Fast and Easy Junk Journal Charms / Junk Journaling For Beginners / Easy Mini Book Tutorial

[@juliemomof5]

Ok, now you've really started something! I just went to Goodreads and copied and pasted the thumbnails of several of my kids favorites to incorporate into their book charms for the journals I'm creating for each of them!! One, Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue, Fish, Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock, Tikki Tikki Tembo, Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type, Kay Thompson's Eloise, Where the Wild Things Are and Too Tired (by Ann Turnbull - my youngest's absolute favorite, lol!) Thank you Leah! You never fail to inspire me, I appreciate you so much!

[@thriftyday]

Yay I love love loved reading this comment❤

[@mariapatriciachavez214]

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[@franciemontgomery2935]

Gosh, so many good books! Pippi Longstockings, Winnie-The -Pooh and Heidi are some of my childhood favorites. 😊

[@sabrahawkings7867]

Oh my goodness. I remember sitting in my son’s Kinder class (he’s 35 yrs now) having a tea party and listening to Love You Forever. I will forever remember that moment.❤️

[@marylucortez9824]

The Seven Year Slip book! The best book I've read so far this year 🫶🏼

[@sonjaslother9018]

I would make a Richard Scarry book cover. I loved his books as a kids. ❤

[@veronicamelendez7817]

Junie B. Jones is the first “big girl” book I read & really sparked my love for reading. The whole series is so nostalgic for me & would make be so retro & cool as a book charm!! 🫶🏽

[@Jeannek4493]

You are so inspiring! Thrifty Day content/projects/spending time with the community is becoming part of my daily routine 😌

[@lyndseysmith5913]

Heidi was my favorite book as a kid, so I definitely have to pick that one! Nancy Drew is a close second!!

[@nicolearbogast1580]

The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland and Tha Labrynth! My favorite movies as a kid and still to this day! Both are great books and have a permanent place on my bedside table 😊 Love your videos, I am learning so much!

[@annb3304]

So cute!!! Love this charm idea. I would use the cover for the book A Wrinkle in Time to make a charm like this. 💫💫💫💃🏽

[@stephanieporter1993]

Ohhhh, you really did make this look easy!!! My 8 yr old picks The Wild Robot, and I pick either Memoirs of a Geisha or go retro vibes with Mickey Mouse's Picnic.❤

[@MorganPlans]

Love these!! So cute! If I could turn one book into a charm it would be Pride and Prejudice 📖 All time fave!!

[@Rose.Gold777]

I love the vintage charms on your big journals 😱😍so pretty 💕

[@thriftyday]

Thank you so much!

[@trishkivlahan]

Love this idea! I can’t wait try it!!!! I would love a Richard Scary book What do people do all day or the velveteen Rabbit!Those were my favorites as a kid!

[@disneymama1991]

Thank you so much for the book charm idea. It's so fun! I'm a lurker stepping out of the shadows to say "hi!" 😊 Also, one of my favorite childhood book is "There's A Monster at the End of This Book" starring Grover. I own three copies and I don't care that I'm 57 and do so! 😂 And I do like your thrifting vlogs, as I am a thrifter as well.

[@zakiyadionnekyle2638]

Thank You, Leah. So beautiful. Love, love, love it. I would make the Amazing Grace children's book a charm ❣

[@Shannon848]

Little Golden Books 📕

[@Jeannek4493]

Ooh!! I would love some Stephen King early edition- design book covers made into little book charms. Especially for my Halloween junk journals 🎃🧡🖤📙📓

[@PennysCraftyCreations]

beautiful charms. Loved seeing your junk journals.

[@mariacerdena3701]

I absolutely love Jan Karon's Mitford series of books. I would create several charms depicting the iconic parts of the book (Barnabas the dog, the orange marmalade cake, etc.). Since the series has several books, one could have so much fun creating a journal per book. Thanks for sharing and inspiring me. By the way, I love your scissors!

[@aprilbutler4891]

I would love a mini little women charm! I absolutely love the book and movie!

[@erinburns6050]

Super cute idea! I would make something from my tween/teen years. Nancy Drew, Babysitter's Club, Sweet Valley High. One of my favorite books as a child Miss Susie as well.

[@Cassthebass11]

The Selection series would make pretty book charms, the covers are of the main character in big ballroom dresses! I love the style you journal in :)

[@thriftyday]

I totally agree!

[@rachelleanonymous2740]

Fun tutorial! I would make mini Better Homes and Gardens Cookbooks! I have three copies of that book - the 1950s copy, my Grandma's 1970s copy, and my mom's 1980s copy! (Yes there is some variation to the recipes, the covers are different, and the photography inside is different!) ❤👩‍🍳📚

[@JulieBramman]

I love books by Susan Branch. They’d make adorable charms 💕

[@fannypruittfp3343]

Thanks you, that will be something great for my children (school) at the end of the school year for graduation. Definitely is a great Idea. Thanks you very much

[@KathsArtandFun]

Since I'm an art teacher I would make a mini book charm from a children's book, The day The Crayons Quit! So cute! Kathy S. in NJ

[@thriftyday]

oh my goodness! My daughter is a teacher and they are having a book character parade at her school and she is going to be the pink crayon from that book💖 She's even going to carry a little crayons on strike sign😂

[@deanemcpherson3333]

I do really like little golden books, but absolutely any book would be great as a miniature!

[@thriftyday]

I 💯 agree ❤

[@kaygrobusky5434]

I love these charms! If I had to choose, I’d make a Charlotte’s Web or Sleeping Beauty charm. ❤️

[@lauraclaiborne9831]

I 'd create a Wicked charm . I'm a huge Wizard of Oz fan. ❤

[@fayleentonkin1573]

One of my most fave books that my momma heart holds dear is Love You Forever! ❤️❤❤

[@susanr2800]

Those are so darling 🤩 Can’t wait to make some for my journals. If I could choose any book it would have to be Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Love that story.

[@HollyandPoohCorner]

I would make a Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day book charm or The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, both were childhood favorites of mine. I'm looking forward to see the next Vlog. Thanks Leah! 🥰🥰🥰

[@dianer.7026]

I love Richard Scarry books. I read these to my children when they were young. And even painted the walls of a nursery at my old church back in 2006. We painted different scenes from the books. The kids loved it. But as a child, I loved Chicken Little and The Little Red Hen. I just loved those two books and still do. These book charms are so adorable. You’re making me crazy 😜 with all these cute charms. I am constantly looking out for anything little that I can make into a charm. 😁Thanks for sharing. ❤️😘🤗💕

[@thriftyday]

Richard Scarry is one of my favorites too! His style is so whimsical and I love that the characters are always animals❤

[@sonjaslother9018]

I would make a Richard Scarry book cover. Loved his books as a kid. 🥰

[@desprecyprecy]

Oh I love this question!!! 📚💖 lately since I’ve been collecting thrift store kids books or goodwill in the kids section for my kiddos I came across my favorite nostalgic kids books “The Berenstain Bears” I’ll never forget growing up and my start of loving the library that had these books I could check out at school and always loved mama bear papa bear and sister and brother bear, & especially their tree house! It brought comfort to escape as a child looking back from a broken home and til this day love them. My toddlers love them now and the books especially 🥲🐻🏡💖💙❤️💛. 80s baby here so I’ve a lot of cool old school books, but now thank you! I’m going to look up charms to make too of other sweet nostalgic books 🥹🎃love your content and big heart, thank you again for sharing your love of things old and new, a kindred spirit and community I love in you and others❤.

[@sherihall8506]

I love the book charms! I think I would choose Snow White little golden book.

[@thriftyday]

Well I certainly love Snow White!! Excellent choice🍎

[@CissyPantsCrafts]

Very cute journal charms. Thank you for sharing the tutorial. I think I would turn golden books into charms, my favorite golden book was one that I loved as a kid, and it was the Red Riding Hood one. I think there was more than one Red Riding Hood, so probably the older version. I'd also do a Harry Potter one, but I think I have done those as a charm before or bought them as a charm. I don't think I would have a favorite. I like all little mini books. Maybe whatever the theme of the next journal I'm making, would be the theme of the mini book I could make as charms. Have a great week looking forward to your Vlog.

[@MelissaMoore-e8h]

I love the book Santa Mouse. My kids always left out cheese for Santa mouse. I just remember those times when they were young and we read the book and left out cheese. Memories. I would love to make a mini book of that.

[@thriftyday]

Oh the Santa mouse!! I may need to make that happen🐭🎅🏼

[@henrietta8638]

I would definitely have to recreate a Junie B. Jones charm!!! Those were my favorite books as a kid my mom ran around trying to find me every single one! I was a wild little girl just like Junie B. 😅

[@nairafoganholi6563]

Hi Leah! ❤ i love your video! Thank you so much for sharing !!!❤

[@lanetamorris2784]

Oh my goodness, TYSM for sharing this. I want to run home and make some RN !! ☺️ I would want to do Charlotte's Web OR A Christmas Carol. 😊 But I want to make soo many book charms now P&P, Father of the Bride, The Portrait of Dorian Gray, & The Counte of Monte Cristo would be fun to make. thanks again 💖

[@suzannejohnson8057]

I’m starting my gratitude journal for November. These charms will look cute on it. 😊I’m looking forward to see what Christmas book charms you are making! ❤ I would make a little women book charm or a little house on the prairie book.

[@charleysgoodies290]

thank you so much for your helpful tutorials xxx love from the UK.

[@carriebrown5150]

Bravo, Leah! I am so going to do this for my next book club meeting. I had a hard time picking just one book: I would do the old man and the sea by hemingway. I love the simplicity of the picture and the different fonts.

[@SandyBuonoCarta]

I love these! Time to order some tiny eye hooks. Thank you Leah!

[@jonibanks2248]

I am making these tomorrow 🎉 I can’t wait

[@amandap3743]

You've inspired me! I'd love to make a mini yellow-spine Nancy Drew

[@bflanneryster]

I love this tutorial and might be obsessed 😂 I think I would start with Harry Potter, it ignited my love for reading as a young adult. Twilight next 😅

[@ginabrewer3696]

Those are so cute, I love them!

[@lindawebb6164]

What a great idea and it really is so easy for such a WOW statement. I would like to try it as the Better Homes and Garden series of binders, specifically the Recipe Book.

[@lm92957]

I just adore your work! wow. so inspiring

[@MistiMarfia]

Love these lady!!! ❤ I need any retro Christmas mini books, and Thumbelina if we are being super specific. (can’t wait to see what November brings 😉). Cheers to another month of crafting and inspiring all of us!

[@ninafriedmanneish3711]

Green lights by Matthew McConaughey. So insightful! Leah thanks !!!

[@dianabermea9531]

I would definitely do the Twilight series, Outsiders, Anthem, Sundays at Tiffany's, Where the Heart is,and the classics like Emma, Wuthering Heights, etc. Maybe all my favorites. I saw someone turn their 2024 book list into lil books and shove in ornament to document their 2024 reading list . Cute idea.

[@sandraarreola9601]

So awesome idea🎉🎉🎉 thank u

[@sEaSoNaLMiLk]

This inspired me! Already have a couple other ideas to build off this!

[@anaaguayoPeruvianFlair]

I would create a little book from Twilight 😊 thanks for everything you share ❤

[@denisegardner2373]

Oh my gosh was this fun to watch. My head was spinning with ideas. I would love to find the Grinch, Oscar the Grouch or anything Suess. My friend came for a 4 day visit and I set us up to make dangles. We made about 100. They are nothing like yours, which are ALL BEAUTIFUL!! But YOU inspired me on your short. The clinking sound got me. TFS and inspiring ❤

[@jmk3432]

Thanks for this video Leah. I can’t want to make some Christmas book mini charms for the holidays. I would turn a retro 80’s Strawberry Shortcake book into a mini book charm if I could pick any 🥰.

[@49lucky]

I will make some for my purse. It should be so cute. Mystery books for me😅😅

[@mandagold12]

I would love to create a goodnight moon book charm. It has been my favorite bedtime time story and my boys love it too! I can recite it from memory

[@diedre58]

I would definitely make same Halloween charms. I think Sleepy Hallow would make great ones!

[@abowles9147]

LOVE THIS!!! Thank you!

[@SharitCreations]

I just knew you would say polymer clay. I am so thankful its foam even though I have a bunch of polymer clay in different colors. You need the Golden Books for the Golden Girls my mom loves that show. I am getting her the Golden Book to make her a journal.

[@AmberHockmanWonderMomJams]

I am going to use a junk journal my penpal gave me to gratitude journal in in November this year! I am so looking forward to it!!!

[@thriftyday]

Wonderful!

[@cokelush]

So cute! I'd love to do a whole little bookcase of tiny book covers but it would take forever (i read a lot). In the meantime maybe i'll do one of my fav childrens books - Catwings. Thx for the tutrial.

[@Funtographymakes]

These are so cute! I'd turn Where the Wild things are into a charm!

[@jenautica3393]

Panda Cake by Rosalie Seidler. It is a treasured book from my childhood and it took me forever to track down as an adult since I couldn't remember the title. I'm so glad that I was able to find and share it with my kids, who also love it!

[@Phudy85]

These are so cute! I'd have a hard time picking just one favorite book...but since it's spooky season, maybe Dean Koontz or Stephen King!

[@jenburns6265]

So cute ❤

[@lisawilson2689]

I just found your channel and am in love with your junk journal ephemera and charms! I would make ANY Wizard of Oz book as I am a collector of all things Oz! Also Little Women would be lovely!

[@thriftyday]

Awww thank you! Little women is my favorite book🫶🏽 I actually have 2 personal journals from the past that are different little women books🫶🏽

[@stacycostner3565]

I’ve made lots of mini books for my dollhouse. I would like to make the books I read for the year into little charms or make them to keep in a jar to commemorate my reading list.

[@MarigoldMeredith]

I need to make cupcakes and bribe my way into using my friend’s printer 😂 My dream book charms would be all the Richard Scarry books I loved as a child, especially Busy Busy Town ❤ Thanks for this tutorial!

[@bevinbarnhart4161]

A wrinkle in Time was a favorite when I was a kid. I love Anne of Green Gables and Harry Potter . I also love some good thrillers and creepy thrillers. Those would make for some interesting book charms 😂.

[@anncroan8240]

So cool! I can’t wait to make some of these! I’ve been making charms out of the tiny toys my now 19 year old daughter used to play with! She is the 1st generation of the blind box, so we have a ton that stuff. :) Love this video!

[@michelebrading3203]

These would make great book club gifts! Finding the covers of the books read during the year. Probs fav book(s) would be any Dr Seuss book or The Chronicles of Narnia collection Thanks for sharing this easy tutorial !

[@michelebrading3203]

Also my daily journal that I’ve been doing for years always includes a gratitude portion. It helps keep the cares and anxieties of life, in perspective

[@anncroan8240]

I would create any of the Sweet Pickles books, I loved those growing up !

[@thriftyday]

Oh my so cute!! I love using my childhood favorites too!

[@DonnaHarmon-x4j]

I am new to your channel and I really do like your little Books charm and I hope to say more like this thank you

[@tambrayork1652]

These are soo adorable. I found some little book erasers. I turned them into charms too. ❤

[@MonaBabin-qo7ud]

I’d create The Little Red Hen. I have very clear memories of my mom reading it to me when I was very young. She passed when I was in my 20s.😢. Miss her!

[@DanaEllis-smiles]

I haven't made a journal just for gratitude but I am working on the journal I bought from you on your etsy drop......LOVE IT fairies

[@user-yg7dx8ev2x]

Love, love, love!!!

[@thriftyday]

Thank youuuu

[@evajumper618]

Charlotte's Web would be thw charm I would make. It's the first book I read independently from cover to cover as a child. Blessings from Texas!

[@angluv1a]

I LOVE these

[@MetteFernSpirit]

I love and collect vintage children's books so I would make a charm out of one of my many favourites: Paddington Bear, Pippi Longstocking or Noddy.

[@bethanykermode8833]

The Twits or Charlie & the Chocolate Factory! 🍫 Thanks for all of your inspiration!

[@musicfreak12011972]

Great idea and really simple to make. I think any Dr. Seuss’ books covers could make a great colorful charm

[@janets.craftcorner]

Love your tutorial!❤ My favorite book would be anything from Rupi Kaur or anything Beauty and The Beast. 🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@jennifermartin3132]

Live these charms! I think I would choose Green Eggs and Ham because my Grandmother loved to read that one to all of us grandkids. Brings back great memories♡

[@thriftyday]

Thanks for sharing!!❤

[@freedom969o]

Hi. Leah thanks for this video. These are adorable. I'm not sure if you ladies have seen the Dr Seuss book erasers at the Dollar Tree. They perfect for charms. Have a great day!

[@janscott821]

These are so cute!

[@thriftyday]

Thank you!

[@rhondamitchell5892]

The pokey little puppy

[@BululuStudio]

Super cute. I'm a new subscriber.

[@sabrinashellenbergar4541]

Are you there God it’s me Margaret, received it as a gift when I was 9, I still have it 51 years later. I would also love to make Little House on the Prairie Books, the covers are beautiful

[@sweetpea5831]

I'm going to make a twilight one even though it's not my favorite I just want it 😂. I used to read alot of Wattpad now all I read is school and kids books. I can't want to see ur vlog!! Tysm for the video

[@mimizimmerman7264]

Hi! My sister is a children's author and illustrator, so I would turn her books into little charms! :)

[@Linhabobaka]

My son's favorite bedtime story when he was little, Goodnight Gorilla and my favorite holiday story Santa Mouse

[@juliemomof5]

I'm actually going to create this book into a charm now - thanks for asking!!! The answer, for me, is Eloise! The book about the little girl who lived in the Plaza Hotel in NYC. I used to take my four year old there for special occasions when we lived in NYC for 3 years back in 1986-89!!

[@JessicaWebster-g2m]

I would make Chicken Soup for the Soul, those books are all my attention span can handle! 😂😂

[@MichelleHall-lg3xy]

Something like the little Golden books