THRIFT STORE CHALLENGE : Vintage Altered Album Process | Part 1|

Hello my lovely Amity Bloom family!
As requested I am sharing with you all the process video of how I decorated an old fabric covered vintage album that I purchased from the thrift store! This is part one of the series where I decorate the cover using textiles and items I found at my local thrift shop...awesome right?!
Let me know what you think!
-Nazy
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[@abundantlyyours6861]

I love your videos! Never thought I would meet someone else who loves the texture of fabric as much as me! I have been sewing for 50 years, and I still get excited over the right piece of fabric! Beautiful work!

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

Just wanted to say that the tin from England is a picture of an Oast House, they are for drying hops for beer. You see these all over Kent, which is known as the garden of England. Most fresh produce in markets in London and the south east of England is grown in Kent. A lot of the oast houses are now large homes, but they keep the roof the same so these are a familiar sight and very attractive. I love being from the south east of England! There is just so much lovely countryside in England yet unless you visit I'd imagine most people think of London as typically English. Luckily most of the country is NOT like London... Although London has it's charm and history. I love our castles and Tudor buildings. Anyway I'm rambling now LOL. But yeah, the tin is an Oast House on a hop farm. xxxxx

[@sarahhunnicutt3769]

Tami Elizabeth Allaway thanks for sharing! I love learning things about other countries, and historical and linguistic details.

[@sarakroczyk321]

I have been addicted to watching these journal videos for the past week.

[@teresaborum1650]

Its great to see someone using thrift store finds! There are lots of good things we can find and use to upcycle and the items that are created are generally beautiful. I hate to see people waste or think they are to good to go thrifting. Thrift stores are for folks that have money and those that don't have as much. It all is helping out someone else or organization when we patronize these stores. And just look at the beautiful creation you have already started with your finds. Can't wait to see your next video. TFS God Bless you and yours...

[@eveny119]

Totally agree about reusing/ recycling. I'm a fan of keeping old buttons and lace. People didn't go to store to make a quilt it was a way to use up scraps. I'm amazed at the cost of some craft items, when you could do a lot with old magazine photos and newspaper and just tea stain them.

[@nancysiebert8978]

Nazy - I just wanted to say that I enjoy your videos. I can't understand why anyone would be so cruel as to give you a thumbs down for sharing your ideas and process. I think your videos are so refreshing and you have so many innovative ideas. Thank you so much for sharing and being who you are - friendly, kind, creative, generous, etc.

[@adrinem4513]

It’s amazing how simple thrift store finds can be put together to make a remarkably decorated piece. I love it!

[@ameliasarno1210]

I would defiantly let that beautiful antique lace show as much as you can! Looks gorgeous how you had it laid out!!

[@chrise1287]

I'm so glad I found you! I have been wanting to try to make a journal. You've inspired me with your love of buttons and lace! I'm excited for you on finding the tin with buttons in it!!!!! I think I'll go thrifting tomorrow! Thanks for inspiring me !

[@doreendiaz6017]

Beautiful! Love watching your videos. You have such a creative and genuine ❤️!

[@annkathy257]

"The Nazy Touch" made that ordinary binder sparkle! I'm looking forward to how it evolves in your next videos! Thank you for sharing this process with us! 😊

[@simonnegerner9348]

Looooove this .......will definetly try making something like this. I also get a lot of my supplies from thrift stores... You are so fun to listen to and I love your work....thanks so much for sharing your skill !!!!!!!

[@simplemountainlife2301]

Love the colours and I've never thought about the number of decorations.. I just think that everything you create looks amazing and your insight about it makes a lot of sense. Thank you for all the tips shared in this video. I will be waiting to see the complete series! 💕💕

[@SDQuilter]

Thanks for the tip of using a small piece of paper to spread the glue, brushes are just too expensive to keep replacing and I am forever having to get up to wash my hands. Can't wait for the next video in this series.

[@juliewells4310]

This was such fun to watch & the cover is beautiful! Can't wait to see the inside!

[@tracywhited]

Nope. You did it right closed. If had done it open it would have lost the give it needed to bend. ! Beautiful work !

[@millieharper6878]

Hi Nazy, It looks great, I can't wait to see what you do to the inside. Take care, Millie

[@ljstorey1]

I always check the craft section at the thrift stores, great finds & prices. Thanks for this, love learning new things. Happy creating & hugs

[@JunkJournalTreasures]

I just watched this for the 3rd time and love it even more! Can't wait for part2!💕

[@klaire74]

How beautiful it is! And is only the cover :) i can't wait to see the rest. So many bits and pieces come togheter to give a new life. ♥

[@tuthillg]

As usual, lots of fun ideas! TFS!

[@luvcreatincardsnkeepsakes]

Hello sweetest Nazi, Thank you for sharing another super idea with your newest project, it is adorable I love watching you work your magic and how you make putting all the decorative elements together look so easy with all the fab finds from your thrift store. I too would love to know the name of the stamp set that you showcased along with where you bought it from please : ) . It is always such a treat to watch you crafting so will be looking forward to watching more as and when you have time to do so. Warmest best wishes, Susanne xxxxx

[@yelorose65]

Love your ideas for a notebook binder. Looking forward to how it evolves. Love the idea of thrift store fines to create with.

[@novasmith9827]

I love this idea! I can't wait to see what else you do with this. You do such amazing things.

[@shelbyd4854]

I could just listen to you all day Nazy! This is so beautiful I absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing 😍

[@tinamc2820]

This is such a great idea for those who want to create a journal without the more laborious parts of using an actual book 📚!! Love this. Thanks for sharing!

[@wandalorenz5762]

This is a great series idea your tutorials are always my favorite videos thanks so much!

[@ReneesatItAgain]

Super pretty binder book!! Gina's art is extraordinary and inspires on many many levels...and so do you!! Can't wait to see the sequels to this lovely work in pretty progress!! xRenee

[@tanafoster5176]

Love what you have done so far! It is so much fun looking for treasures in thrift stores! That is where my button and lace collections got their start

[@cristinareiser5447]

I love watching you create! I think it's fun to work in different sizes and styles. Keeps us journal girls from getting bored. :)

[@HooliganMomma]

Can't wait for part II and part III and so forth...great idea..and the cover is beautiful!! xo

[@shirleyhaberle86]

Love it and Gina inspired me as well as you have always done.

[@annforsman]

I am on the hunt for a thrift store because of your video. I just love what you do with the stuff you find and I want to try it. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@beautifulthornbirds]

You're so cute! I love that you use odd numbers in your designs. I was a florist for 25 years and I was taught that you always use odd numbers in your flower designs so you definitely have a eye for design. How sweet. TFS, Luellen

[@salvagedpieces7967]

Beautiful! Love what you did with your Thrift store finds.

[@ClaudiaSilva-wz3fk]

So Gorgeous and Adorable, dear Nazy !!!!! I can't wait to see more. 😊 Love, Cláudia 💕

[@tannabella6071]

Love it! Thanks for showing how easy this is!

[@cindymonahan3741]

Oh I love this so much! I am going to ransack my kid's rooms to dig up some binders. I really enjoyed watching you work. Can't wait to see some more!

[@roseanndeighan3290]

lovely :) looking forward to part 2 :)

[@pamshelton6211]

This is gorgeous!

[@angiewilson-kclanedesigns8678]

This is what I LOVE to do.. thrift and repurpose! Beautiful color scheme!

[@fiberfancies]

I love all your journals, Amity! Thanks for sharing; I'm inspired for making more of my own!

[@JunkJournalTreasures]

Beautiful! Can't wait to watch the series!💕

[@AzaleaLuna]

It turned out beautiful. The color of that notebook is one of my favorite colors and I love all the soft colors you used. Basically anything in the green to blue range. Those buttons you got in the tin are fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing with us Nazy.

[@janeleary5630]

this is fun - i love how happy you are when you are creating - i wish i new about that youtube had crafts etc my son told me about this - i sure have been missing out - i too have a love for fabric buttons and all that - you remind me of a much younger me - at that time there wasn't any internet but i'm glad i found you all now - looking forward to see how you finish the inside. jane

[@tonibaggett2301]

Hi Nazy. I love your genius. Makes me want to run to my local thrift store for a treasure hunt. Thanks for sharing yourself with us. Toni fromSoCal. Can't wait for your next 2

[@kinjalp3177]

so beautiful.. exited for upcoming video

[@KandyG]

Very creative! Turned out beautiful!

[@laurazachary2132]

Love it! You are so talented! Love the layering mixed items

[@tonisisti6845]

I love love love this....I paused video and gathered lots of stuff

[@nancycollins2453]

Great use of this binder. Love how you decorate front! So pretty!!

[@katericochran4634]

Love the idea. I enjoy all types of journals, and also enjoy owning the work other artists have made. I really like all the texture on your cover. You're stretching your creativity. Many of us started out making mini albums, so it is familiar territory. But what makes it unique will be what is inside the journal. Thanks for your inspiration, especially with fabric.

[@alannafang7891]

Finally wait until your update! So excited ❤️hope you have a great week! And lots fun time with the cute animals ✨

[@nancyemeigh4044]

I love this. Great job!

[@norajean2454]

Love it. Looks good. Love the stamp alot. Tfs

[@Paintspotsandpaper]

Beautiful, really lovely, thankyou for sharing xx

[@karinroloff4562]

love the ideas of using a album thingy...i have a few of these...great ideas😻

[@joycemcclintock3840]

I love it. That's how I like to make my covers by just piecing things together.

[@EliaBachman-sm2gs]

Gosh, love your creativity!

[@ebonysanders2192]

Love this idea. I hope to have the time to be as creative some day. Thank you for another great video Nazy.

[@TeriKojetin]

Love this idea and how you decorated it so far. Thrift stores are amazing!

[@corinnecurtis5145]

This is really pretty and I really enjoyed watching your process!! Tfs

[@ExLibris-Alys]

That's so pretty Nazy. You're so inspiring that it made me want to rush out to scour the local charity shops for goodies and get straight into making one, the problem is that I don't have your imagination so I have to take your ideas to adapt for myself. I can't wait for part two to see what happens next! Thank you 😊 Best wishes from Alys 💐

[@barbaranichols2579]

Loved it! My whole craft studio is all made up of thrifted finds I use in my Journals! Great tips, and so inspiring!!!

[@eydnamortensen5985]

Love it! Just bought a couple of skirts at the thrift shop, I have been cutting them apart all morning. All I need to do now is a quick ironing and I have lots of lovely fabric strips and scraps. I have even saved the seams that I cut off, the make really nice rustic ribbons. Can't wait to try creating with them. Now going on the hunt for part 2.

[@carolinedenormandie6304]

So lovely work !

[@ameliasarno1210]

I love this very pretty and now I will be looking at shirts at thrift stores!

[@roseryetnyetrn7810]

Your works amazing.I missed your old tn junk journal flip through part videos so much ,especially fairy and flower ones,please do again asap,you should try vintage mountain pictures or vintage story pages for your new tn junk journal cover ,be well x

[@michellebrown7000]

Nazy, I so love watching your process videos. Very lovely altered notebook. Tfs

[@Anna-de4mu]

Great inspiration to make something pretty from the thrift store😊😍💕🌸

[@kayhammock]

Nice finds! Your binder is looking great. I think I'd glue the paper and bits and pieces onto the front. Can't wait to see the next installment.

[@missmom322109]

As always-super cute

[@TracieFoxCreative]

This is going to be a beautiful Journal Nazy, thank you for sharing x

[@jibidneary2212]

Beautiful! Very enjoyable video nazy, thankyou xx

[@annalba]

Love this Idea, I have often bought Lace tops & shirts for the lace, now I have another idea to the fabrics. I love the flower print you got.

[@dianaconner4469]

I love it! You found some great things, you saved money, and you supported a ministry. I guess I'll be checking out our thrift stores!

[@tanyajohnston8262]

love it. you do wonderful work

[@susanthatcher126]

It turned out awesome great job.tyfs

[@susannaeasdale1162]

Love this so pretty and a great idea thanks for the inspiration. Hugs Susanna xx

[@ForTheLoveofPaperAndInk]

I love using vintage books I find a thrift stores to make Junk Journals. I love the the one you found with all the ledger paper in it.

[@The.Vintage.Button]

The tin is of a hop farm, probably in Kent. Hops make beer, and the tall buildings processed and dried the hops.

[@eveny119]

Nice trivia.

[@lizvanwessem2055]

lovely video and lovely work! re: your button box, the picture on the front depicts oast houses, you're right, it's a farm, but it's a farm that grows hops (for beer), and those funny shaped buildings with the white roofs are oast houses. I don't know if you have them in the US. They're often found in either Kent or Herefordshire, although other parts of England will have them too and they've been around for centuries. Again, I don't know whether you have this in the US, but i know in previous generations it was routine for women to keep button boxes, my mother still has one (a tupperware tub, actually, she has that many!), and I'm quite sure my grandmothers had them too. I'm pretty sure you'd love my mother's - it has many buttons still sewn to cardboard and paper, as they were bought, as that one you liked that you had a heart attack over...! Your specific box was most likely a biscuit tin. It would have been given as a gift, probably at Christmas, full of biscuits (not what you guys call biscuits, what we think of as biscuits is between what you call cookies and crackers, but they're sweet, often covered with chocolate or icing or other nice things.). As my grandmothers' generation have died off, because my family know i have an interest in sewing and crafting, I received any number of these biscuit tins filled with crafting items: embroidery skeins, cross-stitch fabric, lace, ribbons, fabric offcuts, all sorts of things, and they're fantastic, I used to love opening them and exploring the little treasures! I hope you get many years of joy from your button box. xxx

[@melodybeierly7222]

2 minutes in and ya got me, new subbie. Love your style and ideas. Tfs!

[@lizlepp5036]

awesome! thank you for sharing .i as well shop alot at my local second hand store,find lots of goodies for journals.

[@irenecortez7819]

Super cute work. Keep it going girl

[@darleneelkins1999]

This is beautiful work. I love the stamp set that you used. Could you tell me what the name of it is?

[@craftyoldlady]

So beautiful! I was just going to throw out an old binder, but I think you've changed my mind! This vintage old lady is pretty sure that vintage paper clip is actually a vintage hair pin!

[@BrendaNicholson]

I agree. It's a hair pin and beautiful!

[@chrissievandyke171]

Hi Nazy, That thing you are calling a vintage paper clip is actually a vintage Bobby pin for hair. I have been doing hair for over thirty years, but I have recently found you and many others here on KZbin making journals one day when I was looking to get organized. Now I have my own art studio and I have been working on making journals and accessories. I love your ideas and color palette choices, which also remind me of Rachel Ashwell who may have coined the shabby chic term. You are a blessing. I have found some binder books that I will eventually be working on as well. Thank you for the inspiration and evolving in art world.

[@Innkeeper]

You have inspired me to create one of these. Now, off to find a really cool Vintage Binder :) Thanks for sharing.

[@FionaJ]

That was fabulous watching your process there Nazy, this is looks so beautiful ... And you came across so very lovely finds in the thrift stores... Loving the colour combination you're working with, and can't wait to see the 2nd installment of the inside pages... Me I would glue it all down to cover, it's gorgeous... tfs xox hugs Fi

[@RecraftedByCarol]

Love how you put this cover together, the colours and textures are so pretty, I've subscribed so I don't miss the follow ups 👍😃

[@heatherjohnson5612]

I LOVE this!!! Thank you!!!!

[@simplymarisa8]

Gina is amazing!! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

[@NonnaBethsCrafts2Be]

LOVE the Ideas

[@eveny119]

Its nice to hear what your thought process is. I would not have thought that pretty embroidered green swatch went with the blue spine, but the button choices make all the difference. As for the cover embellishments, I would probably do 1/2 glued and 1/2 pinned, glue the paper down maybe with a cute flower print on top, then sew the fabric together which can be clipped or pinned on and off.

[@Outfun]

I love the colors very pretty

[@debbiewoten9403]

F.Y.I. That isn't a vintage paper clip. It is a vintage bobby pin (for the hair) but that's a great idea to use it as a paper clip. I would glue that stuff on the front of the journal but I'll have to go find the rest of these videos and see what you do with it.

[@creatingwhimsy5536]

Cute 😍😍 ... I struggle with the binder style, but I love Gina's style.. I have picked up 2 vintage binders!!!! You did a beautiful job on the cover!!!!

[@bonnieleehen]

Loved it.

[@Elagydaorb]

I'm going to try this challenge as well. Tfs!

[@Eversew139]

Hi Nazy. Princeton makes Catalyst silicone brushes which are flexible and great for spreading glue, gel medium etc.. The glue just peels off when dry or can easily be washed. As always, I enjoyed your video.