You could use this a jump start for a story if you were a writer.

omg!! me too! my master boards always look stripe-y!!

I’m loving your trashy journal!!

Inspiring! I want to do a true junk journal!

I remember making a journal from a Little Golden book and I did the most ridiculously wide spine with three bulky signatures. It seemed never ending and I chose to take out a signature and slim down the spine. I totally agree with you about not bulking up journals too much. I love your journal.

Much needed discussion, thanks a lot for this! 5:25 Idea # 3 is my fav - hinging oven an image a transparent piece with and extra image that will alter the original one underneath. I can imagen a whole fabulous journal built around only this idea. So creatively good! As for the laminators being underused because of the cost of manufactured for the pouches… Did you watch one of the last videos on Saacibo channel (called ‘Cellophane Upcycling Idea - A Game Changer For Me #budgetcrafting’)? Dragana came up with this method of using any transparent plastic instead of those pouches… A game changer. 8:30 I like a lot the idea of the cellophane bag with something 3dimentional in it and perhaps notes to be stapled right to the page (or better yet to a tab card or a tag). I personally like make transparent pockets (I glue wonky rectangles cut from acetate packaging of potatoes, etc. from my grocery store). I use art glitter glue and it performs very well.

great stuff! am working on a wallet made from cheesy snack packaging at the moment, it's looking good up to now. mini cheddar bags are great for moons too x

Lovely result. ... I have to find your book on ghost signs! For years Iʻve been photographing what I call "ghost buildingsʻ - ones that display ʻghost signs,ʻ as you call them, but also evidence of windows, doors, and other artifacts of a previous life. Iʻm excited to learn that Iʻm not the only one drawn to these glimpses into the past.

Such creativs ideas and easily do-able ❤

I enjoyed this episode. Journals made with packaging are the only kind I am personally making and interested in. I am of course often tempted to buy materials manufactured specifically for crafters, but I learned how to resist. I do not pay any attention to brands. I pay attention to colors. I like monochrome journals. All blues I collect go to the blue one, all pinks to the pink one. And so on. I love this craft. And I am one of those who wants to spend free time only on making or making with a crafting video playing in the background. 😊.

this is what i think a junk journal should be ♥

Hi Helen! Awesome journal and so FUN… love everything about this! Have a wonderful day 🍁🌸

I am so intimidated by the 3 hole pamphlet stitch. I am afraid to try it. 😂. But I love these journals.

I love Shannon green so much! And I love trash journals! No worries there’s no cheating in junk or trash journals because there no rules! Thank you so much for sharing!

fabulous! i love your channel🫶

I love so many things about this video!! 🩷 The type of journaling is such a great idea! AND wow… what a powerful story & thank u for sharing your entry.

Coming back to say I copied this and loved the process and the outcome. Thank you so much for the inspiration.

I have a huge box of magazine and book cutouts and still seven big magazines to harvest. I’ve always gone for the ‘cut it all out’ method so I really need to have a good sort before I try your technique. Thanks for the idea. 😊

Your journal entry was well said. And very true. Thank you for sharing it, and your whole journaling idea.

too $$$ but nice results

Loved how this page turned out 😊

I don't do too much abstract art, however, I think this is a great idea to try. Looks very relaxing. 😊

Your writing in this journal is beautiful. I believe this journal may become a book someday. ❤

Love the images, colours and composition. I pobably would skip the paint as it dulled the vibrancy, but you do you of course.

Unsure about this. I find lovely magazine images and backgrounds that I like to use but all the ones you chose seemed to disappear?

I really love what you are doing here, this is exactly what I had in mind todo myself to leave some personal memories for my family. ❤

I like th collage Marietta

Your book is what you want it to be. It’s good to mix it all up.

before you put the tape on the paper, put the sticky side down on a piece of fabric or even your clothing it will take the sticky stuff down a notch I love Jayme's work too

Love this idea. Will definitely be trying it. Keeping the created pages in a journal is great too ❤

I’m literally just copying you as I’ve found you. Thank you for the inspiration

I don’t have a journal dedicated to this type of journaling, but I included it in my journaling practices. When I don’t have anything specific to journal about I grab my images collection to inspire me to write. It’s amazing to learn this word.

Light bulb moment! I need an ekphrastic journal and a hoardy book 😊 I have lots of empty journals and exercise (composition) books on hand so I'm starting today. Thanks Helen, you give me so much inspiration.

This has been really helpful especially in understanding the concept of abstract art. Thank you.

Thank you so much for the shoutout! I absolutely love that you made this process your own. Super satisfying to see how cutting up into smaller pieces turned out and you have a very relaxing voice/demeanor. New subscriber here ☺

Excellent!

So much food for thought in these words and beautifully and lyrically expressed. I feel you want to share all these things that have sustained you and given you strength. Thank you

Thank you for sharing your image and your thoughts.❤So symbolic of your experiences! The calm always comes after the storm.

I love this Helen! I think part of its appeal to me is the salmon color. I don’t ever seem to use it.

What is the cutter you’re using here? It looks like it has both a guillotine and a sliding cutter?

Helen this is so beautiful! Even though my childhood home never looked like this it reminded me of a childhood memory. When I was only about 6 years old I already loved reading! My mom signed me up for a subscription for a book series called The Hamilton Twins. This was during the popularity of Nancy Drew but I preferred the Hamilton Twins. Every 2 weeks when a new book was due to be delivered I would rush to the mailbox as soon as the mail came until I received the most recent release. Once I got the new book I’d curl up in our armchair and read it cover to cover. I wouldn’t play or eat or do anything until I had finished it! At some point I received a tabletop bookcase to collect them in and I absolutely loved them! I think there were probably 10-12 books. Unfortunately they disappeared when we were cleaning out my dad’s house after he passed. Thank you for stirring up and dusting off this old memory!

"you cannot organize clutter"- julie morgenstein julie was the OG on decluttering & managing a home. her book is practical and well thought out

Helen your journaling here is raw and beautiful! Thank you for sharing your inner most self. It really encourages me to start journaling. When I first found you we conversed back and forth about your “day job” and I read several of your books and enjoyed them. We also talked about. The loss of your husband. I took a break from doing art work and lost track of you. I recently found you again and am enjoying your videos so much! And I have a years worth to catch up on! Thank you so much for being vulnerable and sharing your heart. May God bless you!

Wonderful 👍 I'm 78 yrs old. Been trying to journal/write all my life! Would start then lose interest! I can still remember a teacher I had that was a stickler for spelling, punctuation, etc, so I generally had a lot of notations on my papers. Not positive . A necessary step in education but just a few good critiques would have been nice . So eventually I lost interest in putting pen to paper. You just gave me some hope of trying again 😁

Informative and inspiring--thank you!

Thank you for hairdryer tip!

Nice!!!

Do you have a playlist for this series?

All the words! 😂