HOW TO MAKE A JUNK JOURNAL OUT OF A PLACEMAT! PLUS TOUGH TO FIT PAGES?! No Problem! Paper Outpost :)

[@treesieallen8824]

Pam, I gotta tell ya, your inner joy has saved my inner joy during this friggin' pandemic. Thank you for your reckless abandon!

[@tinaluu9810]

I agree with this 100 percent

[@lisaautry7419]

I live for Pam's perkiness and humor!! I love her love for her animal babies! Never heard of junk journaling until I had covid, the first semester and could not teach. But, found Paper Outpost; now, I am addicted! Lol!

[@roccomichael8577]

I know Im pretty randomly asking but do anyone know a good site to watch new series online?

[@kingsleyjamal5898]

@Rocco Michael I would suggest flixzone. Just search on google for it =)

[@casekyle6293]

@Kingsley Jamal yup, have been watching on flixzone for since april myself :)

[@treesieallen8824]

I NEVER want to fast forward through your videos - because even if you're doing repeat stuff like creating papers, you make it all so fun to watch!

[@camillefulton7709]

PAM WHAT A GREAT IDEA A PLACEMAT, THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR MUMS, MIGHT MAKE ONE OF HERS INTO A KEEPSAKE...GDAY LOVELY LADY 💜 CAMILLE 🇦🇺 🐨🍂🍃

[@sweetpeascraftingintheburb4462]

Hi Camille totaly agree that place mats a fab idea , it better than landfill.xx alanna

[@ThePaperOutpost]

Big hugs Camille!

[@camillefulton7709]

@@sweetpeascraftingintheburb4462 SO RIGHT, TO PRETTY FOR LANDFILL. LEAVE EM AT OP. SHOPS 👋 ALANNA X

[@susanboyter9034]

Dont you just love using that mind to utilize things for something it is not even for to make something useful? All of us are good at thinking outside of the box

[@sweetpeascraftingintheburb4462]

@@susanboyter9034 now that's the most possitive thought iv heard for a while Thank you for putting that out there, alot of people watch pam.cos she uplifts people happiness great for mental health and so are you xx alanna

[@aunt_b3365]

Anyone watching right now? I had a question. I just love your happy go lucky spirit Pam. I'm a newbie !!

[@janetpogue4970]

Pam, your pace and conversation is very pleasurable!! I was stressed this morning, now I am peaceful! Plus leaned new helpful tricks!!🤗💖

[@lauralake3209]

I have made scrap quilt blocks a million times and never thought of doing this with my precious paper scraps! Whoo hoooo!

[@aunt_b3365]

Do you do that by making one small single square out of your scrap materisl?

[@sherri3255]

I was so happy to see you looking for rulers, craft knives, etc. now I know I am not alone in losing things while crafting. I still haven't found my bone folder. Thanks, I enjoyed this so much.

[@christinegranville6530]

😊 WOW 😲 yes that sounds like me too losing things like my tape, my stapler & staples. Always losing my sewing 🪡 and my 🧷✂️📌📜📚🖇️

[@ealainstudiosart8106]

my moms pup just passed away a little yorkie....i needed to see your pup made me smile thank you! sweet little face!!!

[@bettylongshore9594]

No placemat will be safe now!!!! This is an AWESOME idea!!!!!! You are amazing! Loved the way you were putting that paper together too! Oh my goodness!!!! NO WASTE CRAFTING!!!!!! GO PAM!!!!!!

[@lisabroderick4720]

I laugh every time you ask WHAT ARE YOU EATING? Sounds like my house!

[@mhfrancq]

You bring "HAPPY" to my day ....Thank You Pam... Love your vids.. ..Colleen

[@jmsl910]

were you ever a classroom teacher? you are so GIFTED at teaching me

[@pauletteliddell2923]

Pam you make us happy with your infectious humor.. I laugh a lot. Never a full moment watching you. Thanks so much.

[@wandaspencer9523]

Great paper making idea, i just have to try this. I might take some magazine pages and build on them. Or neutral pattern gift wrap. Oh Pam, I watched in horror while yo rotary cut that place mat! Just a hint, stand up and “ALWAYS” cut away from you. Apply even pressure and slowly cut. When I taught quilting classes the first lesson was always on the safe use of you tools! Sorry the instructor part of me just activated...😊

[@loisfinch1569]

I had placemats I wasn't sure what to do with. The edges were pretty so I didn't want to cut them up. You always come through with ideas to help me use up what I already have. I have so much from our parents houses and some have memories for me. Now I know how to preserve them. Ty Pam for another timely idea. You r the mostest! Love you. Hugs to u and your zoo.

[@libbymoore8861]

I'm excited to see the video where Sunshine makes his first journal!

[@Ayuh_Im_a_Mainah]

You're so cute!!! I even listen to you make journals while I'm at work .. lol. You make me 😊.

[@ddoherty7202]

I love watching your tutorials and videos but not just because you have great skills and ideas, BUT because I love your chatty, sunny and naturally humerous peronality.

[@wrapsbyrachel5571]

love the cloth pockets --and no shortage of flowery placemat sets at the thrift stores and garage sales! BTW - the plastic placemats from the dollar tree are also great...just score 2x in the middle for the folds to make a spine.

[@kitacole9603]

I just found your channel!! What a wonderful blessing you are!!! I love your beautiful free spirited happy PLAY!!! I’ll be catching up on your videos!!!

[@aunt_b3365]

Me too. I just found her yesterday. I'm so excited!!! I dont understand it yet but they are cute and uses up trash paper. Let's enjoy her together ❤

[@beckythomas9780]

I just love you! I have to get my daily dose of you every day! Love the voices...love the dog...love the ideas you put inside my head! Great Job!!!

[@diananighswonger3494]

Hey Pam I so enjoy your joy. If I'm feeling down I just turn you and holly and sunshine on and I feel better. Love to you from Iowa.

[@bookartswithloritaylor8362]

Your paper stretching technique is awesome, Pam! And the placemat is super cool! Love it. You have soooo inspired me with your creativity!! 😊❤️

[@iamsuzzie]

Are you ever amazed when we find your older videos? I just watched the one from Dec 7 and loved the idea of collage on the junk mail envelopes. But what really go my creative juices going was the "bird nests" . I have oodles of thread on wooden spools, no less, which I have been whittling down since I inherited them. Now I am going to make "bird nests" and save the spools to make ink stamps with nuts and washers...Thank you for getting me out of my hoarding mode.

[@lonnicollins-pratt4438]

I’ve been indexing Pam’s video by episode and topic; really loving older videos-although the oldest I’ve found is from about a year ago. Makes a great reference if I am stumped.

[@kayjosephineporteous444]

I've just taken scraps of paper out of my paper recycle bin an put in the carton reuse this scrap paper for making pages. I must stop throwing paper away it may seem like hoarding but keep it neat an tidy in the to use area of the garage. Kay from rotorua nz, I'm a senior citizen have trouble sleeping at night so I put on your videos I've done a lot of journals thru watching you PAM so that's what I've done with paper leftovers reuse no wasting here.awesome sunshine. my great granddaughter was born 9 sept, an her name is solana meaning 🌞 sunshine awesome ha. Anyway I have lot lots pam an crafting to keep me busy in old age 8s awesome

[@kayjosephineporteous444]

Lol lots laughs

[@lindahowe2293]

An answer to prayer you are, Pam! I found a book to use as a cover, gutted it then realized the 8½x11 pages were too small! Yes, I'm learning as I go! Scrounged around for options - 12x12s, rolled gift wrap, packing paper, even blueprint paper. But This is the cat's pajamas!! 👍 Thank you!!

[@jaidehazelwood7962]

I enjoy watching you ingeniously come up with new ways to craft a book, book pages, or any junk journal-related items. How crafty cool you are! 💜💜💜

[@ThePaperOutpost]

Hi Jaide Hazelwood! Thanks! I am so happy you are here! :) Pam :) !!

[@elanorglf]

That dog is gorgeous! And I am just as excited about watching this as he was..lol 😉😉 I love the ideas like this... I better be careful because I could just fill my place with it and never do any of it. My personality, get existed and then do nothing..lol just love all these types of junk journals. I would really use them and not as a junk journal.

[@lindahansen9413]

I just love the placemat colorsceem . I think if it is not too thick, I would maby laminate it, and use the journal to notes for the garden planning. Then you can toutch it and lay it on the ground, and reading your notes while planting not worrying about it getting dirthy. Just a thought. But plain it would make a pretty journal for poems or diarry 🤲🏼🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕 Thank you so much for sharring 🌸🙏🏼🌸

[@angelathoma-dogwoodpaperarts]

The long journals are a blast to make. I love how you came up with the perfect size pages, ingenious! Love it, Pam!

[@elizabethglenbentley7882]

What a brilliant idea! Pam you're a star and what would we do without you all the way in Denmark. Yes truly saving our sanity. Thank you.😊

[@joanweeks7296]

I love watching you work Pam, you do bring a smile to my face❤🙂 I also love the fact that you use things that dont cost an arm or a leg 🙂👍 And your little fur baby is just so cute 🐶❤ Keep these great videos coming. Love from Australia. 💖🌹🌹💖🙏

[@Paperlover123]

Oh yes, I love the wrap around flap idea! So clever!

[@MsCorraliza]

Love everything you do I am learning so much I've been through a lot this past year-and-a-half I lost my dad and my mom and other family members and the only thing is helping me with the process is when I listen to you guys you and other lady that is great and I'm also learning I'm trying to do some of the stuff you do don't have a lot of material I do what I can thank you thank you God bless

[@daphnemayjoyce8378]

I just love watching you ,you don’t get flustered .and love the mess you make !That is crafting ,so much fun watching you,And I see so many place mats so now I no what todo , What sort of the dog is that and his name .🥰🌸💖💐🇦🇺 hugs Daphne in Australia

[@loriwetmore620]

Hi Pam!🌸🤗🌈 Very creative using the placemats for a cover! Also I love it when you build pages out of scraps and glue and washi. Very creative and fun! Thank you for sharing, Pam! Have a great weekend!!

[@frazzledrobin5175]

Love it, I like using the flap as a closure and maybe you could just turn the bottom up to make a pocket to match the size of the paper. I think I have some of my Mom's placemats, if so they will be for my sister and I and maybe nieces, if I ever find them and get my machine fixed....😔 Thank You!!! 🧵 Give Sunny some ❤️ for me! He's soooooo cute!

[@thepeacockparlor1512]

Pam, your puppy is a joy! So precious! Thank you for sharing.

[@ricktaylor3522]

PURE GOLD PAM!!!...G`Day from Perth Western Australia xxxxx

[@darlenem4940]

I absolutely love watching you. So glad I found your channel. I haven't made a junk journal in so long. You have renewed my interest. Thank you. And sunshine is so beautiful

[@brendaclark2703]

Good afternoon Pam oh my gosh!! What a fabulous way to use up scraps! Make your own paper!I love this! Thank you so much for the inspiration! Hope you and your family are doing well have a wonderful weekend. ❤️🌹

[@diannechapa5097]

This is wonderful, Pam! I'll be making one of these! All my pretty bits and pieces will have a home. Some of my old placemats will get a new life.

[@cherylkeith5561]

Love this. U have the best ideas ❤️ Btw I just love your personality. Your videos bring me so much joy 😊

[@lisabullock5864]

3 times the height trick for the string was a good tip. I've used placemats before too but having more ideas after seeing you do it. Love love love the bitsy pages using up scraps. Genius!!

[@loveforpaper6203]

I have been binging on your videos all morning on my tv! They are so inspiring!!! I watched this video all the way through and have been playing in the background while crafting!!!

[@joycebergthold1465]

This brings my scraps to a whole new level, or should I say, to a whole new page! Thank you for sharing!

[@amandalynnart]

This is the prettiest journal I’ve ever seen!❤

[@kyhilltophome3153]

I always glue down my Washi tape and any stickers with Art Glitter glue. I don't trust the factory sticky..

[@jmsl910]

good tip: ty just starting w washi tape

[@loubeard14]

Very good idea! Making your own sheets of paper. Gotta try it. Love how you take nothing and make somethings.

[@Ammiel7]

Oh wow love those colours in the placemat Im sitting here watching, saying no don’t cut the end off its a wrap around flap 😲 Fantastic idea Pam making the papers for the longer journal or just use A3s 🤭☺️ Roller cutting i go from the bottom to the top lol Love you sweet little dog 🇦🇺💐🌸

[@ThePaperOutpost]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@tuticastellanos6507]

I love, love, love your precious little doggie! Keep adding her to your videos

[@georginaowen9218]

I love your journal and your little dog too 😁❤️🇦🇺👍🦘

[@MarylynBroomhall]

Love the options that pop into your head as you work through the video. What a clever idea. Wonderful way to recycle scraps and that old placemat that sits in the buffet drawer. Thanks Pam for the idea. Next time I am wandering the Op Shops, I will look out for cloth placemats! BTW, great to actually see that cropodile tool in action. Cheers, Maz.

[@melpinkbujo]

I really enjoyed watching how you build up pages from scraps!!!

[@robingoodman5520]

I’ve been searching for days to find a how to bind- this is the best way I’ve found. Thank you!

[@MissRuthina]

I'm laughing so much!!!!! "Use you're eyeballs! That's why they're there!" Aww man!

[@MsOhsusanna]

Hi Pam! Right now I'm obsessed with collage pages. They dont take much creativity and relaxing. And oh, I live in Texas but am glad to babysit sunny

[@gloriabarletta2491]

I was laughing when you lost your blade to cut the paper. Then my husband chimes in and says "watching Pam ? " I of course said "yes" and he says "I figured" he knows what joy I get from watching your videos. I am not that crafty, but i enjoy watching you make beautiful things out of nothing and enjoy seeing your adorable pup! thank you for the best entertainment on you tube!!

[@patticombee]

I love your positive energy. Your ideas are beautiful.

[@pamelakallen9630]

To his such a cool ideal won't even think using a place mat with scrapes. Thank you. Your dog is so cute.

[@underthenightmoon1570]

Oh my gosh, I love your videos- you always make me laugh...and I learn something too... and of course I always look for puppy and his cute little face 🐩🐾🐾🐾❤️

[@tiffanygross350]

I am new to this and I feel it is very therapeutic to put the glue on the paper. I am loving it 😊

[@reneapoyzer612]

Your junk journals pages always look awesome compared to my random put together pages! This project reminded me of when my daughter was in 4H and we used a placemat for a project. We took a placemat and sewed several ziplock bags inside it with grosgrain ribbon going down the center with a seam holding the bags inside. It would make a great ephemera holder! Thanks for chatting away while I do my journals! 😉

[@lauretteluluchartier8513]

Hi Pam, I really liked this idea! I might have folded the end pieces as pockets.

[@gigidtx]

how fabs is this! love how you made a true junk journal :)

[@tinapredmore3215]

Pam you amaze me with creations. I absolutely love you creations and videos

[@sarakatemacfarland746]

Pam, you are a constant source of inspiration. I am always amazed and delighted by your creativity! I found that folding the short sides together gave me a wider journal and it was a little less challenging (but perhaps less fun, too) to make signatures to fit it. Sitting here, happily creating with reckless abandon!

[@barbarajohnson7943]

I'm thinking that putting the starting large piece of paper could be moved to different starting places so all the added scraps aren't in the same location for the entire journal

[@Jana-TheCraftyGambler]

It’s so funny you chose this project to work on. I’m making journals out of Readers Digest books and I wanted to use some of the original pages. But I wanted the pages to be oriented where the print was left to right, but when I folded it I didn’t get enough of the page so I just glued 2 pieces of book page together side to side and it made the perfect size for my journals. I even went so far as to glue 3 pieces together and that way I had a page to fold into pockets.

[@pennyc7064]

I think someone else already mentioned this...creativity and comedy! I've only found your channel 2 weeks ago and I'm addicted to watching your creativity. I've started make journals now thanks to your very well explained journal ideas. These placemat journals are my next project!

[@lauralu4175]

This was fun. Thanks so much 💖🎉👍🏽💐🧚🏽‍♂️✌🏽🙏🏽

[@lisebedard7247]

Awesome journal

[@gerarda8182]

Great idea, as usual. Love your comments like my ruler is hiding somewhere🤣👍🇳🇱

[@lalagamma4452]

At first I thought it was going to be like the slow Stitch one that Elizabeth Brewer did. So I waited a bit before I watched. This is totally different though and so cool cuz I could make one of each. Just genius my good friend thank you so much for sharing Pam. 🥰🐞😘

[@Meanne77]

AM I the only one thinking the back side of the placemat it cuter than the front side? :D

[@marilynmccormick1658]

I think Pam likes the other side best 🏅🎀

[@WoodlandInspired]

Good Morning Pam & Sunshine! Enjoyed your video I am filled with many inspirations, I see these placemats super cheap at the thrift stores and never thought of attempting this. Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a beautiful day. P.S.: We can never have enough rulers and I love your new mat the color is fabulous. Take care!

[@blaaaaaaarrrrr]

Little tip from a quilter: cut with the rotary blade from the bottom to the top. That way you get a straight cut. Handling the blade is also easier this way. And never use it on paper. 🙂

[@lindaanderson9840]

Yes please always cut away from you! It is ok to use a rotary cutter for paper just have 2. One for fabric and one for paper. Use your new blade for fabric then when it starts to get dull use it for paper. 😊

[@grahamfox931]

Hello Pam, just loved the cover of the journal, what a wonderful idea for old placemats. Thank you for inspiration and awesome ideas. Blessings and hugs, Diana

[@Danigirl73]

I love this idea, you have such a great crafting brain! And i totally LOVE sunnys cameos! Tfs ❤️

[@number1nanaof2]

Oohhh...I love the reverse side.

[@stephv1202]

so sweet! oh, and so is the project😉 that little ball of Sunshine is "totes adorbs"!! seems like he's actually gotten used to his cameos under the camera...thank you both❣️

[@tinaluu9810]

This is so beautiful and awesome. Thanks for sharing this creativity with us beautiful. I will be on the lookout for placements now.

[@Zandain]

What a great piece! 👍 I have used place mats as, book cover wrapping before! 😉 Mats are often thicker than normal pieces of fabric, but they make for a squoosh-y soft cover, which I love! I have to make some of these, they would be amazing travel journals! Hello Sunny Buns 💙 thanks Pam - love from Denmark 🌸💕🌱

[@caroltanzi29]

Really great project. Place mat for a journal cover? Super idea! And a lot of fun watching you do it. Carol from California

[@heidilentz4406]

Oh my goodness how did I miss this video? I am so glad I found it. While organizing my craft room I found a placemat my mother had (I couldn't discard it as she loved the pattern so much) Now I can make a beautiful journal out of it! TFS

[@daniellevolbeda3156]

OMG Sunny's first bark on video..just sounds like your old dog..❤ Hugs from the Netherlands

[@crafterdeidra]

Such a great idea to use a placemat to make a junk journal. Great craft with me video as always. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@bernibarnes8912]

Thank you so very much do building your pages and showing us how to do it . I needed bigger pages but didn’t think of doing it your way . I really like the randomness of it . I appreciate you being here for us thank you.

[@19sman74]

In quilting a term for a similar technique is called “crumb quilting”. You sew very small scraps together on top of a larger piece of fabric like a cut up old sheet to make a larger piece of fabric. It can be tedious, but fun at the same time 😊

[@donnamatoi5256]

Pam, you are one resourceful gal! I love this idea and technique! Sunny is just too cute! Thank you for sharing! ❤️

[@hantayweekai1215]

your puppy is so so so cuute

[@spafacials]

You could make a large master journal with your scraps, then when you need larger paper you’ll have it. Love your videos!!

[@delinaquilter1418]

Happy New Year! Recently found your site and loving it and your humor. One tip for you -- when using a rotary cutter, you really should always push it away from you, not pull it towards you. If it were to slip or bounce pulling it towards you, your injury could be very severe! Want you safe girl! Thank you for your shows!

[@brendasahawneh6024]

Made my very first piece junk journal page today!! I think I love it!!!

[@maryshoemaker9113]

Hello Pam, I am wondering if sometime...you could show how to set eyelets with a hammer for those of us who have no idea how to set eyelets without a Cropidile or a sqeezy thing? I think I've heard that a hammer will do the same thing??? I may be wrong about that but I thought you might know. Thank you and have a wonderful Saturday. Sunny sure is a cute little muffin.

[@debbrungard2644]

Oh my God that puppy is so darling

[@nonstopmom8185]

How cool! I've already used place mats for covers, neat! Anyway, looks like you might need a new blade for the cutter and there are silicone "dots" to put on the bottom of the plastic rulers so they don't slip. Makes cutting so mush easier.

[@maritaranda7782]

Beautiful journal and a Gorgeous dog☀️💖🦋

[@karenjohnson8483]

Love this! Pam, you are so creative and witty. Your videos are a joy to watch!

[@susantortorici3409]

Your puppy does guilt very well. Too funny.

[@cynthiaakacyndsmith6539]

Once apron a time I had place mats.. I gave them up for lent a decade ago or so.. I haven’t looked back. Now I may look again for some.