Junk Journal with Me Episode 4

A new Junk Journal with Me episode is live today! Today’s video might be pretty useful, as Bryonna discusses using the journal for goal setting. With the new year upon us, it is a good time to think about our goals. One of my personal goals for the year is to finally finish some of the books I began reading this year (I tend to put books down and take far too long to pick them back up again!).

What goals do you have for the new year? Watch the video below, and get some inspiration for how to record them!

Secret Belgian Binding

Like many scrapbookers, Bryonna has been participating in the December Daily Challenge. She has competed eight, one-page collages as a way to document the days. To see the daily process, follow 1134 Press on IG. In this week’s video, Bryonna shows how she made a mixed page junk journal for the challenge. 

To bind the journal, Bryonna chose to use Secret Belgian Binding. With this binding technique, there will be more give in the book’s spine as it fills with journal pages. Also, Bryonna believes the Secret Belgian Bind looks best for vertically oriented pages. To learn this technique, watch the tutorial below. 

We're Back!

We’re back, baby! After much effort, we’ve finally gotten to a place with the big studio move where we can get back to business as usual. That was kind of a wordy sentence, but I’m going with it. Grammatical considerations aside, I’m excited for the next chapter in the 1134 Press story; I hope you are too. 

We are looking to add a slightly different style of video to our YouTube repertoire. There will still be the videos that you are already used to, but we are flirting with the idea of including more process-oriented videos; these would be a little shorter and primarily focus on the construction of various papercrafts. 

This week’s video (posted Wednesday evening), is in the style described above. I think the video has a chill vibe and is good inspiration for creativity. Check it out at the link and subscribe if you haven’t already!

Thanks everybody, and we hope you’ve had a happy and safe holiday! 

Making "Happy Mail"

In this week’s video, Bryonna shows how to make a uniquely decorated and designed Happy Mail. A Happy Mail will oftentimes contain a variety of ephemera. This week’s video includes ideas and inspiration for your own Happy Mail ephemera. More paper crafting techniques are also shared.

Have you ever had a pen pal, or created a Happy Mail? If so, we would love to see your story in the comments. We hope you enjoy this week’s video; subscribe if you do!

Ghost in a Mirror

As we continue further into “Spooky Season,” with our Spooky Photo Album in hand (see last week’s video), we crank the creepiness up a notch. In this week’s edition of our Halloween themed video series, Bryonna shows how to put a ghost into a mirror. Well, not really. Actually, Bryonna makes a ghost mirror; it’s not only a really fun Halloween decoration, but an appropriately ghastly edition to the Spooky Photo Album.

There’s a good chance you already have much of what you need to create a ghost mirror. As usual, though, links to necessary tools and materials can be found in the description beneath the video. And be sure to hit the subscribe button as not to miss the next update in the series.

DIY Traveler's Notebook Cover for Junk Journal Inserts

In this week’s video we continue with the Nature Junk Journal Series. This week, Bryonna shows how to DIY a traveler’s notebook cover for junk journal inserts. The final product looks so cool, and anybody can do it. Bryonna even shares links to were to procure everything one would need to create notebook cover.

Bryonna also shows how to make charms and decorate the cover. The charm making process could be used for any number decorative circumstances, though. The video is worth a watch for this alone (in my humble opinion).

Find the video below, and give us a like, subscribe, and share. It helps more than you know!

Eco Dyeing Paper for Receipt Collage

I think our most recent video might be my favorite. Bryonna tries something new this time, and the results are varied. Ultimately, something really cool is produced. Without spoiling anything for the video, I’ll just say it was quite the science experiment.

The video is linked below. Check it out for more paper-crafting inspiration, and learn some fun techniques for eco dyeing paper! Also, the handcrafted receipt dispenser that Bryonna shares at the end of the video is so cool—you have to check it out!

Making Paper Look Like Leather

Our video series on making a junk journal continues this week with a new addition. The evolution of this junk journal project brings us to a new and interesting book design. This week, we create another mini booklet to fit inside the junk journal. Only this time, we make faux leather using cardstock. It is a relatively simple process that produces impressive results. 

Bryonna also shows even more ways to use ephemera to decorate the journal. Oftentimes, we bind our books by sewing. There are, however, other ways to bind. This week we will bind the booklet using staples. 

Check out the video below for some bookmaking, journaling, and papercraft inspiration.

Let’s keep in touch!

Making a Mini Booklet for Your Junk Journal

Last week we posted the first part in a series of videos. In the first of the series, we went through how to make a junk journal. This week, we add to it. We like to fill our junk journals with a lot of fun stuff. With that in mind, a great thing to include in your junk journal is a mini-booklet. The options are limitless, but in this week’s video we show you how to create a booklet with a window in the cover (there is also collage involved, so … fun!).

See the video below and follow along with Bree as she creates a mini booklet for the junk journal. Like, follow, and subscribe to catch all of our videos when they come out. Also, feel free to send us a message or leave a comment. We would love to see any suggestions for book projects!

Junk Journal Binding

This week, we’ve released the first part in a series of videos all about binding junk journals. In this video, Bryonna teaches how to create a variety of pockets in journal signatures. This is a great way to keep cards, notes, and even mini-journals inside your junk journal.

Also, see how to make a cover for your junk journal using cardboard. Bryonna gives a great tutorial on creating a unique cover that includes a variety of elements. The finished project looks amazing.

We would love to hear from you as we continue making these videos. Please leave any questions, or suggestions for future videos, in the comments. Also, like, subscribe, and share—it helps more than you know!

Cheap Notebook Makeover

Sometimes we want to make a very unique and personalized journal, but would like it filled with lined pages rather than reclaimed pages, or scrapbooking pages. Every journal needs to be functional for its purpose. Also, we always try to save anywhere we can in a project. Check out our latest video to see how to do a Cheap Notebook Makeover.

How to Keep an Affirmation Journal

Affirmations are a positive way to change your perspective on yourself, and even the world. As such, Bryonna recently wrote an article all about creating affirmations and keeping an affirmation journal.

Affirmations

Journaling in itself is a great way to practice self-reflection and can be a useful tool in your self-care toolbox. Filling your journal with affirmations can also make for a creative and visually interesting journal.

Affirmation Journal Spread

The more you add, the more beautiful, and helpful, the journal becomes. Your journal is your creation. Your affirmations are personal to you. Never limit yourself in what you add to your journal pages. Fill the pages with what speaks to you personally.

Complete Affirmation Spread

For a detailed overview of how to create your own affirmations and how to keep the affirmation journal, follow the link below. Bryonna’s article is thorough and thoughtful; if you find it helpful, don’t hesitate to click the ‘follow’ button at the top of the article.

Read the Full Article Here.

How to Make a Junk Journal from Old Books

1134’s very first handmade book was a mini-comic called The Adventures of Blakbone. I made about ten copies and was stoked to have sold one to a reader all the way in Australia. Was I an international author at that point? Since then, we’ve made numerous handmade books of varying genres.

In recent years, Bryonna has taken our handmade books to a new level of creativity. Unlike the printed and roughly stapled mini-comics and zines of our past, Bryonna’s journals are made with creative intention. Each journal has its own creative spirit.

We thought that the next logical step would be to share the process of journal making with everyone. Learn How to Make a Junk Journal from Old Books in the video below; presented by Bryonna.

How to Make a Junk Journal from Old Books

For Us: Reflecting on the Journal's Creation

For Us: A Self Care Journal for Mamas is the first collaborative project that we, 1134 Press, have published. Between life’s responsibilities, Bri “Bam” Mobley and I worked diligently for over a year to create a special journal for mothers’ journey in self-care and love. 

I am not a mother, but I know so many amazing women that are. Working on this project was a way for me show my gratitude to all those women who have helped shape me into the person that I am today. It takes a lot to raise children and mentor others. Taking time to replenish yourself mentally and spiritually is not just a practice for those who don’t have children, yet, we expect (demand, even) for moms to put their wants and needs last. As Mobley said, “How are you going to pour into your little one if you’re pouring from an empty cup?”

In early discussions about what For Us could be, the conversation always returned to the idea of a room. We wanted this journal to feel like a vibrant room filled with flora and fauna, affirmations, a safe space to question, forgive, and reflect. There are too many aspects in life where women, especially mothers, don’t have autonomy over their spaces, be it internal or external. For Us attempts to achieve just that—a room of your own to be as loud or quiet as you want. 

As a person who has kept a journal since I was eight-years-old, I was surprised by the transformation that my personal journaling underwent while working on this project. Yes, For Uswas made for moms, but prompts such as, “Here is the tribe I can call on for help” and “What kind of woman do I want to be in the world,”struck a chord in me. It is our hope that For Us will do the same for you.