Most, if not all, of these items, can be found at a local thrift store. It's hit or miss just at a dollar store but at a thrift store, you have the existential happiness of knowing you are buying things that might end up in a landfill while usually benefitting a charity and the practical happiness of knowing you are spending a little less money. I try the thrift store first but if I can't find what I need (and do I REALLY need it?), then I definitely try the dollar stores. TFS.
Great tip, I found a whole bunch of scrapbook paper at my local Goodwill, as well as a binder & a coloring book. Also looking in recycling bins in my neighborhood & asking friends/family for catalogs, magazines etc they are getting rid of..There's also swap groups on Facebook.
A tip from non-US viewers like me, please check outsome of these alternatives! -Thrift/Second-Hand/Charity shops (my personal go-to and favourite, especially if is a charity shop and the proceeds are donated, and stuff isn't thrown away to landfill) -Tiger -Poundland
What a great thing you’re doing! I teach my MS art students how to make junk journals using repurposed materials so they learn they don’t need a lot of money to make art and a place to make their art!
Hey, 18 y/o here who's been doing this since I was 13/15. It's a great craft and fun way to get your creativity out. Continue doing what you're doing and have fun experimenting.
Oh yay! You guys have the best dollar trees! I’ll be posting a tutorial for a little junk journal made of all dt items this week…so be on the lookout! Thanks for stopping by!! 💗💗💗
So glad you mentioned your store was not always as well stocked as the one featured. Mine is a good store but not as clean or as well organized...made me feel better. Loved this video.
Yes! I have seen some stores that are so amazing but where I live they are usually either not that clean or not well stocked. For example we JUST got the peg board system although I saw it on YT MONTHS ago! Through all of that, I still love dollar tree though! ♥️
Wow, your Dollar Tree is stocked like crazy! Unfortunately mine isn’t. We live in the country, so we have to either go to the small towns around us which do what they can for supplies, or drive 4 hours to the biggest city to get whatever I want. I don’t get to the city very often, so I make due with my cute little shops. I’d love to be able to spend hours and hours at a fully stocked store. I’d be in Heaven!
This actually isn’t my local store and yes this one is very nice! But i bet your town is very beautiful and serene 💗 What you miss in local box stores you make up in charm!
@@karatootie , yes, our little stores are priceless. 1 battery package, 1 package of fish, 1 row of magazines. I wouldn’t want it any other way. I love the slow life and have always been a country girl even though I’ve lived in the big cities too. Nothing like living in the country in a tiny hamlet of 150-175 people.
You did really good. That DT is a decent one. The one I go to doesn't always have what I am looking for but they always are clean and orderly and have great service. I get a ton of my supplies from them, too. Hadn't thought about those bags before. I guess I know what I will be looking for when I go in there next.
Best tip for new junk journalers, don’t collect too much stuff. Use what is already around the house. Buy minimally, maximize your making! Some people start out as crafters and turn into collectors/hoarders.
@@karatootie I was gonna say I do this little dance it's merely to embarrass my 25 year old daughter when I hear a song and we go to dollar tree, it's funny I love her so much that I do those funny mom things and she thinks my journals are going to be babyish yeah maybe but I don't care
I'm totally new to junk Journaling. I'm just in my research phase so I'm watching videos to see if this is something i want to get involved with after the holidays. Right now I'm doing fall and Christmas DIY's. So, I'm in search of any beginning junk Journaling videos from supplies to getting started! Thank you for your informative video! I have subscribed so I can keep up!
Welcome to my channel…and WELCOME to the world of junk journaling!! I think you’re going to LOVE it!! I have a series started that goes into what is a junk journal and the supplies you need. If you go on my main page you can find a playlist called Junk Journals 101 🩷 JUNK JOURNALS 101 th-cam.com/play/PL4y2NJhYX0sN4AJZ9d8K-PtOSmwUVPE61.html I’m so happy to have you here!! 🩷🩷🩷
What a fun video. I loved how relaxing and entertainign it was. :D By the way, could you do a video on the different uses of paper tape? That one is new to me (I'm used to masking tape and washi tape).
Ok a couple things…I make a lot of my travel journals out of bags… my AZ one I just did used on, such a great tip! paints 👎 there are several video reviews. Also…mark making tools for the win! Thank you, this is a great tip! Love the video!
Wonderful video! 🥰. This Dollar Tree was fantastic! The art and craft supply aisle at ours is pretty well stocked, but there were things at yours I wish they had! The bead selection was so much better! And I’ve never seen watercolors at ours either! I saw the little silicone covers for your fingers in one shot…I have those, and they are a life saver! Well…a finger saver! Lol! I always need to hold down a piece after I glue it, and I tend to use my finger instead of a silicone tool…so having this on my pointer finger and thumb works great! 🥰 Thank you for the awesome shopping trip! So many neato ideas! 🥰❤️
Aweee THANK YOU for your kind words! You just inspired me to use the little pink silicone finger thingys 😂 I have them, never use them, and always get burned!! 😂 I guess it’s the equivalent of wearing your sunnies on top of your head instead of on your face! 😂😂😂 Glad you enjoyed it! I have a couple more newer ones as well 💗💗💗
Im throwing a graduation party in july abd we are looking for a guest book but they are expensive can you do a video on making simething like that please or link if you have one
Hi. I love Dollar Tree videos, so loved your video, too. But one tiny suggestion: please move the camera much, much slower. When you pan it up and down and right and left, it is very stomach churning! I stopped the video for a minute to get oriented again, and I'm going to go back and watch the rest if I can. Other than that, the video is great!!
I can make a video…but in the meantime, I usually add glue the the book itself and then add paper on top. I will cut around the the edges and finish it off by decorating 💗💗💗
@@karatootie Thank you. I thought so. Wasn't sure after you glue the picture on. If you applied anything else on top. Like extra glue. Thank you for taking the time to help me. I want to make journals for.my family. Right know I am getting ideas for my pages and buying supplies. Thank you again and have a great day 😊
There are several ways. For a composition notebook I would either hole punch the front cover and add a dangle there, or add some like a bookmark! Let me know if you’re interested and I can add it to videos to make 💗
The tube paints quality is not that great. The 2 best paints from dollar tree is the d.t brand of puffy paint/ fabric paint which I use on stuff besides fabric also. And the other is the Crayola brand washable paints in the smaller round containers. The rest have all been a miss 4 me due to them being very watered down. Also sometimes dollar tree has shoe polish and I have used the brown to distress my books and pages and stuff.
Be patient with me please ~ What is the purpose of a "junk journal," especially if you have to buy stuff? Doesn't seem they can be used as a writing journal - I am crafty, but confused here ```
No worries! I think that the original junk journal was using “junk” or items that you’d normally discard. There’s now a whole community of people that use it more as either an art or writing (or both) journal, a little more like a commonplace book. There are also people that use it as a collage book. Junk Journal is more of a broad term. Maybe kind of like self-care, that can mean many different things to different people. Take a look at my page for some ideas of how I use them. I also have a video named Jink Journals 101 that may be helpful 💗 But either way a lot of the items I’m showing from dt are great for other crafts for sure!! 💗
I buy very very little art or "construction" supplies for my junk journals, relying on true recyclable as well as non-recycleable junk (like plastic fruit nets and mylar) and "trash" (like junk mail & envelopes, bags, books & magazines). I make lots of them for kids with prompting questions for them to draw pictures, tell stories, list family/pets/friends and favorite things. Perfect for rainy days, they're also helpful in skills development (organization, critical thinking, problem/puzzle solving & communication) in a fun way, and to engage them in causes such as environmental protection (lands, waters & and animals) or pets protection. I sell them in unusual places! 😉
Hi! Love your channel, but may I suggest you lower your music even more.....as it is difficult to hear and concentrate on your voice and what you are saying. Thanks.
Most, if not all, of these items, can be found at a local thrift store. It's hit or miss just at a dollar store but at a thrift store, you have the existential happiness of knowing you are buying things that might end up in a landfill while usually benefitting a charity and the practical happiness of knowing you are spending a little less money. I try the thrift store first but if I can't find what I need (and do I REALLY need it?), then I definitely try the dollar stores. TFS.
Great tip, I found a whole bunch of scrapbook paper at my local Goodwill, as well as a binder & a coloring book. Also looking in recycling bins in my neighborhood & asking friends/family for catalogs, magazines etc they are getting rid of..There's also swap groups on Facebook.
A tip from non-US viewers like me, please check outsome of these alternatives!
-Thrift/Second-Hand/Charity shops (my personal go-to and favourite, especially if is a charity shop and the proceeds are donated, and stuff isn't thrown away to landfill)
-Tiger
-Poundland
I would love to see a tutorial on a junk journal from a gift bag, sounds awesome
Yay!! It’s in the works!! 💗💗💗
Yes, I'd love to see a gift bag junk journal tutorial:)
My daughter and myself will start Junk Journaling this summer and this video was AWESOME for us beginners!! Thank You
That is awesome Brenda! I will be doing a series where I make a junk journal using dollar tree supplies soon! 💗
I want to see you make journals with these supplies
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Love to see a junk journal out of a gift bag. First time seeing you. i really enjoyed you.
Oh thank you! A BIG welcome hug to you!! I will be making the gift bag journal later this month! Stay tuned! 💗💗💗
So awesome! YES, I want to see tutorials on ALL THE THINGS!!!
Your wish is my command! 😂💗💗💗
@@karatootie at least somebody says that to me🤣🤣
Yes to this!!!
The small organization containers are fantastic! There are also little drawers that I used to organize my Pom poms!!
What a great idea with the little drawers Ann! Yay for pom poms 🥳💗
Dang every junk journal video is some nice cute old lady making a junk journal 😊 and then theirs me a 12 year old trying to start junk Journaling 😭
Hey I'm there with you! I'm in my thirties not 12 but I was thinking dang I'm getting old lol
What a great thing you’re doing! I teach my MS art students how to make junk journals using repurposed materials so they learn they don’t need a lot of money to make art and a place to make their art!
Everyone is welcome, I am almost 65 and now that I have time, I wanted to try to be creative. I've been binging journaling videos
Hey, 18 y/o here who's been doing this since I was 13/15. It's a great craft and fun way to get your creativity out. Continue doing what you're doing and have fun experimenting.
Don't be discouraged! I'm 28 and I'm sure your journal is beautiful and that you'll create amazing art if you stick to the craft
New subscriber in Atlanta and tippy toeing into junk journaling! :)
Oh yay! You guys have the best dollar trees! I’ll be posting a tutorial for a little junk journal made of all dt items this week…so be on the lookout! Thanks for stopping by!! 💗💗💗
So glad you mentioned your store was not always as well stocked as the one featured. Mine is a good store but not as clean or as well organized...made me feel better. Loved this video.
Yes! I have seen some stores that are so amazing but where I live they are usually either not that clean or not well stocked. For example we JUST got the peg board system although I saw it on YT MONTHS ago! Through all of that, I still love dollar tree though! ♥️
great ideas. I never thought of using make up blending tools. I will get one next time I go to Dollar Tree.
Thanks!! I love the makeup brushes for paint brushes as well! 💗💗💗
Would love to see junk journal from a gift bag!!
It’s in the works 💙💙💙
Wow, your Dollar Tree is stocked like crazy! Unfortunately mine isn’t. We live in the country, so we have to either go to the small towns around us which do what they can for supplies, or drive 4 hours to the biggest city to get whatever I want. I don’t get to the city very often, so I make due with my cute little shops. I’d love to be able to spend hours and hours at a fully stocked store. I’d be in Heaven!
This actually isn’t my local store and yes this one is very nice! But i bet your town is very beautiful and serene 💗 What you miss in local box stores you make up in charm!
@@karatootie , yes, our little stores are priceless. 1 battery package, 1 package of fish, 1 row of magazines. I wouldn’t want it any other way. I love the slow life and have always been a country girl even though I’ve lived in the big cities too. Nothing like living in the country in a tiny hamlet of 150-175 people.
Great ideas thanks for saving me money in my art adventures.❤
Absolutely!! So glad you enjoyed it!! 🫶🏼💕
Yes someone you love ❤❤❤
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Ooh thanks for the information about the paper tape!! I ❤️ the dollar store!
Thanks for watching!! You’ll love the paper tape! 💗
Wow! This Dollar Tree is amazing!
Dollar tree nail polish and eye shadows are good for adding pops of color also ❤
Great tips thanks. Love your videos.
What an awesome Dollar Tree!! Mine is nothing like that one. How fun! Loved this video!
Thank you Debbie!! I just recorded a video recently of a new store. That is even better if you want to check out something fun. 💗
You did really good. That DT is a decent one. The one I go to doesn't always have what I am looking for but they always are clean and orderly and have great service. I get a ton of my supplies from them, too. Hadn't thought about those bags before. I guess I know what I will be looking for when I go in there next.
Thanks for your comment Angela!! I’m glad you got some inspiration 💗💗💗
So much fun!!! Love all the ideas, especially the paper tape!
Glad you enjoyed it Terri! Thanks for your comment!! 💗💗💗
I'm a beginner. Haven't done any journals yet i'd like to see junk journa! Made from gift bags
Awesome haul! Yea would love a video of examples you’ve made with these supplies! Pretty please!
Absolutely! Anything in particular you’d like to see first? 💗
Love to see a junk journal made of a gift bag
Just got the perfect one! Video coming soon! ♥️
Love the idea of utilizing Dollar Tree, especially as I’m new to the junk journal trend.
Yes! It’s such a wonderful resource for beginners and experts alike! Plus you don’t have to worry about messing something up that is expensive! 💗💗💗
Best tip for new junk journalers, don’t collect too much stuff. Use what is already around the house. Buy minimally, maximize your making! Some people start out as crafters and turn into collectors/hoarders.
I'm so glad I found your videos
Me too Kelly! Welcome!!! 💗💗💗
@@karatootie I was gonna say I do this little dance it's merely to embarrass my 25 year old daughter when I hear a song and we go to dollar tree, it's funny I love her so much that I do those funny mom things and she thinks my journals are going to be babyish yeah maybe but I don't care
I'm totally new to junk Journaling. I'm just in my research phase so I'm watching videos to see if this is something i want to get involved with after the holidays. Right now I'm doing fall and Christmas DIY's. So, I'm in search of any beginning junk Journaling videos from supplies to getting started! Thank you for your informative video! I have subscribed so I can keep up!
Welcome to my channel…and WELCOME to the world of junk journaling!! I think you’re going to LOVE it!! I have a series started that goes into what is a junk journal and the supplies you need. If you go on my main page you can find a playlist called Junk Journals 101 🩷 JUNK JOURNALS 101
th-cam.com/play/PL4y2NJhYX0sN4AJZ9d8K-PtOSmwUVPE61.html I’m so happy to have you here!! 🩷🩷🩷
I would love to see how treat bags can be a cover
I’ll add that to my list! Thanks Kristine 💗
@@karatootie yes plz
Thanks for Sharing 👍
I enjoyed the tour throughout your Dollar Tree Store. I am going to start journaling soon. I need Alot of tutorials.
How exciting Benita!! Make sure you check out my instagram and pinterest. I do a lot of page spreads over there ♥️
Yes, please. Tutorials for all things junk journaling. I’m new and need ALL the help!😊
I’m happy to answer any questions! I’ll be going LIVE here at 3cst tomorrow to do a tutorial 💗💗💗
Oh, you are starting a wonderful journey!
WOW, I need to find a better Dollar Tree! You have a LOT of nice stuff and I sure love all of your idea's. Thank you!
Yes please do using gift bags❤
Always paper tape, makeup brushes, notebooks, glues, so much i use.
DT really is awesome! at get continuously step up their game and add new items! Love them!
I am currently working on a junk journal made out of a small 6x9 flat bag. It’s super fun.
That’s awesome!! I just saw some small gift bags at dt today and I thought they’d make awesome small journals!! 💗💗💗 (if you post on ig…tag me)
What a fun video. I loved how relaxing and entertainign it was. :D
By the way, could you do a video on the different uses of paper tape? That one is new to me (I'm used to masking tape and washi tape).
Sure! That is a great idea! I’ll add it to my list! 💗 Thank you for your kind words 💗
@@karatootie You are most welcome :D
I wish my Dollar Tree had all these supplies.
Some are definitely better than others! My local one isn’t great either ♥️
I would love to see a video on using a bag to cover a journal
Will do! I started a series and lost it somewhere! I’ll have to do another! 💗
GREAT VIDEO. GREAT IDEAS! TFS Austin,TX USA
Howdy neighbor! Thanks for stopping by and for your comment! 🥰🥰🥰
Love bulky❤❤❤
Me tooo!! 💗💗💗
I would love to see the gift bag cover idea, please
Ok a couple things…I make a lot of my travel journals out of bags… my AZ one I just did used on, such a great tip! paints 👎 there are several video reviews. Also…mark making tools for the win! Thank you, this is a great tip! Love the video!
Good to know about the paints! I saw a tutorial where you can add (cornstarch?) to thicken them??
This is awesome!!! Thank you!
You're so welcome!🥰
absolutely beautiful store. Unfortunately my local dollar tree is pretty big, but it doesn't seem as well as stocked as this one.
My local one isn’t either! It would be nice if they all carried the same things, but the scavenger hunt is fun!!! ♥️
Wonderful video! 🥰. This Dollar Tree was fantastic! The art and craft supply aisle at ours is pretty well stocked, but there were things at yours I wish they had! The bead selection was so much better! And I’ve never seen watercolors at ours either!
I saw the little silicone covers for your fingers in one shot…I have those, and they are a life saver! Well…a finger saver! Lol! I always need to hold down a piece after I glue it, and I tend to use my finger instead of a silicone tool…so having this on my pointer finger and thumb works great! 🥰
Thank you for the awesome shopping trip! So many neato ideas! 🥰❤️
Aweee THANK YOU for your kind words! You just inspired me to use the little pink silicone finger thingys 😂 I have them, never use them, and always get burned!! 😂 I guess it’s the equivalent of wearing your sunnies on top of your head instead of on your face! 😂😂😂 Glad you enjoyed it! I have a couple more newer ones as well 💗💗💗
the gauze tape is excellent to reinforce spines also. Very flexible and strong :)
Yes!!! Honestly every time I go in dollar tree I feel like I need to get more! 😂 I just love the look and feel of it!
@@karatootie 😂me too! Always come out with more than I expected! I just can't say No 🤭
Im throwing a graduation party in july abd we are looking for a guest book but they are expensive can you do a video on making simething like that please or link if you have one
Green color
Yes - gift bag junk journal tutorial
I’ll add that to my notes! Thanks Wendy 💗
GREAT ideas!!! Thank you!
You’re so welcome Cindy!! Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet words!! 💗
Hi. I love Dollar Tree videos, so loved your video, too. But one tiny suggestion: please move the camera much, much slower. When you pan it up and down and right and left, it is very stomach churning! I stopped the video for a minute to get oriented again, and I'm going to go back and watch the rest if I can. Other than that, the video is great!!
Awe…I will definitely take your suggestion in! I hate getting motion sickness as well! 💗
@karatootie i know this was a year ago, but for any other creators: use camera stabilization or video stabilization in post!
Very helpful tysm
Fun ideas! 🤩
Glad you like them! Thanks for the comment!
When you do a composition book fir a journal. Could you show how to do the front. Do you just cut out a picture and glue it on? How do you keep it on?
I can make a video…but in the meantime, I usually add glue the the book itself and then add paper on top. I will cut around the the edges and finish it off by decorating 💗💗💗
@@karatootie Thank you. I thought so. Wasn't sure after you glue the picture on. If you applied anything else on top. Like extra glue. Thank you for taking the time to help me. I want to make journals for.my family. Right know I am getting ideas for my pages and buying supplies. Thank you again and have a great day 😊
@@kathyfarnsworth9610 Awe! 💗 They are going to treasure them!! I’ll tag you when I post! 💗💗💗
love this 😊
Please make video using gift bag for cover. Thanks!
I actually just did one if you check my newest videos 💗🫶🏼
I just came from dollar tree and brought MUCH more than I thought I’d find but I guess I missed hidden gems since I was looking for the main basics😂
My DT doesn't have all that stuff. I went yesterday looking for doilies. Only Valentine one's.
Did you check out the party section? That’s where I’ve found them. Also sometimes they are in end caps 💗
SHEIN is great to get stickers and stuff for cheap
Great tips!
So glad you enjoyed!! 💗💗💗
Wow! My Dollar Tree doesn’t even come close. Nice store
Neither does mine! 😔
I love these ideas. Thank You for these tips. Paper tape who’d a thought.
Awe you are so welcome!! ♥️
I use the makeup brushes as my paintbrushes. They tend to be better quality.
TOTALLY agree!! Great tip! Thanks for sharing!! 💕💕💕
You can find the sharpies in a 4 pack cheaper at big lots
Yes
How do you add charms to a junk journal? I use composition notebooks
There are several ways. For a composition notebook I would either hole punch the front cover and add a dangle there, or add some like a bookmark! Let me know if you’re interested and I can add it to videos to make 💗
where in GA was this? i want to go to this store!! thank you for the tips
I believe this one was in Alpharetta 💗 but all the DTs I went to there are great! I think the one in Kennesaw may have been my favorite!
My name is Ingrid too!
That’s awesome! Love your name!! 😂 There are few of us! 💗
Yes I would like you to make a video
I would like to see bag for front.
Kathy do you mean the bag made into a journal? I should be releasing the video for it soon! ♥️
What’s Dollar Tree? Is it like the UK Pound Shop?
Maybe? It’s a store where almost everything is 1.25 💗
I know that I'm a year late but yes please !
Green stripe
green stripe??
The tube paints quality is not that great. The 2 best paints from dollar tree is the d.t brand of puffy paint/ fabric paint which I use on stuff besides fabric also. And the other is the Crayola brand washable paints in the smaller round containers. The rest have all been a miss 4 me due to them being very watered down. Also sometimes dollar tree has shoe polish and I have used the brown to distress my books and pages and stuff.
What great ideas!! I’ll be on the lookout for the paint…but I LOVE the idea of the shoe polish!! Thanks!! 🥰
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don't buy paint at DOLLAR TREE. THEY'RE BEUTIFUL IN THE BOTTLE, BUT HAVE VERY LITTLE PIGMENT. THEY WORK AS A GLAZE, BUT NOT FOR PAINTING.
Be patient with me please ~ What is the purpose of a "junk journal," especially if you have to buy stuff? Doesn't seem they can be used as a writing journal - I am crafty, but confused here ```
No worries! I think that the original junk journal was using “junk” or items that you’d normally discard. There’s now a whole community of people that use it more as either an art or writing (or both) journal, a little more like a commonplace book. There are also people that use it as a collage book. Junk Journal is more of a broad term. Maybe kind of like self-care, that can mean many different things to different people. Take a look at my page for some ideas of how I use them. I also have a video named Jink Journals 101 that may be helpful 💗 But either way a lot of the items I’m showing from dt are great for other crafts for sure!! 💗
I buy very very little art or "construction" supplies for my junk journals, relying on true recyclable as well as non-recycleable junk (like plastic fruit nets and mylar) and "trash" (like junk mail & envelopes, bags, books & magazines). I make lots of them for kids with prompting questions for them to draw pictures, tell stories, list family/pets/friends and favorite things. Perfect for rainy days, they're also helpful in skills development (organization, critical thinking, problem/puzzle solving & communication) in a fun way, and to engage them in causes such as environmental protection (lands, waters & and animals) or pets protection. I sell them in unusual places! 😉
I would love to see all your videos
Do u have or belong to a fb group?
NonIm not really on fb at the moment but I post regularly on pinterest an instagram 💗
Make a video on rhat
Which one? 💗
I'm guessing you picked red.
That was so long ago (actually even if it was yesterday) I don’t remember what I was picking?! 😂😂😂
@@karatootie I just came across it recently. I'm sorry lol
Oh no problem at all! I just couldn’t remember? Was it the paper bag?
Pink?
My dollar tree always looks like a train wreck
😂 I went to a pretty bad one the other day…I’ll be posting soon!
Ponk
Red
Red? I don’t remember anymore 🤦🏼♀️😂😂😂
Yes please send tutorial... Thank you
Working on a journal using a gift bag right now. If there’s anything else…let me know 💗
Anyone use stencils, anymore???
I think so. I recently used one of the DT stencils using distress stains on a dt junk journal (video is on my channel) and I love the look! 💗
Hi! Love your channel, but may I suggest you lower your music even more.....as it is difficult to hear and concentrate on your voice and what you are saying. Thanks.
Will do! 💗💗💗
What is a junk journal? You never say, and you didn’t show yourself making it or the finished product. So disappointing.
I’m sorry! My page is full of junk journaling, and I even have a Junk Journaling 101 video that may answer most if not all of your questions 💗 🙏🏼