My 9 yr old grandson and I have a collection of almost 100 Little Golden Books, mostly vintage. He loves helping me find them at thrift stores and yard sales. He has an appreciation for the illustrations and is a gifted reader. I cannot bring myself to cut the books apart!
I live the idea of taking something damaged and making it useful. There are collectable and rare copies but there also are mass produced books that may never have a good life, so to speak. I have damaged books and look forward to creating something special with them
As a book lover, I squeaked a little when you cut the book, but I really enjoyed seeing the process. I could see how I would personalize the booklets for myself. Lol. Thank you
I suspect many, like myself, who got into the JJ paper crafting hobby, were very uncomfortable when we found it involved the "deconstructing" books; especially book lovers and collectors of first editions like myself ! However, when I found out our local library's resale shop (library discards and donations from the community), as well as our local Good Will stores, send thousands of pounds of unsold second hand books each year to be burned and to local land fills. Once I understood that such used books are only offered for resale for a limited amount of time, and then destroyed... I realized that taking up this hobby would actually be preserving these books in a way, though "re-imagined" as journals.
Generally the formula used for handmade products I’ve used is: Cost of materials X 3 So with the cost of your book you are already at $18 and you have all your other materials to add in. Some of the products you may not have the exact costs, so guestimating is what I do. Also, there is the controversy over bargaining with a customer. I ascribe to the no negotiating. I do not change the prices from venue to venue. You may develop a following. I believe once a price is set it should only go up to avoid being shopped. If customers see you at one venue then at another with different prices they may say something like-‘I saw this item a month ago at _________ & it was such & such price . Why is it cheaper/more here?’ Then you may be trapped into a lower price to accommodate the customer OR get passed over. Losing customers. The increase over time is easier to explain. Cost of materials, etc. Of course there is the variable- what the market will bare or not selling do to over priced items. If things are not moving then you need to figure out how to do it cheaper and faster to accommodate a lower price or discontinue it. However, there are those items that don’t cost much but the market will support a higher price. In that case go with the market price. And yet there are those items you may choose to price at no profit or lose money to entice customers into your booth or store. Like the Costco $5 chicken; they lose money on the chicken to get you in the store because you are bound to buy other products.
I’m making these as christmas gifts for family this year! The women anyhow. It will hold Christmas cards and photos and maybe Christmas recipies I can add to it. What a great idea! I’m so excited to get started! Have a Great Day!
I love your process. The best I’ve seen. I’m definitely going to give it a try. I don’t even think $40 is enough. ...Your time, talent and the cost of materials.....Beautiful work. You’re more gifted than you know.❤️🌺❤️
Absolutely amazing. They are activity books, journals, scrapbook, kits etc…yes 33$ is fair. I love that you maintained the integrity of the little golden book
I like how you folded and glued the half-signatures into the scrapbook paper "folios". *Update* I love making these! Handy hint for using the vintage Little Golden Books: I use ArmorAll to clean and spiff up the outside covers. They tend to feel a little grimy from being in thrift stores.
What a nifty way of putting LGB’s together. This looks a lot simpler than everything else I’ve seen, and a I’ve been doing this for several years. $30 is a good price for your books. I’m sorry you fell bc it’s very painful. I fell on Saturday, and it hurt a lot, but I think I’m going to be ok. Enjoy your little books at your craft show.
It's the 1st time I've seen these and I love them. ❤ Thanks for a great tutorial. I gave all my children's Golden books away when they outgrew them so I will have to buy some of these books to make a journal. What a great idea.
I am so excited to make one of these books. If you only knew how grateful I am to you for making this video. It's very well done. You are the best and have a generous soul. Thank you.
Truly priceless in my opinion! I have 2 of the books now. My plan was to scan the pages and use them to make sets of ornaments on wood circles. I definitely will make one of these, and my wheels are turning as to other holiday themes I I have papers for. Thank you so much for sharing this! It's my first time to see one completed. I was mesmerized by the whole process!
They are darling and yes $40 sounds good for each of them! Thank you for sharing how to Create them you made it look so easy! Hugs sending well wishes for you and your hubby! ❤christine
You just blew my mind by the way you sandwiched your inner page edges into your pocket pages. Brilliant! I also appreciate your no-fuss way of putting it all together. I would not think twice about paying $40 for your journals, but I would adjust that up or down a bit depending on the location. Where I live, if I drove 45 mins one way, I'd probably charge less, and 45 mins the other way, I would charge a little more, because I know the price range the people in the area would be willing to/are able to pay. I hope that makes sense. I hope you and your husband are on the mend! Thank you for sharing!
Yes, I watched it all, and love these books!! I have been wanting to do something with a Golden book, and so I had to watch this. I love how it all came together! They are all precious, that vintage one would be hard for me to let go of!! I have saved this video to my favorites so that I will be able to easily find it. Thanks so much for sharing your process, you always have such great ideas!! Happy crafting, and I hope your bumps and bruises have healed by now and your hubby feels all better too!
Love this! What a wonderful idea. I have all my daughters golden box from her childhood and she is 35 now and I’m thinking this would be a great idea to make journals for her. Thanks for sharing this. 💕💕
Before cutting the book, look at the very back loose page on the back at the binding where it connects to the hard back. If you see a letter about 1/3 way down, (you sometimes have to gently bend the back a little away from the paper), the book is more valuable as it is. The letter A is a first edition. Collectors pay a lot for certain LGB's. $100.00+
I literally just tried a junk journal for the first time last night (using a different method) WITH THIS SAME BOOK! 😂 I can't wait to try with the ribbon and elastic on the spine! Super cute! Thanks for sharing
I do remembering that you did this process video before, but I'm so glad you decided to repeat it. I ordered some little golden Christmas books and also found a Halloween one. I think everyone will get a Christmas one this year and my granddaughters will also get the Halloween one. Love this type of album, it's different and cute. $30 - $35 sounds good, a lot of work and product went into making them. Yes, I watched to the end. Thanks again.
I sell my journals for $35. So far no one has balked at that price and I’m fine with it. It’s a labor of love for me and I don’t make them to make money anyway. I think you price is fine, and it really doesn’t matter what you charge if you can’t sell them! But if you see they are being sold quickly, you might want to raise your price. In looking on Etsy, most LGB junk journals are listed for up to $125! WOW! Your journals are delicious; hope you did well at your craft fair
Oh my gosh, I love these so much. I don’t even do paper crafting nor do I do junk journals or anything like that. That being said, I have lots of scrapbook paper, and I happen to buy six or eight of those books after Christmas for half-price their reproductions, but they’re still adorable there from my childhood, so I love them. I think I might actually make one and I appreciate the respect that you took it apart and but didn’t ruin the vintage book.
I am so sorry about your fall!! Ms. Deanna you are a wonderful teacher and I love these books they are special. Keep that foot up! Hope your husband gets good news at urgent care.❤️ Stay safe and watch those curbs, they like to jump out and get us when we least expect it. ❤️❤️😊
Oh how wonderful!! And it looks easy to make! Thank you for showing us how to make this! So sorry about you falling. Just something about sore toes ugh! Prayers for Mr. Crafty! Hope you both feel better soon! Your books are amazing! Price I think is spot on! Big hugs my friend love ya!
So sorry to hear you injured yourself. Hopefully you’ll be 100% healed soon! I love your tutorial’s , so relaxing. Praying your hubby feels better 🙏🏽. TFS 😍🌟
Wow Deanna you have been a busy bee!! Love them all. You did an awesome job and I am sure you will sell them all! Hope your knee and your toe will be better tomorrow keep nursing the toe!
Love how you make these. They can also be used as Dec daily. The fabric tac glue i empty out the bottle and put it in another bottle thats softer to squeeze and has a pointy top. I get them from dollar tree or amazon. Much easier to apply fabric tac anywhere with a softer bottle.
I love these! I've watched many videos of these Golden Books and each and every time I learn something new. I loved the way you did the book pages. Really lovely. I hope you sold them all? 🌷
Not sure if this was a recorded vidoe but here for the #replay. It was a fantastic show and tell of your journals! I would love to have your imagination! Great job! I'm sure you did well at the craft fair.
I love your different take on an LGB journal. I wouldn't have thought of making it into a type of activity book / album for kids and they are adorable!
Deanna you can add a few drops of acetate like finger nail polish with acetate to your fabric tack glue it makes it come out better.and it doesn’t hurt the glue.
Thank you for this video! I was surprised at how easy they are to put together because they sure look a lot harder! I ordered a book so I can make one myself! As a little girl I always got Little Golden Books so they have a special memory for me.
I love these, so cute. The last (and only) time I face planted was a mall parking lot. I literally hit the pavement with my face. I broke my glasses, split my lip, and had a black eye for months. I also broke my foot!
These are adorable!! I've never seen LGBs made this way. I think you'll sell out. I'm going to try and make one like this. And the books you've used are really cute. New subbie here. TFS Hugs from California * L
These books came out so beautifully 🫶🏼 I love them all, but if I had to pick just one, it would be Frosty the Snowman!!!! Frosty has been a favourite of mine since I was a little girl. So, if you haven’t sold Frosty, I would love to purchase that book from you! Although, I am 100% certain all of those beautiful books are going to sell or have already sold. Thank you for sharing!!!! I hope you have a beautiful day 🎄❄️☃️ xo
I would charge $40. Your skill set combined with vintage treasures truly make them one of a kind. Thank you for sharing your process.
Thank you Jen!
I second that. I buy mine for $45. 🥰😍
My 9 yr old grandson and I have a collection of almost 100 Little Golden Books, mostly vintage. He loves helping me find them at thrift stores and yard sales. He has an appreciation for the illustrations and is a gifted reader. I cannot bring myself to cut the books apart!
That’s awesome
My daughter has a collection of almost 1000!
Honestly, as a publisher, this pains me.
@@CraftyCraftsByDeanna This is a cute way to collect the books & make them useful & add memories to them as well. TFS🤗
I live the idea of taking something damaged and making it useful. There are collectable and rare copies but there also are mass produced books that may never have a good life, so to speak. I have damaged books and look forward to creating something special with them
As a book lover, I squeaked a little when you cut the book, but I really enjoyed seeing the process. I could see how I would personalize the booklets for myself. Lol. Thank you
I suspect many, like myself, who got into the JJ paper crafting hobby, were very uncomfortable when we found it involved the "deconstructing" books; especially book lovers and collectors of first editions like myself ! However, when I found out our local library's resale shop (library discards and donations from the community), as well as our local Good Will stores, send thousands of pounds of unsold second hand books each year to be burned and to local land fills. Once I understood that such used books are only offered for resale for a limited amount of time, and then destroyed... I realized that taking up this hobby would actually be preserving these books in a way, though "re-imagined" as journals.
@@annmarie3196 this is interesting! I’ve donated to libraries, but never considered finding out if they have sales. :)
Love your process. It's very doable and not overwhelming. I especially love how you kept the book intact. Thanks for sharing it.
Generally the formula used for handmade products I’ve used is:
Cost of materials X 3
So with the cost of your book you are already at $18 and you have all your other materials to add in. Some of the products you may not have the exact costs, so guestimating is what I do.
Also, there is the controversy over bargaining with a customer. I ascribe to the no negotiating. I do not change the prices from venue to venue. You may develop a following. I believe once a price is set it should only go up to avoid being shopped. If customers see you at one venue then at another with different prices they may say something like-‘I saw this item a month ago at _________ & it was such & such price . Why is it cheaper/more here?’ Then you may be trapped into a lower price to accommodate the customer OR get passed over. Losing customers. The increase over time is easier to explain. Cost of materials, etc. Of course there is the variable- what the market will bare or not selling do to over priced items. If things are not moving then you need to figure out how to do it cheaper and faster to accommodate a lower price or discontinue it. However, there are those items that don’t cost much but the market will support a higher price. In that case go with the market price. And yet there are those items you may choose to price at no profit or lose money to entice customers into your booth or store. Like the Costco $5 chicken; they lose money on the chicken to get you in the store because you are bound to buy other products.
This is the best, easiest tutorial I've seen for these! No punching... no sewing! Thank you so much!!! ❤
I’m making these as christmas gifts for family this year! The women anyhow. It will hold Christmas cards and photos and maybe Christmas recipies I can add to it. What a great idea! I’m so excited to get started! Have a Great Day!
I love your process. The best I’ve seen. I’m definitely going to give it a try. I don’t even think $40 is enough. ...Your time, talent and the cost of materials.....Beautiful work. You’re more gifted than you know.❤️🌺❤️
Thank you!!
Absolutely amazing. They are activity books, journals, scrapbook, kits etc…yes 33$ is fair. I love that you maintained the integrity of the little golden book
Thank you
I like how you folded and glued the half-signatures into the scrapbook paper "folios". *Update* I love making these! Handy hint for using the vintage Little Golden Books: I use ArmorAll to clean and spiff up the outside covers. They tend to feel a little grimy from being in thrift stores.
This is why I love the comments. Thank you I n needed this
I can’t believe how quick you did this beautiful journal. Loved it!
What a nifty way of putting LGB’s together. This looks a lot simpler than everything else I’ve seen, and a I’ve been doing this for several years. $30 is a good price for your books. I’m sorry you fell bc it’s very painful. I fell on Saturday, and it hurt a lot, but I think I’m going to be ok. Enjoy your little books at your craft show.
Love it all! Keep vintage Santa for yourself. I couldn't give it up!
This is the best golden book journal tutorial I have seen. This makes me feel like I can actually do this and not be overwhelmed. Thank you so much
Aww thank you
When your Fabri Tac gets too thick use a little acetone to thin it out. The journals are amazing.
The acetone doesn't break down the glue? That's a hack worth pocketing!
I’ve done this too! It’s on their website.
I need to do this. My Fabric Tack is usually thick with the first use.
I made it to the end twice. My second time watching it. Thank you. I love them.
Thank you!
I need to make these! Fabulous job! Love the different way you put them together! Wow! ❤
It's the 1st time I've seen these and I love them. ❤
Thanks for a great tutorial.
I gave all my children's Golden books away when they outgrew them so I will have to
buy some of these books to make a journal.
What a great idea.
Fun video! It’s so fun listening to you guys interact with each other. Thanks for all your hard work!
Oh my goodness! They're soo adooorable!!! Love love them! Tyfs Hugs ❤ Blessings 💗 😊
I love this book. W have a few copies of this book ranging from the early 70's- 90's because it's also a favorite of several of my children.
I am so excited to make one of these books. If you only knew how grateful I am to you for making this video. It's very well done. You are the best and have a generous soul. Thank you.
Thank you
Truly priceless in my opinion! I have 2 of the books now. My plan was to scan the pages and use them to make sets of ornaments on wood circles. I definitely will make one of these, and my wheels are turning as to other holiday themes I I have papers for. Thank you so much for sharing this! It's my first time to see one completed. I was mesmerized by the whole process!
I am glad you are going to make one! Have fun!
Be careful about copying the books because of copyright laws...
Thank you for sharing your techniques. Using Tyvek on the spine is one I'm going to use. Beautiful job.
Thank you!
Love the way you put these books together so beautifully and somewhat with ease. Thank you for the tutorial.
They are darling and yes $40 sounds good for each of them! Thank you for sharing how to Create them you made it look so easy! Hugs sending well wishes for you and your hubby! ❤christine
Thank you Christine
The journals you created are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing
Deanna, your method for the pages are my favorite! I tried it with your last LGB tutorial and will not use another method! 😊
Thank you Kim! It’s simple
Glad your okay!❤ Thank you for this great tutorial.🎉
Oh Deanna hope you feel better, your sense of humor is there, take care of your self.
You just blew my mind by the way you sandwiched your inner page edges into your pocket pages. Brilliant!
I also appreciate your no-fuss way of putting it all together.
I would not think twice about paying $40 for your journals, but I would adjust that up or down a bit depending on the location. Where I live, if I drove 45 mins one way, I'd probably charge less, and 45 mins the other way, I would charge a little more, because I know the price range the people in the area would be willing to/are able to pay. I hope that makes sense.
I hope you and your husband are on the mend! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! Glad u like it!
How fabulous are these?!!! What a wonderful job you've done!! TYFS
Thank you
Yes, I watched it all, and love these books!! I have been wanting to do something with a Golden book, and so I had to watch this. I love how it all came together! They are all precious, that vintage one would be hard for me to let go of!! I have saved this video to my favorites so that I will be able to easily find it. Thanks so much for sharing your process, you always have such great ideas!! Happy crafting, and I hope your bumps and bruises have healed by now and your hubby feels all better too!
Thank you!
They all look beautiful! Thank you for the easy tutorial, I now feel I can attempt one of these.
You can do it!
Love this! What a wonderful idea. I have all my daughters golden box from her childhood and she is 35 now and I’m thinking this would be a great idea to make journals for her. Thanks for sharing this. 💕💕
Super idea!
I finally understand the process. Thank you for the beautiful tutorial ❤
Before cutting the book, look at the very back loose page on the back at the binding where it connects to the hard back. If you see a letter about 1/3 way down, (you sometimes have to gently bend the back a little away from the paper), the book is more valuable as it is. The letter A is a first edition. Collectors pay a lot for certain LGB's. $100.00+
Thank you for letting me know!
These are precious and spectacular. Thanks for sharing this process. Blessings on your sales.
Thanks for the tutorial! My brain’s inspired! I have several vintage little golden books that I need to turn into journals.
They are AMAZING! I LOVE them! Wow, thanks for sharing how you made them! I hope to try one!
I literally just tried a junk journal for the first time last night (using a different method) WITH THIS SAME BOOK! 😂 I can't wait to try with the ribbon and elastic on the spine! Super cute! Thanks for sharing
I love this idea for my toddler grandson!!! I’m going to make him a birthday LGB journal of goodies!!!
Thx U for sharing. Absolutely brilliant, it brings excitement as you scan through the pages.
Thank you!
I broke bones falling like you did. Thank goodness you are ok. I am elder and new to book crafting. Love your videos!
Thank you
Love your LGB & elastic to secure them in! They look wonderful! Take care xoxo
I do remembering that you did this process video before, but I'm so glad you decided to repeat it. I ordered some little golden Christmas books and also found a Halloween one. I think everyone will get a Christmas one this year and my granddaughters will also get the Halloween one. Love this type of album, it's different and cute. $30 - $35 sounds good, a lot of work and product went into making them. Yes, I watched to the end. Thanks again.
This is great the way you made these! So quick and easy! Thank you so much for your tutorial!!
Thank you Pam
These are absolutely Precious! You've truly done an outstanding job! & Yes, I made it until the end! LOL
Love these golden journals the vintage look is so amazing 👏
I agree 40 seems right for how much you put into it. They are really nice.
You’re right, making Little Golden Book journal is so fun! Yours are always so pretty! Love these!❤️
Thank you 😊
The books are all adorable!
I sell my journals for $35. So far no one has balked at that price and I’m fine with it. It’s a labor of love for me and I don’t make them to make money anyway. I think you price is fine, and it really doesn’t matter what you charge if you can’t sell them! But if you see they are being sold quickly, you might want to raise your price. In looking on Etsy, most LGB junk journals are listed for up to $125! WOW! Your journals are delicious; hope you did well at your craft fair
This is the most interesting video I’ve ever watched. The book is gorgeous!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh my gosh, I love these so much. I don’t even do paper crafting nor do I do junk journals or anything like that. That being said, I have lots of scrapbook paper, and I happen to buy six or eight of those books after Christmas for half-price their reproductions, but they’re still adorable there from my childhood, so I love them. I think I might actually make one and I appreciate the respect that you took it apart and but didn’t ruin the vintage book.
I really enjoyed from start to finish of seen others but your way so easy thank you
I just love your journals! Thank you for sharing!💕
what a great idea! I am going to head to the thrift store today to try and find a couple books- thanks so much!
Hi, watched another fantastic video to the end. Great inspiration. I love them. Thanks again xx
Thank you! Loved the show and tell!
Thank you for your inspiration! I have so many golden books! I'm definitely going to be trying this style
Yay! Have fun
I am so sorry about your fall!! Ms. Deanna you are a wonderful teacher and I love these books they are special. Keep that foot up! Hope your husband gets good news at urgent care.❤️ Stay safe and watch those curbs, they like to jump out and get us when we least expect it. ❤️❤️😊
Thank you I will! Hubs will be fine!
I love how you made these and am thinking of making them for my grandkids for Christmas! Thank you for sharing this you are very talented!
You are so welcome!
I love these books so much. You do an amazing job. I definitely made it to the end so I could see all of the books to choose from.
Oh how wonderful!! And it looks easy to make! Thank you for showing us how to make this! So sorry about you falling. Just something about sore toes ugh! Prayers for Mr. Crafty! Hope you both feel better soon! Your books are amazing! Price I think is spot on! Big hugs my friend love ya!
Thank you 😊
@@CraftyCraftsByDeanna your welcome
Add acetate to fabritac glue when it thickens love the video
I loved this video. Thank u for sharing. ☃️
OMG these are so cute, I’m definitely going make a few for my family. Thanks for sharing.
I love those, they’re so cute and nostalgic!
Thank you 😊
So sorry to hear you injured yourself. Hopefully you’ll be 100% healed soon! I love your tutorial’s , so relaxing. Praying your hubby feels better 🙏🏽. TFS 😍🌟
Thank you 😊
I absolutely adore these xx
These are lovely; thank you for sharing.
Made it to the end......Thank You Great Tips! I have some Golden Books I would like to try.
Wow Deanna you have been a busy bee!! Love them all. You did an awesome job and I am sure you will sell them all! Hope your knee and your toe will be better tomorrow keep nursing the toe!
Thank you friend!
Thanks Deanna for sharing your technique….love these..
Thank you
Love how you make these. They can also be used as Dec daily. The fabric tac glue i empty out the bottle and put it in another bottle thats softer to squeeze and has a pointy top. I get them from dollar tree or amazon. Much easier to apply fabric tac anywhere with a softer bottle.
They are adorable.
I love this idea! Santa's Surprise Book is one of my favorites.
Thank you 😊
Watched til the end! Love these so much! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love these! I've watched many videos of these Golden Books and each and every time I learn something new. I loved the way you did the book pages. Really lovely. I hope you sold them all? 🌷
Oh yea these were all sold
Not sure if this was a recorded vidoe but here for the #replay. It was a fantastic show and tell of your journals! I would love to have your imagination! Great job! I'm sure you did well at the craft fair.
I love your different take on an LGB journal. I wouldn't have thought of making it into a type of activity book / album for kids and they are adorable!
Thank you
Deanna you can add a few drops of acetate like finger nail polish with acetate to your fabric tack glue it makes it come out better.and it doesn’t hurt the glue.
Lovely books! Thank you for sharing. 😊
I love all these books Deanna! I would not sell them for less than $30.00. The vintage one $35.00. They are gorgeous . 🤗💕🤗
Thank you Rosie!
Decorated paper clips would make this extra special. TFS
Love how you put this together love all your books
Thank you
Thank you for this video! I was surprised at how easy they are to put together because they sure look a lot harder! I ordered a book so I can make one myself! As a little girl I always got Little Golden Books so they have a special memory for me.
You are welcome!
I love these, so cute. The last (and only) time I face planted was a mall parking lot. I literally hit the pavement with my face. I broke my glasses, split my lip, and had a black eye for months. I also broke my foot!
These are so cute. Thank you. Blesings.
Love these! thanks for the walk through and tutorial! ❤️
Thank you
Time for my mom to get our little golden books out of the box so I can do this! I’m new to you and love your work!
Welcome! Have fun!
Cutest idea I’ve seen for Little Golden Books! ❤️
Thank you
These are adorable!! I've never seen LGBs made this way. I think you'll sell out. I'm going to try and make one like this. And the books you've used are really cute. New subbie here. TFS Hugs from California * L
Loved watching this video! You’re so creative ❤
They are all so sweet!! Thank you for sharing❤️❤️❤️. Hope you are feeling better soon!
Thank you!
So curious how did you end up pricing them and how did they sell? You made them so adorable and interactive!!
These books came out so beautifully 🫶🏼 I love them all, but if I had to pick just one, it would be Frosty the Snowman!!!! Frosty has been a favourite of mine since I was a little girl. So, if you haven’t sold Frosty, I would love to purchase that book from you! Although, I am 100% certain all of those beautiful books are going to sell or have already sold. Thank you for sharing!!!! I hope you have a beautiful day 🎄❄️☃️ xo
These are simply marvelous!
They all came out so beautiful!! What a fabulous idea!! ❤
Thank you 😊