Collage art with a magazine ☆ DIY magazine art

[@marinao1998]

Daphne's Diary is the magazine I mainly use. And Birds and Blooms.

[@venice93]

thank you Margarete - this is something I use to do all the time before digi downloads became available - now I'm going back to magazines, I'd forgotten how pleasurable it is to 'cut out' - I encourage people to try it.......

[@MargareteMiller]

I totally agree with you!! You gotta try it 😉👍💙

[@aurorarodriguez9500]

My town has little happy libraries where people leave books, magazines, dvds, etc., to share for free. I found a wonderful magazine there called Reminisce. Lots of vintage photos and ads.

[@MargareteMiller]

Perfect!! 👍

[@gayemarianesfox2405]

Daphne’s Diary is one of my favorites

[@aliciazazirski9898]

I love using Daphne's Diary. It's pricey, but I do read it first. Aside from that I look through any and all magazines that I get my hands on though.

[@MargareteMiller]

I've got to check out Daphne's Diary. I've heard so much about it! 👍

[@51andhappy44]

@@MargareteMiller my Sam’s Club started carrying Daphne‘s diary! I was so stinking excited! Not only to find it but to find it at a discount was a serious bonus!

[@trudicook2988]

I've found some photos I love in Country Living. And I love the colors in HGTV...they always feature different front door colors, which are a fun element!

[@janetseager4069]

I never really 'got ' junk journals. Now I do. Thank you.

[@MargareteMiller]

I'm so glad, Janet! 💜

[@bettylongshore9594]

I take any magazine or catalog I can get my hands on, my scissors (the ones I can find at the time), and a gallon ziploc bag to use while I'm "watching" TV. Keepers go in my bag and I have a trash can handy for the scraps. Sometimes, I do get that iffy feeling about some of the scraps and they go in the bag too!!!!!

[@judiemjacobson4613]

One of the things that I use the most from magazines are color blocks on pages of advertisement where they'll be large places of beautiful colors and I put them in page protectors and in a three-ring notebook which I can go to when I need a particular color in a collage or a cluster or just to put somewhere on a page in my journal. I also cut out images and magazines that I like and if they're thin I back them and then I fussy cut them and again I store them in a three-ring binder with page protectors that I have sown on to make pockets of different sizes. It's just so easy to look through these binders to find what I need. Somehow I had quite a collection of architectural magazines and fashion magazines. I also use from catalogs especially there is one that has Victorian style things in it

[@MargareteMiller]

Great ideas, Judie! Thanks for sharing with us 👍💜

[@lisagreen3778]

I’m happy to know there are others besides me who like to cut up magazines for the pretty pictures! You’ve inspired me to put them together in one place…it’s time to start a collage journal of my own! I especially love “Birds & Blooms”…an endless supply of beauty! Thanks for sharing your ideas😊👍🏻

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks for watching, Lisa 😉. I'm going to check out Birds and Blooms. It sounds lovely!

[@stephaniewyeth3920]

@@MargareteMiller I get Birds and Blooms. Yes, it is a gorgeous magazine. I often find it difficult to decide which side of the page I like the best though because both sides are so beautiful. Many of the pictures in this magazine are large so you need a larger gluebook for them, in my opinion. But I love this magazine. I also really like the HGTV magazines.

[@jeanbeck3962]

I left out the Smithsonian magazine. It's wonderful for old photos of people and places. I can use them as vintage. This is a magazine I subscribe to. Also the Saturday Evening Post. 🖌🎨

[@MargareteMiller]

I don't think I've ever seen a Smithsonian Magazine. I can imagine it must be full of all kinds of neat things in there! I'm going to check it out online. Thanks for the idea, Jean! 💙

[@turkeyduck6]

And the pages are nice and thin... they melt into your collage ;)

[@jeanbeck3962]

@@MargareteMiller It's published by the Smithsonian institute.

[@annwoleben5439]

I use Victoria and garden magazines, along with museum brochures.

[@margaretpinsent6388]

I'm doing your weekly collage, Margarete, using only magazine images. The journal itself is made from two magazines that come with my Saturday Times newspaper. I glued the mags together, stuck two pages together throughout, as they're very flimsy paper, and added cardboard front and back for covers. It works a treat! Thanks for your ideas. Mx

[@MargareteMiller]

Neat!! It sounds like you've got a great system of ideas. I'm so glad you're enjoying the assignments 😉👍💙

[@andreastewart5722]

I like using vintage magazines .

[@tracynelson3279]

Thank you for the inspiration as always! I have collected favorite magazine pictures for years. I have my work cut out for me literally 😅. I finally bought clear envelopes through Amazon and organized by theme such as flowers, animals, architecture etc. I needed to store them in something I can see through. I don't like boxes or anything solid I can't see through. It works for me!

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks so much for the suggestions, Tracy!! You've got some great ideas 👍💙

[@mandalaartist4423]

I scrapbooked as a child. Captain Kangaroo was one of my first cut out images in the 50s. I’ve saved hundreds of images in various ways, but let’s face it- mostly big piles. Last winter I brought all my boxes and stacks together to sort or pitch. I used those 3 drawer Sterilite containers. I separated them into categories like animals, birds, garden, landscape, colors, holidays/seasons, people, places, things, miscellaneous, etc. I can label the drawers and just grab whatever drawer I need. I put all the drawers downstairs. Problem is, the weather changed, the season changed and I decided I didn’t want to go downstairs where it was cold. But, my journal was calling. I whined mentally and decided to skip the images. I had to be strict with myself since I had invested time and money on the sort and so much space over the years. I told myself if I wasn’t going down to get them then I would tell my son to pick them all! “Use them or lose them!” I put on a sweater and marched my butt to the basement and grabbed my fall/Halloween images and so much fun using them. Sorting them was such a help and made it more enjoyable. I still have a stack of recently pulled images. I save them until I grab a new drawer or have a few minutes. This way the task doesn’t take a long time. I love Daphne’s Diary, Better Homes, National Geographic, Ranger Rick, Birds & Bloom. I miss Oprah and Martha Stewart. Fortunately, I had subscriptions and have plenty set aside. I really like your videos.

[@MargareteMiller]

Good for you, getting down there to get papers to work with. You did an amazing job of sorting!

[@eugenebellion9142]

I am a magazine junkie. My favorites are BH&G, Cuisine and food magazines, Travel mags, Victoria and Country Living, National Geographic and Daphne's Diary.

[@MargareteMiller]

I love BH&G. There is surprisingly A LOT of good images in each magazine. 💙

[@jeanbeck3962]

My local Library sells old magazine's for ten cents, so I buy quite a few there. I always buy the Victoria, when I see it there. I use the flower pictures, especially the Rose's. Lots of architecture, castles and store fronts. Hats, gloves, all kinds of things. The Library has a large selection, so I always find something. I enjoyed seeing your glue books. Thanks for sharing. 🖌🎨

[@tonyashatley5040]

Wow! That’s great! I’ll have to check my library! Thanks!

[@stephaniewyeth3920]

@@tonyashatley5040 Wow! 10 cents!!!! My local thrift store used to sell magazines for 10 cents, then I started going in and buying a stack at a time and they quickly increased their price to 50 cents, then 2 months later to a whole dollar!!!!! I was not thrilled, but I still pick some up at that price because it's cheaper than buying them from the bookstores.

[@noriclements4362]

Thank you, I really like travel magazines. We have a used bookstore where I live and the magazines are free :) I'll take in magazines I don't find useful and swap them for ones that are there. There is an unlimited variety.

[@rgporter1957]

Holy Smokes, Margarete, I've subscribed to do many magazines now, I don't know when I'm gonna have time to read them, much less harvest them!!! I love the Victorian ones, too. Food mags, birds and blooms, cats, fashion, architecture, travel, etc. It never dawned on me to make the junk journal out of magazines and then just layer with more magazine clippings. That's brilliant! What an artsy fartsy tome you can end up with! I think I really must DO this! 🥰🤣❤️

[@MargareteMiller]

Go, go, GO, Robyn!! Make a jj from magazine pages and then layer more images❣️ It's so fun, and really low stress, which is what I most enjoy about working in these kinds of projects 💙.

[@51andhappy44]

Love your style! I have been clipping magazine images for YEARS! I have been somewhat of a “collector” as I have yet to glue them down anywhere!! Because I probably have hundreds of thousands of images that I have clipped, I have a variety of ways to store the images. Some people store their images in baskets on their desk. I actually have a rolling cart that probably has 10 drawers in it that easily come out and sit on a desk. Each drawer is themed of course. So I have a theme for backgrounds, people, jewelry, interesting items, food, etc. Another way that I store my images that is a little more portable is in Ziploc baggies. Also at the dollar tree they have these clear vinyl inserts for three ring binders that have a zippered section and also a side flap for smaller images. I used to use a coupon organizer for my smaller images, but that thing got fat fast! Another thing I have images stored in are the very large plastic containers with lids that you can purchase at dollar tree. I’m not talking about the shoebox size, I’m talking about the size for food storage. They usually have a blue lid and are super stackable and lightweight. I would love to hear others ideas for storing images. But I’m sure more people use their images then store them! One of these days I will get to using mine also! I did just purchase several composition notebooks for $.50 apiece at Walmart. There is no excuse now! TFS

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks so much for your comments! I love the rolling cart idea. I have to go to the Dollar Tree and see what they have for organization. I could do with an upgraded system! 😉👍💜

[@marenaward9219]

I'm a chef by trade, make alot of food/junk journals so i love cooking magazines. Then as you love the travel..outdoor..nature magazine pictures. Thanks for sharing.I love collage

[@MargareteMiller]

Oh, neat! It would be so much fun to make a junk journal with food magazines. What a great idea!! 👍💙

[@loreesmith5418]

Whenever I start to feel myself getting uptight about my creativity, I watch one of your videos and your freedom to create just relaxes me. 😍 Thanks so much for sharing!

[@MargareteMiller]

What a kind thing to say, Loree 😘. Thanks for stopping by! 💙

[@emmkaa2099]

Margarete, hi! I first met you when you did the Q&A with Barabara - I hope you are well. This vid is very inspiring... I have a pile of pictures I'd taken when I was in a world-wide photo game for several years (so I have quite a few). I love what you've done here and it's given me some great ideas for collecting those pix in one spot. Thanks for that - I'd been unable to come up with an idea I liked. Hugs from the southern California desert, MK 😁 🏜 🤗

[@MargareteMiller]

How awesome, MK❣️ I'm glad you've come up with an idea with what to do with your pile of pictures 👍💙

[@juliekeil8791]

Love your style, Margarete. Such wonderful eye candy! 💖

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks so much, Julie 💙

[@2281CozyBrickCape]

I do use magazine pictures! I use travel magazines, women’s magazines and some vintage National Geographic. I also have cooking magazines! I store my images in a mishmash in a file folder. I drag it out and spill it everywhere!😆

[@kandiekaine7593]

Love your videos Margarete! They're always so helpful 🤩 I love using using those booklets from painting stores, not only for pictures but also as glue books 🥰

[@MargareteMiller]

Ooooh. Good idea!! I think I have some of those. I need to look through my things 😉💙

[@ebsteveo1565]

I especially love the tourist "guides" published by cities and states. I have made junk journals from them and they are fun to use and challenge myself to get creative using the variety of pictures and text. It is addictive.

[@franlynch9428]

Beautiful, Margarete . Do you have a video on binding a junk journal?

[@stephaniewyeth3920]

I like to use the ads and images from Workbasket and Popular Mechanics magazines from the 1950-60s. I liked your video, Margarete. I love going through magazines and cutting out images while I'm watching TV or KZbin videos. I find it very enjoyable. Currently, I just organize them into baggies by themes - people, trees, home decor, vintage, ads, etc... Thank you for sharing this video.

[@dakielty]

This is a wonderful video. I love both the way you used the magazine images and the way you chose and used the pages you used to create the glue book. Thank you

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks so much, Dorothy! I confess the little beige gluebook is one of my favorites. I like that I didn't squeeze too much stuff in it. It's a fun size, too. Thanks for watching! 😉💙

[@cajanbella3101]

Love your ideas. I so want to make a junk journal. But I don't know where to start and afraid I wIll make a mess

[@MargareteMiller]

I've been there, so I know all about the fear. You've got to let it go, though. Make a mess. It's ok. You know how to clean it up. 💜

[@cajanbella3101]

@@MargareteMiller Thanks for taking your time to reply to me. God bless

[@nancypyter1511]

Thanks for the input on using magazines Margarete! I like to use Daphne's Diaries and Tea magazines. Also, gardening catalogs and ads.

[@MargareteMiller]

You know, I've heard of Daphne's Diaries, but I've never seen one! I need to check that out. Thanks for the idea! 👍

[@SouthShorePaper]

I loved watching your flips and your process. I do prefer matte photos and I get many of mine from Bella Grace Magazine or vintage magazines , the ones before they starting using glossy paper . Thanks for the tip about matte medium .

[@beverlyp3620]

So many good ideas. Thank you for sharing your brilliant artistic journals. I think they are all "Art" journals!

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Beverly!! 💙

[@janetedens]

I love magazines. I also love all the junk mail I get. I get a lot. I like using the words in the magazines and junk mail. It is really good stuff, and the paper is really nice. I like your journals.

[@MargareteMiller]

I've tried to cut out words, but it feels like a lot of work to me and so I go back to just using images. I admire your patience in cutting out words! 👍

[@janetedens]

Fussy cutting is relaxing to me. Ya, I am surprised by that too, but once I started in, I enjoyed it.

[@gayemarianesfox2405]

Baseball card pages are good for smalls

[@JournalJourneys51]

I always love your videos and your style! I use the same magazines and types of publications that you have mentioned. I've tried a variety of storage options, but what works best for me is several cheap but flat tray-like containers that can fit one on top of the other. For smaller images I actually use used clear veggie containers, such as what grape tomatoes come in. I can fit a bunch of trays into each other, which takes up less space when I'm not using them, but separate them and flip through all the trays when I'm in a collaging mood.

[@MargareteMiller]

I love the idea of stacking trays. I think that sounds like a good solution. I have nesting trays, but just 3 of them. I'm thinking I need a few more 😉👍💙

[@RolinevanEssen]

Thank you for the inspiration! I have so many pages from VISI magazine (South Africa) which is a decor & design mag. It has the most beautiful photos and the paper is recycled so it has a wonderful texture!

[@wesley5518]

Thank You, Thank You....I love your glue books and this video. Sure will help me organize the stacks I have (Chaotic Mess) ! Your "junk journals" are always amazing and I love displays ! (sewing pages are awesome) Also enjoyed the comments here. I have a HUGE assortment of magazines and Quit ALL subscriptions because of ads and mail service. Martha Stewart/Better Homes/Travel/ Stampington/ Country Living/ Jeanne d'Arc /Daffney's Diary/ Birds Blooms/ Country Woman have access to 2 nice thrift shops and for 25 cents can pick up interesting ones. I donate to each, Now to start cutting/organizing and doing. My sewing/mixed media/paints/stay downstairs, so cutting can be upstairs !!!! Again thank you, I do love your Collage Art posts and displays a lot, lots of great participants. Thanks again.

[@MargareteMiller]

Wonderful! I'm so glad the video gave you some ideas to play with 😉💜

[@sandikalin636]

Another great video, thank you. Magazines are a great source for collaging I use all kinds depends on my projects.

[@danzorig2086]

I have used Travel Magazines and IKEA magazines for my collages! Thank you for the video💕You are such a great artist and teacher🌻 My name is Ingrid😊

[@MargareteMiller]

I love the idea of using an Ikea catalog! I'm going to look for one, but I remember now that they stopped printing them. Hmmm. The next time I'm in their store I will ask. 💙😉

[@HeiderosesPhotograph]

I love travel magazines, Animals and Plants, Vogue and other model magazines, and Architecture magazines. Two years ago I recycled many magazines and I could have used them today. This happens all the time to me, if I get rid of it I need it a few weeks or years later. It is hard to get old magazines they are now expensive in thrift stores and my library gives old magazines to schools. Anyway, thanks a lot for your video.

[@patcarmody7592]

Your glue book is wonderful!!! Thanksfor posting!

[@bconsilio3764]

Hi! I have that lamp! Lol

[@diane2941]

Thanks, Margarete. I always enjoy your videos.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks for watching, Diane! 💙

[@janrichards6519]

Found this so useful... thanks for sharing 😃

[@annakitner1140]

Thank you so much for this video. It's the very the answer to the question I sent you just a couple of weeks ago, about mixing magazine images with other papers and digital printables. I do have to say that when I use magazine pages in glue books, I use the matte medium first, let it dry, then glue it down. If I glue the piece in and then cover it with matte medium, I find that the paper bubbles. Again, many thanks for sharing your expertise.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks for the gluing tip, Anna!! That's so good to know. I didn't realize it made a difference, but it makes sense. And thanks for the video idea! I'm glad I was able to show you some examples of what I have done. 💙👍

[@janc6495]

Anna, I also prefer matte images. Thanks for the tip!!!!!! I never thought of that before.

[@BirdieGenny]

If you use the good old white Elmer’s glue it’s even better than matte medium to get matte images!

[@user-on7zd8yi8g]

@@BirdieGenny Really? Do you water it down to make it more spreadable?

[@debbiev.1311]

Thank you Margarete for sharing your ideas & your collaging creativity w/ us!! 💕 Some of my favorites magazines would have to be: Birds & Blooms, Better Homes & Gardens, House Beautiful, HGTV, Martha Stewart Living, but I'll use just about any kind. My way of storing magazine images & words is always in flux...ever changing & adapting as I go! 😉

[@MargareteMiller]

Awesome, Debbie! A bird magazine sounds like a great idea. What a great gluebook you can make with birds 😉💙.

[@tfntexas]

I store my magazine images in a bankers box (cardboard file box) in folders by theme…women, men, backgrounds, objects, etc.

[@MargareteMiller]

Great ideas! Thanks, Tammie ❣️

[@adelia988]

Very similar to what I do in my glue books, I even use food wrappers. Daphnes diary is great for images, garden magazines, I cut people out of clothes magazines, paper serviettes (napkins) are great for backgrounds and so are torn up book pages and postage stamps.

[@MargareteMiller]

I think my favorite is gardening magazines. I never get tired of flipping through them, even the same one again and again.

[@rociolopez2514]

Hello, im from Argentina. Please someone can help me with a doubt: Can I sell a junk journal made with pieces of magazines?....... i have many ideas to collage and i wish included in my journals to sell. But i dont want break any rule. Thank you

[@susanhannon7596]

Great,relaxing video that inspires. There are so many ways to enhance our journals. Thanks for sharing. 🌹

[@reginaeid1568]

Great video! I use fashion mags like vogue and cosmo for gelli printing, and I find a lot of of beautiful images in those

[@MargareteMiller]

Ahhh, gelli printing. I'll get there someday!! 😉💜

[@51andhappy44]

I’ve never heard of this before. What do you do with the gelli printing on Magazines?

[@reginaeid1568]

@@51andhappy44 mags like Vogue and Cosmo, that are glossy , lend themselves to gelli printing very well, even if they are older. Try it, the graphics are great!

[@michelel3372]

Thank you for another inspiring and helpful video. I love using magazines. Some of my favorites are Daphne's Diary and a lot the of the Stampington publications. Both have nice weight paper and interesting images. ❤

[@MargareteMiller]

Yes! I have some of the Stampington publications. I need to use more of those. I'm always so afraid to cut them up 🙃

[@michelel3372]

@@MargareteMiller I'm just now starting to be able to cut up "some" of my stampington publications. I have over 20 years worth and was starting to feel that some should be reused or donated. ❤

[@stephaniewyeth3920]

@@MargareteMiller I've never heard of Stampington Publications magazines. I wonder if you might do a flip through video and then create a collage using images from it? I would watch it!!!!

[@cherylknight1591]

Thank you for the different concepts. I subscribe to magazines from other country. Such as Britain, Scotland. I did find a magazine from Alaska. Still waiting to receive. At the same time I can gift out subscriptions with the offers I receive. I live in a tourist area so I am able to grab free bro. Finding unique words I can use in my Junk Journals. Thank you for going slow so I can absorb what you are saying. Have a Blessed Day!

[@MargareteMiller]

Wonderful! I'm glad it was a helpful video 💜

[@nancybrown3334]

I find these books very interesting but is there a purpose for them besides the enjoyment the creator gets?

[@irynaborisova2604]

I have two back issues of Victoria magazines. Can't bring myself to cutting them apart.

[@amyb82941]

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[@skeletalremains3860]

Hi Margarete, I tried to use a Life Extensions magazine in a collage. I used Beacon 3 in 1 glue to glue it down and used Matte medium on top and all the ink faded and ruined the image. Is that a particular magazine problem? Or did I use the wrong products? I've been afraid to use magazines in my art work since because I can't seal it or work over the top. I thought about trying to seal it with a matte spray sealer first then glue and use matte medium?

[@MargareteMiller]

Hmmm. It sounds like the wet glues are some how effecting the magazine images. Have you tried any of the pastes? Yes Paste is popular. I have a jar and do use it. It dries very flat. I almost never put a top coat on anything. I don't mind if my collages age a bit on the top. Is there a reason why you want to seal them?

[@skeletalremains3860]

@@MargareteMiller I don't always seal my collages but if I'm putting paint or acrylic markers on top it's a safety so if I make a mistake I can remove it. It works with everything but magazine pages. I'll just have to make it my last layer them I won't have that happen. Thank you for responding

[@janc6495]

Hi, I'll bet it's the 3 in 1 glue! I've got it and it takes my nail polish off immediately because it contains acetone. It's some strong stuff!!!!! If you stay away from it you'll probably have better luck.

[@skeletalremains3860]

@@janc6495 thank you, I had wondered if that might be it. I got it to use when making my junk journals because the absence of water keeps my pages from buckling, which is very effective in that situation. However, as you've said, I did have it react in an unusual way with some specialty paper that I bought online. I'll try it with a PVA glue. Thank you for sharing

[@hizzins222]

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[@MargareteMiller]

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[@RolinevanEssen]

Thank you for the inspiration! I have so many pages from VISI magazine (South Africa) which is a decor & design mag. It has the most beautiful photos and the paper is recycled so it has a wonderful texture!