I simply love EVERYTHING you create!!!

I like your channel a lot. One of the small pieces of advice I gave my art students, I taught for 30 years, was to draw your least dominant side first. Then, it was much easier to complete the "dominant" side of any symmetrical drawing. It really works!

just when ii need to upshift, you show up w/a perfect demo delivered like a best friend...never thought ii'd be jealous of a table...

I always love what you create.I would love more flowers and nature stuff in watercolours. Thank you for sharing ❤

Michelle I love watching make those journals, your ideas a interesting. I have recently retired and this will give me a new hobby. Thank you for your inspiration and ideas. Over the years I have been painting and drawing. But love learning new skills , may you continue with your videos, and I wish you happiness and good health. Xx❤

I love these little books. Thank You for sharing

Love the bugs and also the watercolor!! Great job! I too teach how to make junk journals and I always include some of my artwork!!

I love watching you create!

Excellent! I especially like the shadows.

Love these little jounals! I like it if you make more of them.

REALLY love this!! Can’t wait to try it!! You do such GORGEOUS things!!

Hi - Your method of making and embellishing signatures and "binding" with staples is brilliant. I came to junk journaling after making 6 mixed media/collage altered books using acrylic paints only - I was learning that medium and techniques. I discovered junk journals and tried to make one using altered book methods ( removing pages) and it soon became impossible to close. I discovered the paper outpost channel and used Pam's method to make a journal from an old book, making my own signatures, sewing them in etc. Still turned into a gator mouth. Your method allows total freedom to add, remove or rearrange pages before committing to sewing them in. I first drew along with your quickie sketch mushroom and was so encouraged by drawing something recognizable. I'm still practicing quickie sketches but recently tried water color because your approach was so non-intimidating. (started with the doodles then flowers and birds). Please make more watercolor videos with ways to use the art in journals. Maybe show some negative painting techniques and more on creating backgrounds, maybe watercolor master boards. You're a wonderful teacher. I'm learning so much and my confidence is growing. Thank you so much.

love the bugs great ideas. Thanks

Fun,love that you use your watercolor pictures.

Beautiful. Love the colors on the moth. Watching you paint makes me want to try it - again! I've never been happy with any painting I've tried. Every once in a while, I try again! 😂 TFS

Love this so much, you have been one of the most inspiring creators! Thanks!!

Great books to make. I use elastic cord (as you often do too) to hold signatures in before final stitching - gives flexibility for placing in the final order and also are easily removed if I make a mistake when decorating pages.

So interesting and pretty

you are sooo talented. I think I would have to use stamps and then use my water colors. Your drawings are stunning...You are a great artist.

These are just amazing! Love seeing you create journals and watercolours, just amazing! Thank you so much for the inspiration and for sharing, take care x

I love your paintings , so beautiful ❤ you make it look so easy 😮 Going to try doing some, makes a nice addition to the journal 😊 Tyvm for the inspiration 🥰 Hugs. Maggie ❤️🤗🇨🇦❤️

Really enjoyed the bug series! I went into the studio and did a bug today!

Love insects. Do a study of how many you can find in your back yard - it may surprise you. Definitely going to make these.

This is what I would love to do.

Michele, I love your tutorials, as they are always so creative, informative, and fun! There's so much I enjoyed about this one. The colors of the moth are so unique and you are so good at putting colors together that complement one another. The mint green with the orange was perfect. When I watch you sketch out your little specimens, it reminds me of the movie, Where the Crawdad's Sing because the main character was so intrigued by nature and its creatures and sketched so beautifully. It was one of my favorite parts of the movie. What lucky Seniors that get to take your journaling class! We are lucky as well for having you on KZfaq!

I enjoy your usual nature themes (bugs are very cool, actually) but would also be curious to see how you'd decorate/fill a steampunk JJ. I also love witchy themed JJs if they're not too dark/gothic (I love the movie Practical Magic).

Love these little journals!!! They are really a great size. I like to do my journal pages before binding them too. I've been having health issues so havent been able to keep up with my drawing. I like to sit out back in the evening and draw. I'm hoping to get back to it ASAP! I'm missing it. Still doing trees. I love this moth. I need to go watch more of your videos. I've heard many "art-people" mention your name. You have a great reputation on KZfaq!!! In case you dont know. I've also gotten way behind on my video watching. Its impossible to do things when I feel so badly. But I'm NOT giving up!!! I'm so excited about my drawing. Thank you so much for teaching so many of us to draw & do watercolor!!! It makes a big difference in our lives!!! Thought you'd like to know! Thanks, Michelle!!! TFS Austin TX USA

Yes, I absolutely want to see this type of video.... I LOVE your water color journal cover paintings...

Love how you created a simple and quick mini book. You make everything look easy. It is beautiful. Love all your gorgeous water color painting. You are very talented artist. I am very messy crafter. Working on a small fairy mini book it takes me long time to find things I need on my table. And I do get upset when I just had a fairy in my hand and the next minute cannot find it. Everyone says I don’t know how you can craft and find things. It’s pretty bad and am in the process of cleaning it up. But before I know it it’s all messy again. 😂

Not crazy about bugs but, that said, you make them beautiful! I love watching your videos, thank you!

Wow i Love your Stile so much ❤️❤️❤️

Yes, more of this please. Watercolor, paper, $1 thrift store books …love it!

Me too 😊

There is something so magical about your style. You make it seem so effortless too 😁

Awh...love them.

The bug theme is just great❣️. I’m loving seeing the insect, mushroom, forest themes no days. These turned out wonderfully ❣️

A piece of felt with a craft cutting mat on top of it will reduce that echo sound.

Wow 😍 love your artwork 😍 pretty journals

I always love the way you put your journals together and their contents! You have a good eye for this!

Wonderful 💞…I would love to see you pour some alcohol brown ink over your paper clips to grunge those up😀

I love pretty much everything you do, Michele. This was especially fun cause I love making little books, too. You're so relaxed about your approach that I find I relax while I'm making art.

You are a constant inspiration to me! Your Mushrooms and mushroom houses have been two of my favorites. Plan on doing a journal based on mushrooms. Excited to add my own to the various drawings and stickers. If you get a long strip of foam, lay your signiture fold on it, open up your stapler, then staple straight down fold, lift signature up and bend staples down. No folds! No jam stapler! Love the fact you follow through to show what to do with all our drawings! Please do a water color video: water Color Mushrooms!

I Like!!

Just subscribed to your channel! I had created a "sketchbook" for the grandkids but this is way better!! Thanks for sharing!

Me: hovering my mouse over the video thumbnail before clicking on it: Oh goody 🤩😀 a long one! Thank You!!!💖💝💕

E used some of your digital sketches in my journal while trying to learn to sketch them myself. Really like the small size of these journals. Never thought to cut an old book cover. TY.

Thank you so much Michelle, I really really enjoyed watching you creating this gorgeous and stunning bug’s journal. I really really love ❤️ this. I really really love ❤️ those water colour’s you’ve created too. Your very talented and clever too. I really really love ❤️ this type of thing it’s right up my street. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags ❤❤❤❤

What a glorious journal Michelle. I've just discovered your channel and I've subscribed because I have a feeling you're going to be inspirational 😊

I would love to see more watercolor journals!

Just love your stuff and your style! Keep on with the grungy naturey botanical stuff!!!

I love your bug series. This moth is absolutely gorgeous!

I love seeing you paint. Ty for sharing

Hi Michele - awesome little books - tfs 👵🏻🎨🤗👍❤️

I don't make journals, yet your channel is one of my favorites!

I just bought myself some watercolour paints and I’m going to give this a try. I love watching you draw and watercolour.

Love those. Your bugs are amazing! I agree about the Gator mouth journals (I don't like them either) 🥰

Where did you find the prints of the insects? I love them and your work/art. I’m so happy that I found your channel.

I really don’t care what you teach us because I love it all! I have all kinds of specimens that I collect after they pass. They are displayed on a cabinet. I have feathers, bugs, bees, butterflies, wings, antlers, small skulls, a tiny worm snake, snake skin, wasp nests, hornet nest, nests with eggs and without, rocks and acorns. I’ve been called a magpie by several of my friends. You truly are an inspiration. Definitely one of my favorites. Tyfs❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

These drawings and journals are amazing in their simplicity. Do you draw animals like rabbits and squirrels?

I love these little journals. Is there a way to attach the signatures to the cover or do you just leave them loose?

One of your bugs reminds me of a bat--the wings look like bat's ears. Might I suggest that your next series be of some bats?

LOVE these! How will you bind in the signatures?

Are you not selling any of your junk journals Michelle?? Would love to get one!

Help! I’ve tried to tea dye paper and it comes out pale and pieces stuck together and torn. I’m using copy paper. How do you do it? I love the look of your background paper. Any tips?

This is so cute!! Your work is beautiful!! 💗The one thing I never really understood about these journals…do you write in them? (Or perhaps draw in them?) There doesn’t seem to be enough room for writing. (I do art and journal daily). Maybe just positivity sayings?? Any advice/thoughts/examples of finished journals would be most appreciated.

Do you write in your journals?

😂 i find that I'm brilliant.......until i turn on the camera