Trash to Treasure Junk Journals: The Beginning! 

YES! A true junk journal. While digis are nice I love the true junk journals more as it begs creativity and costs nothing! This is what I make and I love them. TYFS!

I'm a single mother, grandmother and I just stumbled onto your video. I've never made any kind of journals, but, I've always saved boxes to use as gift boxes.. I wrap gifts in the various boxes & everyone gets a big kick out of getting a box of Cherrios for a Christmas or Birthday present.. ( They joke that they are really disappointed, the contents was actually clothes) ....I was born in the 50's so I use, and re-use. The boxes are then wrapped in paper bags, turned inside out & stamped with a carrot & paint, so it's a polka-dot design. I really would like to learn how to actually make a Junk Journal, your a great inspiration.. Thank you so much for your time... God Bless you... Cofy4All

I love cutting up boxes and trash to make these books, and watching it is just as good, Thank you !!

I'm so glad to see that I'm not the only person that keeps empty packaging/envelopes or discarded stationery (like those swing filing folders which are nice and thick). Now I'm just waiting for a free day so I can sit down and make journals/penpal happy mail out of my collection. Great video and happy to have discovered you, I look forward to watching your videos : )

Real junk journals are the best. Not that I have anything against their more common, "luxury" cousins. Tfs. This was awesome.

This will be so much fun to watch....a “real” junk journal...this is how this whole junk journal crafting business started right?

Hey Diane, Your journals are so nice hesitant to call them Junk Journals. Your techniques are really refined and your creativity is sew fun. I chuckled to see some painted circles and clusters of ephemera I sent way back. Lol Its great how you incorporate so many elements into a very sweet cohesive journal.

Great job showing the foundation of junk journals...junk! It’s about using your own ideas and having fun with things you already have...love the cover already👍🙂

Diane thank you so much for showing that you are doing. We sometimes forget what all we can use in our junk journals. I love it. Thank you again. Have a healthy and Happy New Year 2022

I have no doubt you’ll sell all that you make. I love these type of journals. I’ve been saving things like crazy cause I have many, many, journals to make for family. I’m going to use papers that belonged to my parents and junky stuff. My family things I’m crazy when I ask if I can keep the paper menus when we go out to eat. 😂

MY GRATITUDE ESSAY, THIS IS TO EXPLAIN WHY IM SAYING THANK YOU, and yes it needed this ESSAY/ NOVEL. I'm a newby, infact havent started yet, I've made a few pages of an old book cut into strips and covered with bits of scrap paper and card. Inspiration from one of your videos. I will take a pic and send them, see what you think. Can I say I absolutely love your videos, I suffer with anxiety and cPTSD, your energy is contagious, so relaxing and positive, it's like meditation for me, Thank you so much for sharing your gift, and it's safe to say your not just posting a tutorial on journals, your sharing so much more than that, well that's my experience. When you have lived your whole life in a stressful state, you need to be with others who are relaxed it's like being taught how to relax, I would suspect that sounds rediculas , When I was rushed into hospital struggling to breathe, I'd never experienced anything like this before, being in a constant state of trauma has damaged my heart, I couldn't continue to breath how I had done, the doctor said your breathing wrongly, I replied what in and out like everyone else. Lol. Before I had chance to learn ti breathe right the pandemic came, im classed now as vulnerable, live alone and so have literally not really spent more than 5 mins with anyone for nearly 2 yrs, and terrified about this breathing thing. I just thought oh I will get better. NOT SO, This pandemic isn't going anywhere soon , so I took a long look at things. I've had to except this is my health now, I can improve it slightly, so it's either start researching how to live in a stress-free way how to breathe, in a totally different way. Teach myself how to breathe correctly for my health condition, or just give up and allow my childhood trauma to control my adult life like it did my childhood, and i would just give up living if that was the case. NO NOT ME , NOT YET, I haven't got through the worst 50yrs of a life, the last 10yrs being the worst. I've come through with damages but I'm through it. It was only a mnth ago it started to improve.so it's either fold and allow crap side of life win, or except things have changed learn to live with those changes, push forward and improve my health a bit if it isnt a massive change thats ok, but at least I'm doing it, living that is. Few more things to sort out, but watching your peaceful energy and calmness has played a big role in the passed 2 weeks, and will continue. Sorry to write essay, bit wanted to try and explain to the degree you are helping me with more than just journaling . So once again With so much gratitude, THANK YOU. 🙏

Yay! I love true junk journals like this. So excited to watch this come together. Love your cover already! Lol 😄💚💚

This is going to be fun to watch!

This is a very fun series. I started like you, with this true jj way. Now they are so full of decorations that people can’t even put their own stuff in. I love these. Can’t wait to watch all the videos in this series. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends. Stay safe. Hugs

Can't wait to see how this comes together. My favorite type of journal, this is how I got interested in junk Journaling.

I would leave the ice cream cover as is. Cover the Cheez it.

I love your journals and would purchase!

Get yourself some YES Paste. It will lay flat, won't curl and is pretty easy to work with. You'll need a spatula of some kind to apply the paste to the sub straight. You won't regret trying it.

This journal is going to be fun! I loved watching you go through all the packaging and printed materials you collected, Diane. Boy that's an industry, huh? I hesitate with each food box now before I toss it. But so many other fun items in your pile that I overlook every day. -- I think my city recycle bin is going to be a lot lighter! Can't wait to see where you go with this project!

Oooooh those travel brocheures. I'd sell those as is.

I'm looking foward to seeing the making/transformation of this trash to treasured journal project....so exciting!!!

This was fun to watch

This is amazing!! I just discovered junk journals and they are so beautiful and creative! I've been looking for a new creative endeavour to keep me occupied during lockdown and thanks to you I am so inspired to try and start my own junk journal :)

This journal is off to a super start. I am following very carefully as I believe this type of journal will be my very first journal for the new year. There are so many different things I love. Just can’t wait for the next segment.

I love watching you put all the different pieces together!

Yes! I love watching you,you make me laugh,I truly enjoy your videos, thank you,you inspire me!😁😎🌹

Thank you so much for the mention and for linking me Diane! You have always been so awesome and kind to me. 🥰 I can't wait to see how your junky junk journal turns out! 😊😊😊

Now I will see what I can do with all of the junk that I have saved. so much fun.

I love the match boxes! They would make great mini journals.

True junk journaling really fun this series. Thanks for sharing.

I would be interested in buying a recycled cereal cover junk journal yippee yay

I love this! A good winter project to use our junk....I cant wait to see the rest and play with my junk!☃️❄

My favorite type of junk journal!

Looking forward to seeing how you use all the junk!

This is a great idea! That's what I did with my smash books some years ago. I saved everything!

Hello Diane! Love the cover all fabulous choices I can't wait to see it dried and yes I'm always gathering trash. lol Thanks for sharing this process I so enjoy watching and listening to you. Take care!

This is wonderful to watch. I'm getting so many ideas. Thanks!

Yes we will be watching some older videos to keep up some viewing hours over your vacation. ❤

So looking forward to this series!

I adore that ice cream cone box! I love the colors, the whimsy and overall design. I want to find a box like that and leave it as is as the cover for a journal!

Looking forward to seeing this project come together... It's gonna be so cool!

Yes I would love one

Big thumbs up..love it!! Looking forward to following along..xxx👌😘😁

This will be fabulous! Love, love, love! You’ll sell any you make so make a lot! 😁 I’m so happy you mentioned lace covered sky’s! She was gone quite awhile so i have some catching up to do.

Love this idea, years ago it was the true junk journal that got me started. Can't wait to see more and video of your storage ideas. I just moved and my craft room is a bit bigger. New ideas would be great!!! Happy Holidays! TFS HUGS * L

Oh my gosh, we had a "Fresh Air" child 2 years. We were in NJ.

This is kind of a mood Point since this is 4 months old but you could easily cool are the front with some of those beautiful papers that you have inside

This makes me so happy! I guess trash makes me happy hmmm?🤔 Well watching you create definitely makes me happy! lol Off I go to play with "trash"........

And to answer your question about making multiple journals -- I kept thinking "Oh I hope she makes them all!' I know they'd sell in a heart beat. Mass-made journal materials are nice, but found items are what make a true 'junk journal' IMO. One other wish I have is that you'll turn on your camera for the process. I love seeing the finished product and I respect the proprietary nature of your work, but I get so much out of watching you create. 😄😄😄

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The flap part could be used to hold a closure.

A place for all the packaging ephemera: how many of us have bits of pretties around we saved "because I like to look at it." Junk Journals are made of these (special items to mixed media art journals). Making video 2 of True Junk Junk Journal once my personality, such as it is, comes back. In the meantime, take time to see True Junk Junk Journal and recycled envelope journals on my channel here, like, and subscribe. Recycled calendars. Failed print-outs. Fruit labels. #glueeverythingdown

Hi Diane. I listen toyour videos religiously. Curios. What are your bread tags for Gisele 🙎🏻‍♀

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Did the person bring your shelves back or did you have to buy new?

You got so many great ideas but when l turn your videos to big screen Then in bouth side there is black and your videos can not be on the whole screen ... And this is only your videos ... If you can better that , it will be so nice 🙂

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