Mini Junk Journal Flip-through 😋 Yummy Memories

[@CatHand]

❤️ It’s funny how junk can so quickly become treasure… 😊

[@vivianturner751]

Oh My Word!! I have always LOVED colorful food labels, but just did not know what to do with them!! Now, You have provided a solution for me!! Also, it was so wonderful to see some of the older products like Cracker Jacks and hearing your comments about the prizes that were once provided. This video was such a JOY to watch and recall. Colorful and FUN!! Thanks so much!! What a GEM you are!!

[@CatHand]

Hi Vivian - I’m so glad you enjoyed my little junk journal flip-through, and I can’t thank you enough for your kind comments. 😊 Happy creating!

[@ceeclearly6840]

Fun idea! I could definitely relate to the Cracker Jack prizes. ☺

[@CatHand]

Thanks! Yeah, those were the days, right? 😊

[@tchaug6364]

Absolutely gorgeous! Cat you are so creative. Blessings to you!

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, and blessings right back to you! 😃

[@SandiMo77]

This is so adorable, and, like you say, a great memory keeper of food you love. Super cute, and I love the size. Thanks so much!!

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Sandi! 😊

[@martha_makes_art]

That’s the prettiest trashy journal I’ve ever seen😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Martha! 😊

[@CandyBotkins]

I have a lot of the same memories!! My grandma and grampa would always buy me cracker jacks and OH how I loved the prizes too!!❤️

[@CatHand]

Awesome! Yeah, they just don’t make those prizes like they used to… 🤷🏼‍♀️ I guess it makes me even more grateful for the sweet memories. 😊

[@conniebartch9656]

You are amazing! I just love your inspiration! ❤❤

[@CatHand]

Awww, thank you so much, Connie! ☺️

[@marycollier1293]

Fun project. I wish I had kept some labels from my childhood, 70 years ago!!!

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Mary. I wish I had kept some from way back in my childhood, too! But it’s still fun to collect some from current times, knowing that they will be old labels, one day, that someone else is looking at. 😊

[@pamelacunningham3904]

This is just too cute!!😊 There’s a lot of my favorites in your collection! Thanks so much for sharing this! It’s got to be one of my all time favorites!😊 I’m sure you and your family will enjoy looking through it many times!😊

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Pamela. It was really fun to create and I love having it to look through, not to mention having a future record for my children and grandchildren - so they will know the things I liked! 😊

[@janetnash]

Oh I am half way through but need to say yea I do remember the little write on and lift up to erase writing pads as a child ! Livening all the different textures and colours. Leaving the mesh is such a great idea ❤☕️

[@CatHand]

Thank you, Janet. Oh, yes, those writing slates - I used to draw and write on those for hours! Fun memories! 😊

[@janetnash]

@@CatHand oh me too 🩵 thanks for that happy memory

[@CatHand]

@@janetnash My pleasure, Janet 😊 I’m happy to know we share it! 🩵

[@pamhauer-mcbroom7520]

these are my absolute favorite kind of journals!!! so personal and fun and colorful…all the good things!!! such an amazing project. we can tell how much you love it just by your voice!

[@CatHand]

Thank you so much, Pam! Oh, I definitely love this little journal and it was so much fun to put together. Hope you’ll make one, too! 😊

[@kristinasshack]

Love your little junk journal Cat 🤗 I really like how you didn’t cover up the junk & just added a little decoration here & there. Lots of yummy stories 😋💖

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Kristina! Oh, yes, had to let the junk shine in this one! 😁

[@debbiev.1311]

So ADORABLE & so FUN!!! ☕️🫚🍓🥑🍞🍅🥣🍋 I loved all the little surprises that were in the Cracker Jacks boxes too!!! 💕💍🔍📚 There was a little telephone on a ball chain that I always wanted...thanks for the trip down memory lane!!! 😘☎️

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Debbie! I’m glad you have the memory of the cracker jacks prizes from back in the day - so much better than paper stickers, lol. The little telephone on the chain sounds cute, I don’t remember that one. Fun childhood memories, for sure! 😊

[@demycrafts]

What an adorable and fun little junk journal! I love seeing packaging from different countries!

[@CatHand]

Thank you, Demy. I know what you mean, I’m the same way. 😊

[@jillybeanstudio]

Really cute junk journal, Cat! Love how you created it with an open spine. A sweet colorful treasure for sure!

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Jill. I *finally* made a little box journal - can you believe it?! Yes, I was excited to use that cookie box with the hole in it, once I realized I could fold it to make the spine there - so much fun! Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care and have a great week. 😊

[@agneschrismer9946]

Very cool. Love that cover and all the goodies inside. I have saved many things, and this will give me a push.

[@CatHand]

Thanks Agnes! I think you’ll really enjoy making one of these. 😊

[@natalieserrato2157]

I absolutely LOVE this!!! I'm going to make one. I save a lot of my packaging and put it in my memory book now, but the idea of having a book dedicated to this is genius!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Natalie! I’m really glad you’re excited about making one of these little junk journals! Happy creating! 😃

[@lindamckibben1763]

This is one of the cutest journals I’ve ever seen!

[@CatHand]

Awww, thanks so much, Linda! ☺️

[@ruthedwards9642]

You have so many great ideas that I’ve never seen anywhere else! I love this journal!!! Gotta try those ginger snaps! 😁

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Ruthie! 😊

[@debbieinruskin8563]

I got a kick out of this. I'm a pure southerner and I eat most all that you do with only an exception or two. Great project. I'll be looking at my food containers differently now!

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Debbie - I’m really glad you enjoyed it! Happy creating! 😊

[@TheMarvelousBeautyChannel1]

These are my favorite types of junk journals. I love to make this type too. I'm 47 and yes I remember 😉. I stopped buying it because the little toy was the main treat.

[@CatHand]

I really enjoy making them, too. I know, right - that tiny little toy was the main attraction, lol! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. 😊

[@ShannonGreen]

Oh my gosh I love this so much!!

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Shannon! 😊

[@janetnash]

YUM ginger snaps, what a cute ginger snap box, love the spine window ( good tip to sew the signatures first ) what a wonderful way to share memories. Loved your food label pages and each of your beautiful little embellishments. So inspiring thank you so much Cat 🍪☕️

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Janet. I love that spine window, too and was so glad I found a way to sew my signatures into it! 😊

[@janetnash]

@@CatHand so ingenious, isn’t packaging fun and love all your memory keeping ☕️

[@CatHand]

Yes, it sure is fun! Thanks, Janet! 🩵

[@lorirognlie6465]

Cara Cara oranges are my favorites too! I've never seen them in bags though. This little journal is simply adorable. I think I need to make one too! Oh yeah, I remember all the cool surprises in the Cracker jack boxes too. I bought Cracker Jack for the surprise, as I was never crazy about the Cracker Jack. Always tasted liked burnt caramel corn to me. Thanks for sharing this video!

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Lori. Oh, aren’t they sooo good, the Cara Cara’s? 😋 Yes, those tiny toy prizes were definitely the stars! You definitely should make one of these journals - they’re super fun! 😃

[@colleenlondon5605]

This was so much fun. I remember the slate from the cracker jacks. The spine is so creative! Since you showed this months ko-fi printable, I wanted to tell you I print is off every month and use them for each months cover page in my journal. I would encourage anyone to sign up for your ko-fi printable as there are many, many ways to use them. I also have some of your printable pages and they always come in handy. tfs this little journal. xoxoxo

[@CatHand]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Colleen! Thank you so much for the feedback on my Ko-fi printables. It’s so good to hear that you’re enjoying using them in your journals. 😃

[@sdcmills]

What a fun JJ! I do remember Cracker Jack brand caramel corn as a YUMmy treat. Now I think I must have some. 😁

[@CatHand]

Thank you! LOL, I know, right?! 😆

[@sweetscraps56]

I love it. The cutest junk journal I’ve seen

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Donna! 😊

[@valerieb8006]

this is precious! i will look at labels much differently now. today i took a label off a medicine container using heat with a heat gun. it peeled off perfectly and left no residue. a blow dryer would work. i heated (just a bit) and pulled a little at a time. perhaps this will work with those hard to remove stickers. thanks so much Cat for showing your lovely journal!

[@CatHand]

Thank you, Valerie. It’s a fun little journal to make. Thanks for the tip and happy creating! 😊

[@lovetojournal]

Love minis🥰 this is awesome very clever use of can labels. I collect receipts from various stores/restaurants and if the store/restaurant logo is at the top of the receipt I tear it off and use it in my mini. There are some pretty cool logos and makes a great page for your mini journal. 😊

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much! Using receipts is really fun idea! You might want to make, and use, photocopies of them, though, as the print on those thermal receipts everyone uses nowadays, fades away over time (some sooner than others). Happy creating! 😊

[@lovetojournal]

@@CatHand great idea thanks for the suggestion!🩷

[@joymyers8370]

Love this "memory" journal. I'm going to start saving for one of my own 😊 your creativity as always is amazing and inspiring ✨️

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Joy! I think you’ll really enjoy making one of these journals. Happy creating! 😊

[@peggyr7799]

Clever Cat -how cute and fun -Tfs 👵🏻😻🙀😼🌴

[@CatHand]

Thank you, ever so much, Peggy! 😊

[@jeannebeam3042]

What an awesome little journal! I love your creativity ❤️

[@CatHand]

Thank you so much, Jeanne! 😊

[@martiseelye6443]

What an adorable little journal, Cat. I love it! I'm going to start saving my packages to make one too. So cute!!

[@CatHand]

Awww, thanks, Marti! I think you’ll really enjoy making one of these journals. Happy creating! 😊

[@jenniferwatson7118]

Fun journal! Love that binding!

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Jennifer. It was such a fun little journal to make! 😊

[@robinwebb2160]

Such a cute little journal ❤ and so meaningful to you 😊

[@CatHand]

Thank you, Robin! 😊 Yes, it really is!

[@sallyhoughton6061]

LOVE EVERY PAGE!! Great idea! 😍

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Sally! 😊

[@TheMarvelousBeautyChannel1]

The tissue paper with pen marking is clever❤

[@CatHand]

Thanks! So simple and fun to use! 😃

[@TheMarvelousBeautyChannel1]

@@CatHand I tried it out last night 😁😁

[@Ohio_Memory_Bears]

That’s so fun and colorful!

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@stitchesbyjulia]

What a great idea!❤

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Julia! 😊

[@gloriawagner9405]

This was really great to watch, made me very hungry haha I love the tomatoes and okra also yummy

[@CatHand]

LOL, Gloria 😂 I’m so glad you enjoyed watching. Yes, okra and tomatoes… Mmmm 😋

[@annholcomb4448]

So cute and clever.

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Ann! 😊

[@danielerichard3619]

Absolutely gorgeous ❤

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Daniele! 😊

[@militarymom6690]

Oh my great minds! I have been collecting my fave food packaging to create the same type of junk journal. I hope mine turns out as good as yours - so so cute! And I love okra and tomatoes (and fried okra) and white rice so you KNOW which part of the country I was raised in!😉😁

[@CatHand]

Awesome! You will have so much fun putting your junk journal together! Yep, those are some pretty telling clues…😂 Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. 😊

[@lauramurphy438]

Thank you so much for sharing. I will try the orzo soup recipe. Thank you for linking it.

[@CatHand]

My pleasure Laura - thanks so much for watching. I hope you enjoy the soup as much as I do! 😋

[@laelswager4983]

Thanks for sharing 😊great idea

[@CatHand]

You are so welcome, Lael - thank you! 😊

[@SylviaD]

Hello Cat ☺️ ginger lover addict here too 😉😉 I love your mini journal it's soo precious 😍😍 It's always interesting to see what friends across the pond use to eat 😊 love the packagings too 😉 gold fishes were my fav snacks when i lived in the US 😋 unfortunately these golden fishes never cross the ocean as I can't find them neither in France nor in Spain 😢😢 thanks for sharing this cutie my friend ❤ happy crafting n' snackin 😘😘

[@CatHand]

Yes! Ginger lovers unite! ✊😂 Thanks so much, Sylvia - I’m glad you like my mini journal of yummies. 😋 Bummer about the Goldfish crackers not being available over there. 😔🤷🏼‍♀️ They should be available to everyone! Take care and happy craftin’ and snackin’ to you, too! 😃

[@tracyburcham7350]

Cute idea!

[@CatHand]

Thank you, Tracy! 😊

[@lalagamma4452]

Soooo cool! Today's Quote: “I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.”-William Penn. Huge hugs. Namaste 🐞🐞🐞

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Lala! 😊

[@lalagamma4452]

@@CatHand I received my Happy Mail and will post to FB later today or tomorrow morning. TY sooooooo much Sweet Friend. Huge hugs. Namaste 🐞🐞🐞

[@CatHand]

Yay! 😃 So glad you received it and I hope you enjoying using it! Thanks for letting me know. Have fun! 😊

[@W._Langman]

Oh, this is such a sweet idea😍 and it's interesting for foreigners like myself to see what your product packaging looks like. Most of the stuff I've never heard of. I think I will make something like this some time. I'm funnily enough also working in a junk journal right now, following the junk journal July prompts. In August. What a rebel😂

[@CatHand]

Thanks, Weenie - I’m glad you enjoyed it. LOL, yeah, you’re such a rebel! 😂

[@W._Langman]

@@CatHand I've also been delving into this candy wrapper art you showed. What was it, about a year ago? I have made several strips. Thinking of connecting them to make a journal cover for next year's MMM

[@CatHand]

@@W._Langman Oh, the gum wrapper chains that I was using pieces of gift wrap to make? If so, that’s sounds awesome! 😃

[@W._Langman]

@@CatHand yes, that's the one. I use all sorts of different coloured wrappers, clear and foil bags etc and cut them to size. They feel so chunky. I love them. Way heavier than I imagined too

[@CatHand]

@@W._Langman Can’t wait to see how it looks! 😊

[@nads420]

cat!! this journal is sooooo great!!! i just love how you made the packaging the pages 🥰 and the little window spine? genius. funny how we all have different habits, too. fascinating watching you flip through it 😊 and love your washi tapes. and how you add little smiley faces when you journal, i do that too hahaha. i think im just so used to typing that i cant help but feel like i must include it 😂 companies are way too obsessed with profits to add any kind of fun toy to things anymore, lol! even happy meals aren't the same 😢 . the loop doodles on your collage fodder is funny, i doodle the same shape all over mine😊 and that printable??? THE HOUSE IS SO CUTE OMG!

[@CatHand]

Thank you so much, Nads - I’m really glad you enjoyed it! Crazy when you find out that other people do some of the same things you do! 😃 Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment - much appreciated. 😊

[@harmonyscreations3289]

Those are great! :)

[@CatHand]

Thanks so much, Harmony! 😊

[@rhodonnasoto2826]

Cute

[@CatHand]

Thanks, RhoDonna 😊

[@barbaraloftis984]

What store did you buy the cucina antica pumpkin sauce

[@CatHand]

Hi Barbara - I get it at Publix. 😊

[@CatHand]

I haven’t bought any in a while, and I just checked my Publix online and also on Amazon and I don’t see it anymore. 🫤 So I messaged the company to see if they’re still selling it and if it will be coming back. I’ll let you know when/if they respond. Stores like Whole Foods, Sprouts, Fresh Market may have it, too.

[@CatHand]

Well, they replied, but with unfavorable news. They are not producing it anymore due to supply chain disruptions, and costs to acquire ingredients. But I’m hopeful they will make it again someday, maybe when inflation goes down... 🤞🏻

[@londawhitt6841]

😊👍👋

[@CatHand]

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