Easy Junk Journal Tutorial for Beginners / What Supplies You Need / How To Make a Rounded Spine
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I hope you enjoy this very chatty BEGINNER Junk Journal tutorial! I share an easy journal tutorial using an old little golden book, and I try to use basic supplies and adhesives. You can find all of the supplies at any craft store. I use a simple 3 hole pamphlet stitch to sew in the signatures. I do have no sew tutorials here on my channel as well, I will link them below😃 Happy crafting!
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I made my very first junk journal for my Dad’s 80th birthday last year. I made a simple website and asked family, friends and former coworkers to submit memories, funny stories or comments. I then took those submissions and made pages along with birthday cards they sent me ahead of time and made an awesome birthday journal! A couple of people sent me old movies of my Dad, so I uploaded them to RUclips and made a QR code he or anyone else looking at the book code scan and watch the videos. It truly was the perfect gift for my no-fuss Dad and it’s something he can look at over and over again!
@@sonjaslother9018 oh my goodness that is so incredibly special!! What a keepsake🥹🥹🥹🥹 that’s truly the magic of memory keeping, I love this so much♥️
Awsome😮😮!!!!Could you share?My dad is 80 soon and we want to celebrate Big and special!
That is awesome!!
Are you part of Thrifty Days Patreon? If so, maybe I can send you a private link?
It sounds wonderful! Hope he enjoys it!
Bambi! I loved that movie as a child and cried when Bambi's mom died. And who didn't love Thumper!
I have never made a junk journal. I am so grateful you made this video. Ordering all I need to make my first one 😊. Thank you kindly!!!
I am à beginner to junk Journaling although I am an artist. You've explained this so beautifully. Thank you. It's a great help. Have a great weekend.😊
I have never made a junk journal.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful art.
I love to create
I haven’t in a very long time. My son tried to take his life after Covid. I have a great support in my family and mental health team. My best friend told me I needed to get back to my art and create. I was loosing who I was. Thank you thank you for sharing !!! I can’t tell you how it has helped me. A since of peace. Thank you again for sharing❤️❤️❤️❤️🌺🌺🌺🌺
Im so happy you are using journaling for your mental health ❤ I know how hard it is when our children are struggling 😔 I have been there too my friend. Hugs to you. Together we can journal and find a road to peace✨
Such great advice! Both of my kids struggled with their mental health through their teens and it took a lot for me to be strong and supportive. I wish I had been journaling during that time. I think it would have really helped me. Be sure to check out Leah's tutorial on how to make a no sew junk journal from a composition book. It is SO quick and easy so you can get started immediately on your journaling journey. ❤
@@franciemontgomery2935thank you friend! It is so hard on mommas when our kids are struggling 😔
My daughter made a precious journal for my granddaughter. I had never seen anything so adorable. I've been hooked on junk journals ever since.
I have made a few journals. I give them to my daughter. I loved the video. Thanks so much Leah.❤❤❤
That is wonderful!!! I love hearing that daughters are sharing the junk journal world with their mommas♥️
I started making junk journals in high school as a way to scrapbook all my memories. I was inspired by my mom’s high school scrapbooks. Later when I had kids I scrapbooked in a more polished, traditional way but I always liked the junk journal look and process better. My oldest of our 6 children are in their early 20s now and I am getting back into junk journaling again- so excited!
oh I love that!! I remember one of my first scrapbooks was New Kids on the bLock🤣
Yes, all the time. They bring me joy.
me too❤
I am a few months into JJ'ing and I haven't used a book cover yet to make a journal but I have some books to use. I think you did a fabulous job explaining and showing without being too fast or too slow. Thank you for the video. :)
Thank you for watching ❤
I so enjoy making junk journals! I think I’m addicted to it actually 😂 Like you said in this video-it’s that moment when the journal comes together-LOVE that moment!
haha! The best kind of addiction lol
Great instructions-clear and easy to understand - organized-completely encouraging especially to newcomers to journal making! Blessings from Ohio.
@@bettymetz3746 thank you so so much!!!
I just recently purchased a junk journal from an antique mart and I have been intrigued ever since.
I am wanting to try my hand at making one for my granddaughter. I came across ThrifyDay and I am in love 🥰 with these colorful vintage journals! I also love watching these videos to learn how to make my first junk journal AND, I collect Little Golden Books! ❤
This tutorial is so timely as I just bought “I Can Fly” with artwork by Mary Blair. I enjoy creating junk journals but this will be my first Little Golden Book. Thank you Leah!
That's a favorite of mine! I made a LGB journal out of my other favorite, The Friendly Book. ❤
@@franciemontgomery2935 I bet it looks amazing Francie! ☺️
Yes, this tutorial is easy to understand. I didn’t make one yet but it is very understandable. Tfs
I've made junk journals for a couple of years, but I'm always interested in seeing how others make them and improving the way I do things whenever possible 😁
Me too friend!! I love tutorials 😊
I guess I’ve always made junk journals but I didn’t really know what they were called. 😂 I have changed my style many times over the years and still enjoy trying new ways to memory keep.
I have made a few journals using Little Golden Books, Altered Composition notebook, chipboard and altered books. ❤❤ I love them all!!!!
Such a charming journal. Whenever I have attempted to make a journal, I have a hard time overthinking and then I don't finish making the journal🤪
I made my first junk journal last year using items that I have at home. It took me a while to start using it. I started adding little memories like receipts and cards from dinner with my family and it has evolved from there. Leah, I love Bambi & I’ve never tried Mod Podge on fabric. 😊 I love your Patreon. 😍
I have made one from scratch using a cereal box …it was so fun but I’ve never made one like this ! I have been gathering my supplies to give it a try and love your tutorial! Thanks for your inspiration💖🧡
@@MOMS73 oh that’s fun!! Did you cover the cereal box? I’ve seen other creators use boxes, such a great way to upcycle ♻️
Wow!! I love this tutorial ❤❤ I can totally understand everything 😊❤ Thank you!! I have not done a Little Golden Book yet, but will follow your process. I love the outcome ❤❤😊
You now have a new subbie; thank you for posting your gorgeous, junk journal version, greatly appreciated! I use waxed thread so I usually do only one pass and not two when securing my signatures. 🎉🙏🏾🥰💜🤩🎊
@@gwensimmons_gigi1629 thank you so so much!!!!! Great tip!
Some of my very first journals (long before I started a RUclips) were little golden books! I’ve been wanting to do a collection of them at some point but haven’t yet!! 😅I really found this tutorial so so helpful because even though I’ve made them, refreshing my memory and seeing it done a completely different way was just so inspiring!!!! So don’t ever think “everyone has seen this before” because I’ve seen it and made them yet still needed a refresher! You always do tutorials so well!!! 🦋🌻🦋~Jenny
WOW! AMAZING!!! I’ve recently started following you because your journals are ever so sweet 💕 I’ve even begun gathering pieces I would want to use for a journal. I’m trying to purchase when your items when they come up and someday I know I’ll be early enough. 😂 But watching this tutorial makes me think i just might be able to make my own. It was so
comprehensive-thank you! It’s also so soothing to watch and hear your voice ❤
I made journals for myself as a kid that I used as regular diaries, and I've done scrappy junk-journaling inside premade journals as an adult, but for some reason I've never put the two together! 😂 I'll have to give it a try now! I love little golden books and this looks really easy! Your tutorial was so well done and easy to follow! Would love to purchase a kit from you sometime! Just joined patreon so I can follow all your updates! ❤❤❤
love this tutorial, very simple and basic and you don't make it hard to think about the papers that go into the journals if that makes sense.
I have made a few junk journals or different sizes and different materials. So funny bc I always said I would never make them when I first learned about junk journaling. Great tutorial friend ❤
Thank you for sharing this information with me.❤
This is so much easier than others I have seen. I love the Golden Book idea! Going to make one with Lady and the Tramp for my dogs. You are the first to show ow to sew in the pages! Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us!
@@ColetteBrown-wh2gd so happy it will help!!! I love that you are making a journal for your dogs🫶🏽 I want to do that too!!!
This was a wonderful tutorial! I made my first LGB journal using "The Friendly Book" and I love how it turned out, except😢 I made a few mistakes.I have a dearly, loved copy of Bambi (One of my favorite Disney movies.) with the original owner's signature. ❤ I know I will do better the next time - thanks to you.❤ 😊
Leah hi there I really enjoy watching you put together this junk journal step by step it help me out a whole lot thank you 🩷🩷🩷🩷
I have yet to make my own junk journal. I've purchased a couple and LOVE them! I have some childhood Little Golden Books that I think I will try this tutorial with. The sewing the pages in is what I'm afraid I'll mess up!
My daughter taught me how to sew signatures and make journals several years ago, using old books as covers. I'm new to junk journaling though and am so excited to make my own and to use the more scrapbooking way to journal - less writing makes me journal more! Thank you for the inspos! Love the Golden Book idea!
That is awesome! Mom and daughter crafting duos are the best!
Great tutorial! I've made a few junk journals now and I love it! Your channel was one of the first I watched that inspired me to give it a try! Thank you for all you do! 😊
I’ve lost count of how many journals I created but I’m forever learning. This is an easy to follow tutorial, I’ve not made a round spine yet so I’ll be giving it a go soon. Thanks! Bexx 🖤
Great video. Not so long and drawn out yet includes all the necessary tips. New subscriber 😊
Not yet, but will definitely try to make one soon. I have a collection of vintage kids books that i never quite knew what to do with until i found your channel. Love all your inspiration!
I loved watching your process. I’ve made probably 15 or so LGB JJs and I love the outcome. So much fun. 😊
I absolutely love this journal! I have a very large golden book collection and need to get some made 🥰 thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing it came out very beautiful 🥰💕
The first journal I made from start to finish was the Crayola box journal. I did make /repurpose the cover of a dollar store notebook I purchased as my first junk journal. I’m going to use this tutorial to make a Moana journal for my friends daughter 😊🌼❤
I’ve been scrapbooking for over 40 years made my first with the help of my creative smart grandson. We did use a little golden book of his choice! He’s 12 now!
I want to make my first junk journal thos year and have watched a ton of your videos in prep for it.
I loved this tutorial!❤ I have made one junk journal before with all vintage type papers. I used a composition notebook and I use it as a gratitude journal. I love the idea of using Little Golden Books as the cover and am already on the hunt for some vintage ones! Keep doing what you do - your tutorials are wonderful!❤ I plan on using them to scrapbook memories of my kids and grandkids.
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You are so thoughtful thank you!!
Love it and instructions provided so clearly and easy to understand. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
New to your page 😊. Learning a lot how to get started. Going to a girls craft weekend this month and this is what I'm packing for. Never made a junk journal and so excited to educate myself and be ready for the crafting weekend. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Great tutorial ❤ you're super pleasant and creative. TY
Yes! I have made junk journals, and I found you to see a new way of making a junk journal. I love your style!
Yay! Thank you!
Hi Leah! ❤ Love your channel, began junk journaling during the COVID pandemic and it has been such a great hobby to have! I would love to one day purchase something from your store to add it to my junk journal collection 😊
Hi Leah! I've made junk journals before and most of them following your tutorials, and YES, they are easy to follow! I loved the pockets with the scrapbook paper on the outside of the fold, gonna have to do that with my next journal. I'm thinking my vintage Alice in Wonderland Meets the White Rabbit LGB! Love watching you create! Thanks! 🥰🐰
Yes! I love junk journaling! I remember growing up in the 80s and 90s and saving, creating, and decorating with ephemera. I feel like I junk journaled my entire bedroom at one point! lol but to this day, art journaling is one of my favorite hobbies. Honestly though I’ve never created a junk journal from scratch like the tutorial here, I’ve always used a pre-made journal. But your tutorial is inspiring me to make one myself and that’s exciting! Thank you for sharing, can’t wait to make one - I love watching your videos!
Oh I love that!! I recently starting doing some journaling in a happy planner and that’s been fun as well♥️
You are very easy to follow. Good job! ❤Sue
Great tutorial! I have made several journals. Now working on The Little Christmas Elf, LGB....having a blast. So glad I found your page😊
Hello, my daughter and I are in the process of making our first junk journal! We love watching all your tutorials. Thank you💚
Wonderful news!! Love hearing that mommas and daughters are journaling together ♥️🫶🏽
I love your journal! I have made a journal but now want to make one with the Little Golden book.
I have made a junk journal using a Kraft paper mailer. I would love to use one of the little golden books to create another one. Love your journals!
I'm a newbie and this really inspired me to try this! I've wanted to for awhile but this really threw my mind into it and I cannot wait to give it a try!! Thank you for sharing this tutorial!!!
I am new to JJ, I scrapbooked for 10 years but it’s been a minute😂. I’ve been watching a lot of tutorials especially on the Little Golden Books, yours is the best so far for beginners! I am starting out with binder journals first. Signatures and covers still scare me 😱. But tackling one of these is on my list. I’ll be sure to refer back to this video for tips.😊😊😊
I've not made one from start to finish but, I just began taking a little golden book apart to make one. Yaayyy!!!
Such a great easy to follow tutor perfect for me an im 70 inoctober hi kk from rotorua new zealand have subscribed
Great Video!!❤ I can’t wait to make my first junk journal 🥰
This was so helpful. Thank you so much. You explained it very well🌸
I used the same flowery fabric for my Bambi lgb journal I made a few years ago except it was yellow lol. It looks very pretty! ❤
Thank you for this tutorial, I have a little golden book torn apart, but wasn’t sure how I wanted to put it back together, this will give me something to use to finish it!
oh that's great news!! happy help:))
Made my first journal 3 years ago. Love it but I am still learning
Looking forward to making my first junk journal! Love all of your ideas ❤️
Working on my first golden book. This is perfect thank you ❤
I made a junk journal for my sister for her 60th birthday using the same Bambi book. I purchased beautiful digital woodland creature paper on Etsy to use as my filler pages, and included family photos in the pockets I made. She loved it and displays it on a shelf in her living/family room. I did give her spaces to journal but I doubt she’ll do that.
oh I love that! What a special and thoughtful gift❤
Love the simplicity and clarity of this tutorial. I think I can make one of these. And the vintage style is just perfect!
Thank you!!
This is so cute!!! 😍 I'm in the process of creating a junk planner in the theme of 80's/lisa frank/smiley face, etc. Basically, it's super colorful with all my favorite childhood things. I'm even including colorful things my 4 kids have made for me over the years!!! I just finished a really cool gentleman's junk journal for my hubby. He loves it!!! It was my very first one. I've got plans to make one for each of my kids as well. My girls are 19, 17, & 16, and my son is 10.
I have been collecting materials to make my first junk journal. Can’t wait to start making it!!
This was a great tutorial video. It was easy to follow. I have never made a LGB journal, but I have made several TN style journals from double sided cardstock as a cover. I love the look of your kits. You know I love your channel and your journals.
Love how it turned out! I've been making journals since 2020, but still love watching others make them. There's always something new to learn or be inspired by! Tfs 💕
@@aleksandra.s.89 oh that’s awesome! And me too! I love watching other creators and their tutorials 🫶🏽
I've made a handful of junk journals but never with a curved spine. Thanks for the tutorial!!
Ive never made one . i will soon . your inspiring me to make one ❤
Thank you for this tutorial…you have an excellent method of teaching…so appreciated. Thank you for sharing ❤
Thanks for this video I learned so much ❤
Obsessed! Haven’t made one yet. Ordered supplies, can’t wait! Thanks for such clear and beautiful inspiration and instructions ❤
Correction. Made one and now on number 2 ❤ Still obsessed. Thank you again!
My junk journals have become more simple, just using composition books. They are all decorated on the inside though......I have made the Little Golden Book journals in the past but with binder rings. Thanks for sharing the simple way of making them with the signatures!😊
I have been making junk journals for a few years. Mostly altered composition books. I like watching your videos for new ideas. You inspire me to try new things! 😊💕
Very nice video. Turned out lovely...😊
Really nice I have a lot of golden books. One of these days I make one tfs
Love this, thank you for sharing 💗🎶🙏👩🏻🦱, I want to make one for a friend from church , for her birthday
I can finally start with confidence making junk journals. Thank you for this video!!! I LOVE your style!!! Very inspiring!!❤😊❤😊
I have made a handful, but the best so far was making summer journals with my kids. They really enjoyed it, and I loved seeing their creativeness come out! We are currently gathering supplies to make fall journals.
Awww summer journals how fun! I still have an alphabetized journal I made with my oldest daughter one summer when she was learning phonics♥️ She would cut out pictures from magazines and she would glue them onto the letter dividers 🫶🏽 such a good memory and keepsake
I love this! I have been making journals, NOTHING like these, but I did order a kit from you so hopefully I can get mine close to yours! Love your videos.
Thank you for sharing your time!
Just found your channel and love it. This tutorial is very well explained and easy to understand. Going to go back and watch more videos.
I have made several junk journals but am always inspired by others!
Oh me too! I love watching tutorials even though I know how to make them lol
Loveee the video 😊....but no I have never made a junk journal before....I hope I'm lucky 🤞
I’ve made a number of LGB journals as monthly dailies since December of 2023! And still going strong! At least I do a spread for each day but lately it’s been catching up. It’s a lot of work in some cases but, it keeps me inspired to do it each day. I just write my thoughts of the day on the my journal phone app and print them out to stick on. It’s a lot of sticker-like process but I love it! Creating each days spread is somewhat a fun challenge. It’s more of a memory keeping/scrapbook journal style since I do try to take photos or screenshots of what was important or interesting each day. It’s a lot of fun! All my monthly books are based on the month so sept is all about apple picking. And how appropriate was since I got back to school items from your last drop, So appropriate that you gave me the mini brands apple pie spice McCormick charm!!! I absolutely love it!! Thanks again!
That apple pie spice was my favorite!!! I’m so happy you liked it🍎 I swear I almost kept it🤣 I’m so so happy you love making journals too!!
I am new to your channel and new to junk journaling. This video was so helpful. Thank you.
I love making journals and love your inspiration!!
Your tutorial is so special! Truly enjoyed your pacing and instruction style. I made a junk journal for my daughter using a vintage book from my childhood, "The Secret Garden" incorporating a garden theme and family heirloom papers from parents, grandparents, and other family members' childhoods. I included photos in envelopes that I had sewn in the signatures. I tried to use only memorabilia and fabric I had on hand; very little was purchased. It was such a satisfying experience. Thank you for your wonderful channel.
I have never made a junk journal but I have been obsessed with watching tutorials for a while now on how to. I haven’t made one as of yet because I wasn’t sure what sort of content & theme I wanted for my journal. But this video has inspired me to finally make my 1st one! I have a box full of drawings, awards, school papers & photos that my mother saved all these years (about 40yrs!) for me (we are very sentimental people) & she also just recently gave me some vintage curtains & pillow cases from my childhood bedroom. I even still have a stack of my Little Golden Books from when I was a child so this tutorial is perfect for me! I can’t wait to get started!!!!
@@kristinedupuy6184 oh my goodness I LOVE hearing this!! You got this♥️ it’s such a fun process 🫶🏽
I have tried making a junk journal but never get the time! But when I started watching your tiktoks, I’m inspired to start again and even diy’d my own junk journal charm as inspired by the ones made in your videos. Love your work ❤ keep it up!
I love this video! I'm totally hooked on making these!❤
I’m not new to journal making, I’ve done several different styles, but I haven’t done a little golden book yet. This tutorial was perfect. Very easy to follow and understand. The journal is so cute. Thank you.
I have over 50 vintage lgb’s!🎉❤❤❤
I’ve always wanted to make a junk journal but just the thought of it would overwhelm me and not know where to even start, this tutorial definitely helped a lot and made me feel like I can do it 😊