How to start an Altered Book Junk Journal DIY tutorial - Part 1

[@eileennielsen3607]

This is the first video on an altered bk. junk journal that I have actually understood! Thank you sooo much! Good close up shots! Also, thanks for speaking slow, clearly and calm.

[@fabcraftsandmore]

Thank you!! Glad it was helpful!

[@luwandaartrelle4250]

I'm excited to get started on an altered book. Thank you.

[@savannah6884]

Thanks! Making a memory baby book for my daughter and this video really helped me!

[@fabcraftsandmore]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@BRebornArtHealing]

Most excellent video. I loved your clear and repetitive directions. I've never done an altered book.

[@petedietz34]

Just what I was looking for to begin my first altered book. Excellent!! Thank you so much.

[@whiteswanrs]

Thank you for the very clear explanation. Now I feel ready to start my book.

[@tracykingsiphone]

A practice journal is such a fabulous idea! I have been dabbling but to scared to actually cut a book apart. So much pressure lol. Thanks for the practice journal idea!

[@aidamorales3329]

Thanks for explaining signature is good don't feel left out good teacher

[@barbaracabrera207]

WOW!! Great ideas! I started reading about "Junk Journals" last night, cuz I only 1st heard about them last night, and I watched SO many KZbin videos. But I kept thinking if I could just use an old book hardcover and just REMOVE bunch of pages, it would be good idea. I've seen some people just use the hardcover binder & completely remove all pages from book. I had several ideas, but wasn't sure what was best way. You did just what I was thinking about. THANK YOU for showing how to do it, and what to watch out for. I'm VERY exacting (I'm an accountant and an engineer!) and I'm SO GLAD you are very detail oriented. Awesome job on the project & the video. THANK YOU, Barbara - Austin, TX

[@fabcraftsandmore]

barbara Cabrera an altered book journal is a great way to start. I felt overwhelmed with thinking I needed to create a book from scratch. This is perfect for getting the hang of it and also recycling old books. Thanks for watching!

[@sherryallison5258]

As someone just starting out doing this type of journaling, I very much appreciate your tutorial. It is extremely helpful. Thank you for explaining the beginning steps in so much detail.

[@AndreaCrisp]

Superb editing with the addition of still photos etc. Thank you for taking the time to share simple, and frankly excellent, explanations!

[@aileenoneill5619]

Best explanation of signatures I've found

[@barbaracabrera207]

You starting a practice "Altered Book" Journal is a fantastic idea. 💡

[@debbiemcgee6822]

I am JUST beginning this craft! And I love it! I have watched many many videos with still so much confusion in the end…. But this video helped me so much. I have been collecting ‘junk’- although I have so much scrapbooking supplies/ to me I still need other things. Anyway I watched this at the same time I was tearing out pages!! Sounds silly but I have stressed over the fact that I just wasn’t‘getting it’- I think I have now. This is what I mean by just beginning- maybe I have mastered the old/ no longer wanted book for a journal! Thanks❤️❤️

[@fabcraftsandmore]

I’m so glad this video was helpful!! Have fun!

[@laurieharris8569]

I did the same thing when I started. I started with an old Readers' Digest and did an altered book. I still use it for some of the ideas in it and add ideas to the pockets. As I look back on it, I can't believe how much I have learned and my style has changed.

[@JudyDeeJones]

I’m having the same problem! As a newbie, I also decided an altered book seemed to be the logical way to get started! TFS

[@opalm21]

You have a very smooth way of teaching and speaking on video, thank you for sharing with all of us. The video is easy to follow and excellent detailed still shots. Following!

[@fabcraftsandmore]

Cat Mil thank you! I’m glad you found it helpful. 😊

[@leannesawtell1155]

Hi Wendy, new subbie here, from 🇦🇺 Australia. I totally agree with all that Cat Milne said. I’ve watched lots of these and honestly yours is the easiest Ive ever watched and heard you really do have a wonderful teaching style and voice. You’ve motivated me to make my own altered book so thank you, thank you 😊

[@joyjoyjoyfolie]

This was so great!! I’ve been a paper artist for years.... but never did journaling.... you have a wonderful voice for teaching and I really learned a lot on this video!! You are a great teacher! Thank you!! :)

[@lucy7b]

Thank you

[@amassakoul4509]

Loved this video!! Thank you for the simple illustration and walk-through.

[@fabcraftsandmore]

Amassakoul you’re welcome! Hope you make one of your own. Thanks for watching. 😊

[@vivianmaiorana4123]

Clear explanation , thank you for your instruction to give us beginners inspiration to get started!!💕🤗 What Glue choice do u like the best for getting the pages stuck together? Thank 💕U

[@Frankie860]

Excellent tutorial. New subscriber!

[@natalierozean5989]

I’m stuck making an altered book journal! Why?! ! It’s an antique 1800s Japanese poetry book! I know you’re screaming don’t do it! But It has the authors original artwork & vintage photos on glossy paper and even the antique delicate onion skin paper used to protect her photos! It also has an ornate brightly colored stamp glued in the intro. Not to mention, it’s obviously written in Japanese. I bought it for that very reason. I will glue more than 2 pages together because the pages are delicate. I will lightly gesso over the writing so I can still see it. The artwork and photos are included ephemera. I’ll also glue silk between pages to give a delicate fabric interest. The pages I remove... they’re just lovely! I found a note inside the book. Evidently the book was a Princess. I wish I could read Japanese. I just hope it’s not worth more than I paid and I’m destroying something of considerable value.

[@fabcraftsandmore]

This sounds amazing!! You can use a translate app on your phone to read more of it. Enjoy creating your art. Thanks for watching.

[@laurarosenbaum8510]

Love your video!

[@karenjohnson6062]

LorriMarie Jenkins is excellent too

[@CreatorsCall]

Thank you for this tutoria!. Gina at the ReBookery linked your video in her recent series on altered books and I'm so glad she did! This is one of the clearest and best explanations I've watched on how to alter a book. I have watched the other tutorials you mentioned, but this time it clicked. I tried altering a book some months ago and became very confused. Now I'm ready to tackle a new altered book project with confidence (and finish the one I started). Off to watch Part 2! :-) ~Marci

[@fabcraftsandmore]

Creator'sCallShop so glad this was helpful! Thanks for watching.

[@thesimplifiedstamper]

I loved your video, but I can't get your link for part 2 to work. Didn't see it on your KZbin channel video list either. 😢

[@fabcraftsandmore]

Oh! Good to know. I'll go see if I can figure it out. Thanks for letting me know.

[@fabcraftsandmore]

I fixed it!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpDWcpWifNR0nZY

[@thesimplifiedstamper]

@@fabcraftsandmore I finally did find it. Thank you so much for the information. I started my first altered book this week. I'm really enjoying the process!

[@barbaracabrera207]

QUESTION: So am I correct that you tear out 6 pgs for every 2 pages kept? So you end up removing 3/4 of the pages???

[@fabcraftsandmore]

barbara Cabrera yes! You tear out pages to make room for your embellishments. Make sure to go watch part 2!

[@rebecahoffman9181]

I have a old heavy book I will like to altere , but what happen if I no remove any pages and only cover the contenen with and other paper? The book is around 1000 pages . And also I have other is 800

[@AndreaCrisp]

If you plan to embellish your altered book then removing some pages makes it easier to keep the book closed within a similar footprint as originally intended. Adding stuff like pockets photos, tags etc. will take up space. If you don't remove pages and still add to it then the book will eventually get super thick, fan out and not close. If you don't mind, then you can move forward without taking out pages. Personal preference. But making one really over stuffed will be harder physically on the book binding etc. and affect the integrity of the spine over time. Hope that makes sense!

[@whiteswanrs]

Your "Go here for Part 2" doesn't work.

[@steveelkins52]

That was as clear as mud. I don't get how you decide how many pages to remove, do you use a knife, no tear them, leave a bit but remove a bit then glue them no wait, glue these instead, let's just pat the friggin pages