Use What You Have. Make Sweet Journal Gifts.

[@colette4hm]

I totally agree about the size! I love a slim journal. And the paper is beautiful! I could see spending a day knocking these out with a Christmas theme to give as gifts at Thanksgiving dinner. A Good way to encourage Christmas journal for those closest to us❤

[@JamiePate]

You completely said it. Yes and yes. Super eager to make these in other papers. And if we can encourage others with our makes? Well then, what a blessing it is!!!

[@robinvogelsang5535]

Wow, Christmas journal idea!! Love it!!

[@JamiePate]

@@robinvogelsang5535 It pays to read the comments, doesn't it, Robin?

[@FLCindy]

Always fun to look back on past project for more ideas! Thanks for the reminder.

[@JamiePate]

Totally agree. Trying to be better about that. There are a lot of making ideas here. I too like to rework them as well.

[@jaimealbano9932]

So cute and clever! Perfect small gift!

[@JamiePate]

I think perfect small gifts are the best.

[@sandis6177]

You always make the prettiest items. Such a great idea. Thanks for sharing. My granddaughter is 7 and loves to journal so I will make some for her for Christmas. 😊

[@JamiePate]

What a lucky girl she is! Such a sweet idea. Thank you for watching, Sandi. Glad you liked it. Have a lovely making weekend.

[@jessica_upton]

What a beautiful little notebook!

[@JamiePate]

You know when you make a thing and it just tickles you? This size, while small and slim, is just so fun! Would make a fun girls night out make.

[@marciahawkins1442]

I love this so much! The purple is killing me. I've been missing my Mama so much the last little while. Purple was her favorite color - and this just made me so happy! Such a cute gift idea! LOVE, LOVE LOVE!

[@JamiePate]

I'm so glad you like it. Purple is for sure growing on me. I can see why she liked it. What a sweet memory you have. I'm sure you are missing her. ❤Blessings, my friend. Thank you for watching.

[@adrianaduff2740]

Maybe you should make one for yourself in purples. You can write to her when you think of your mama.

[@marciahawkins1442]

@@adrianaduff2740 Such a great idea! I think I'll do just that!!! Thank you.

[@JamiePate]

@@adrianaduff2740 What a thoughtful thing to share! I love this!!!

[@JamiePate]

@@marciahawkins1442 That was so sweet, no? You will have to share with us over on the FB too if you do.

[@MsDonnnG]

What a fabulous idea!! Thanks for sharing!! Love your gift ideas!!❤

[@JamiePate]

Are you in the midst of the making of gifts?

[@MsDonnnG]

@@JamiePate unfortunately not yet. Having some family matters that I have to attend to but hopefully after thanksgiving I can get a few in!! I’m loving your ideas as they aren’t that time consuming and I can “shop my stash”!!

[@marthastrickland7148]

I love these makes! Such a lovely cover and so great that the size allows you to use a regular stapler. Thanks for sharing Jamie!

[@JamiePate]

This size will have you pulling out all your stash and making several. You can even make it half the height and it would still be so very cute. Thank you, Martha! Have a lovely week!!!

[@suebouch4074]

Hi Jamie! SO Cute! I love this slim journal and with the beautiful cluster with “count your blessings” - it screams, Gratitude Journal to me. I love the small size so as not to be overwhelming and it’s easy to tuck it nearby to have a convenient place to jot down tidbits of the day to be grateful for. I like how you added interest to the fly sheet and I love how you used the border on the back cover. Thanks so much for sharing your time, energy, and creativity that inspires me to be creative! Have a wonderful weekend! PS - I was also thinking how cute it would be to contain lists - groceries… favorites… washi tape reference (although mine are on 2”x2” cards except for 49andMarket are on 4”x6” cards)… I got a little carried away with the possibilities! LOL 🙂

[@JamiePate]

Can you ever really get too carried away with possibilities? 😂I love each and every one of these. That washi tape reference is a sweet idea too. It's what makes this past time so lovely, the possibilities to make and to give and to create are endless. Thank you for watching, Sue. Thank you for sharing all these ideas too! Love it.

[@robinvogelsang5535]

Great gift idea for all, including me!😂. Thinking it could also be used for photos! Thanks so much for precision cutting hacks!! That paper is just so beautiful!! Happy weekend to you🙂🌄

[@JamiePate]

Happy weekend to you too! Love your comments on our friends comments. That's fantastic! Have a lovely weekend to you too. Be sure to make stuff!

[@robinvogelsang5535]

@@JamiePate you have so many amazingly fun, creative friends!! Just placed a ‘Merry Christmas to me’ order. Hope that is the last one for 2023!😂. My fave is the new TH cutter, among other things!!😏🙃

[@JamiePate]

@@robinvogelsang5535 Did you sing 'Merry Christmas to me' as you placed this order? And are you now fully in the making mode for the season? I'm feeling a bit of a shift happening and it's full on time to get the Christmas making goin' on!!! Thank you, Robin. You always have such kind words. For everyone!

[@robinvogelsang5535]

@@JamiePate 😂😂. I’m enjoying my gratitude journal too much to even think about Christmas!! 😃

[@susanneebel9396]

Love it! I'll be making some of these for sure!

[@JamiePate]

Isn't it good? Great little gift idea for all kinds of occasions. Thank you, Susan!

[@susancourtney7527]

Love this! Going to make one for each of my 3 girls in holiday theme and give it to them on December 1st. Maybe use it for keeping Christmas gift list, menus, shopping lists, etc. Fits so nicely in a purse when we are all on the go!!! Thanks Jamie great idea!

[@JamiePate]

Fantastic idea for a list memo. Here's to making lists!!! Love that idea so much. Your girls are lucky to have you thinking about them. Have fun in the making. I bet you make even more than those. 😃

[@robinvogelsang5535]

Awesome idea!!

[@JamiePate]

Right? Totally agree. Love all the ideas for sure! @@robinvogelsang5535

[@shellyp8731]

Absolutely beautiful! Love how you created the cover with the chip board…such a great idea to make it a little more substantial. 💜🤎💜 Love your thin twine…your little gift tag and twine bow just finished your gift beautifully! 🥰

[@JamiePate]

Often it's the simplicity of the embellishing. But for sure, you can always add more...or less. Also think there should be a little pocket on the inside of the cover. Thank you so much for watching.

[@vondafrazier2808]

Love this idea! 49 and Market papers are gorgeous and btw I've seen descriptions of some of the older collections where it says it's 100 lb weight.

[@JamiePate]

Well, thank you so very much. I get in the middle of a video and I keep forgetting to go look it up! Pretty sturdy paper for sure. Thanks, Vonda, for watching. Thanks for stopping in and saying hey too.

[@tiffanyfellon9740]

😍😍😍

[@JamiePate]

Tiffany...are you a gift maker?

[@denisebotko7456]

I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir, but I think you could have avoided all that cutting by making your purple outer piece just a hair bigger... lol

[@JamiePate]

Yep. You are probably right! 🤣It's amazing how much one does not think when the camera is recording. LOL!!! Thank you for watching.

[@denisebotko7456]

@@JamiePate I could never be as good as you are at thinking on the fly... on your worst day, you're still great!

[@JamiePate]

@@denisebotko7456 Well that is super sweet of you. Thank you kindly. We all just do the best we can no matter what we are doing.