Valuable papers - vintage junk journal

[@liz3bet]

As a collector myself of vintage and antique items, Margarete is correct when she said this little "book" used to hold valuable papers. I enjoyed seeing the names of those "papers" as she turned pages. "Automobile Insurance" "Last Will & Testament" etc. I would LOVE to find one of these! Awesome job, Margarete! Love it!

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks so much, Beth! I have never seen another one of these in all the antique shopping that I've done over the years. I hope another one will pop up. They are so much fun to work with :-)

[@akamomto7]

Was browsing around on youtube this morning......my secret thing to do while hubs is golfing! Oh my! Margarete, I so love this book! You have an amazing array of ephemera. I need to look at it again and maybe a third time! So much to look at! You rock! Will be looking at ALL your videos! (He only golfs on Thursday morning!)

[@MargareteMiller]

So nice of you to say, Pat :-) Thanks so much for your lovely compliment!

[@sarahhunnicutt3769]

So fun to see all your old currency...I am an American living in slovenia(part of former Yugoslavia) so. It was especially interesting to see the Yugoslavian dinar bill. It was also very touching that you offered to return someone's honorable discharge paper.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Sarah. This one was fun! :-) Cool that you're in Slovenia. I was in Slovakia for 5 years so I got to travel around central Europe. I found it very hard to find vintage papers in Slovakia. People basically throw everything out. There aren't even many antique shops. I wonder if it's the same in Slovenia.

[@FindsByPirjo]

You followed your intuition when you bought this great booklet. That's how we find treasures. This is sure a treasure after you made it alive. Wonderful, I can watch your video more than ones Margarete.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Pirjo. For sure I did follow my intuition on this garage sale find :-)

[@anniegotakindlee]

This is an awesome journal! Well done. Very special!

[@joycekersjunkjournals]

love the way you articulate the making of your gorgeous journals.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Joyce. It's kind of you to say so :-)

[@jennywesterman2405]

Wonderful collection! Love old papers.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Jenny :-)

[@ncal2929]

This is fantastic. I love old vintage papers etc. I’m so enjoying your videos

[@MargareteMiller]

Thank you :-)

[@debbiesjournals4550]

Wonderful blend of old papers and currency. Now I want old currency!

[@NCarolinaplans]

This is just fabulous!

[@blackpearl4155]

So interesting. I usually watch all videos at top speed but I viewed this at normal to catch all the interesting bits. Love the documents. Sigh.

[@MargareteMiller]

Awww. That's funny! Thanks :-)

[@DianeHubertPrettyPinkCottage]

This is really nice. I bet you enjoyed doing all that vintage collage! And it looks beautiful.

[@MargareteMiller]

Hi Diane, Yes, I really did enjoy this project. I wanted to place so many bits and pieces. It was a fun process to make it all come together :-) Thanks for your kind words.

[@nightwolf0733]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[@annemillion1501]

Absolutely fabulous!! Love all the currency!

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Anne :-)

[@mattieparker211]

wow .love all those papers

[@FayeTouve]

Fabulous project! Thank you for sharing all of your creative ideas!

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Faye :-) Thanks for stopping by.

[@hulala7566]

Very cool...and what a great find! You did it justice!

[@MargareteMiller]

Thank you :-)

[@willowcoulter8274]

I love this Margarette. Your design and work just stunning. TFS.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Willow :-)

[@juneholbrook9452]

Love this and a great use of found items.

[@LeighPogue]

Very creative book Margarete. I love this. What a neat keepsake

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Leigh! :-)

[@wotdoin]

This is fabulous!!

[@racquelsgrandma]

This is a very cool journal. I love how you do your layouts. TFS.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thank you, Julie :-)

[@dawnc8755]

Wow, this is incredible. I love how you used the vintage elements with the digital kit. Your sense of balance in your collage is inspirational. And, I love the odd size, what an interesting creative challenge! Thank you for sharing this fantastic project!

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Dawn. You're right. Now that you mention it, I did have to try to balance the digital kit with the vintage pieces. That always is a bit of a challenge, but in this case I got it to work. Sometimes I really struggle. Thanks for watching :-)

[@Lizthepaperproject]

I just get so inspired by watching your creations! Tfs 😀

[@MargareteMiller]

Yay! I love it when I can get someone motivated! :-)

[@ielcraftymom6107]

Great book, very creative and inspiring!

[@ReneesatItAgain]

very nice! perfect idea for use of the journal and love all the old money and papers. a unique keepsake for sure!! tfs! xRenee

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Renee :-)

[@bySusuko]

This is wonderful! I wouldn't´t know how to get such old documents... The coins are money for playing, for example children, when they play grocery store... Thank you for showing!

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Susuko. Old documents are everywhere, you just have to learn how to uncover them. The coins are play money though I don't think they would last long with children. They bend too easily. It's better to glue them down :-)

[@CraftyComeLately]

The ephemera you have is just so amazing! Gorgeous journal and love the currency, too!

[@MargareteMiller]

Thank you :-)

[@Retha416]

What a great idea!! I wish I could find old documents. I've been looking in antique shops and on ebay but their prices are more than I want to pay. Could probably clean out our home/personal files and find lots. Your videos are so informative and enjoyable to watch.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Retha :-) You definitely could find things in your personal files. I did too. You only have to find things that *look* like documents. I had a TV repair form that worked perfectly, especially if you just need a portion.

[@grannygrimson]

Retha Stockton sometimes you can find/order copies of vintage documents of your own ancestors through ancestry websites, this video just made me think of that, and now I am going to do just that!

[@keetz8490]

I love this!!!! You will have goodies next week! I meant to have things sent already but I have been sick and my daughter was here from Arizona. After seeing this, I have picked a few more things lol.

[@MargareteMiller]

Oh, goodness! Take all the time you need. Looking forward to it :-) And glad you liked this one.

[@grannygrimson]

My Inlaws had some lovely old money from Germany, Russia and Latvia from the late 1800's. It was briefly in my care to pass along to some of my Grandchildren. It was so beautifully designed that I just had to photocopy it, also to do some research. At least by my research it was not overly valuable, but now I know what to do with those photocopies 💡😃

[@MargareteMiller]

Cool! I'm glad to have given you an idea :-) Have fun with it!

[@gypsycatharina]

It s a beautiful document/journal ! Rini from the Netherlands .

[@MargareteMiller]

Thank you, Rini. I'm glad you like it :-)

[@CassandraNoyes]

Love this!

[@AYWalton]

Amazing documents! As a genealogist I found the baptismal certificate and the discharge to be quite interesting! If you don't mind I would love to share that image with fellow genealogists.

[@MargareteMiller]

Absolutely! How do I contact you to send you a link to the images?

[@jayhart9050]

This is a treasure

[@MargareteMiller]

Thank you, Jay. For sure I've got a lot of paper treasures in there :-)

[@JulianaBeasley1967]

I love it Margarete!! Great work. Do you do any research on the value and dates of the currency you are using? I recently purchased a very old Austrian bill while I was in Cuba and I would feel concerned about just ripping it up. I would love to know if you do any sort of research into them. The book looks beautiful!! TFS!

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Juliana. Yes, there are some I just can't bring myself to tear or glue down. Currency are usually so mass produced that they don't hold much value, even if they are old. They're cheap to get a hold of, which is good :-)

[@LedgerAndLace]

Love your collaging and use of old currency! I think you could probably scan family forms and send them to Ancestry.com or some place where they archive records. :-)

[@ashphoenix5447]

I find your work so beautiful. TFS. Oh, I would like to know where you bought the foil wrapped paper coins if you don't mind. I could find anything when I searched the name you said. Of course I could have misheard or spelled it wrong.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks for your kind words. The coins came from D. Blumchen & Company. blumchen.com/. They have some very unique things.

[@roxyfibertart]

Wow I love this Journal - I'm a new Subscriber sent by Eva - God Bless

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks. I appreciate it :-)

[@carlaszczuka5653]

do you scan the money or just use the actual money

[@MargareteMiller]

I use the actual money. I love seeing the old folds and feeling the texture of money. :-)

[@beverley-memawmawclarkwhit5102]

that first certificate is not a baptismal certificate....those of the Morman faith have to do the genealogy of their family when a young couple gets married...those forms are the old forms (they have changed of late) where each person is registered, whether or that member was of the Morman faith, including their parents, grandparents, and their children, showing when they were baptized, married, re-married, for ALL members on that page! I have some of those blank forms given to me by some of my Morman cousins for genealogy purposes...

[@MargareteMiller]

Cool! Good to know. Thanks, Beverley :-)