What a brilliant idea! I had to try it out straight away while your video was still playing. I only did one thing differently. When I folded the journal, I didn't make one crease in the centre. Instead, I made two parallel creases, also sewing twice - creating a sort of spine of about 3/4 inch. This meant I didn't have to tear out any pages, as the journal can be thicker this way.
I made this yesterday and even though my handles are slightly off, I'm so pleased! Thank you for sharing. Still working on refining with real lace and inking but it's so cute!!!!
New subscriber here! 😊 Two years ago, I created a nature journal for my 3 year old grandson to take along on our nature walks. I kept the handles in their original position, folding up along the bottom to create pockets for various leaves he would find. I’m loving your concertina design relocating the handles and will be making one like this for my 8 year old grandson! ❤😊
This is a great idea for upcycling a large paper bag! I like your idea of using the handles, and think this is so handy! Thank you for showing how you decorated and embellished it! ~Janet in Canada
I can't believe I have spent so much money on junk books for others and here you are showing me how to make one with my paper bags,, WOW!!! this is definitely going to save me so much money during the Birthdays and Christmas season... Thank you again.. WOW!!!
Love this! As soon as I saw I thought, "I need to make one of those!" Well, i just finished it and I can't wait to filll it up so I can make another one!
JJJ will be here before we know it! I've been pondering what to do for a journal this year...make one or use something I have already. I like this idea a lot so I might go the handmade route. Thanks for the tutorial!
What a great project!! I love this! I happen to have one of those paper bags and can't wait to make a journal, following your excellent tutorial. Thank you so much!!
I love this! I've been thinking about JJJ too, and making a new and different style journal. You've solved both questions in one video 😊 I also have a large hoard of paper bags so I'm going to make this asap. Thanks for such a great tutorial.
Ah ha I knew you would answer my dilemma 😉 I've been hanging onto a brown paper bag with almost like a grid pattern and I didn't have a plan so I just waited and voila 😅 you are such a treasure thank you love ❤❤❤
I absolutely love this. My summer series of Junk Journaling at the library went really well. We did 3 sessions just working on altering composition books and people had so much fun. I'm thinking of doing a series of 3 in the fall and this paper bag journal looks like it would be a great one to include. Thank you so much for your great videos, they have been such a help and inspiration to me this summer. Honestly, I'm tearing up a little bit. ^_^ It's been a bit hard since covid, programming has been tough. It's been wonderful to have some wins this summer with junk journaling, game night, and a few other programs that went well. I included your channel, along with some others I found helpful, in a little packet I handed out to patrons. Maybe you'll see some new subscribers. You certainly deserve them!
Love this, I just made one recently and am enjoying it. Like how you removed pages to cut down on the bulk and added back the handle:) Thanks for the inspiration, Meg!
This is brilliant Meg! To be able to make one journal, including the pages is a genius 💡 idea. I actually found a fairly large bag too. I am going to make it tomorrow. I thought where you reattached the handles, would also be a natural place for a pocket. It looks like, I could cut into the bag, at the angle that is already there. Now I am looking forward to be getting the prompts😃👩🏻🎨🦉
Thank you so much for this, I've seen others but yours was easy for me to copy. I just got a mini flower press for a vacation I am taking in July. Made a tiny paper bag journal (my bag was a smaller Aldi bag) to go with it. Should be fun.
Hello Meg. You are so creative! Thank you for always helping me to think outside of the box! I truly appreciate your sharing of your creativity! Love it! 💖🫶🏽💖🦋…
🧚🏻♀️Amazing Meg, love, love love it! I’ve thought of making one in the past, so now I know how it’s done! I’ll get on to it tomorrow! Thanks for sharing all your ideas and journaling tips. Love your channel!😘💐
What a brilliant idea! I had to try it out straight away while your video was still playing.
I only did one thing differently. When I folded the journal, I didn't make one crease in the centre. Instead, I made two parallel creases, also sewing twice - creating a sort of spine of about 3/4 inch.
This meant I didn't have to tear out any pages, as the journal can be thicker this way.
Great idea!! :)
Top tip! Thanks.
This is a great idea Elisabeth, making the spine wider, so that the journal can be a bit chunkier 🥰
Great idea. thank you xx
A very unique way to turn a paper bag into a journal!!! Never seen that idea before, inspiring!!!
Thank you so much!
I made this yesterday and even though my handles are slightly off, I'm so pleased! Thank you for sharing. Still working on refining with real lace and inking but it's so cute!!!!
Just made a nature journal myself from this tutorial and am already in love with it and the possibilities! Thank you so much for sharing!! 🌱☺️🌿✨
New subscriber here! 😊 Two years ago, I created a nature journal for my 3 year old grandson to take along on our nature walks. I kept the handles in their original position, folding up along the bottom to create pockets for various leaves he would find. I’m loving your concertina design relocating the handles and will be making one like this for my 8 year old grandson! ❤😊
This is an incredible idea, no coffee staining either. I have heaps of these bags from the supermarket. Now I know what to do with them. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
This is a great idea for upcycling a large paper bag! I like your idea of using the handles, and think this is so handy! Thank you for showing how you decorated and embellished it! ~Janet in Canada
I can't believe I have spent so much money on junk books for others and here you are showing me how to make one with my paper bags,, WOW!!! this is definitely going to save me so much money during the Birthdays and Christmas season... Thank you again.. WOW!!!
Love this! As soon as I saw I thought, "I need to make one of those!" Well, i just finished it and I can't wait to filll it up so I can make another one!
Ah awesome!!
I knew there was a reason I was saving a couple of big giant paper bags! Looks like fun. Thx 😎
Haha always gotta save just in case!! I always think I will use it eventually lol
Same!!!!! This came in my mind as well! I dont hoard them for nothing 😌
That’s so fun! And I just pulled one out of recycling today. 🤣 I can’t wait to try it!
JJJ will be here before we know it! I've been pondering what to do for a journal this year...make one or use something I have already. I like this idea a lot so I might go the handmade route. Thanks for the tutorial!
Oooh the possibilities!! Planning is well under way 👀
What a great project!! I love this! I happen to have one of those paper bags and can't wait to make a journal, following your excellent tutorial. Thank you so much!!
Happy journaling! :)
I love this! I've been thinking about JJJ too, and making a new and different style journal. You've solved both questions in one video 😊 I also have a large hoard of paper bags so I'm going to make this asap. Thanks for such a great tutorial.
Oooh yay!! Glad it was helpful! I’m still deciding on my JJJ journal 🤭
Ah ha I knew you would answer my dilemma 😉 I've been hanging onto a brown paper bag with almost like a grid pattern and I didn't have a plan so I just waited and voila 😅 you are such a treasure thank you love ❤❤❤
Oooh a grid pattern that sounds lovely! Thanks for watching 😊
I absolutely love this. My summer series of Junk Journaling at the library went really well. We did 3 sessions just working on altering composition books and people had so much fun. I'm thinking of doing a series of 3 in the fall and this paper bag journal looks like it would be a great one to include.
Thank you so much for your great videos, they have been such a help and inspiration to me this summer. Honestly, I'm tearing up a little bit. ^_^ It's been a bit hard since covid, programming has been tough. It's been wonderful to have some wins this summer with junk journaling, game night, and a few other programs that went well. I included your channel, along with some others I found helpful, in a little packet I handed out to patrons. Maybe you'll see some new subscribers. You certainly deserve them!
So lovely to hear your events went well! Thanks so much for stopping by ☺️✨
Love this idea as I have way to many brown paper bags. Going to try this. I like how you reused the handles. Thanks for sharing a great idea ❤️
Thanks for watching!! :)
Love this, I just made one recently and am enjoying it. Like how you removed pages to cut down on the bulk and added back the handle:) Thanks for the inspiration, Meg!
Thanks for watching!! 🥰
I've made a few journals from paper bags but I never saw this model. It's really cool! I am definitely going to make one! Thanks for sharing 🤗🕊️
My first make-along with a bag and it was so much fun and so easy! I’m excited to decorate all of the pages. Thanks for the great tutorial!
Have fun!
This is brilliant Meg! To be able to make one journal, including the pages is a genius 💡 idea. I actually found a fairly large bag too. I am going to make it tomorrow. I thought where you reattached the handles, would also be a natural place for a pocket. It looks like, I could cut into the bag, at the angle that is already there. Now I am looking forward to be getting the prompts😃👩🏻🎨🦉
Love this tutorial! You’re such a great teacher! Thanks for sharing this….I’m gonna make one of my own this week!
Yay!
Thanks for this! I keep saving bags and usually end up cutting them up for signatures, but I’m gonna give this a go
Fantastic! Great resourceful project, thanks for sharing.
Hope you enjoy making one!
Thank you for this video. I have been wanting to make a paper bag journal. Love how easy you made this.
Thanks so much! Such a fabulous yet easy paper bag journal. Love it. How inspiring! Think I'll make a ton!❤❤❤
Yay!! 🤩
I have so many of these papers bags. I’m definitely going to make one for sure! TFS!❤
I love this! I’ve never seen a journal made this way before! 🥰💖
Thanks so much! 😊
Love this idea . I have so many paper bags and will be trying it out myself
thank you. just subscribed
Oh. I got so inspired by your tutorial, that made a journal out of a paper bag and packing paper right before going to work! 😅❤
These look very interesting. After the upcoming craft show where ill be perticapting I'll have to make one of them.
Clear instructions.....Lovely voice............................😻
What a neat idea. Thanks for sharing this.
I love how simple you made this! What s great idea.
Great idea. You can actually use one of the handles to close the journal.
That's a great idea! ☺️
Love this! Looking forward to seeing how you create in it!
Thanks so much!
This is amazing! You are so creative! Thanks for sharing 😊❤
Thanks for watching!!
Awesome design. Great video. Many thanks!
Omg!!! This is so amazing to do it this way! I have heaps of paper bags waiting for me to do something to them 😂. This is perfect! Thank you Meg❤
I’m realising we’re all hoarding paper bags aren’t we 🤣
Paperback journals are so much fun to create and use❤ thanks for the share❤
So addictive!!
I adore my paper bag journals, but never thought to make one from a giant shopping bag. LOVE it, Meg!!
Nothing goes to waste around here 😂
What a great idea for a quick journal 😊
Nicely Done! Thank you for sharing this great idea. I would love to see the completed journal with ephemera. 😊
Thank you so much for this, I've seen others but yours was easy for me to copy. I just got a mini flower press for a vacation I am taking in July. Made a tiny paper bag journal (my bag was a smaller Aldi bag) to go with it. Should be fun.
Have fun flower pressing!:)
@@megjournals Thank you very much.
Nice clear tutorial. Had seen someone use one and thought "must find out how that's made"...tfs!
Yay glad you found it helpful!!
This looks so good, what a fun idea ☺☺
Thanks so much!
I really love your paperbag journal very much ❤
Love this idea. Thank you
Hello Meg. You are so creative! Thank you for always helping me to think outside of the box! I truly appreciate your sharing of your creativity! Love it! 💖🫶🏽💖🦋…
Thank you so much!
It's so cute. I want to make one too 💖🌸
🧚🏻♀️Amazing Meg, love, love love it! I’ve thought of making one in the past, so now I know how it’s done! I’ll get on to it tomorrow!
Thanks for sharing all your ideas and journaling tips. Love your channel!😘💐
Thanks so much!!
Ag no Meg! I am suppose to make accordion journals, but now I have to make this journal as there is a paper bag looking at me!
Hahaha have fun!!!
Cool! I have a collection of bags like this. I’m looking forward to seeing how you decorate this one. Hugs, treen 💕💕💕
Thank you! 🤗 It will be fun to work in all kraft pages!
This is such a creative idea!
Always saving packaging over here 😂
Meg, this is genius! 👏😍
Thank you!! 😊
Love this! Such a great idea, thank you!
Thanks for watching!😊
Wow! This is great! Brilliant 👏 😊
Thank you!
This is so cool!!! I’m gonna try with the bags I have, not the same bag but I will find a way to make it into a junk journal 😅
Cute idea! I have lots of paper bags! TFS🤗
I've realised it's the one thing we're all hoarding🤣
So lovely and creative! 🎉
Thank you!! 🤗
I am a new subscriber……❤ love this idea of recycling a plain paper bag 😊
Thanks for subbing!
I love this! Really simple but effective. Now I know what to do with all my Tesco Whoosh bags 😊😅
Very creative and oh so cute!!
Thank you! 😊
Soooo happy you did this
Love it! Will be making one!
Yay!!
Merci 👍
Bonne idée de recyclage 👏
I love this!!! ❤
Such a fun idea. Love it :D
Thanks Helen!
I was curious what are the dimensions of the bag you used?
I’m thinking maybe Junk Journal July ????
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Love this! 😀
Love it!
So cool!
This is great!
Thank you!!
Love it!!!
Uma ideia diferente. 🙏
I seen Treasure Books add beads to handle, darling!
love it! 😃👍
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Thanks! 😊
You're welcome.
Excellent
Thanks for stopping by!!
so funny! I can't follow instructions, but happy with my finished product, lol! S
Great awesome idea I have so many brown paper bags made into spr8t journals soon cool how you worked that out hi kk from, nz kia ora
Thank for showing process very helpful your journal will be interesting
THEOLA
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Viendo el desastre que hiciste con esta bolsa, B voy a procurar hacer algo mejor. Hablas demasiado dios mio !
Well, happy to have inspired you to create your own :)
this is amazing! i will try this one day, thanks for sharing @megjournals
Thanks Jane! :)
Love this!!