Let's Decorate Book Page Ephemera/Craft With Me

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I have some half-finished book page ephemera, which I am decorating in this video - join me! :)
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@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Do you ever feel overwhelmed with the amount of ephemera you have? I certainly do! Join me in dealing with this and decorating some book page ephemera! 😃❤️

@suzyemery 3 жыл бұрын

Barbara...you just crack me up! Yes....I do have way too many things. I swear, when I leave my craft desk, everything just starts multiplying!! Lol. And like you, I try to be organized, but sometimes organization makes it harder. When I'm creating anything, I have a huge, hot mess. But I'm ok with that. But...as soon as I'm finished with a project, everything gets put back in it's place. I guess I need a clean slate to start another mess! 🙂 Love your ephemera pieces! Book pages are always fun to use. Truly enjoy your channel and your creative process! Hugs 💕 Suzy

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Suzy! I’m the same way, once I finish with a project I need to clean everything up to have a clean slate for the next one 😊

@curlykew 3 жыл бұрын

Empathizing with you so hard. I feel like I'm constantly reworking my storage of smaller ephemera: in dividers in drawers that I can sift through; in clear envelopes; handmade ephemera folders; toss what I'm consistently ignoring. I haven't found a permanent solution. The only peace I can find is realizing that this is just how it is. The solutions seem to change with how I'm prioritizing what I'm working on. As much as I love paper crafting, I have to admit, it's the one persistent annoyance.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

I’m with you! ❤️

@debbie5765 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your style ......simple, elegant & artistic. 🇺🇸❤️

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Aw, thanks Debbie! ☺️❤️

@ajennyforyourthoughtscincy 3 жыл бұрын

By following Tina’s mass making series, I have realized that two of my favorite things to do are clusters and snippet rolls. Since both those projects use smaller ephemera, I am trying to use sectional containers to do SOME organization so that I can just easily pull out different elements . Also, I want the stamp that made that bird with the umbrella. He is brilliant.

@LauraMe... 3 жыл бұрын

Too much is overwhelming! I used to work in direct sales and I found that my representatives that carried almost everything they had to a party had lower sales than those who carried a representative selection. It overwhelmed the customers with too many choices. I have too much right now and, I've finally gotten it all in one place, mostly organized and I have a hard time starting because I either don't know what to use first, or I don't want to mess it all up. I have issues...😆😆😆 I love this video and I loved the tag challenge. So tmrw I am getting a box and starting something!

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Laura! I hear ya! I hope it works for you to work with limited supplies from your box! ❤️

@jnordfors 3 жыл бұрын

A few years ago I simplified and removed half of everything I owned. Half my shoes, half my books, half my jewelry etc. Until I came to my crafts . . . I just couldn’t do it. I can completely relate to having too much. You did a good job on these little pieces. Have you ever thought of blindly counting out a certain number of pieces and forcing yourself to use just those? If you picked out 10 larger pieces, 10 medium pieces and 10 tiny scraps you would be able to make 10 little pockets with just those. It would be tough, but it would force you to make decisions. Thanks for sharing.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Janet! I love your idea, thanks for that! ❤️👍🏻😃

@crafterdeidra 3 жыл бұрын

All of these book page ephemera turned out super cute. Great craft with me video as always. Thanks for sharing with us!

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank Deidra! ❤️

@tonyashatley5040 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing how simple things can be! Sometimes I’m afraid to throw out anything thinking I could probably use that some how! Lol. I know I have too much. I too over think things however I think I try to add too much! Your video shows how you can make things so beautiful very quickly! They are all gorgeous!

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tonya! Overthinking choices is something many of us deal with, I think...

@mariaconti9704 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely! I have started altering a book for the December challenge, which is stressing me out too, because it is my first one that I will be following and because of all my ephemera I don’t know which way todo, 😂🤣! I agree that having to much of anything is not good and my room is a mess that I organize or try to and get sidetracked during the process and start another project. 🤪 it’s crazy making for me so far. I’m pretty new at collaging and junk journaling so I’m trying be patient with myself and remember that it is “Junk” . Thank you so much for your conversation and inspiration. I truly enjoy spending time with you, Dear Barbara. 😷🤗🥰

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Aw, thanks Maria. I think many of us can relate! 😊

@maudhiemstra 3 жыл бұрын

LOL 🤣🤣🤣 when you got the gears ⚙️ and started to mention the gilding wax ❤️💃🕺🏼 and yes I totally have the same problems with all my stuff.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about you as well with the gears! 😃

@MaureenAstrid 3 жыл бұрын

I do feel overwhelmed by having too many things to work with yes 🙃 I like to sort through my stash and pick a limited amount of things before I start a project, a little like you do too. That way I can just use those and I don't get stressed by having a million things at hand. Only a thousand 🤭🤭🤭 loved watching you decorate, as always. Big hugs

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Great minds think alike! 😃 thank you sweetie! 🥰

@margaretflaxman 3 жыл бұрын

I made a Christmas junk journal and I thought I won't have enough ephemera for 1 December no fear how do I have more pieces than I started with. Thanks for another great video.🥰

@Charlievintage2808 3 жыл бұрын

I also found that mass producing things for journals just made more ephemera laying around.

@maryjanesolmayor3424 2 жыл бұрын

Your stash are so relaxing to watch I wish I have that huge collection!!!

@sandral.2828 2 жыл бұрын

I want more videos like this! Love all these ideas. I’m actually inspired to gather a bunch of my ephemera (too much to say all of it) together in one place so I can grab things like you do. I keep buying stuff and don’t even know how much I have.

@veronicawhite398 3 жыл бұрын

Always fun, Barbara! 👍👍👍

@Lorikneisler 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely as always! I like to use circle elements by challenging myself to cut one element into parts and use all the pieces in the same collage. Usually, I’ll have one quarter in a corner, then the remaining piece cut into two and used along the edges in a pleasing way. It’s one way to create that triangle unity we all like!

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, Lori! Sounds like an interesting method you have! 👍🏻😊❤️

@GoddessJuJu 28 күн бұрын

Yes I get overwhelmed with all the things sometimes and still would like other tools or supplies 😂

@k.susieroloff4801 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a craft hoarder, yes I am....with counted cross stitch, ceramics, painting ( dot mandalas, on paper as well as rocks), nice smooth rocks, in different shapes, dishes for glass towers, jewelry, oh, so much jewelry,..wooden things to paint on, and now, my new obsession, junk journals,...so much paper stuff....😻

@frazzledrobin5175 3 жыл бұрын

As always did such a nice job, you have a good eye, thanks. The little blond girl looked much like my 72 yr old sister when she was young.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Aw, thank you so much! ❤️

@pambotter365 3 жыл бұрын

Barbara, I have very little ephemera and had it in two small boxes. Then made myself an ephemera holder. But I do hoard my stuff. Because as you know if you use it you don’t have it anymore. LOL. Also the one you made with the lady and her dog, as you out it together it popped into my head...”The Key to Time is enjoy little moments”. Loved al your items today. TFS! ❤️

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Good for you for having little ephemera! Haha if we use our stuff we don’t have it anymore 😂 so funny and so true! I love the sentiment you thought of with the girl and her dog, thanks for that! ❤️

@pambotter365 3 жыл бұрын

@@49dragonflies Barbara, you’re so welcome. Years and years ago I bought these little paper pads. So very cute and one was a baby theme. They no longer make them so what I started doing was making copies of the papers I was using. The things us crafters do!! 😁

@killhannaah 3 жыл бұрын

Tina also works in her livingroom/family room! :) I love this video. I always love to craft along! And it feels like I am crafting with a friend :) and I have the same with my handmade ephemera folder!!!!

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Hannah! So happy you were crafting with me! ❤️

@gkcollard2 3 жыл бұрын

I definitely need to reorganize and destash!

@cathywhite6442 3 жыл бұрын

I store my little tags in a business card folder so I find them easily

@mirellanor1497 3 жыл бұрын

You have such cute ephemera!!!!

@SunFlower-jx8nt 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I love your work..I love how you play all those pretty pieces...love love it..🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍👌👌👌👌..love you videos your work..a lot..by the way I always forgot to said ..I LOVE YOUR ACCENT..SO BEAUTIFUL..HAVE A BLESSING BEAUTIFUL DAY B SAFE..🙏.🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍💗🤍🤍💗🤍💗🤍💗🤍💗🌸🙋🏻‍♀️🌻

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Aaaaw, thank you so much! ❤️

@nikkinmiss 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I feel just like you, I had cleared out most of the junk I had accumulated throughout my life then about 2 months later I came across junk journals and became hooked now I have way to much stuff again and its driving me nuts

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

I hear ya, Tonya! ❤️

@kellys1722 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video ive had junk journal block for a while now, can't wait for tomorrow to get something done.❤

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kelly! That’s makes me so happy! Have fun! ❤️

@teresemartinez6215 3 жыл бұрын

I joined a Facebook group to do swaps to help me get more for journaling. Now I have more things than I need. I am still learning how to organize all my ephemera. I still love to swap with others, but now my I love making things to send to others.

@aidawirth5459 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I love art journaling, and junk journals, thanks for sharing all your Ideas. Love love love

@JunkJournalTreasures 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree, having a lot is stressful, overwhelming. It grows exponentially, lol! I’ve been thinking getting a box about the size of yours and adding a mix of things to use and of course having the rest of my stash handy just in case, lol! Love all your pieces, they came out great! 💕

@lindawitherspoon446 3 жыл бұрын

It’s great to see how other people try to organize bits and pieces. It can be overwhelming.

@joymizelle6048 3 жыл бұрын

Barbara- you have described my situation exactly! Approximately a week ago, I started e major renovation/reorganization. I am beyond overwhelmed and currently have every flat surface covered with stuff (treasures). I am slowly merging and purging. The discoveries, I have made, are both exciting and depressing. Thank you for this video, and showing me I am not ‘the only one’. Again, as always you are both enjoyable and amazing.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Joy! I wish you all the best with your reorganization! ❤️

@onthewaycraftmanualidades515 3 жыл бұрын

Too much stuff? Never is too much 🤩🤩 I have the same problem 😊 Lovely works as usual 😍 Thank you for let me learn day by day with your video tutorials

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Aw, thank you Maria! ❤️

@PaperPaintsnPen 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Barbara, Well done for using up some goodies 😁 I can definitely relate n I do sometimes feel overwhelmed. I have a scrap box that I sort out every now n then but it never gets any smaller argh 😫😁 and I have other smaller boxes that often get ignored cos I forget they're there 🙄Loved your ephemera pieces, always enjoy your videos 😊💖🎶

@samingham6086 3 жыл бұрын

Using book pages is one of my all time favourite things to do :) all of these were lovely.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ❤️

@reneekennedy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Barbara ❣️ I find if I am not organizing as I go, I am going crazy... but also, I use organizing as a source of inspiration. I like all of your pockets, I feel inspired to make some too!! 😘😘

@tanjablume6343 Жыл бұрын

I found a trick with getting washi of the backing paper after googling it🤓 Turn your washi so the backing paper is facing you, then make a small gentle cut into one of the corners and you can lift it of with the edge of your Stanley knife🥳

@49dragonflies Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that tip! ❤️

@anidrake8457 2 жыл бұрын

When you have too much you can do a variation of what the lady from “treasure books” does. She reaches in without looking, picks a certain number of pieces, sets a timer and sees how many pieces she can make in that time limit. But don’t forget to include some lace and ribbons.

@nancypyter1511 3 жыл бұрын

I love it all Barbara! Thanks for the inspiration!

@AtSusiesCottage 3 жыл бұрын

I certainly relate to too much stuff! I was going through my stash getting all my Christmas things ready for 1st December and I was shocked by how much I have already let alone the new goodies I’ve bought this year! I’m going to have to sort through and make a much smaller stash to work with! xxx💕

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck! 🥰❤️

@whitneykosters9102 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Barbara, so I finally got a membership to Digital Collage Club after watching your videos & always seeing your goodies. They really do have some great stuff. Thank you for sharing. As far as my scraps or smaller elements. I have binders that I got at the second hand shop & baseball card pages & organize them that way so I can see what I have & organize them. I do have a garage so I have the binders on a shelf in there. The gears came out very cool😊

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

I’m happy you live the downloads. There is sooo much to chose from with new ones added every week. I think it’s really a good deal 😊

@Samreen0987 3 жыл бұрын

All of these are exquisite and magnificent🤩..Your videos are always worth watching!😊Your creativity is what inspires me the most❤..l just love your ephemra and ideas☺l wish mine would be like yours(As l am a new l only have 1 drawer of ephemra😁😅) Have a beautiful weekend Barbara😊

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you again Shimah! Your ephemera supplies will grow with time! I had none of these things when I started out. It’s fun to curate a collection of loved items over time, I think. Also, look for images in magazines or books 😊. Sometimes I feel the more things I have the less creative I am....work with what you have 😊🥰

@Samreen0987 3 жыл бұрын

@@49dragonflies You are so sweet😊thanks for this beautiful reply☺and all emphemra l have belongs to magazines/books!😊l didnt bought anything....You are truly right😊❤You are the best! And you are very creative 😊its an undeniable fact💕

@PaperConfessionswithCaraMia 3 жыл бұрын

Love these! So many fun ephemera ideas! TFS

@jasminedavis2527 3 жыл бұрын

Love your channel ❤️

@ladydragonflydesigns 3 жыл бұрын

I've been crafting since 1991 and I have so much stuff too!!! I've been working on my craft stuff for two years. I have learn not to be too hard on yourself❤, you get so overwhelmed with it all. Everyone shows their scrap pile, I'm embarrassed to say that I have a huge tote, yes tote box stuffed with large baggies with scraps. I have moved into a bigger craft room, but all my crafts won't fit, what? So when we start our school's winter break I'm going to purge my craft room and spare bedroom that has my excess craft stuff. We can do it!!! I'm a librarian, so I have a lot (A LOT) of old discarded books. I use the covers to make journals, so I have tons of book pages. These are such a great inspiration!!!! Thank you for sharing.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck decluttering, you can do it! BTW I love your logo!!! 😃❤️👍🏻

@KristenShawACTS 3 жыл бұрын

i love seeing all these wonderful videos and get so much inspiration! I do notice that as crafters and women, we seem to put ourselves down and often complain a lot. sometimes just listening to someone share about their overwhelm is overwhelming! :) and i have to watch without sound. i wish we wouldn't be so hard on ourselves, and our art. the work is so beautiful!!!!

@AnnaArmellino 3 жыл бұрын

OMG I LOVE HOW THE SECOND TUCK SPOT IS SO GORGEOUS!

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! ❤️

@FrappsScraps 3 жыл бұрын

I have a ton of stuff too! 20+ years of crafting and I used to own a scrapbook store allows you to gather a collection lol

@kathyalderton905 3 жыл бұрын

yes Barbara, and I try to keep it all organized I can relate some of my crafting supplies are spilling out of my craft area in my house to other rooms I try to not get to much stuff as I have a small house.

@Diana0802 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, can feel overwhelmed and stressful after having too many crafting items. I gave a lot away. Whenever I want to buy two items, I tell myself to buy only one or none.

@donnadegale-kalloo5926 3 жыл бұрын

I am new to junk journaling and I keep thinking I have to use pretty paper, so thanks for a reminder that we can use book pages. I would love to be overwhelmed with ephemera....lol, I barely have.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

I’m sure you will build up your stash over time! A few years ago I had none of these things.

@donnadegale-kalloo5926 3 жыл бұрын

I surely will.

@nancymitchell3962 3 жыл бұрын

Be careful what you wish for! Nancy from League City, Texas

@donnadegale-kalloo5926 3 жыл бұрын

Lol...ok Nancy!

@victoriaashmore2775 3 жыл бұрын

Donna - are you by chance in the U. S.?

@martiseelye6443 3 жыл бұрын

I have so much "stuff" that I don't even know what I have anymore 😥

@staceycorteville6756 3 жыл бұрын

ME TOO!!!!!!!!😫

@GrungeNGothicDesigns 3 жыл бұрын

Saaaame! After every journal, I try to organize. It's difficult 😕

@AzaleaLuna 3 жыл бұрын

Collector, not hoarder. :D Yes, I am in the same boat with all my paper and bits and pieces in what I think are organized places, but really, they are everywhere. I just love paper and all the different patterns and I think I might have a problem. lol. I need to just go through and get rid of the stuff I know I will never use. Things will start to improve after January 2021. And then once we get a vaccine it will start getting even better. Till then, digitals. I need to do something with my book pages like you've done here. Everything looks amazing. Thanks for sharing.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think many of us have a paper problem! 😬😃❤️

@annettedepete4314 3 жыл бұрын

I am just like you! I am always trying clean my stuff. It really overwhelming when u have so much stuff. Thanks for sharing such a fun video 😍🌴stay safe

@danacolosimo5874 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, absolutely love this video .... great way to use up my stash .... thank you so much for sharing :)

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dana! So happy it was inspiring! ☺️❤️

@barbaracheatham692 3 жыл бұрын

Love the little sewn pieces of paper. I need to make some of those. TFS

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Barbara! They come I. Super handy with collages! I need to make more as well!

@RobinfromCA 3 жыл бұрын

I have resisted the mass assembly of tags and envelopes but I think I need to get over that. What I really need to start clearing out is my huge stash of napkins! Oh so many of them no matter how many I gift!

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Napkins are a big problem for me as well! 😃 I just resist the cute ones!

@kcueva313 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I love these ideas TFS Barbara like always inspiring 🥰

@dianenietolopez8624 3 жыл бұрын

I can totally relate. I understand to live in a big one bedroom with a large walk in closet. Everything was bigger there. I started crafting with my granddaughters. They were little 5&6, then 7&8. I helped my daughter take care of them. I had them Monday through Friday. Come Monday they had KZfaq video Crafting we were going to do. Over a span of 6 years talk about hoarding trash lol. When it was time to move closer to my daughter's I had to through so much stuff out. Only the trash. Not my supplies. I moved into a Active Adult Community Apartments meaning its for older people. The whole apartment is the size of the living room I had in my other apartment. It was a shock moving in here it felt like I moved into a nursing home. It's been 1 whole year. I've gotten used to it. I had already gotten rid of a lot of things in Santa Fe. But here where I live someone is always moving out and moving in and they have to start getting rid of stuff and we have donation tables whatever can be reusable you just put it out on the tables. I have gotten to much. I'm going to have to give some things away. My apartment is to small and it's becoming overwhelming like you said. I totally get it. I buy supplies at thrift store or garage sales, OMG the Dollar Tree. There are so many Dollar Trees and they all have different things. I'm in Rio Rancho which is right next to Albuquerque and that's a really big city. It's like going to the candy store. Lol.I order on Ebay and Amazon. But now it's just me. My granddaughters are teenagers and they don't do art crafts anymore. So Junk Journal is my new thing.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback Diane! I totally get it! Maybe your granddaughters will pick up crafting again one day, you never know...😊❤️

@dianenietolopez8624 3 жыл бұрын

The younger one did some Christmas tree with plastic spoons last year. Like a deco for the table. This year I sent my daughter some links to Halloween decorations and she made one of those for Halloween last month. Your welcome I hope you get to feeling better about it. Maybe you should do a drawing and give away a box of goodies away. Every so often until you don't have so much.

@HeavenlyMama1 3 жыл бұрын

I totally enjoyed watching you decorate the ephemera! I know how you feel about having too much stuff. I also have a lot of crafting supplies. What bothers me the most is when I can’t remember where I put something I want to use now! This happens often. It happened today! Lol Hugs💕

@MommytoMikeyjr 3 жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean! I just recently took out all my ephemera from my ephemera book and put them in a binder with the sectioned card holder sheets. Sometimes I get tired of seeing things that I’ve held on to for so long so I will go through and pull out those things and add them to a master board or something.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea! 😃👍🏻

@didmar0159 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe to help downsize, do up a few give-a-way packets as happy mail? They are all such great pieces of ephemera others won't have. Love how you did all those pockets. You have so many great ideas, appreciate you sharing.

@cherylfaetanini5683 3 жыл бұрын

Very cute emphemera♥️ book pages are fun to work with! Thank you for sharing Barbara😊

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cheryl! ❤️

@777andika 3 жыл бұрын

I knew it was the right video for me! 😁😁😁

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Hehe

@dianetimmons7999 3 жыл бұрын

Love the video. You had me hooked when you pulled out the black gears - I have the TH gears die and am going to get it out today, cut some and decorate some book page pockets. Thanks for the inspiration. I'm sorry a certain person gave you such a negative comment - just keep being you. BTW, I totally understand feeling overwhelmed and yes, it's so, so hard to toss anything that might possibly be used in a junk journal.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words, Diane! ❤️ Have fun with your gears today! 🥰

@lauriesmith6742 3 жыл бұрын

I just have to pick a focal point first, then use my scraps. But, I understand how you feel about the overwhelming amount of things. 😻

@kamalimasters5287 3 жыл бұрын

Yes....I'm guilty of way too much stuff and yes I've moved onto dining room table🥺. Will need to clean before Christmas...but...I might not find anything again 😂😂😂

@nancymitchell3962 3 жыл бұрын

Barbara, I, too, feel exactly like that. The more I have, the more confused I become. I also put more pressure on myself to use the ephemera. Occasionally when I become too overwhelmed I will simply go through some ephemera envelopes and throw away pieces I’m not likely to use. It is hard initially but I haven’t missed one item! Nancy from League City, Texas

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Decluttering is crucial! 👍🏻😊

@brandyl1c1ous 3 жыл бұрын

I’m right there with you. Lol. thanks for inspiring

@cynthiamostacato7894 3 жыл бұрын

I loved this! Let’s do more! I have so much ephemera I’ll never use it all BUT I love fussy cutting. A lot of it I sort by size, color and type (flowers,owls,birds,mushrooms,etc.) I love your laugh and enjoy listening to you! I get stuck putting what with what, just can’t decide! I’d enjoy watching you do this again!.....cyndi m.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you For your kind feedback, Cyndi’ ❤️

@elizabethtanti7884 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I found your channel. I love your creativity. I’m better as well with less but oh boy I have a lot of stuff. You’ve inspired me to make some journal Decor ahead. ❤️from 🇨🇦

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Elizabeth and welcome to my channel! 😊❤️

@judygray7718 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks!

@cathywhite6442 3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same when I buy too much stuff and I don’t know what to do with them

@BlackDogDesigns 3 жыл бұрын

What a great video, tfs❤️

@kimplohocky5301 3 жыл бұрын

I feel the exact same way you do Barbara! Having too much, I don’t know where to begin. Sometimes I feel like throwing my little scraps away 🤣🤣🤣 Yea right! But seriously a couple of times I have done a project to use up my scraps, and spent all day working on tags and clusters and at the end of the all I have done is create more scraps , so 🤷🏻‍♀️ I do love being creative though. So I think I just need a bigger craft room so it looks like I don’t have so much. 🎨🗝🍄🌼🦋🪡🧵 sometimes the things you say out loud is the same thing I am saying to myself, so I can relate to you! And I love the idea of keeping things in a triangle, I had never heard that before and it is helpful.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kim! Bigger scraps just make more smaller scraps when we try to use them! 😂 It’s a never ending story! 😃❤️

@jackielubeck 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Barbara - I got totally overwhelmed with my yarn ,,, it's terrible feeling involving embarrassment, money, space, and that oh no feeling. I gave half of it away and vacuumed packed the other half but now I have the same story with paper crafts. We started to fix the house and now all is a mess.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

I totally get it! 😬

@beejayoung1546 3 жыл бұрын

Yes my stuff has migrated throughout my house. I can’t get in my craft room right now. I am also storing Christmas gifts in there so I’ve taken over the dining table. Again! Everyday, before I cook dinner, I clear off one half of the table so there is an area where my husband and I can eat. He is okay with it. If you check under the table, the chairs are stacked with books and paper trimmers and file folders full of paper and containers of brads etc. I’m working on a journal for a gift right now and once that is complete, I will clean up the craft room and put everything away. Then I can start the baking and prep stuff for Christmas. I’m a very messy crafter lol.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Haha I do the same at my dining table! It’s good to have understanding husbands! 😃

@Charlievintage2808 3 жыл бұрын

I don't have a ton of ephemera pieces but the ones I have i store in a book like you have by categories. (stamps, words, tickets etc) I find it easier to store them in very few places. The more storage tins or binders that I have the more overwhelmed I get. I think the key is to not have too much ephemera. Another idea is to give away what you don't want or to swap it for ephemera you do want. One other tip, when you print out a page of ephemera, don't fussy cut it all at once. I find having it together on one page is less bits to store.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Some great ideas, thanks Charlotte! ❤️

@heatherb7491 3 жыл бұрын

I think we all feel overwhelmed sometimes, I do especially when I have too many things, but I find it hard if I can’t see my bits and pieces, so I’m usually working in a muddle. X

@ytsedoM 3 жыл бұрын

I totally feel you about having too much stuff .... I get many surprises when I go trough my supply :D So, I have a BIG craft room full, still I take some supply down to my living room, and craft on the dining table :D I celebrate the `empty nest` and full freedom to do what I want where I want :)))

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! 😃👍🏻❤️

@kathyalderton905 3 жыл бұрын

I have also made some ephemera folders and expanding folders to to organize stuff

@Marina-qn1yv 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I understand it completely ... so for my decemberdaily I've took ALL my christmas things in one box and use them for that ... than with the rest I will create a use-up decemberbook to put in all the rest ... ( gayle agostinelli ) ... so hopefully the next christmas I can buy self some new things 🤞😊

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great plan! 😊👍🏻❤️

@anngrey3959 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. My hubby is supportive also.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

😃👍🏻

@sherylfarrier8397 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Barbara, this was very useful and entertaining. I was sitting here talking to the video as if you could hear me. I kept saying use the one that say Life with the butterflies. I let out a deep breath when you finally use it. I was laughing at myself. The other time I was saying use the purple dragonfly and you picked it to up to use with the flower cutout and then changed your mind. I wonder if anyone else talk to the videos. I know, silly but fun.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

I love that you talk to me in my videos!!! I will keep that in mind when I film, which will make it more fun! 😃❤️

@MessyPaperCrafter 3 жыл бұрын

As far as selling the journals, I’ve seen other shops just sell them within their own country where shipping isn’t too bad. Several UK shops I follow are only mailing physical pieces within the UK, for example. Maybe that’s an option for you? But I totally get why you are waiting.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info, Amy! I thought about selling only within Europe, but then I feel bad for excluding so many of my viewers....

@MessyPaperCrafter 3 жыл бұрын

@@49dragonflies Totally get it 💜

@emmkaa2099 3 жыл бұрын

Barbara, these are great and I think you made your point beautifully. I don't have all that much JJing under my belt but in a tiny way I can agree that more is not always best - except for, like, chocolate - as it gets too overwhelming - the stuff, not the chocolate... chocolate's easy. I've also heard many of my other instructors say that fewer items to work with and/or limited time (like the 3 in 30s) make things easier in an odd way. Did you see where Emily, Marta's daughter, picked Marta's supplies for a project? ...maybe nine-ish months ago? Marta fumbled for a second but found her groove as we all knew she would and created an absolute Marta Masterpiece. This vid was really inspiring m'dear, thank you. 🤗 With love from the Southern California desert, MK. ❤️☀️🌬️🌵

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Emm! I have not seen that video, but maybe I should! 😃❤️

@pauletteliddell2923 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@phyllishiggins7384 3 жыл бұрын

nice video and yes sometimes too much stuff but then I may need it. lol

@l.harvey8243 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed your video, and whew, you do have lots of bits and pieces! I commend you on how you collaged and layered your book pages. All of them would be great in a journal. Do you have a video on how you made the various book pages?

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I don’t, but have noted to make one in the future! 😃

@laurachapman6633 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh! As you were taking your ephemera out of your folder, I kept on thinking of the hours it would take to put it all back again!!!🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😂😂😂😂It took me ages!!! And yes all the pieces make me crazy but i cant throw them away, but the ‚gathering‘ of the small pieces is a problem at the moment...I struggle to use them as they are in my ephemera folder and I never go to them as they’re so full....🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

I’m keeping them in that wooden box for now... don’t even want to think about puttend then all back!! 😬 I wonder how to stop accumulating more.....

@craftingexperiments-StellaT 3 жыл бұрын

Hi B., I was wondering, are going to put all the ephemera you took out of the album back in? As I saw you throwing them into the box I remembered a discussion I had with a psychologist friend of mine who said that hoarding is a sign of perfectionism. Perfectionists need to be in control of things and hoarding makes you feel in control of your crafting. When I asked her for a way to reduce my supplies without feeling guilty she said: give yourself a time period that you will choose, i.e. 5 years. If you haven't used something for that period it means that either you don't need it or you don't like it enough to use it and therefore it can go. Thank you for so many ideas.

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Stella for your insights. Currently I’m keeping them in the box, but I declutter regularly (once every 1-2 years).

@myhappyspace4533 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a tutorial on how to fold it !!😃

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will put it on my list! 😃

@inesdias793 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, I understand you so much 😅😅. I think that... it's kind of "normal" 🤔. Love your idea... Truly? I love watching ALL your videos! 😀😍💜😘😘🇵🇹

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Aw, thank you so much Ines! ❤️

@carynpetross5841 3 жыл бұрын

Use tape to help pull the backing off of your stickers! I’m with you I get frustrated 🤣

@49dragonflies 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm, that sounds like a interesting method, must try! Thank you! ❤️

@theresatompkins1705 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know if this is helpful and I’m fairly new to this art form, but when I get a lot of scraps I collage them very randomly. I like the eclectic look and combine as much as I can. 😊