Gurl!!! My Trader Joe's doesn't have paper bags anymore. So mine is gonna b a HUGE generic one. I cannot wait. Im gonna get some glue and go to town! That looks like sooooo much fun😊
@@victoriastevens6507 at my store, we can buy them for a dime each… how much money should I bring? Never liked word problems in math. Words belong in English class
I have been wanting to make a Hugh family tree book and couldn’t figure out how. Thank you ! Thank you! Thank you! This is awesome. Now I just need bags.
I love this! I’m going to share this with my daughter-in-law!! We’ve taken up the hobby of junk journaling and I think she’ll love this like I do. Thanks my dear. ❤️💜💚
I've already got a paper bag book as another YT did one last year to make use of all his Trader Joe bags, but when I saw your one I knew I'd be making one of yours so thanks for the tutorial. Now I just need to find the time to make it. Thanks for sharing!!
This is such a fantastic idea for those big bags! It's absolutely perfect for making a big halloween 'witch' tome or a cosplay prop. Excellent presentation! Thank you for sharing.
This is an amazing video! I love that you didn't over-explain the process. I have plenty of bags to do this but probably not enough glue...yet. Thank you!
Thanks for getting right into the tutorial. I’ll go back and see how you made the little one. That’s more for me but it was fun watching you make this gigantic one. 🎉
LOVE THIS!!! I will be making one. Love the chunkiness! I made a large paperbag journal. I would love to send you a picture. It's so much fun having a huge playing surface. Again, thank you.
Yes!! And it’s so much more freeing than using a beautifully bound sketchbook because it feels less… consequential! I love it! You can send me photos on IG!!
This is my first time watching you and you are hilarious. I love you, the world, dominating paper, bag, laugh It’s not even 8 o’clock and I laughed so much much
Your paper bag Tome is gigantic! I've never seen a book that big. I like your method for making a paper bag book, as it seems so simple! Your humour is good, too! You are really funny and cute, Serena McRae! TFS! ~Janet in Canada
Serena, I just started watching this tutorial (which I really enjoyed!) and realized I recognized your shirt as I had seen it in a local print shop (Tan Line) YESTERDAY. You are in Tucson, too. So cool! Glad to run across you!
Yessss I love Tanline, and the artist is Jos Par and I swear I have so many of his local landmarks tees and am slowly collecting every one of his hats! I am sad I didn’t go to made in Tucson market today to get his Toby the Griffin tee!
Great, inexpensive book. Idea 1:That book would be great to store/record a child's school life and keep memorabilia in the pockets. Idea #2: What a great gift too for a teacher... if each student would personalize & decorate their own page of their favorite things that happened during the year.
It must be fate because for some reason I haven't seen you on here so I guess the phone heard me wondering what to do with all these bags I have 😂 and thank you for sharing with us
@@CactuscloudsartI live awhile away from trader joes and they closed their store down almost an hour from where I live. I'm a mountain girl and would need to travel but I grew up here and wouldn't have it any other way 🙂 Stay warm and cozy and tfs again
If you have collected a bunch of gift bags sitting in a closet you could use those too. Just remember these are not acid free archival paper. Serena you are so adorable! I say that as I am just an old grandma.
Love it! I have so many bags. I swear until you said my kids are in elementary school I thought you were late teens. My gosh those babies have you age backwards.
@@Cactuscloudsart Goodness! My stars!! No one could ever believe that 😁. Have a happy holiday season. I am On my way! to re watch the mini paper bag journal video. Planning on making one this weekend.
I love this. I've made quite a few paperbag journals, as shown @megsjournals, which I love, but these seem like so much fun. Unfortunately, we do not have Trader Joe's in the UK, so sourcing these large paper bags might be difficult. However, I'm going to check it out and most definitely try this out. Can you give measurements of the bags, many thanks Great video ❤
Go big or go home I always say. Love it!!!!😊
SAME
Gurl!!! My Trader Joe's doesn't have paper bags anymore. So mine is gonna b a HUGE generic one. I cannot wait. Im gonna get some glue and go to town! That looks like sooooo much fun😊
Yessss have so much fuuuuun!!!!
@@victoriastevens6507 at my store, we can buy them for a dime each… how much money should I bring? Never liked word problems in math. Words belong in English class
I have been wanting to make a Hugh family tree book and couldn’t figure out how. Thank you ! Thank you! Thank you! This is awesome. Now I just need bags.
@@celesteshanklin9274 what a cool idea to use it for!!!
Yes and I have a sister that loves that too tfs your idea
I love this! I’m going to share this with my daughter-in-law!! We’ve taken up the hobby of junk journaling and I think she’ll love this like I do. Thanks my dear.
❤️💜💚
I looove junk journaling, I bet it is so much fun to do together
Oh my word.....it doesn't get any better than this !!!!! ❤🎉😂
I've already got a paper bag book as another YT did one last year to make use of all his Trader Joe bags, but when I saw your one I knew I'd be making one of yours so thanks for the tutorial. Now I just need to find the time to make it. Thanks for sharing!!
You're so welcome! I hope you have fun making it!
You just gave me some great ideas for all my cardboard boxes and brown paper bags!
Yes!!!
I am dying to make one of these! TY for sharing it.
You’re welcome!
This is such a fantastic idea for those big bags! It's absolutely perfect for making a big halloween 'witch' tome or a cosplay prop. Excellent presentation! Thank you for sharing.
Yes to the witch tome!! Check out the reel I posted yesterday, I gave it an epic cover!
So good!!! Thanks!
I’m so glad you liked it!
So much fun! I hoard paper bags to put clothes in, to give away. Now I know what else to do with them! A tome!
Yessss!!! Paper bags are the same as a good box to me. I want to keep them all.
Great tutorial ❤
Awesome!!! I would double the handles and sew them together on my machine then sew them to the cover. I might make one!
That is such a great idea!!
This is an amazing video! I love that you didn't over-explain the process. I have plenty of bags to do this but probably not enough glue...yet. Thank you!
I used to teach workshops in person and always had a time limit 😂 I’ve learned hahaha I’m glad you enjoyed!
OMG this is so cool!!!! I can’t imagine how chunky it will be once you decorate it!!! This is awesome!!!
It’s going to be so chonk! 😂🙌🏼
I love this! Can't wait to make one.
Thanks for getting right into the tutorial. I’ll go back and see how you made the little one. That’s more for me but it was fun watching you make this gigantic one. 🎉
I’m glad you enjoyed it!!
This a really cute idea!
How "massively" cute this project is!!!
This book is so cool. Thanks
Thank you!
LOVE THIS!!! I will be making one. Love the chunkiness! I made a large paperbag journal. I would love to send you a picture. It's so much fun having a huge playing surface. Again, thank you.
Yes!! And it’s so much more freeing than using a beautifully bound sketchbook because it feels less… consequential! I love it! You can send me photos on IG!!
@Cactuscloudsart Fabulous!
Awesome 🎉
I'm laughing too. What a shame bags don't come bigger.
I'm just very curious if somehow or someway we can connect afew together to make force them into submission that big 🤔 😂
Love it!
That's fun!
Fabulous ❤
I love, love love it 😍😍😍
So cool thanks for sharing ❤️💯
This is my first time watching you and you are hilarious. I love you, the world, dominating paper, bag, laugh
It’s not even 8 o’clock and I laughed so much much
😂🙌🏼 this makes me so so happy, I feel very seen. I crack myself up all day in my studio alone. Where has RUclips been all my life?! 😂🙌🏼
@ let me know, and we can crush the paper bag world together
Your paper bag Tome is gigantic! I've never seen a book that big. I like your method for making a paper bag book, as it seems so simple! Your humour is good, too! You are really funny and cute, Serena McRae! TFS!
~Janet in Canada
Serena, I just started watching this tutorial (which I really enjoyed!) and realized I recognized your shirt as I had seen it in a local print shop (Tan Line) YESTERDAY. You are in Tucson, too. So cool! Glad to run across you!
Yessss I love Tanline, and the artist is Jos Par and I swear I have so many of his local landmarks tees and am slowly collecting every one of his hats! I am sad I didn’t go to made in Tucson market today to get his Toby the Griffin tee!
You are so fun
I have been keeping an eye out for this one. Love the simplicity- I want to make these with grandkids. Thanks 😊
They will have so much fun with you!
Love your personality 🌻
❤❤❤❤ wanna try this soon 😊
Have fun when you do!!!
Great, inexpensive book.
Idea 1:That book would be great to store/record a child's school life and keep memorabilia in the pockets.
Idea #2: What a great gift too for a teacher... if each student would personalize & decorate their own page of their favorite things that happened during the year.
It must be fate because for some reason I haven't seen you on here so I guess the phone heard me wondering what to do with all these bags I have 😂 and thank you for sharing with us
Hahaha perfect timing!!!
@@CactuscloudsartI live awhile away from trader joes and they closed their store down almost an hour from where I live. I'm a mountain girl and would need to travel but I grew up here and wouldn't have it any other way 🙂
Stay warm and cozy and tfs again
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I recently came across this video snd you made me laugh. I had to subscribe!
Haha thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I definitely have fun making these videos for you all
If you have collected a bunch of gift bags sitting in a closet you could use those too. Just remember these are not acid free archival paper. Serena you are so adorable! I say that as I am just an old grandma.
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Love this. Will you be adding things to it? I would love to see how you finish it.
Yes! I’ll be using the pages for art, collage, whatever comes to mind! I think I’ll start drawing in it tomorrow 😍
"THAT'S MASSIVE CRAZY AND THEN SOME !!!!!! Do you have one that size that's been decorated with whistles and bells ??? I LOVE IT😅😅😅😅
This is the first giant one I have made! I just decorated the cover in another video, and I think I’ll get to the first page tomorrowb
For those bottoms that flop open, could you make pockets by just gluing top and bottom? It would be one more spot to stash some goodies!
OMG I think I will make one for 2025 and junk journal.
Heck yes!!! That’s a great idea! I think I’ll try to fill this in 2025b
thinking it might be a good idea to sew the handles on with a couple of stitches of embroidery thread
Definitely! I also thought about securing them with a brad
France 🇲🇫
😂 ❤ 👍👍
Me planning how many bags I’d need if I taught this in my summer kids art program
Even just a few pages is still awesome!
flippity floppppppppp!
😂
Love it! I have so many bags. I swear until you said my kids are in elementary school I thought you were late teens. My gosh those babies have you age backwards.
😂 they are actually about to both be in middle school, it’s so crazy. 😂
@@Cactuscloudsart Goodness! My stars!! No one could ever believe that 😁. Have a happy holiday season. I am On my way! to re watch the mini paper bag journal video. Planning on making one this weekend.
Have you seen TJ's holiday paper bags? The artwork/designs are sooo neat!
I haven’t and now I NEED to!
OMG, now I need to make one!! I love paper bags. I am making Xmas cards to sell. paper bag collage book starts January 2025.
It is so much fun!!! I love making things!
Are you selling them .???❤️
No, that’s why I made the tutorial!! I do sell the small ones in a local shop since everyone asked me though haha
BTW, how many bags did u end up using😂
I haven’t counted the pages yet omg 😂🤦🏻♀️ I gotta go count themmm!!!!!
I would love to make one…I must get to TJ!
I love this. I've made quite a few paperbag journals, as shown @megsjournals, which I love, but these seem like so much fun. Unfortunately, we do not have Trader Joe's in the UK, so sourcing these large paper bags might be difficult. However, I'm going to check it out and most definitely try this out.
Can you give measurements of the bags, many thanks
Great video ❤