'unloved' books is wonderful. Imagine an 'out of date' book filled with beautiful goodies?...eg, ..a gardening book where you can put seed packets in the pockets = yes please :)
@@TwistedArtdesigns Me too! I'm absolutely addicted to making junk journals and altered books! So much fun!
I too felt that way for a long time until I discovered how many books are just gone in the trash…we give them a chance to be held and cared for again…the spirit of the author remains in the book…great old books can be rescued and kept on your bookshelf…enjoy this journey 🌻
I've seen quite a lot of altered books before, HOWEVER, I've never seen such a HUGE range of amazingly creative (and functional) pockets... 😎💖💡 You're, indeed the QUEEN of T-R-E-A-S-U-R-E books, Natasa! I can imagine one of these books as a festive gift for the holidays, OR a wonderful way to document and treasure all of our favorite holiday memories... Thanks for the wonderful tutorial, as usual 😘 !!!
Thank you!!!!!
You’re the best
I cannot agree more❣️Natasha (please tell me I've spelled your name correctly-I will double check asap!) has inspired me to create an altered book of pockets as a memory of a friendship since 1985....my Frankie has pancreatic cancer. He and I will howl with laughter and cry some sentimental tears flipping through our lifetime of fun and love 😊
ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR ALTERED BOOK IDEA, THE BOOK WILL HAVE A NEW LEASE ON LIFE AND LOOK BEAUTIFUL, FUNCTIONAL AND A JOY TO DECORATE AND FILL WITH WONDERFUL EPHEMERA, YOU ARE DOING THIS BOOK A FAVOUR. LOVE YOUR IDEAS, THANKYOU FOR YOUR CREATIVENESS.
I could watch you for hours. Such beautiful work. It never, ever fails to inspire me. Always something new and so easy to follow. Bad part is...I always stay up to late . Thank you
I just wanted to thank you for giving me another way to artistically express myself. I am making my first junk/art journal about bird’s butterflies cats and dogs. It is bringing me great joy.
This was incredibly helpful. I have made cards for years, but I am newer to journals.
You are one of the top three journal makers on KZhead!! Such refreshingly new ideas and easy to follow directions. I have my book purchased and ready to follow along at a snail pace of a 75 year old new journal maker!!❤️❤️👍
Have fun, Betty. It's a wonderful journey...:)
Thank you so very much Betty! Don't worry, I created that first book at a snails pace too :) I thoroughly enjoyed the process, and that's the most important thing :)
I think it is great when we get older we need fun and exciting projects to keep us busy! I was at that point in my life where i needed something to get excited about and i wanted an enjoyable hobby, i think i found my muse. I have watched so many videos to get the ideas to make my first journal this upcoming weekend and i have been collecting items to use. I am so excited!
I appreciate the fact that you explained the little details. People learning like me, need to know. Thanks again.
Oh wonderful...use em! Give em a new life away from dusty shelves and boxes! Yesserie!
Love this project and your channel. You are my favorite crafter. You present everything clearly and excellently, prepare instruction sheets, are organized and neat. Your attention to detail is wonderful, and you produce excellently crafted designs and products. Your artistic talents are a joy to behold. Thank you so much for all you share with us. Thank you for your excellence. We know it takes extra effort to achieve this. Looking forward to seeing what you have for us next.
Thanks so much Camille 😊
In my "not worth anything"opinion, I think giving a new purpose to a book that is going to be destroyed is such a beautiful thing. One is bringing joy, beauty, and happiness to someone by doing that. Not to mention making the book happy!😇 How tragic a book was never read! It must have felt so,so sad. Then Natasa came along and gave it a reason to live!. I really, really like this project. I will make it when I find the perfect book to rescue, have the time and make myself happy. Thank you for another excellent lesson😊.
Hehe Eileen, you made me laugh. You get me!! thank you so much :)
Love your comment! As if it was just coming right out of my own heart. She is really one of the best innovators here on utube! Hugs from Berlin!
Thank you for explaining how to choose the right book! I didn’t know that!
Same. That one book style is tricky looking like it was sewn but actually glued!
Glad it was helpful!
For real! Now I will have new criteria when shopping at yard sales and thrift stores!
Thank you for being so thorough
Thank you so much I put all of my husband's letters that he he wrote To Me in such a journal to read them from time to time
That's very touching and sweet. A great way to organize your special memories.
I love that! I am gathering ideas for how to create a memorial book with my late husband’s letters and notes for my son - great thought!
I just found this video and I am so glad. I have just started to make junk journals and I have seen all these pockets and thought they looked so complicated to make. Thank you so much for showing us how to easily create them and I love that you showed how to do the complete altered book along with the finished one with ephemera and embellishments. What a great video , and thank you for all the wonderful ideas.
I LOVE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH THIS BOOK. IT'S SO CREATIVE AND THE BOOK FINDS A NEW HOME ALL OVER AGAIN. I AM VERY IMPRESSED AND THANK TO HAVE LEARN SO MANY NEW THINGS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
Natasa, you are such a beautiful person. You have a loving soul. Anyone who has such compassion for a book, ' never making it's destiny,' has an incredible love in their heart. Thank you. You truly bring sunshine to my day. Love. X
Thank you so much Sherrie :)
Love your humor - reading half a page to make the book not feel bad about never having been read!
You, dear Nataša, are my Paper Queen! 😍 👑Thank you for all the inspiration and every single video you shared! 🌹
I know, right??!! 💕 She's... Hands down... My favorite! 🥰
Hvalaaaaaaaaa!!!
@@TreasureBooks 😍😉
It's so clever and gorgeous, I'm deeply impressed! I can imagine to have such a book as travel book to collect tickets or various prospects, maps or other staff during the travel. Thank you for sharing 😀.
Awesome idea. The gears in my head are turning now...how about a baby book to collect moments and momentos of your pregnancy and your baby. I love the travel idea from @ManuelaCaravane
That's a great idea! Thank you so much for watching :)
I finally got around to making an altered book of pockets. I used a vintage book even though the pages were rather brittle. I will reinforce where necessary as I have a special purpose for the book titled “Dear to This Heart”. I plan to insert photos and documentation / history for my favorite family vintage keepsakes to be passed on to my daughter so she knows why they are so dear to my heart. I hope I have enough pockets! Thanks for your inspiration! I love all of your videos. So easy to listen to your voice and your attention to details are so helpful. 💕
I'm making the pages as you talk, how much fun is this...thank you🇨🇦💗🕊️
This would be a perfect journal to use napkin scraps on the pages to add some color and still keep the book pages showing…I will make one for a special time of year to save little thoughts…even a Fall leaf journal collection from walks💕love it🌻from Minnesota 🍂🍁🪶
This is the best altered book tutorial I’ve seen. Embellishments we’re great too. Thank you ❤️
Thanks so much 😊
I agree❤
New to your channel so I’ve been ‘binge’ watching. I’m amazed that you actually Share your fantastic ideas as you could have quietly kept them to yourself and created or sold away. Your integrity and humbleness is noticed! TY! I will be proud to give my own created gifts
I like that you use actual magazines and books....so much more interesting!
Hahaha, you make me happy…so glad to hear you talking to the books. I also like to tell them about the exciting new adventures that are to come. Love the books and they will love you back. 😁
This is so neat! I may try this on my own book. It’s a paperback, but my book formatter made a mistake in the spelling of my name on the spine and on another - a mistake inside, so I have two “oops” author’s copies! I will try this and see how it turns out. I’ll use the second book for watercolor flowers and such. Thanks Natasha! You come up with the coolest stuff!
Loving this!! So many different ways to make pockets!! I am one of those that doesn't like to cut up books. But, I once you pointed out the details of the books, and the type to use, I don't have such a problem. I love the way you were saying how you are going to give it some purpose and not just totally give up on it. 💕 There are other ways to make these albums, if folks really don't want to do that to a book. But, I sure do like these ideas on what to do with the pages for storing embellishments.
Love Love Love 🌹this tutorial
You are a natural teacher, I learned so much from this video. I now know how to properly take pages out of a book and why I benefit from doing it using your method. so appreciate that. What a genius idea to take the book and make all pockets. This is so inspirational, you have a whole book of different pockets to use in all your journals. You could make one and keep as a reference book and then have the fun of making the second and decorating as much or as little as you want. You have the best ideas Natasha, love it. TFS Hugs and Smiles
Thank you so much Lori !!
Thank you so much for all the little tips for the altered books. Very helpful. Charity shops and libraries that can't re-sell unwanted books send them to be pulped, or even worse, landfill. By upcycling and re-using, you are extending the life of the book. Thank you for sharing your skills and preventing waste. Since watching your channel, I have been more careful to consider possible reuse before recycling. Keep up the good work!
You always give such easy-to-follow instructions to such complex and beautiful pages. Thank you.😊
What a labor of love! Thank you for the template for the pockets and your careful directions. When I went through my books I used your advice for finding the signatures and keeping them intact. As a retired teacher, I enjoy seeing new life given to an old book, and I'm going to try this!
AMAZING and inspiring! Did anyone else print her diagram page and take notes as she talked? Love this so much, Natasa!
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Yes!! I took a Screenshot too! I Sure can’t Remember All that!!😵💫👍👍😍Can’t wait to try this!! & Give it to Someone!!🥰⭕️❌🙏
This is absolutely amazing! I’m going to my local used bookstore tomorrow and find a book!
Altering an old used book is not an easy task. Takes real talent to make it a new and beautiful piece! You've done a great job so far on this one.
I was sooooo HONORED to buy you a “coffee” to show love and support!!! Thank you for being beautifully YOU♥️🥰♥️
Thank you so very much Cathy :)
Natasa, you are amazing with your imagination and execution. I have made many altered books by using the folded page method shown by several youtubers. But once again, your ideas are new and refreshing. So many ideas packed into one book. Love your channel and appreciate the time you take to provide a worksheet for reference. TFS!!
Thank you so much!
Good information, and amazing as usual. 🥰 The three people that thumbed this down, clearly ate lead paint chips as a kid😂😂😂 I love that you have sympathy for the book that's never been read.💕 You sound like me. Thank you for another informative video Natasa🥰
Those lead paint chips stunted their creativity, lol.
Hahaha thank you so much Jenni.
Jenni P 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👊
Thank you for this!! Very inspired!! I am still in the "go out and thrift buy everything and anything!" stage. I'm trying to create, but not quite there yet. This was a great video. Thank you SO much. Love, love, love the ending! 😂
I absolutely loved this tutorial. Thank you so much for walking us through the individual pages and giving explicit directions about each pocket. You are a perfect teacher! You are so well prepared and I like the way you don't waste time with chit chat. I also find your journals are decorated with simple things without having to purchase a lot of digitals. Thank you.
I am so glad I was able to support your channel. I have learned soooo much from you and I was wanting a way to show my appreciation. You are extremely talented and a fantastic teacher. Thank you for so freely sharing your gift. ❤🧡💛
Thank you so very much Michelle, it is appreciated! Thank you :)
I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Natasha for this tutorial. 💕
Fantastic ideas! Thank you for being the LIGHT!
I love your commentary. Reading half a page to make book feel better made me laugh. I enjoy your videos.
Thank you so much :)
I love Natasha, a great idea to take advantage of books you don't want to throw away
You are such a good teacher. I love this idea and will make one to use myself.
I’ve been battling my inner child I think when I’m reusing old books. It was hammered into me forever of DONT RIP UP BOOKS as a kid, that it took a while for me to relax and let go while creating now 😂 creating altered books has definitely been an exercise in mindfulness and impermanence 🧘🏽♀️
Surprised me with every video, not only with new, but with old as well ☺️ thanks a lot for the tutorial!
Happy to hear that! Thank you :)
OMGOSH I’m only one minute in to the video, and I’m already excited to watch and make one! I really like the variety of different pockets. Love, love, love this, Natasa! 💖
Yay! Thank you!
At last! Someone else who does not use digital downloads. I think I would like to make a journal like this one so that I could use it for pocket inspiration in future journals. TFS how you made all of the packets. ♥️♥️♥️
Oh wow! Thank you for this wonderful idea of pockets journal, it's nice, fun to make and such original way to use our old books! I LOVE it!!!! Can't wait to try to do one, I'll use it to store ephemeras and little decoupages!❤️👏👏👏
How is this women so detailed and generous. Again thanks for sharing your blessings!
Thank you so much 😊
I understand your view on unwanted books. I've been an avid reader and book lover my whole life but the thought of a book being completely destroyed is terrible! I use broken books or those headed for the bin and we're giving them another life! It's heartbreaking that your book was never even opened! It can now be loved!
I worked in a charity-shop It was my job to dispose of old books. I threw away around 50 books a month or more. People have brought books en masse sometimes. Nobody can and wants to read such quantities, especially old novels or outdated non-fiction books! It's a wonderful way to make JJ out of these books.
To be honest, I hate it when people buy brand new books (cheap) to destroy. I'm all for destroying discarded books, old books that nobody wants to read anymore and second hand books, or books that are falling apart. But new books? I would never!! Haha
OMG, You are amazing, I have never seen anything like this.I hope I am able to do this as well as you.🤗😎💕💕💕
You can do it! Thank you for watching Sandra :)
I'm binging your video's and once in a few I stop mid-vid and go work on something. It is SO inspiring!
The best video! First she shows the final project and them she shows how!!! Perfect!
Thank you! I am going to attempt making these for Christmas gifts for family. This book is so special and would be a one-of-a-kind treasure for someone who receives it! ❤️ Kristina
This ideas for pockets are wonderful. And I think a few of them at a time could work in any kind of Journal even one where you make your own pages signatures
Absolutely!! thanks for watching Judie :)
A great way to upcycle a worn out book. I love this! 😸
You make such beautiful things out of old books. It is a lasting tribute to it!
Not just on-trend but trendsetting as usual! love this and I am on the hunt for the right style of book, I will def need to inspect from now on. Thank you 🌼
Thank you so much :)
Very neat idea. I loved the explanation at the beginning about how to find the right books. I thought all books were bound, but apparently I didn't know the meaning of the word until this video. :)
Hehe all books ARE bound. I just kept messing up and saying "bound" instead of SEWN!!
I am AMAZED at this idea! I LOVE books, but, once I read them, I am not the kind of person that is attached to an object, even if it gave me great happiness to read. I even have books that I loved and that I read twice. It has a value to me, but I am not going to read it a third time! So this is a GREAT idea to keep a book that I loved with a purpose now and that I can keep forever with an actual utility. I loved the video. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏! Love from Portugal 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
I finally did it - slowly watched and made a pocket book along with you. I could not find a sewn-bound book! A great substitute was a spiral bound book. In the US we can find these in the recipe book section of Thrift stores. Church women's groups often put together recipe books as fund raisers. With the spiral binding each page is separate, none are fastened to each other. Worked really well for this.
So brilliant! I see so many books thrown in the bin so this is precious. I used a book that was square so some of the folds I couldn't figure out but I just kept folding and found some other neat solutions:) I am so impressed! This will help me with my junk journaling as well! Thank you!! Wonderful tutorial, I am over the moon!🌙
Thank you for this video. It taught me so much about how to find the right book and how to take out the pages! There were so many great ideas about the pockets too. Great job as always!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)
Tremendous tutorial - thank you! So many ideas, such clearly explained method, yet thoroughly inspiring and freeing. Those things are hard to combine, but you did it so beautifully.
Спасибо огромнейшее за идею таких кармашков, как раз думала как создать такой блокнот!!!.
Awesome book! Great tutorial. Thank you for this amazing video 💖
I did something I always do since I was a wee one in elementary. I moved along without waiting for instruction. 🤦🏻♀️ I didn't start ripping pages from the middle. 🤷🏻♀️ I should have known better as I was sent to sit in the hallway when I started that clock ahead of the rest of the class by putting the numbers before listening. What was worse was my bullies copied from me and were sent right along. LoL ack! Thankfully no bullies here and hopefully my book won't be too awful. Just a little pocket heavy in the rear. Maybe a sign of good things to come! 😊 Praise be. ✋❤
Thank you Natasha😍 I really enjoy doing this with you. I love how you explain things and slow it down so we can follow along with you. You are amazing and inspiring. Please just be you. Your the best❤️
This is so fun. I love all the different pockets.
This is stunning. I can’t wait to get started on it today!!
I have nearly finished using my first repurporsed journal. I usually create my journals from scratch. I so enjoyed using this journal so much. I am now always looking for books for this purpose. They can be hard to find.
Hi, my nome is Patrícia and I am from Brazil. I really liked your Project!! Thank you for sharing this treasure with us!
What a wonderful and simple way to make a beautiful journal! Thanks for sharing 🤗
Thank you for the step by step , I've been saving books just for this . I finally got to sit today and do this with you ! Now I just have to fill it !
awesome job on teaching us how to stimulate our creative side! you are absolutely adorable, never mind the hateful comments from others...haters gonna hate. I LOVE YA!
Hi Natasha, Made my first tiny pocket book journal. It is so much fun. This video is the greatest. Discovering exactly how each book is bound. Before that I never noticed that some books are without sewing. It has given me a total new approach to books. As I am not a big reader at all. Now I just love them for their Junk Journal uses. Next...a visit to the library for books and magazines.
Off I go to find the perfect book for yet another one of your amazing projects. Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial 😊💚
This is a wonderful tutorial. I have done one, but now I definitely want to do one like yours❤️
People get upset about the silliest things. There are SO many legitimate reasons to be upset: neglected and abused children, starvation, violence, etc. Instead, we can appreciate the beauty and therapy this altered book lesson creates.
To remove pages was always such a daunting task - until today. Thánk you Natasja
Love this idea!
Love your work, you do such a good job of explaining steps. This is great can't wait to get a book and try it.
I am obsessed with books and think it is sacrilegious to throw them out or damage them, but this? I think it is wonderful to repurpose them into something that can be used for a gift or something to sell and given new life. I have literally thousands of books in my house just sitting there taking up room and i think making altered books out of them is a wonderful thing. It's sad that that one didn't even get read, but I'm sure plenty of the same book by the same author and title got read, but it isn't like the whole book was just wasted. Keep up the good work. You are making something beautiful out of a book that would otherwise just sit on a shelf doing nothing.
I can't wait to try this! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful creations. Edit: I did this yesterday! So much learning and fun. Starting to decorate it today. ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ 54:49 Thank you so much for the inspiration; you have such a sweet spirit.
Thank you so much for this video!! I'm inspired by all these great ideas, you are a great teacher and as a beginner I love to learn from you. Greetings from Germany 👋😍
Thank you so much!
Tomorrow, I will be heading to my thrift store to seek out just the right books to make this project. So looking forward to gifting these to my special family and friends. Thank you so much for all your help. I just received your book in the mail and I’m looking forward to reading it from cover to cover. Post post
Just stumbled on you!! Thank you so much. I am well on my way now to not being bored in old age!!! Great way to pass the time and make some people happy.
OK two years later and I'm just getting on board, don't know if you will read this, but I have to say I love your creativity ever since I started making junk journals and discovered you and who you are, You are awesome!!! Thank You so much Natasha, You have inspired me in so many ways, forever grateful! Linda
Thank you so very much Linda!
WOW. You really hit it out of the park with this one. My niece has a new interest in making altered journals after seeing some of the ones i have done, and now i know exactly what i will give her for Christmas. I think i will make a book of pockets like you did on your tutorial, and i will put twice the amount of pages. Then make all the pockets as you did. THEN flip the book over and starting with the back cover which flipped is now the front cover i will make all the pockets and embellish them to give her an idea on how to use her new found pockets. Thank you so so much for your wonderful creativity. I will also let my niece know that you are the one who had all these terrific ideas and give her your channel name. THANK YOU !!!!
Back again, you mentioned 1994, A friend gave me a book for tearing up, dated 1947. Girls High. Oh my goodness. Pages are so delicate but amazing to work with. Prolonging its life in another form.
That's a very creative and inspiring way to journal with so many interesting ideas. That kind of journal is a good way to keep small drawings/paintings, stickers, tickets, stamps and everything you to put in a place (sometimes things you haven't use them elsewhere) but at the same time to make something beautiful. 🥰👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😉
I volunteer at a community resale shop. All the profits go to our local food bank. Many books are thrown in the recycling bin every day. Cookbooks are sold for a dime. No one wants these books. At least the junk journalling gives it a new life and appreciation. Things have changed and will continue to change. Eventually, there won't be any books. This is unforgivable. I've been collecting books for years with the idea of providing valuable information and culture for my family. I hope to teach them the importance of this resource so the books will be protected and used long after I'm gone. Enjoy junk journals. I do.
Thank you. So enjoyed this tutorial. I am addicted. No book is safe... so enjoying making these.
Haha I feel the same way.