I’m in the USA and it’s October 7, 2023. Thank you for all the great content on your channel. I’ve really enjoyed this one especially. I’m commenting now because I wanted to say that several years ago my grandson (about age 5 at the time) gave me a dragonfly pendant just like the one in your video except it is silver tone instead of gold. I love that piece, it’s very special to me. Mine is not only decorative, but it is also functional as a magnifying glass. The back and front pieces slide apart. I don’t wear it often because it is also heavy. I think I may follow your example and have it dangle as you did on my next journal.❤
I absolutely love this, i have so many bits and pieces from pen pals and i have now decided to make a junk journal dedicated to all the happy mail i get including my post cards from post crossing.
Wahnsinn! Wie gut, dass du das alles schon mal für mich ausgetüftelt hast! Ich werde definitiv mein nächstes Happy Mail Journal auch auf diese Weise machen. Tausend Dank!
Barbara, what a stunning journal, and I LOVE your way of gluing from the top down!!! I’m never doing it from the bottom up again. I’m always loosing my original beauty of having everything where I want and then blow it when gluing. Genius work Barbara!!! ❤
I relate so much to your struggles with letting go of perfection. Thank you for your transparency, it is so charming and helps me to let go and create.
Barbara, this is stunning!! You are tremendously gifted. I hope you know how much joy you bring to many of us in this community. Thank you for sharing your art with us!
Morning Barbara, love the journal, the colour of the cover is super. Love the greeny-bluey sea colour. Love the signitures especially the envelope with the bird and the flowers, so very pretty. Actually, I love the whole thing, you may post it off to me IMMEIDIATLEY, if not sooner. i wish I could, but with our Postal Service and also exchange rate being the way it is at the moment, it is not possible, but HOPEFULLY in the future I will be the proud owner of one of your journals. I love your creativity, humour and your way of explaining, so clearly and precise. ANYHOOOOOO, I hope you have a wonderful creative weekend, see you Sunday for our snack together. Blessings and hugs as always, Diana
Liebe Barbara, ich habs bisher noch nicht geschafft mir eins aus einer Papiertüten zu machen, aber da ist alles dabei, was ich liebe ❤️ Farbe... , wie es sich anfühlt.... , wie es sich vor allem anhört..., die goldenen Spritzer 😍 einfach nur perfekt. Ich hoffe ich finde die Zeit mir bald eines zu machen 👍🏻 Ganz liebe Grüßle Susanne 🌿
I have loved all your paper bag journals, but this one surpasses the others in all ways! I love the cover and the colors! Thanks for sharing your creativity and ideas with us!
Really loved how the cover turned out. It's gorgeous with the bird plus the fodder in the background behind him. Great video as always. Thanks for sharing with us!
Barbara, love the crinkly sounds of the paper bag! I want to make a cover like it just for that reason... As usual, such a wonderful inspirational lesson. I always find myself smiling throughout your videos as I am having as much fun watching you create as you are creating. Thank you, thank you.
Good afternoon 👋☺️ 49dragonflies 🌹not only do I love Ikea I love what you made with the bag too stay safe and be careful 🙏✍️🖌️🎨💌🌹👋☺️ enjoy your weekend too 👍🦄
I haven't tried the top down gluing method but I definitely will after seeing you demonstrate how it works. I love the bird you chose and the colors on the cover. How wonderful! I always appreciate your showing us how to fix issues that come up while putting a journal together. Thank you for sharing!
I am having to make my covers more sturdy, because they go from gator mouth to T.Rex mouth, so I need the extra support. So I am using a cardboard box this time. But the paper bag covers give you that paper sound we so love!
Bella!! I have the same anxiety about placing all of the pieces back to the original arrangement when creating. You could take a photograph with your phone and therefore would have a reference. Love your work!!
Das ist wieder ein super schönes Journal geworden! Das Cover gefällt mir richtig gut. Was ein Glück, dass du den Piepmatz auf der Rückseite entdeckt hast. Danke für die genauen Erklärungen, warum du was tust. War wiedermal rundum ein Genuss dir zu zusehen. Brigitta
I was worried that you were going to skip the gold splatter or copper wax. It is a lovely journal. I have used your top down gluing method. It is so helpful!
Barbara you are an amazing woman. You really bless my Soul. May You be double bless. I love your work but I love your quirky and joyful personality. You are truly pure of Heart. Thank You so so very much. You make me want to be a better person. I’m a little Cajun from Pineville La. USA
Indeed l'm in the complete admiration of the lavishing colours, the elysian vibe, its truly a work of art! One thing l must admit that your explanations are always paradisiacal!😊💙
So gorgeous this big paperback cover for your beautiful happy mail! I also love the way you also used the charms you received inhale mails. You are right, that color green they don’t have at the moment. Every time I am in the Action store I look for it and also for that Matt glue but I hope they will continue it once. When you nearly finished I shouted to te screen....use your gold splatters! They realy give it a finished Barbara look 😊 Have a nice weekend! Greetings Maia
Very creative, lovely and inspiring! I use dark paper to back an image like the bird so you don't see the image on the other side peeking through. Also, that was helpful to see how you organize and store small, medium, large ephemera!
I was smiling to myself thinking of the "Barbara items" that I own from watching your videos... Gilding wax, tearing ruler, gold paint, jade paint, carpet tape, vintage photo, ink dauber for smash splatters....I'm sure there's more!! 🤣💜💜💜
Hello Barbara. Thank you for sharing this truly lovely journal. We are still in lockdown here in South Africa so I am going to follow your very good tutorial and make one of these to stay busy but also creative. I have very good paper bags from online food deliveries so the cover will be made out of one of these. Fabulous 💫⭐️🇿🇦 best regards to you xx
I rush to watch you doing covers. You make it look so easy. And you know how covers hate me!! Lol. I’m gonna stick with them until I know how to make them look easy. Lol. I’m working on a closure for my best friend of about 40 years (give or take. I can’t ever remember, she’s just been in my life forever)! It’s such a beautiful Journal. The cover is even beautiful. Lol. This closure is gonna drive me loopy though. Anyway, keep putting these videos of covers out! ♥️📚♥️
What I do when cutting birds and butterflies from magazines and such and there is an image on both sides that I like is make a copy of both sides...then I have both images to cut out and use...i also keep copies of all of my favorite images so that I can always have and use them! Just a suggestion🌞🌻🌺
I love this journal! Thank you for showing us how you go about deciding what you want on the cover. I love the bird and the collage fodder you used! Beautiful!
My dear Barbara I want to say thank you for your videos, I find them so inspiring and so relaxing to watch. This cover is gorgeous, today i have covered a journal with a piece of linen but i have to cover the corners and unfortunately I haven't found here in Mainz, Germany a store that carries those metallic corners😢. I have to do another cover for another journal that is like the one I'm doing now and I think this time I will try to found another solution to cover it up. Kisses and hugs.
Fantastic journal cover!! Love how you made the circle the focal point and the others are rectangles. Beautiful dangle and thanks for explaining your way of making it. That is so surreal to see my challenge page in this video when you were talking about your newsletter💕🐬sweet hugs
Love your paper bag covers! You have a great eye for colour composition! Many many painters would love that! Yes your top down method is soooooo handy! When I watch other crafters I'm shouting just use Barbara's top down method!! Love the dragonfly charm 😍😍😍. 😱 how did you forget your splatters? 😄😄they look good on everything! Great journal, lots of love in it! Have a great weekend. Tfs 💖💖
Barbara, next time you have two pages that you want to keep, if your printer have a copier just copy one side. I’m sure it’s find if you’re not selling it. Love your videos. TFS.
I have been keeping an eye on Sora's site for her next bento drop..but she's had to put it off for a while because of health and other issues. And life, you know..that always keeps us on our toes. I'm hoping someday to catch it though, her packaging and taste is absolutely exquisite!
When I have a double-sided image choice, I will scan them both. I know it's not the same as using the original image, but there's still plenty you can do with them 🙂
Absolutely beautiful love the cover & journal. That color is so pretty with the gold paint. I will try and make a paper bag cover for the large journal I’ve just finished just didn’t know what kind of cover I wanted now I do 💃🏽. Thanks for sharing this video 🥳❣️
This was amazing Barbara!! I am so inspired right now. Your covers are always stunning and oh my goodness, the gold spatters are always such an amazing touch!!
It’s precious to hear of you speak of your many friends spanning the globe and the beautiful tidbits you receive as happy mail. You are a delight.
Aaaaw ❤️
It turned out gorgeous, no doubt! Now your happy mail has a forever home! 🥰
I’m in the USA and it’s October 7, 2023. Thank you for all the great content on your channel. I’ve really enjoyed this one especially. I’m commenting now because I wanted to say that several years ago my grandson (about age 5 at the time) gave me a dragonfly pendant just like the one in your video except it is silver tone instead of gold. I love that piece, it’s very special to me. Mine is not only decorative, but it is also functional as a magnifying glass. The back and front pieces slide apart. I don’t wear it often because it is also heavy. I think I may follow your example and have it dangle as you did on my next journal.❤
I absolutely love this, i have so many bits and pieces from pen pals and i have now decided to make a junk journal dedicated to all the happy mail i get including my post cards from post crossing.
Wonderful! 😊
Wahnsinn! Wie gut, dass du das alles schon mal für mich ausgetüftelt hast! Ich werde definitiv mein nächstes Happy Mail Journal auch auf diese Weise machen. Tausend Dank!
Cool! Da freu ich mich schon drauf! 😃❤️
Barbara, what a stunning journal, and I LOVE your way of gluing from the top down!!! I’m never doing it from the bottom up again. I’m always loosing my original beauty of having everything where I want and then blow it when gluing. Genius work Barbara!!! ❤
I love watching your older videos again. Such a beautiful journal! 😊
Thank you so much! ❤️
I relate so much to your struggles with letting go of perfection. Thank you for your transparency, it is so charming and helps me to let go and create.
i love making art journals inspired by beautiful souls such as you ,thank you barbara you made my birthday a happy one
Aaaaw thanks so much for your kind feedback! Happy birthday, girl! ❤️🥰🥂🍰
Barbara, this is stunning!! You are tremendously gifted. I hope you know how much joy you bring to many of us in this community. Thank you for sharing your art with us!
Thanks so much Hope! ☺️❤️
I can not STOP making these paper bag journals!!!! I have 8 going now as I am between the camp and town.
Oh wow! 😃❤️
Morning Barbara, love the journal, the colour of the cover is super. Love the greeny-bluey sea colour. Love the signitures especially the envelope with the bird and the flowers, so very pretty. Actually, I love the whole thing, you may post it off to me IMMEIDIATLEY, if not sooner. i wish I could, but with our Postal Service and also exchange rate being the way it is at the moment, it is not possible, but HOPEFULLY in the future I will be the proud owner of one of your journals. I love your creativity, humour and your way of explaining, so clearly and precise. ANYHOOOOOO, I hope you have a wonderful creative weekend, see you Sunday for our snack together. Blessings and hugs as always, Diana
Aaaw you are so sweet! Thanks so much Diana and see you on Sunday! 😃❤️
GORGEOUS...love the cover for your treasure-filled journal!! 💙🐤🦋
Liebe Barbara, ich habs bisher noch nicht geschafft mir eins aus einer Papiertüten zu machen, aber da ist alles dabei, was ich liebe ❤️ Farbe... , wie es sich anfühlt.... , wie es sich vor allem anhört..., die goldenen Spritzer 😍 einfach nur perfekt. Ich hoffe ich finde die Zeit mir bald eines zu machen 👍🏻
Ganz liebe Grüßle Susanne 🌿
Danke Susanne! Ich würde sehr gerne deine Version davon sehen! 😃❤️
Oh, I love, love, love the color of this journal! !!!!!
💚💚💚 love the duck egg blue color of the paper bag cover. the charms ae darling
thanks so much for the loose glue technique, makes a lot of sense.
Barbara I love the way you brought it all together. Looks beautiful
Another great video, love watching you create. The sound of the paperwork added to the pleasure of watching 😘
Thanks Denise! ❤️😃
Much love from Colorado! Love all you inspire me to do💕
Thanks Jamie! Sending love to you in beautiful Colorado! ❤️
Absolutely beautiful. No one would know it's a paper bag cover love all of your journal and the bird is so cute.
Thanks so much Paulette! ☺️❤️
I have loved all your paper bag journals, but this one surpasses the others in all ways! I love the cover and the colors! Thanks for sharing your creativity and ideas with us!
Thanks so much Dawn! ❤️
Very well done .....for a paper bag...or not a paper bag........😻
I think it is a great way to keep the items you received. Love your way of making those journals.
I love working with paper bags. Thanks for this great video. ❤️❤️
A great use of a paper bag. It holds so many fun items. Love it.
Really loved how the cover turned out. It's gorgeous with the bird plus the fodder in the background behind him. Great video as always. Thanks for sharing with us!
Thanks so much Deidra! ❤️
Barbara, love the crinkly sounds of the paper bag! I want to make a cover like it just for that reason... As usual, such a wonderful inspirational lesson. I always find myself smiling throughout your videos as I am having as much fun watching you create as you are creating. Thank you, thank you.
Aaaaw that’s awesome! Thanks Lucy! ❤️
So many ladies have been mentioning your top down gluing method, I’m definitely going to try it, fantastic idea. Love to you as always x
Thanks so much Tina! I hope it will work for you as well! 😃❤️
Good afternoon 👋☺️ 49dragonflies 🌹not only do I love Ikea I love what you made with the bag too stay safe and be careful 🙏✍️🖌️🎨💌🌹👋☺️ enjoy your weekend too 👍🦄
Thanks Linda! ❤️
@@49dragonflies Your Very Welcome too 🌹☺️👋🦄
The gold splatters are just the right touch! I just love it!
Beautiful cover! TFS!
Hi Barbara, thank you for your inspriration and for letting us watch . Kind regards from the Netherland.
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Super cute, love the colors and the collages thank you for share your creativity 💕😊
I haven't tried the top down gluing method but I definitely will after seeing you demonstrate how it works. I love the bird you chose and the colors on the cover. How wonderful! I always appreciate your showing us how to fix issues that come up while putting a journal together. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much Suzanne! ❤️
When you have two sides you like - scan them and print it so you can have both.
Love that you think out loud. I learn so much about the prosess.
Beautiful!!!
I am having to make my covers more sturdy, because they go from gator mouth to T.Rex mouth, so I need the extra support. So I am using a cardboard box this time. But the paper bag covers give you that paper sound we so love!
I really like the cover you did, the paper behind the bird is great. Pamela hall
Bella!! I have the same anxiety about placing all of the pieces back to the original arrangement when creating. You could take a photograph with your phone and therefore would have a reference. Love your work!!
Thanks Paula! I could, if I wasn’t filming with my phone! 😂❤️
Love your ideas and your sense of humor
This is beautiful and I love all the paper noise!
Your videos are so fun Barbara! They never disappoint! This journal is gorgeous!
Thanks so much Ari! 🥰❤️
Beautiful project. Thanks for sharing. Happy crafting on a budget 💲. Happy everything on a budget💲. See👁 you in the next 🎥 and on the flipside. 👼🌹
Das ist wieder ein super schönes Journal geworden! Das Cover gefällt mir richtig gut. Was ein Glück, dass du den Piepmatz auf der Rückseite entdeckt hast. Danke für die genauen Erklärungen, warum du was tust.
War wiedermal rundum ein Genuss dir zu zusehen.
Brigitta
Herzlichen Dank liebe Brigitta! 😃❤️
Barbara, this is one of my favorite journals you've created!
Aaaaaw thanks Nancy. Paper bag journals are always so fun! 😃❤️
Love the top down gluing! Beautiful cover ❤
PERFECT!! Love this journal cover!! (Phyllis)
This is fantastic! Thank you for sharing it! Love it! ❤️❤️❤️
Gorgeous Barbara! I wondered how you were going to cover those big pages, but you had it covered...hehehe
Hehehe thanks! ❤️😃
I made a paper bag junk journal with handles after watching your other videos. Really love how it turned out. Thanks again for sharing your ideas. Xx
That’s awesome! 😃❤️
This cover is so lovely. More special because you used what you had to make it. A special journal, indeed!!
Thanks so much Marsha! 😊❤️
Awh, so lovely Barbara! Going to gather my paper bags and create larger size journals. Thank you again.
Thanks Roksanna! Have fun! 😃🥰
@@49dragonflies You're welcome, and thank you again.
I was worried that you were going to skip the gold splatter or copper wax. It is a lovely journal. I have used your top down gluing method. It is so helpful!
Thanks so much Rachel! 😃❤️
Barbara you are an amazing woman. You really bless my Soul. May You be double bless. I love your work but I love your quirky and joyful personality. You are truly pure of Heart. Thank You so so very much. You make me want to be a better person. I’m a little Cajun from Pineville La. USA
You are a sweetheart! Thank you so much for your kind feedback, Carolyn! ❤️☺️
The cover is beautiful! I think the bird image was the right choice, so cute and yes, the color combo is great.
Thanks Amy! ☺️❤️
This is going to be my next project. It’s beautiful!! And I love the crinkle of the paper bag!
Thanks and have fun with this! 😃❤️
Indeed l'm in the complete admiration of the lavishing colours, the elysian vibe, its truly a work of art! One thing l must admit that your explanations are always paradisiacal!😊💙
Your choice of words is always extraordinary, Shimah! Thank you! ☺️❤️
Beautiful cover Barbara, love the colors 💙💛💙
So gorgeous this big paperback cover for your beautiful happy mail! I also love the way you also used the charms you received inhale mails. You are right, that color green they don’t have at the moment. Every time I am in the Action store I look for it and also for that Matt glue but I hope they will continue it once. When you nearly finished I shouted to te screen....use your gold splatters! They realy give it a finished Barbara look 😊
Have a nice weekend!
Greetings Maia
Thanks Maia! I heard you! 😃❤️
Very creative, lovely and inspiring! I use dark paper to back an image like the bird so you don't see the image on the other side peeking through. Also, that was helpful to see how you organize and store small, medium, large ephemera!
Thanks! I need to try using a black background. I never heard of that before! 👍🏻😃
Inspirational as usual. Sending greetings from Australia.
I was smiling to myself thinking of the "Barbara items" that I own from watching your videos...
Gilding wax, tearing ruler, gold paint, jade paint, carpet tape, vintage photo, ink dauber for smash splatters....I'm sure there's more!! 🤣💜💜💜
Oh wow! Looks like I’m your enabler! 😂❤️ I hope you are enjoying those products! 😃
@@49dragonflies you are!! lol but I love it :)
Absolutely inspiring! Hello from Greece!
Hello Barbara. Thank you for sharing this truly lovely journal. We are still in lockdown here in South Africa so I am going to follow your very good tutorial and make one of these to stay busy but also creative. I have very good paper bags from online food deliveries so the cover will be made out of one of these. Fabulous 💫⭐️🇿🇦 best regards to you xx
Thanks so much! Have fun with yours! 😃❤️
I rush to watch you doing covers. You make it look so easy. And you know how covers hate me!! Lol. I’m gonna stick with them until I know how to make them look easy. Lol. I’m working on a closure for my best friend of about 40 years (give or take. I can’t ever remember, she’s just been in my life forever)! It’s such a beautiful Journal. The cover is even beautiful. Lol. This closure is gonna drive me loopy though. Anyway, keep putting these videos of covers out! ♥️📚♥️
Thanks Angela! Good luck with your closure! You got this! 💪🏼😃❤️
What I do when cutting birds and butterflies from magazines and such and there is an image on both sides that I like is make a copy of both sides...then I have both images to cut out and use...i also keep copies of all of my favorite images so that I can always have and use them! Just a suggestion🌞🌻🌺
Thanks! ❤️
That‘s exactly what I do. 😅
@@IO-nt9kx well ya know what they say abt great minds❤lol
Yep! 😉😂
Turned out so great!💖
Your journal cover is stunning
I love this journal! Thank you for showing us how you go about deciding what you want on the cover. I love the bird and the collage fodder you used! Beautiful!
My dear Barbara I want to say thank you for your videos, I find them so inspiring and so relaxing to watch. This cover is gorgeous, today i have covered a journal with a piece of linen but i have to cover the corners and unfortunately I haven't found here in Mainz, Germany a store that carries those metallic corners😢. I have to do another cover for another journal that is like the one I'm doing now and I think this time I will try to found another solution to cover it up. Kisses and hugs.
Thanks so much Elena! You can find book corners on Amazon!
I am liking the squares, too...I started doing my collages that way, and I am liking them way more and finding them easier to do!!
Beautiful cover pretty charms down the spine
I love the colors! Beautiful! You are so creative❤️ love your videos!
Fantastic journal cover!! Love how you made the circle the focal point and the others are rectangles. Beautiful dangle and thanks for explaining your way of making it. That is so surreal to see my challenge page in this video when you were talking about your newsletter💕🐬sweet hugs
Thanks JoAnn! 😃❤️
Love your paper bag covers! You have a great eye for colour composition! Many many painters would love that! Yes your top down method is soooooo handy! When I watch other crafters I'm shouting just use Barbara's top down method!! Love the dragonfly charm 😍😍😍. 😱 how did you forget your splatters? 😄😄they look good on everything! Great journal, lots of love in it! Have a great weekend. Tfs 💖💖
Aaaaw thanks so much for your sweet feedback, Debbi! ☺️❤️
So Creative and beautiful journal Barbara! I still have yet to
This turned out gorgeous! I wish I could layer like you do. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Jane! You can! Just keep practicing! You got this! 💪🏼😃❤️
So Lovely !
Barbara, next time you have two pages that you want to keep, if your printer have a copier just copy one side. I’m sure it’s find if you’re not selling it. Love your videos. TFS.
Thanks Carolyn! ❤️
Gorgeous ending 😍
I have been keeping an eye on Sora's site for her next bento drop..but she's had to put it off for a while because of health and other issues. And life, you know..that always keeps us on our toes. I'm hoping someday to catch it though, her packaging and taste is absolutely exquisite!
Fingers crossed! They definitely are one of a kind!
When I have a double-sided image choice, I will scan them both. I know it's not the same as using the original image, but there's still plenty you can do with them 🙂
Wow ... beautiful cover! As always i love watching your projects come to life! Love the dangles .. stunning!!
Absolutely beautiful love the cover & journal. That color is so pretty with the gold paint. I will try and make a paper bag cover for the large journal I’ve just finished just didn’t know what kind of cover I wanted now I do 💃🏽. Thanks for sharing this video 🥳❣️
Thanks April and have fun with your paper bag cover! ❤️
Gorgeous! You are so talented! ❤️👏🏻
I adore how it all came together. Thank you for sharing the process!
Thanks so much! ❤️
This cover is absolutely stunning and gorgeous. I'm excited to try this size cover. Thanks for sharing this beautiful. 🧡⭐🌞🤗👍🌻
Thanks Tina! 😃❤️
This was a lot of fun!🥰😍💖
Wonderful 💗💗💗
Such a special journal and so inspiring 😀😍💐
Love it!! Thank you for this wonderful inspiring tutorial again 🙏🏻😃👏🏻💪🏼😍
Wow 🤩 what a wonderful journal and I love that the charm I send you is on there.
Hugs
Maud
Thanks sweetie! I love that too! Makes it so special! ❤️🥰
Clever and oh-so fun, Barbara!!! I've been known to add paper bags in my kits!! Love the recycle-up-to-art of it all!!! TFS!!
Thanks so much! ☺️❤️ Are you still making your flow journals?
@@49dragonflies Yes! I hope to get some out soon. They are black, red, and white themed. I will have some random ones as well.🌻💕
@@ReneesatItAgain cool! If you ever get any more earthy tones, pls let me know 😃
@@49dragonflies will do. And I'm still interested in what we talked about before summer. I will PM you.
this is an absolutely beautiful paper bag junk journal - i loved seeing the steps as well as your thought process - thank you Barbara xx
Hi
Beautiful cover for your happy mail journal! Very inspirational x
Actually, this turned out really cool!
Grüße aus Berlin 💕
Herzlichen Dank! ❤️
Barbara, this is gorgeous - I just love your work…
Really love the cover! Got to get me some paint that color-it is so pretty. 😻
This was amazing Barbara!! I am so inspired right now. Your covers are always stunning and oh my goodness, the gold spatters are always such an amazing touch!!
Thanks so much Martyna! I just love paper bag covers! 😃❤️