Why Gluebooks? What’s the purpose? Why make them?

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#gluebook #artjournal #margaretemiller
If you are not familiar with gluebooks, and have questions about why someone would make one, what's the purpose, or what do you do with them when you’re done, then you've come to the right place. That's what I'm talking about in today's video.
A gluebook is something you glue things into. Also, you take something else, like an old school notebook and turn it into a gluebook. You can even take a junk journal and turn it into a gluebook. Gluebooks are art journals made with using papers.
I'll show you lots of examples of upcycled papers that I've turned into gluebooks, and I'll also show you some of the simplest ways to create a glue book from materials you probably already have at home.
I hope you're ready for lots of ideas!
0:00 intro
1:32 What is a gluebook
1:56 What do you put in a gluebook?
3:14 Is it like a scrapbook?
3:49 How can this be meaningful?
5:34 Isn't it kind of pointless?
7:04 What do you do with a glubook when you're done?
8:46 How to make a gluebook from things at home
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@juliagoolia72 19 күн бұрын

I have stumbled across what I call “paper therapy” lately. I started out decorating journal spreads, but found I didn’t necessarily go back and fill in the journal part all the time. The meaning is coming from the decorating. It brings me joy to glue and use stickers and paper and other ephemera. So to find videos like this and read the comments where others are doing the same thing makes me so happy. Thank you for sharing!

@MargareteMiller 18 күн бұрын

Excellent!! 👏🏼 You were already more than half way figuring this out for yourself. So glad I could help 💙

@andreahultman8272 17 күн бұрын

“Paper therapy” is a perfect term for it!

@blijvanpapier 13 күн бұрын

People often don't understand my love for paper. Nice to see likeminded people.

@MargareteMiller 13 күн бұрын

There are many of us out there. Sometimes it does take a little effort to find us 😉❣️👍🏼

@Iroh12345 14 күн бұрын

I finally have a name for my hobby! I used to call it "scrapbooking", "junk journaling", or simply "paper crafting". But I don't like writing in my books or adding personal ephemera and pictures. I just like the creative process of combining pretty stickers and washi and papers to create an aesthetically pleasing end result on the page.

@ellen4956 14 күн бұрын

Yeah, it's scrapbooking. I don't know why this person thinks it's something new or different. They used to sell actual scrapbooks with either light or dark paper and you just did exactly this - cut things out and glue them in. Some people also put old cards or letters and ticket stubs - anything that meant something to them personally. It is fun! I just don't know why anyone would act like it hasn't been around for at least a hundred years. It has.

@MargareteMiller 13 күн бұрын

Hi, I'm "this person". I explained in the video what is a scrap book and how it's different from a gluebook. It's there if you care to learn.

@MargareteMiller 13 күн бұрын

The creative process really is the best part. 👍🏻 FYI, scrapbooks are all about memory keeping. Gluebooks are different because that's not the goal. Gluebooks can be any kind of papers that are not related to your past or to your memories. They can be just for fun.

@GingerDog207 11 күн бұрын

@@MargareteMillergo Margarete, Go! I used to feel so guilty for saving each little cool thing that I found. Now I know that I can call it paper therapy and give everybody the bird who 15:13 wants me to throw my collection away!!💌

@A-Milly-A 8 күн бұрын

@@ellen4956rude

@sherryhyde565 13 күн бұрын

Some may think gluebooks and junk journals are a waste of time. As for me, I am disabled and have no immune system and can't go anywhere. They really help me to cope and I feel so much better when I work on them. Thank you for this video! Be blessed🌿

@MargareteMiller 12 күн бұрын

I'm so glad you can work on gluebooks and it helps you. Thank goodness for the ideas and inspiration you can get from videos, too. I hope they continue to keep you creating! 💜

@jfe1195 7 күн бұрын

I bet your books are beautiful! Do you have a youtube channel?

@thejarfancystudios4638 7 күн бұрын

I feel the same way, and I also have the same ailments! I don’t go out of the house at all, and also have an auto immune disorder and the process helps me too. I do tend to want to be too perfect! But really I love it bc I can do it however I want … I love collaging and decoupaging things including mason jars, wine bottles… etc! I just moved and I have to sift through everything and get my set up back together and pray that I can jump start my small biz as quick as possible! One of my specialties is shabby flower making! Most shabby chic lovers are huge fans of them! I have to locate the two big boxes of them! They’re gonna be the first thing that I upload on my channel next! It was nice that I saw your comment! I’m gonna sub if you have content on your channel!

@sherryhyde565 6 күн бұрын

@jfe1195 How kind your comment is. Thank you! I do not have a channel. I do it to help pass the time and being creative is good medicine. Be blessed 🌿

@sherryhyde565 6 күн бұрын

@thejarfancystudios4638 Thank you for your comment! Autoimmune can be extremely challenging. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus. It has destroyed my immune system. It's great that you are so creative. I know that helps. Hope you get settled and all goes well. I don't have a channel. I enjoy KZfaq though. Be blessed 🌿

@sadiebeast97 23 күн бұрын

When I was a child I would save all kinds of pictures from advertising, cereal boxes, magazines, newspapers, etc, anything I found nice or connected with and paste them in a notepad or make a book. People thought I was wasting my time. Now I know this is a real art!!!

@MoonSpinners 23 күн бұрын

That’s what my mum did from a child in the 1930’s and I grew up doing the same, we’ve always called them scrapbooks.

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

It is!! 😉 I hope you’ll start it up again, making a gluebook ❣️

@sadiebeast97 22 күн бұрын

@@MoonSpinners For me, it was the 1970s and 1980s.

@sadiebeast97 22 күн бұрын

@@MargareteMiller Yes, I just might!!!

@carlaeskelsen 22 күн бұрын

@@MoonSpinners Same. My mother kept books like this from her mother's childhood. But, I don't understand the difference between a scrapbook and a glue book. I've never heard of a glue book until today. Something new. 🙂 Or is it?

@kerry_4everchanges 17 күн бұрын

I love this video! I'm 69 years old and have been collecting pictures from magazines, ephemera, souvenir ticket stubs, postcards, and the like my entire life. All that stuff currently lives in boxes in a closet. I think that creating glue books with it is a fabulous idea. Thank you!

@MargareteMiller 17 күн бұрын

Wonderful, Kerry! I'm so glad you've got a new idea to play with. Have fun pulling out those papers and putting them to use 💜

@gillianinoz 23 күн бұрын

Now I have a name for what I’ve been doing. I kind of stumbled on the craft during the lockdown - it’s not only relaxing, it’s really helped me get on top of my anxiety and panic attacks since my mother passed away 18 months ago. Thanks for shining a light on this.

@geogirlforever 19 күн бұрын

I do the same with my greeting cards....

@halo218813 19 күн бұрын

Sorry for your loss 😿 💔

@NHarts3 17 күн бұрын

Sorry for your loss. Glad that you found something to help ❤️

@sarahrean7174 17 күн бұрын

😢

@Jan-kf3qk 20 күн бұрын

When I was a child, I'm 60 and from the UK, we used to have scrapbooks, you could glue pictures, out of magazines and other paper things, in them, these have been around since the victorian era I think!

@lindakernot2455 20 күн бұрын

Yes I’m from the UK too and I too remember our scrapboooks from childhood. We all did them didn’t we?! But now I’m an avid junk journaller and somewhat obsessed with different ways of using the mountain of paper I’ve collected over more than 50 years!

@janeleverett3128 19 күн бұрын

I'm in Australia, & always had "scrapbooks", well into my married life. I still have them, & what memories! 😊

@MargareteMiller 19 күн бұрын

Yes! These type of creative books have been around for hundreds of years. 💜

@RJE95 18 күн бұрын

I am also from the UK and agree that this is closer to what I think of a scrapbook than the definition that was given in the video. Perhaps that's a regional difference in understanding of the word scrapbook

@sibylmcnulty3178 23 күн бұрын

A few years ago, I became disenchanted with day books: those daily mediations for women who do too much, or parents or whatever. So I decided to make my own. Who knew it was a glue book. 365 different mediations with a collage around it in a large coffee table type book. It took 3-4 years to make, but now I get great peace in going to a specific day and reading the thought there. Your video had inspired me.

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

My goodness, what an amazing project!! I hope you are really proud of yourself for what you've created. And yes, keep going! 🌟

@jimkehn524 22 күн бұрын

This is the best idea ever. I'm going to do this too. Annie

@Vivienne_Plum 20 күн бұрын

I love this idea! Did you cover pages of an already bound coffee table book or bind it yourself after it was done?

@specialk8927 20 күн бұрын

That would be interesting to see

@sibylmcnulty3178 20 күн бұрын

@@Vivienne_Plum I have no idea of how to post photos or I’d show you. But I used a bound book (the title, which I kept, is “Real Simple Solutions .” I glued over some pages, I used parts of some pages, I glued some pages together, I made doors. One page had a file box on it, so I made cards that slipped out of the box. So, I did all sorts of things; each page had a quotation that spoke to me (or a poem, or a short essay). The only commonality was that every piece pleased me then and still does. Some pages had more than one day also.

@shkhan84 13 күн бұрын

I literally just did this last night because i didnt want to throw away a sequoia park brochure and some roses cut off a yogurt packaging and called the book stick eveything here book! Glue book makes more sense 😂 thank you universe for showing me its normal and many people do this ❤❤

@MargareteMiller 13 күн бұрын

So glad you found gluebook a and are enjoying creating them 💜👍🏼😉

@joannealton6041 16 күн бұрын

I’m so happy the algorithm brought your video to my feed. I’ve been doing this for years but always just called it scrapbooking but never felt it was actually scrapbooking. Love it, just love it!

@MargareteMiller 14 күн бұрын

So glad you found this video, Joanne❣️ I hope it's given you some ideas to play with. 👍🏻

@susanhirst6168 23 күн бұрын

I've never heard of Glue books before. Thank you for giving me a new hobby ☺

@beverlynewton4282 23 күн бұрын

BEST VIDEO EVER. I have found that my glue books can be the basis for bigger collage pieces. SCRAPS WITH PURPOSE. Best way to recycle.

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

Awwww. Thanks, Beverly!! 😘😘😘 I've never thought about using the pages for bigger collage pieces. Kind of like a staging ground? I like that idea!

@jfe1195 16 күн бұрын

Your artistic gluebook looks tidy. Its flat, not lumpy bumpy, like many junk journals on KZfaq. I like the fact that people find papercraft therapeutic. I still don't know difference between junk journals and gluebooks.

@MargareteMiller 14 күн бұрын

I'll have the video out next week where I explain in more detail. A LOT of people have asked this question. 💜

@katietatey 8 күн бұрын

Isn't it just that a junk journal is where you make the book itself out of different papers and things and you may or may not also use a junk journal as a gluebook by then adding things in. A gluebook is where you are gluing (or taping) things into a book you did not make - either it's a new manufactured notebook, a book you are repurposing, a planner, etc. So basically in a junk journal the pages themselves are the art, and a gluebook you are making art on the pages. So junk journal could also be used as a gluebook but not the other way around. Hopefully I have that correct.

@jfe1195 7 күн бұрын

Thank you for reply. I noticed that some people reuse rings to make a makeshift binder. I used to do scrapbooks when i was a kid. The quality of glue for papercraft is better now.

@lindastiles7450 21 күн бұрын

I was gifted an old glue book someone had made in a big old red book. 3 inches full and 8 1/2 x 10 or so. A friend of my husbands was going through donated books and was going to toss this out but decided to keep it. Then she shared it with me and I loved it so much... she gave it to me! Definitely one of the best gifts ever... This person who made the book had glued articles, patterns, recipes, advertisements, almanac type things etc. It is not artistic papers/ephemera really, more just a keeper of all the things they liked I guess. In some places only the top was glued and I could lift up to see more glued underneath and sometimes even a picture or text ofthe original book. I was so fascinated. I had to look through the whole book several times to make sure I didn't miss anything. My favorite things to see were craft related.....how to fold an envelope or how to crochet lace or do tatting or make a rag doll etc. Also interesting was alll the old remedies for everything. I learned so much reading through it all. So fun. It had a lot of the old work basket type things and many things I would want to use in my junk journals... but of course I can't bear to tear anything out of it. I feel like it is a piece of her history I get to preserve and share with others. Makes me wish I had a youtube to do a flip through. I appreciate your videos, thank you!

@adrianaduff2740 21 күн бұрын

Oh, please do a flip-through. We would love to see it! I love finding treasures like you described!!

@username00009 20 күн бұрын

You can always take pictures or scan some of the images to use in your crafting.

@sfrench1124 Күн бұрын

My youngest grandchild is 7 & still loves coming to see Gigi. He loves to glue. I think I will make him a blank Glue Book & put it on top of old magazines with his glue stick, scissors and markers. Thanks!

@MargareteMiller Күн бұрын

Oh my goodness, he's going to love that! You are such an awesome grandparent❣️

@nittnybently22 Күн бұрын

I love crafting but all the “typical” arts and crafts are hard to get into or expensive. I am grateful to the KZfaq feed for sending me this video! 🙌🙌🙌

@MargareteMiller Күн бұрын

Awww. I'm so glad you enjoyed this!! 💙

@dorlevanos3480 23 күн бұрын

Hi Margarete! I love to make glue books out of old books I have altered. I am a big collector of paper fodder (can’t throw old books or magazines out before I check them for pictures I might like to use in glue books). So I have a huge selection! I find it very relaxing and quite therapeutic. Thanks for your great channel and cheers from Oz. 🤗❤️🇦🇺

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

Ahhh, yes. Altered books are so awesome, too. I’m so glad you’re thinking up ways to create with them 👍🏼😉💙

@elizabethglenbentley7882 23 күн бұрын

It's the first time I've actually been able to fathom what glue are, used for etc. And yes, I believe taking one's mind to another place of relaxation is crucial to remain sane, from the hurlg burly of life! Thanks Margreth 😊. Your explanations are so succinct and interesting fodder for the brain 😂

@cleot151 23 күн бұрын

My thoughts also.

@craftybarb6220 21 күн бұрын

Hi Margaret, I've been sticking pictures in A5 note books since 2017 where it became a Chtistmas glue book. I have 3 of those. Then pictures from a UK magazine called Evergreen. That stopped 2 years ago. Then this year I started getting This England same company as Evergreen. My other goto magazine is Daphneys Diary.

@ownsacat 19 күн бұрын

Margarete, I must tell you something funny that happened to me. I spent A bit of time making an altered book for a friend of mine. She likes to journal so I thought she might like it. It turned out great. I sent it to her and heard nothing. Finally I asked her in email if she received my altered book. She said um, dear, I hate to tell you this but someone wrote all over your book. LOL. I said hon, that was me, I used rubber stamps mostly and the images went with the pages. Poetry book. I could not get her to understand it was supposed to be that way. LOL

@marydettmann5854 20 күн бұрын

My creative outlet is constructing Glue Books. Started doing them as self care while learning to live with mental illness.

@juliejohnson497 19 күн бұрын

Good for you. I have read several places that making things with our hands actually releases happy chemicals in our brains and I believe it from my own experiences -sewing and fabric crafting and photo scrapbooking. I hope it continues to help you.

@MargareteMiller 17 күн бұрын

Glue books are great for self care and mental health. Good for you for taking this up as a hobby. 👏🏼

@BigGrannydb 23 күн бұрын

As you thumbed thru - looking for something “unique”, I’m thinking IT IS ALL UNIQUE! At least to me! Beautiful compositions - lovely colors - awesome shapes - who knew it could be so much fun to collect & display PAPER! I adore it! And you totally inspire us to “see” what is there … an awareness perhaps. Thank you, Margarete!

@noraellsworth3744 2 күн бұрын

I started what I was calling a mixed media journal but now realize what I am doing is a glue book. I loved seeing your glue books!

@MargareteMiller Күн бұрын

Thanks! I hope you'll be working on some of your own 😉❣️👍🏻

@donna-1234 23 күн бұрын

Hi Margarete, I like to make a glue book page or two or three (depending on the vacation) for each vacation or trip that I go on. I use things collected on the trip: maps, brochures, business cards, stamps, etc. I always have the pages (I use index card-sized cardstock)and a glue stick with me but seldom get around to making the pages until after my return, whereupon I can relive and enjoy the experiences all over again 🥰. Thank you so much for your videos, instructions and motivation. I have been following you for a couple of years and am very grateful to you for introducing me to the world of collage. Greetings from Austria!

@dianesmith4759 23 күн бұрын

I love this idea!

@user-vm5ud4xw6n 21 күн бұрын

When I first heard gluebooks I thought Here we go, another silly time waster (I can’t get into junk journals even though I journal-pen to paper-like crazy. Thanks for sharing your insights into this craft. It definitely shines a light on a new way of dealing with life as it bombards us from all sides.

@RJE95 18 күн бұрын

I do something that I call creative journaling and that might work well for you if writing is a big focus. I basically view it like a decorated diary or journal, but it isn't exclusively for diary entries, I also decorate and stick in things I like just because I want to keep them. I find that everyone has a slightly different idea or definition of these terms anyway, and perhaps what you consider a junk journal is a lot more restrictive than what I would

@MargareteMiller 10 күн бұрын

Thank you for your encouraging comments. And thanks for watching 💙

@denisehogarth5433 22 күн бұрын

Any book that I make whether it is a glue book or a junk journal or a book that I have used to practice book binding, they are all important to me. I have a friend who has done quite a lot of handcrafting and she had never done any paper crafts. She got in touch with me soon after her husband passed away for suggestions. I thought for a nano second and mentioned glue books and discribed them as best I could and linked her to a few YT videos. She just loves them and reccomends them to everyone. There is a reason for glue books

@MargareteMiller 21 күн бұрын

How nice that you were able to help your friend with a great suggestion. Yes, they really can be so helpful 💜

@Mrs.KatsCrafting 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for todays video. I never show my glue books on videos because I feel people wont understand why I do so much of them. I honestly feel myself relax in every inch of my body working in them and making them just something that I understand lol.

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

Well, you're not alone out there, with your love of working on gluebooks💜. There are lots of us 😉🌟👍🏻

@sevenmillionhobbies7840 17 күн бұрын

I mean, why do anybody do anything? It’s fun, brings joy, and records history of your life and interests. ❤

@MargareteMiller 17 күн бұрын

Yes, sometimes it doesn't look like traditional art and therefore people question if it's a good way to spend time. I'm hoping to help confused people see that indeed, it's worth the time 👍🏻😉💜

@pattyhabegger3073 12 күн бұрын

I wasn't really sure what a gluebook was and this video explains it perfectly. I found 3 sketchbooks that I never use and now I can use them as a gluebook! I like finding a use for everything that I have. Thanks so much for this video. I really enjoyed it! And now I'm so excited about using my new/old gluebooks!

@MargareteMiller 12 күн бұрын

That’s fabulous! I’m so glad you’ve got some new ideas to play with 👏🏼❣️😉

@minnesotagirl1473 14 күн бұрын

I think your gluebooks with the coil binding is just precious !!!❤

@MargareteMiller 13 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! I do really enjoy working in this size 💜

@cassandrascott2613 23 күн бұрын

Thank you❣️ now I know what to do with all the pretty magazine pictures that I don’t want to throw away❤

@maryjackson9816 5 күн бұрын

Im a scrapbooker, card maker and general crafter. In my collage days i did a lot of collages on items. Now I collage in books and call them junk journals. I can spend hours working in them. I enjoy whatever you want to call them. Its really therapeutic ❤

@MargareteMiller 4 күн бұрын

I agree. It’s therapeutic, indeed ❣️

@iaciflanders6608 22 күн бұрын

I make a glue book each year to collect anything I come across that I want to keep for myself while making jj for others. I make a small collection, setting them aside until I have the time to glue them into my glue book. I love looking at my older glue books and reading some of the notes I make about particular items. Sometimes, I put things in pockets or envelopes in my glue books with the intent that I might use these in the future on another project. Although there isn’t much “journaling” in my glue books, they are a reflection of my tastes and likes… and these make me smile. 💝

@MargareteMiller 21 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing this. So many great suggestions here. 👏🏼

@susansmithey5317 22 күн бұрын

I've been holding onto some outdated Happy Planners of various sizes. Now I know what to do with them!

@MargareteMiller 22 күн бұрын

Awesome! So glad you’ve got a new idea to play with 😉❣️👍🏼

@silentCaim 20 күн бұрын

Well, now i know what I made when I was a teen lol I used to cut all the movies recaps from the weekly TV magazine and stick them in a chunky notebook. I still have it, and now i have a name for it 🙃

@Alicia-yn5ex 19 күн бұрын

That is actual gold!!!!! (((I have movie stubs from nearly 25 years!))

@MargareteMiller 10 күн бұрын

That’s so cool! I’m so glad you kept it ❣️

@RubeeRoja Күн бұрын

Gluebook is such a cute new name for this!

@MargareteMiller Күн бұрын

😂 ❣️👏🏼

@spinnettdesigns Күн бұрын

Thank you! When I was a child, I always loved making collages…as a senior citizen, I still love to do it and now realize that I don’t have to call it anything, like “art” I just enjoy the fun of the creative process. I don’t find it pointless, but didn’t share it so much because people sometimes “give an eyebrow”, but I don’t care anymore, the lovely and fun process pleases me. In our crazy world, doing something wholesome that is so enjoyable for me, is enough. I have always LOVED paper, it’s hard to describe…I LOVE it! I have sooooo many books and magazines (for sale from the library, 5/$1) to cut up. I make little things (cards with the center cut out with a flower or sticker in it, under clear plastic from an old envelope or paper coasters or playing cards) to send to others as greeting cards to send to friends and then I don’t just have a stack of them lying around.

@suelutz5364 23 күн бұрын

Thank you, Margarete! Your explanations are always so concise, helpful, and encouraging!

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

You're so welcome, Sue!! Thanks for watching 😘

@missyb.623 23 күн бұрын

Great video! I like to make junk journals, but I give those away. It's the process I love, I don't journal. Glue books are my favorite. Collage art is relaxing to me. I have books with several themes: color, alphabet, random, paper dolls, surreal collage... I do it for all the reasons you mentioned. I would advise anyone who thinks it is silly to grab an old book and some basic supplies and just go at it. I have a grandson who thinks it is really fun to create the most bizarre character (paper dolls) he can. Also, I gave my older grandsons junk journals. When we are out and about I like to show them things we obtain that would go INTO their junk journals ❤

@bgohler 3 күн бұрын

I made my first gluebook from watching your class in Collage Makers Summit 2024, and absolutely loved this lesson. I glued all sorts of little bits and pieces in the book, and liked the challenge of trying to coordinate the facing pages. Since then, I'm on my 2nd gluebook and will soon start yet another one. I love the idea of using up my stash of collage fodder. Thank you for a wonderful lesson.

@MargareteMiller Күн бұрын

I'm so glad to hear this!! I love it that you've been enjoying working in your gluebooks 👏🏼❣️🌟

@MarylinShiver 23 күн бұрын

I have truly been inspired! I am now going to start a glue book to put scraps from some of the themed journals I make. These will remind me of what I made and for whom. I will also add pictures of the babies I make books for, the bride and groom, the recipe, et cetera. I really didn’t NEED another project, but here I go!!

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

😂 I know what you mean!! I do like that idea, though, of using a gluebook with scraps from project to keep track and use as a record. GREAT idea!!

@aliceDarts 9 күн бұрын

this really reminds me of when I was a teenager. I used to print out anime and classic art work so I can glue them all in a book. Each image had a meaning and I loved that book. I think I will be remaking it... thank you! This was a forgotten memory that I forgot about it it was so precious to me.

@stephaniepedersen6051 23 күн бұрын

I hadn’t heard of a gluebook, so thank you for sharing! It reminds me of Pinterest boards…saving images with a common theme. I love this! ❤

@lesliespeers2739 23 күн бұрын

Love glue books, the whole concept is so therapeutic. And I especially like that it really only has meaning to the person who is making it. Just another form of art. TFS Hugs * L

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

I agree. It is very personal. 💜👍🏼🌸

@dorisandujar8277 21 күн бұрын

This explaining of what glue books are and why do them was very helpful. I'm new to all of paper crafts. I've made one bee themed journal and I haven't decorated most of the pages yet. I see all of these, weather it's junk journals, glue books, or any kind of journal making, it's all a process. I get so much joy when I'm doing anything creative. At 67 years of age now I've done just about every craft imaginable. I still enjoy sewing and crocheting and wood crafts and craft shows. However this past year the paper has taken 1st place in my creative life. I am going to start a glue book now and it doesn't seem to be as daunting a task as was my bee journal. Thanks for explaining this to me. I'm going to watch your suggested video of 8 things or ideas on glue books. ❤❤❤

@auntyb6313 23 күн бұрын

Oh your glue books are tidy, compared to mine 😁 I love making them, I’ve always collected scraps of paper, and I’ve always made books since I was about 8 years old.

@sallygreiner5724 22 күн бұрын

I have wondered for years what is a glue book and what they are for. You answered all my questions and more. Thank you. I love your explanation on why people like to make and use one. Not many people understand why some people “have” to create and love the process.

@MargareteMiller 22 күн бұрын

So glad this was helpful, Sally. I hope you’ll start on one soon❣️😉👍🏼

@theresaakin2284 23 күн бұрын

I've been saving the dots from hole punching for a long time. Use for fillers in little windows. Great to make from those little scraps.

@Artbee 8 күн бұрын

In this day and age with everything being electronic it is so sad to realize that pictures and papers and so many of the happy occasions in life, are nothing but a capture on an electronic device. Nothing to touch, feel, hold or even pass on to the next generation. I get such joy out of making handmade journals and albums. Thinking of a design, collecting the papers and embellishments, the layout, the cutting, the pasting, all of it. I am always astonished when someone asks why I am doing this, or why do I bother to make these for others. I understand that this isn't for everyone, but It makes it hard to explain the joy and emotional therapy these creations can bring. So it was especially nice to read some of the positive comments and to see that people are still doing and enjoying some of this type of crafting.

@rosehavenfarm2969 23 күн бұрын

I've not make a glue book, but I've always thought that I would like a place to keep all those pieces of ephemera and momentos I've collected over the years (besides in a box on a shelf). thank you for this. New sub. Excellent content and presentation.

@teresazuehls783 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for you explanation of a glue book. I have been a bit confused about what they were for. You did a fantastic job of explaining. Thank you for taking the time snd share your own personal gluebooks.

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

You are so welcome! I’ll so glad you enjoyed this 🙂❣️👍🏼

@jenniferwilliams7 23 күн бұрын

Your books are so pretty and interesting! Thanks for sharing!

@donitamoore9748 23 күн бұрын

I use lots of things in glue books. Magazine pictures, greeting cards, ticket stubs, artwork of my grandchildren, brochures from places I have visited when on vacation. Anything that is paper related is a possibility of being used! Enjoyed seeing your glue books. ❤

@Jamiejjb 13 күн бұрын

I happened across this on my home page and so glad I did! Like someone here said, I sometimes make junk journals and don't even go back and use them. I just like making/using the paper.

@MargareteMiller 13 күн бұрын

Exactly. And that’s perfectly fine. You are using your time to do something you deeply enjoy 💙🌼👍🏼

@gabrielleseeley4117 13 күн бұрын

I thought I was the only person who used ephemera and small beautiful papers this way! I love your books!

@MargareteMiller 13 күн бұрын

Thank you. Keep on creating 👍🏼❣️😉

@donnaleeclubb119 21 күн бұрын

I had a notebook with thick paper, almost as thick as construction paper. I totally took magazines and collage similar colors and images totally from magazines. It was almost like painting. Sometimes, I did a little painting too. It was peaceful. I almost always found a message come through. You've made me want to do this again. Thanks.

@LilyLightOne 21 күн бұрын

I saved a book that was for writing down phone numbers and addresses. I really liked the cover but have no need for the pages. Now I have some ideas of what to do with it! Thank you so much, Margarete!

@MargareteMiller 20 күн бұрын

That sounds like a perfect gluebook to me 💜😉👍🏻

@sarahjs 6 күн бұрын

Thank you for explaining this! I have been fascinated by videos here on YT and started my own journal and have begun buying stickers and cutting out pictures from old Smithsonian magazines I was going to recycle. I guess it reminds me of elementary school. I've never considered myself as artistic but I'm enjoying exploring gluing stuff into an old journal. I found this very helpful, thank you! 😊

@MargareteMiller 4 күн бұрын

I’m so glad you’ve already got a project to work on. Have fun with it! 💙

@michelemcgill1720 7 күн бұрын

Greetings from Australia. I'm in my 60's and we made scrap books at church to give to the childrens ward at a local hospital. There was nothing formal about it, just cuttings out of magazines.and birthday, Christmas cards that our parents had. A nice book to flip through. I get it. I'm a card maker and love sending them once I've made them. Make a card, send a card. I wouldn't know what to do with a glue book once I completed it. There is only so many times you can look at it. That is just me and if it makes you happy - do it xx

@MargareteMiller 6 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comments ❣️

@deb.e.mixedmedia 23 күн бұрын

Great explanation of glue books! I love to glue book in composition books usually with a color theme, they are so relaxing for me.

@maude5160 21 күн бұрын

It doesn't matter what form of craft, painting, fabric, glueing, photography or writing, it is all creative and relaxing and very personal. Sometime this i share, sometimes not but whatever I have done it was part of me. What yu showed and what you said was so very correct and meaningful.

@MargareteMiller 20 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words, Maude. ❤️

@cozycasasmr4510 11 күн бұрын

this is great 'therapy' for my hoarding. i hate throwing things away and i have hyper empathy, almost feeling like im hurting an objects feelings by getting rid of it. this is a thing i can do to help calm those feelings and isolate the hoarding to a specific place almost. its hard to explain but it helps me a lot

@MargareteMiller 10 күн бұрын

Glad this was helpful 💜

@berandomwithme. 23 күн бұрын

I think this is a perfect ongoing project (s) for my autistic daughter. ❤ thank you

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

Absolutely! With some guidance, she could really love it 💙

@roxycocksey 4 күн бұрын

Oooh I am SO inspired by this! I bounce between yarn and paper-crafts depending on what im inspired by. I’ve been in a huge yarn craft kick lately, but this has inspired me to dig up my paper-craft supplies! About a year ago I purchased some packs of vintage ephemera from a little shop but I haven’t used it for anything yet, this is the perfect use for it.

@MargareteMiller 4 күн бұрын

Neat!! You’ve got ephemera ready to go 😉❣️👍🏼

@caroltanzi29 23 күн бұрын

Margarete: I absolutely love glue books. I’ve done a travel size made from a magazine. I work in a three ring binder for my random glue book. I’ve done little 2 1/2” squares with quotes on the back that sit in a small box of the same size. And now, I’m working in an altered book. It is such a creative, inexpensive, calming way for me to relax. Eventually, I would like to teach a class for adults.It is just plain fun! Good video. Carol from California

@christinabotha5652 9 күн бұрын

I'm a card crafter and is using my cardstock, stamps and dies to create a journal page per week - I had to start doing this as I've lost my Mum at the age of 86 on 9 March 2024 and we were close as I was her carer in every aspect including financial and yes, there is a 'daughter' - less said other than I had to do something for me and I wouldn't call my pages a glue book or junk - for me it's a creative page which always surprise me when it's finished and best of all peaceful and quite time for me.

@cathlinejohnson1856 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for this. Sometimes it’s the creative journey, not necessarily the destination(finished product). For me creating something I think is beautiful is therapeutic, whether it’s useful or not. It’s meditative and calming. It’s using my own unique imagination to make something that makes me happy. 😊

@juliejohnson497 19 күн бұрын

I have just recently learned to accept that it is okay to just benefit from the making , and if the result is not perfect, or I don't have anyone to give it to, that's okay.

@juliejohnson497 19 күн бұрын

It has only been very recently that I have been able to feel that it's okay if my paper hobbies do not produce anything other people can appreciate. That has been a very long time in coming😮.

@qossl6727 23 күн бұрын

I like to buy random postcards and I was thinking about how to give them a home where I can enjoy them, obviously I need to start glue books, never knew they existed and came across randomly, thank you very much for the inspiration!

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

Awesome! I do love using postcards in my work. They are such a great "page" among my other pages in my gluebooks. 👍🏻

@yovamccoy2806 21 күн бұрын

This gives me an idea of what to do with my collections and souvenirs. Thank you!

@MargareteMiller 20 күн бұрын

Perfect! I’m so glad you’ve got a new idea to play with 😉❣️👍🏼

@AngieTrianta 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video. I really want to try gluebooking. You’ve provided some great ideas here.

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

Great!! Glad it was helpful! 💜

@dianesmith4759 23 күн бұрын

Find them in lots of places like old books (i love old paper in some books), inside patterns of junk mail envelopes, magazines, old catalogues may have some nice patterns or pictures to use, calendar pages, children's books... I love to find things at thrift stores. I enjoy hunting for these items!

@cece-dd2yl 23 күн бұрын

I love playing with paper! My favorite is junk journaling and making collages. It is therapeutic for me, I love your explanation. Thank you.

@trinidad2450 3 күн бұрын

I want to thank you for those introductory questions, I never knew about a gluebook. So, here I am, ready to learn.

@MargareteMiller Күн бұрын

Wonderful! I hope you'll jump in and start working on one soon 😉

@trinidad2450 Күн бұрын

@@MargareteMiller I’ll have to think about it. The only reason is that I don’t have a lot of storage room and I don’t want to buy any supplies. Can you do a video about this? There may be more like me. Thanks for the consideration.

@MargareteMiller 18 сағат бұрын

@@trinidad2450 I made this video just recently about using free things that you find in your environment: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rMt1pJiLr8rKYZ8.html

@kathleenlarose1386 22 күн бұрын

I love these! I might enjoy making these more than junk journals! I have lots of yearly planners that I start but never finish. I’ve wondered why I don’t just throw them away. Now I have a purpose for them!! Thank you so much Margarete ❤

@MargareteMiller 22 күн бұрын

Perfect! You’ve got a great foundation. 👍🏼❣️😉

@kayherstedt6618 23 күн бұрын

This was very helpful with info for getting started or refreshing on the basics. I love seeing your pages since they show ideas for themes or combining items. Thank you!

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

You are so welcome! Thanks for stopping by❣️🙂🌸

@quenepacrossing4675 5 күн бұрын

When i first saw gluebooks i thought “wow, what a waste of money on something pointless.” Months later i decided to make a recipe book and i wanted to hand decorate the cover, so i gave paper crafting a try. It is SO zen and creatively satisfying to sit and cut and glue… i fear i’m gonna be “wasting” a lot of money and time of this “pointless” endeavor lol

@MargareteMiller 4 күн бұрын

It IS zen. So true. I’m glad you’re enjoying it 👍🏼❣️😉

@laelswager4983 8 күн бұрын

I’m basically a writer and I make Junk Journal’s and glue books to write ✍️ in.

@NHarts3 17 күн бұрын

I've been doing this without knowing what its called or that it has a name. Thank you for sharing ❤️🌸

@karinahampshire8144 21 күн бұрын

I make my own signatures for my home made leather traveler’s notebook. I always make and dedicate one with 50-60 lb art paper in it. I love to sketch and paint but this specific book I love to collage and glue in it. Sometimes I write on a blank page if I feel like I am in the depths of despair or really praying about something sad in my life.. In a few days I love going back to this page and collaging something beautiful over the writing, praying and committing the situation to God. It always lifts my spirit! Some times I collage, glue book style to get my creative juices flowing for the day!! I love collecting free ephemera!! Love your channel!

@MargareteMiller 10 күн бұрын

Great idea to collage in layers like that. Hanks for sharing your idea and experience 💙

@mama3ks97 17 күн бұрын

Oh my gosh! Now I have a name for the book I inherited. I believe my great-grandma made it.

@MargareteMiller 17 күн бұрын

My goodness, what a treasure!! 🤩 You're so lucky. You can make one, too❣️

@lorikendrick5076 7 күн бұрын

I think gluebooks were popular in the early 1900s. My great grandmother cut out pictures of flowers and glued them in a scrapbook like book. My grandma also glued her favorite items into them. 1920 and 30 fashions. It is so neat to see what made them happy. I've seen some with movie stars glued in. All kinds of ideas.

@karuder 21 күн бұрын

Thank you❤ I can't get into journals but I'm going to try glue books! I like bits, printing an entire journal gets overwhelming ❤

@meredithgreenslade1965 10 күн бұрын

I think this might be for me. I love this. Junk journals are too hard. Thank you. I used to do scrapbooks many years ago.

@pastda3 21 күн бұрын

Interesting. I always thought of these as junk journals.

@Dana-fn5zt 22 күн бұрын

Out of all the videos you do, glue books and journals, are my favorite ones to watch!!!

@annemcdonald5602 22 күн бұрын

Hi Margarete! It was your introduction to 4x6 Zutter bound journals and rolodex cards years ago that started my collage journaling. I will always be grateful to you for the fun and creative journey it has been for me. I appreciated this video!

@MargareteMiller 21 күн бұрын

Really?!! So cool! Ok. I take back my words about not loving the Zutter. It you’re being creative with it and love what you make, then that’s awesome 👏🏼❣️🌟

@annemcdonald5602 21 күн бұрын

@@MargareteMiller At the time, The Zutter binder was more reasonable than buying the Cinch binder. I also like that it's smaller and easier to store. (As I recall, you found yours at a garage sale 😉- you can't beat that!)

@tiasjunkpaper 14 күн бұрын

I am very inspired by the beauty of your glue books-thanks for sharing them!

@MargareteMiller 14 күн бұрын

You are so welcome! 💙

@juliagoolia72 19 күн бұрын

I’m literally so excited right now to fill up old journals with all my beautiful paper and not have to worry about actually journaling if I have nothing to say, because I’ve just discovered glue books!

@MargareteMiller 18 күн бұрын

Yay!! I'm so glad you've got a new idea to play with 🎉

@lindahowe2293 23 күн бұрын

Margarete, thank you! This was very helpful! Now I think I'm ready to dive in! Heaven knows that I have plenty of papers and clippings to use! I especially like the books using book rings. Bulk would not be such a critical issue with these. Thank you again! I really enjoyed your presentation!

@MargareteMiller 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! I’m so glad you’re ready to jump in. Go for it. 👍🏼❣️😉

@chuckkolb1270 23 күн бұрын

In my opinion process is incredibly important. Finding the zone focuses one to the exclusion of that which lies beyond you or intrudes on your world whether you welcome it or not. Peace, indeed. Well thought out video.

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

THanks so much❣️ I know that the ability to concentrate and tune things out has helped me a lot. I hope others discover it, too.

@alisonsmith-nq1ti 9 күн бұрын

That's a great way of explaining what they are. Ive recently got imto making junk journals but don't use them to journal in but just emjoy finding things to stick into them. So now I'll call them glue books instead, makes more sense of what I'm actually doing and it's definitely therapeutic for me. Thankyou for explaining ❤

@lisadiver5253 21 күн бұрын

As a Junk journal maker and a scrapbooker… some of what you are doing reminds me of the techniques of Junk journaling. Glue books also also remind me of masterboard, or collage sheets that you could put in junk journals. It I look for colour/ image inspiration I often use Pinterest for this. I think that glue books are also another great way to use paper in a creative way that inspires imagine.

@MargareteMiller 10 күн бұрын

Yes, I agree with you. Papers used to make art certainly do inspire imagination 💜 Thanks for sharing.

@RoseAngella 21 күн бұрын

I collect bits and pieces that are pleasing to me. Now I can officially dust them off and create a glue book. Many ‘Thanks‘ for this video. 💜

@MargareteMiller 10 күн бұрын

Awesome! I’m so glad you’ve got some new ideas to play with 💜

@jeannedeshazer-ellsworth9995 21 күн бұрын

I do these, but I use it to record random thoughts, inspiration, and noting my books read, but all with a more random quality than other journals. I love vintage and wit and deep thoughts, and I just put it together in a way that really represents me and the way I think. It's so fun. It's a great relaxation technique and it is so fun.

@partialartsblackbelt8384 13 күн бұрын

This sounds like a commonplace book . I keep one as well!

@MargareteMiller 10 күн бұрын

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing 💜

@thedomesticcurator 21 күн бұрын

I’ve been doing this for the last 20 plus years… I just didn’t know it was a ‘thing’! Thanks for the explanation.

@MargareteMiller 10 күн бұрын

You are so welcome! 💙

@melodeeruley3809 22 күн бұрын

This is the first time I’ve heard of a glue book and I am intrigued! I may give this a try . I love paper and I scrapbook so the stash will be very helpful!❤

@MargareteMiller 22 күн бұрын

Wonderful! Im glad you’ve got a new idea to play with 💜

@tiasmom6225 23 күн бұрын

I love your style in gluebooking, Margarete. Thank you for the inspiration.

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! 🌟❣️🌟

@weaver7249 23 күн бұрын

I love this video and also glue books. I hope to see more of your glue books with tips and ideas. I especially love the red glue book. You have great ideas and examples of all you do - I am starved for more of your ideas. Thank you, (Greensboro, NC, USA)

@MargareteMiller 23 күн бұрын

Let me know what kinds of questions you have. I’d be happy to answer them! Thanks for watching 😘

@ltldxy71 5 күн бұрын

New subscriber. You’ve inspired me! Thank you. I have lots of scrapbook materials and supplies and I haven’t had the time or energy to make anything for years. Now I do.

@MargareteMiller 4 күн бұрын

Wonderful! I’m so glad 💙

@tinaashworth8282 17 күн бұрын

Thank you Marge rete I have been junk journal making for a while now and your explanation of the glue book and also defining scrapbook was helpful.

@MargareteMiller 17 күн бұрын

You're welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻😉💜

@RaindropLila7 6 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for this wonderful video! I do a lot of junk journaling, but have been thinking about making some glue book style journaling with collaging magazines images. Your video was so timely.

@MargareteMiller 4 күн бұрын

Perfect! I’m so glad 💜

@eileenhogan9229 23 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I have done multiple crafts throughout the years...but I'm new to paper crafting. This video helped me to understand the difference between glue books and junk journals!