Start to Finish 5 Ring Binder Garden Journal - Part 1 

Wow - my Dad had that Better Homes and Gardens binder when I was a kid - he referenced it all the time. I'm 60 so that tells you how long ago that was. Just seeing it brought back a zillion memories - thanks. He's been gone for 33 years so seeing it was pretty special.

My niece worked at Meredith Publishing in Des Moines, Ia., where Better Homes and Gardens was published. Growing up in Iowa, these books and magazines were the “gold standard” of the time. Old ones are collectors items! The home decorating mags were my mother’s style. I’ll be 75 (yikes) this year and treasure the memories of seeing that cookbook open on the counter of Mother’s kitchen.🦌💌❤️

Using old gardening books is such a great idea. I have a pile of books I was planning to discard, but now I will use them for quotes and pictures instead.

Gayle, thank you so much for doing this new journal. I have my mother's 1944 Better Homes and Gardens Recipe book. I have looked at that book for weeks not having a clue what to do with it. I had decided I wanted to make a journal, but after that I will send to my brother and his wife. My Mother died when my brother was 16 and he does not have things of my mother and I want to do this for him. My mother was a very good cook and this cookbook is well used! So, thank you Gayle, you came through at the right time, again!

It's so ironic peach has become a new favorite color. They came out fantastic. Color is great too. I love them .. they jazz the paper up. GORGEOUS. These pages in the gardening book are fantastic, Gayle. It can only say look at me!!! I'm gorgeous. Those will make. Great faux stamps too.

Morning Gayle, I think that the journal is going to be super beautiful, the papers are gorgesso. I have never done a ring binder journal before, because I haven't got a long enough hole-puncher, never thanking of using my one punch over and over until i had the 4 or 5 holes in the page !!!!!!! Call me Dipsy Di, it just never occurred to me that i could do that!!!!! Have to go back to school and take a course in LOGICAL THINKING!!!!!!!.... Anyway....... THANK YOU for the wonderful video (again), my day would not be complete if I had not spent some time with you crafting away. Be well and safe, and, as always, sending you Blessings and hugs. Diana

Thank you a million times for this series. I have a few of these Better Homes and Gardens notebooks (I am the original owner...was never able to part with them). You have made this old broad VERY happy. Now I know what to do with them

Yay!!! I am so glad you are doing the Gardening Journal. I can't wait to see all that you are going to do.

Hi Gayle!! So happy to see you using items from our Collage/Junk journal kit! Glad you enjoyed it!! If anyone is interested in getting one , we still have some available in our Etsy shop and they're still on sale! Warm hugs, Vilmarie 😊

Yay! I love the start to finish albums!!!

Oh my goodness---the Secret Garden paper pack is what I used for my first journal I made. It was for my daughter who is quite a gardener. How funny~~~ looking forward to the end result!

I have three of those garden books sitting on my shelf...every year I tell myself I'm going to make a BIG garden journal! This will be fun to watch.

Thank you Gayle. Ive been looking for a step by step video cause I've never made a ring junk journal! Thank Yiu!💜

Oh I didn’t want you to stop! This is already looking great! Beautiful paper

I am so excited. I have been holding on to 5 ring binders for years. By the time I found them at a thrift store I forgot what project I was getting them for. But now I know! I can’t wait for the next video!! Thank you.

Ooo, yes, I would also love to see how you do a sewing and cookbook binder journal like this. Thanks so much, this is GREAT!!

“The Secret Garden” brings back happy memories of my mother reading that book to me as a child. I can even recall her and I going to the library and the librarian helping us pick the book out. So grateful for that memory of her. Thank you Gayle I could almost feel her looking at the pretty papers with me.

Ohhh - That paper is darling!!! I’ve been looking for a beautiful Secret Garden paper that really speaks to me!!! This journal is going to be fabulous!!! TFS!!! Big hugs, Sharon 🌷💜

Goody! I have 5 ring garden binders and the Secret Garden papers. So excited to craft along with you.

I have this book! Am using it (only the ring binder) to make a garden book, entering every flower in my garden, each getting at least one page. Filed alphabetically. About 25% done. Thank you Gayle for giving me more ideas on how to complete it.

Lovely! How very brave of you to cut into that beautiful paper!😁

This is so fun!! I love that you are using scrapbook paper ! I have soo much !! Love this idea! Thank you

*I saw another RU-vidr who referenced your vid. I got this binder yesterday and it'll be my Summer project. I'm so excited!💛*

Im so excited to see how you make these binder journals! Thank you for taking us along!

Hi Gayle, yay👏🏼 I'm so thrilled you're doing a garden journal. That was my vote, I'm excited to watch. Tfs

My first time watching you. Im obsessed with learning journal making and repurposing. I've been gathering supplies. I'm so excited to find your channel. God bless your creativity beautiful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and cteativity.

Love the Graphic 45 paper - going to be a fun project - Hugs.

Gayle, interesting idea for a journal. Looking forward to seeing what magic you work to bring everything together. Hope you have a great evening. Hugs 🤗 Your friend Cindy from a small town in Northern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 ❤️❤️❤️

I have this journal and may start on mine too and play along. I love what you have done so far!!! I appreciate you recording the entire process so I can learn. Thank you again.

Love THIS PAPER COLLECTION!!!

How exciting!! So many lovely books & illustrations to choose from. 🤗🐞😍

I’m so excited too!!! This is a make along for sure!!! So glad you are doing this.

I’m excited about this! I love watching your process and I appreciate learning from you about the different kinds of journals. Thank you

They are a great color with those "older than us pages" Gail. You can put them in your shop ✅ gone in a second per usual but it's fabulous.

Glad you are doing a ring binder. I have the garden one to do.

This is exciting!! Love that paper pad!! I'm using a small 3 ring binder to do mine. So happy you're doing a garden theme...maybe spring will come faster!! 😂 Have an awesome day!! 💜

Hi Gayle it’s Debbie, just figured out how to leave a comment. Feel really dumb, but it’s a big day. I get to now tell how much I enjoy your videos. Give Baby Yoda some extra hugs. Loving new journal.

This is exciting. Love your thought process when deciding what to use and what to put to one side. Thank you for the lovely video.

Yippy another start to finish! Thanks! I'm behind but I'll watch all of them.

What an interesting and fun project! So easy to put pages in and out YAY! And such pretty papers 🌺 💕

This is going to be stunning Gayle, all the papers and original book pages are just gorgeous xxx💕

Oh, Gayle...I've missed watching you craft! I went back to work now that we've come out of lockdown and I haven't been able to watch much. I will definitely be binge watching this series on my day off though!! This is going to be so beautiful!! Those papers are lovely! Looking forward to seeing this journal bloom!

This journal will be so much fun. I'm going to a thrift store. Or two, asap.

Yeah! I'm excited about this binder and your process! 👍😊💗

Lovin' this...the Secret Garden papers are so pretty!! 🌸🌷🌼🌹 💐

Hi Gayle, this is a super project, I love the papers your using too. Can't wait for the next video. Thank you, love Lita xx

What beautiful paper!! Can’t wait to see the finished journal!! 🥰

I love it when you make these journals! That paper collection is stunning!🥰

I am looking forward to watching this series as it all comes together!! This is going to be a pretty garden journal!! TFS!! Hugs, Liz:)

Lol, I was in love after the first two pages. The paper you are using is so perfect, this is gonna be fun 🤗

What a fun project! I have the same book and love seeing what you are doing! I love how the picket fence from the front original book matches the picket fence paper! So cute!! Love all those vintage books too!! I look forward to seeing your posts on this book!

Yay, happy to see your doing a Garden Journal! What about a clear pocket on the inside of the cover so you can still see the published date of the book? Love Graphic 45 paper, very pretty. Our weather temps will be in the 60’s for the next few days, my daffodils are popping up too. Let Spring begin..👍🌞🌸

So excited to see this book grow. Love the paper. TFS

This is going to be a great project. Somewhere up in the attic I must have a book like this. Time to explore!

I’m so excited fir this project. I originally found you because of one of your 5 ring binder projects. Thank you Gayle!

I love what you have done so far! This book is going to be beautiful! Hugs..

Just bought a BHG binder online for my 2022 gardening junk journal. I'm looking forward to start journaling in it as soon as it arrives!

I just bought that exact binder book a few weeks ago from Goodwill! No clue what I was/am going to do with it, but knew I had to pick it up! I love the colors of cover. And it’s in great condition. I’m stoked to see what you do with yours!

The first day was so fun so the finished project will be super duper fun! Thanks for doing this.

VERY cool! I see these books often in our local thrift stores. Might have to grab a couple, now!

Love it! Glad you started with the gardening journal.

Absolutely love this!!! You have the best ideas!

This is going to be awesome thanks for sharing. Have a great day.

Ive been looking forward to this project, and that paper pad is just delicious! Gotta say tho, when Gayle was washing the cover of the binder I was 'no, no theres still a splash mark, it didnt come off!' then I realised it was on my monitor! Having my son with adhd bring me a coffee is....messy! lol

This will be a fun project to watch and I might give it a try if I can find a good binder. Thanks for the great idea. Have a great day. 🇨🇦

Instead of distressing with vintage photo to make you edges stand out, would you ever consider using a matching distress ink colour to your edge the scrapbook paper and help it stand out...especially for the pockets you are notching out. The paper you've chosen is stunning!!! I'm excited watching this project!

Oh boy, this will be exciting. I really love the idea of a gardening journal. I saw a gardening book at the Friends of the Library. Should have bought it.

I sell them often on eBay. Sold a Better Homes and Garden last week. I bet she’s here with us now 🤣 I m working on the cookbook,the inside was disgusting even burned but the cover was ok.

Gayle, you have beat me to it!!! lol I have been saving for years to make a garden theme binder and I have Graphics 45 Secret Garden to use in it. I was planning on making it this summer. I have been planning out in my mind the same way you are doing yours! I am so methodical like you. lol It is sometimes hard to use a method of making things and yet still make it look random, but that is half the fun. I am excited to see all your series on your binder journals. I am saving up stuff to make a sewing journal and a cookbook as well! Thanks for sharing!!!

I think this is going to be fun. Going tomorrow and see if I can find one. I have a seeing one but I use it sometimes for sewing. Thanks . I have been having hard time working on my journals but this video has me excited. Hugs 💝😁

I just bought a Singer sewing book at Goodwill. It’s either 4 or 5 rings. But I’m sure the process is basically the same. I’m excited to get started as I also found some ‘50’s clothing patterns to use in it. Yes!

Oooh..this is gonna be pretty!!

You could use that clear page to see what the page will look like before you cut it.😲🥰

Gardening! Yay!!

I love hearing hi its gale. Ur crafting skills is amazing. I don't always comment but I'm always watching 💜

That paper! ❤️❤️❤️.

What fun this is going to be! I’m loving your ideas already. Can’t wait for today’s video. That’s in about 5 minutes. Ok I’m ready what’s next?😊❤️

I was born in 1955- I’m 65. It’s close to 70.

This is going to be a great project, Fabulous! Take care.

I have a 1968 version of this. Been wondering how to go about doing it up into a journal! Thanks for the craft along project!

This is going to be a fantastic journal 😃

This one's going to be fun! The vintage images and Edith pages will be gorgeous among the 50s scenes!

It is not often I browse through your comment as I am busy doing other things while you keep me company. Today however I did, tomorrow I’ll be sure to not 🤭🥴 Anyways... love the 50’s binder, the papers and you! I hope one day I can be as calm as you are on video because it makes me so nervous making a video. Still, having fun with it and my nerves... well, it seems almost cruel to not take them on the ride along with me as they are so intent to make themselves apparent on video. So I’ll share the spotlight with them, no big deal 😁 Hope you have a lovely day! ❤️

I really love this!! Thanks for doing this. I can't wait to see more!!!

Oh my goodness, I was just mulling over in my mind about making a garden journal. Gayle, you are good! I'm excited to getting all your excellent tutorials. Please enter me in the "Surprise Giveaway"! Thank you.

This will be a fabulous journal!

This is really fun! Thanks for doing this, I haven't seen a 5 ring binder done before so I'm excited!

Oh this one is going to be good ♥️♥️♥️

I have been hoping for this tutorial series...thank you!

So exciting this journal is going to be fabulous 😍

This is new to me and so fascinating with your process! Love the paper!

Good Morning Sissy! Happy Monday! So excited to watch your new garden journal video, can’t wait to see what you do with it! I wish I had one of those binders so I could craft along with you, those are hard to find here, I may have to find one on line. 😀 Have a marvelous crafting Monday! Love you tons! 😘🤗😘🤗

Oh I am excited about this. I started working on one of these binders last year, I put it away for the winter. Going to haul it out and add some pockets like you've shown, love that. I haven't done one of these before, so I appreciate seeing your process. I have a sewing binder too, hoping to find the cooking and home repair!! Thanks for sharing your ideas. Take care 💖 🙂

Fun project! I am excited to follow along. I may have 1 or 3 of these on my shelf!

If you want to matte those shiny pages, use either matte medium over them or clear gesso Gayle!

Ooh, so glad I caught this from day one! It's nice to see the whole journey as it unfolds. As you were coloring your reinforcements, first I oohed, then I thought why don't we use little stickers we have too. We can punch a hole in them and use them as reinforcements too. We could put them on tags too!! See what you started?!! 😅💞 Aaand, I get not distressing everything but you could use a bright colored marker on the edges of your little half moons if you wanted. Or not. I love what you do your way.

That paper is gorgeous! Looking forward to seeing you work on this journal!

Such a fun project! Love the papers!

Wonderful video, as always!!!

Thank you for showing this, I have a new cleaning lady starting in 2 weeks, and I need to make a communication book, this is totally the idea I needed to jazz her life up. A housekeeping journal. I have binders and soo much card stock. So many ideas, so little time. Cheers