I just love old books. The look of the covers and the feel of the papers! I like greens and blues. Love the journal you are making now.

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

I feel the same way. And I LOOOOOVE the smell!

I would love to see flip through of your favorite books. Something about old well loved books warms the soul. Thank you for sharing your room and books. I find it very inspiring and admired your style of organization.

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

I'm going to write that suggestion down and do that some day. Remind me in a few months if I've forgotten. I do that these days. LOL!

Fun to see your "stuff"! You have such a soothing voice I fell asleep the first time I watched. I am 73 now, and I think I have at least 10 more years in me!

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

Carol I NEEDED to hear that!!! You are rocking 73, so I feel rejuvenated!

Nancy's "Scottish Chiefs" was a beautiful journal! You're lucky to have a copy of that book too. I love yourLouvre books! I have only one and it's a paperback that I got at the Louvre in the shop there in 1984. It was published in the 70's. I loved seeing all of your books and interesting magazines. I love the picture of the two men and the boat on the front inside cover of the journal you're working on now. That is a beautiful picture in my opinion! I really enjoyed this today Catherine!💐

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

As ever, thanks for joining me Kathleen. It's nice to read your cheery comments. You'll find another Louvre book when you least expect it. I just know it.

I love looking at books❤. Good morning👋🏼☕️

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

Morning!

Absolutely love your book collection! My favorite books are the old ones from the 1800’s-1900’s. It’s amazing to think how long these have been around and I would love to know the background of each one! 😆 As for color I can’t really decide- anything with an interesting cover and title is my jam!❤️

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

That's my thing too... wishing I knew who owned it, who read it, what was their life like? Did they like the book? All these things go through my head. And makes me so glad that at least they aren't recycled back into paper pulp. They become art.

Good morning ☕️ That was a wonderful morning coffee time. Thank you for sharing your books with us. There has to be a way to use those big books. They are to beautiful not to. A 3 inch spine makes for an awkward working journal anyway. Maybe the wide spine as a bookmark. There just has to be a way. You will think out of the box and how exciting. If you're taking requests.... a close up and story of your original artwork would be cool. 😊 ❤ Thank you.

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

I love your idea Candy and I think that could be an excellent solution! Thank you SO much!

Hi Catherine 😊 Thanks for sharing your book collection ❤❤❤ My favorite color is blue, but I pretty much like them all. Have a good day. 😊

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

Hope your day is good too!

Thank you Catherine for making my junk journal hoard look small ;) I've got to show my husband this video lol. Of course, I also have sewing, quilting, watercolour and scrapbooking hoards, but that is irrelevant :) I need to get back to crafting, but anytime I get into my craftroom, I get overwhelmed with all the cool stuff!

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

Ahhhh I know the feeling. When I point at the closet, it's because that is my "Monica's Art Closet". Meaning it's stuffed full of MY paints, brushes, watercolour papers, etc. LOLOL! I sure do appreciate your feelings when you get in your room ❤️

Catherine you have so many wonderful books!! 😘👌🏻 Thank you for the tour of all your amazing stuff and answering my question! 😍👏🏻 I mean….is there such a thing as “too much” Edith 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️ I think not 😉😆 A lot of these books (most of them really), even if they don’t end up being made into journals, they are just beautiful as they are to use as decor and have on display. I just love old books and their beauty. They don’t make them like they used to!! Hahaha you made me LOL at the end with the “Buddy the Elf” comment 🤣👍🏻

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

I love the movie Elf. It's way up there on my fave Christmas movie list.

Love how Kirby is sprawled out waiting for you. I did wonder what the pile of books on the floor was and now we all know. You do have a gift for finding beautiful books. I am intrigued to know what your idea is for using large book pages. Thank you for sharing your book finds

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

22 күн бұрын

Kirby is a good little art room buddy. Hopefully I will show my plans for the books that have huge art plates in them in a video soon.

My favorite color is blue. My journals tend to be shades of blue, green, dark reds. Right now I am using a colorful book called Summer by Alice Low. It is so fun!

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

You are on team blue that is winning so far. My hubby is on team blue.

One thing you could do is sell “junk journal kits”. You have enough stuff there for you to make these curated junk journal covers, and ephemera kits. This would be a way to use up the BIG books that make it difficult for you to sell and ship. Always let me know if there is a book you don’t want. I will be more than happy to buy it off you. Not that I need any more books, but who can resist? Also, one thing you could try to do with some of those super heavy books if you want to sell them, is to time the sale with a trip over the border. USPS has a media mail rate that cannot be beat, and books qualify for media mail.

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

That's a good thing to consider! Thank you Ligia.

Oh, I love your books!! I could look at them all day! Thank you for sharing! I still say I am Going to make it to the Kirby book sale one of these days. I have to get my girls on board to make the trek!

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

You will have so much fun when you finally go.

♥️🥰Great video! Thinking you can use the “too big” book covers and make a smaller spine… that’ll mean a lighter journal (less pages) to ship. Of course it’ll mean extra time to create a new spine… Hmmm…. Decisions, decisions…. oh the perils of a Journal Artiste!! 😉. Sending luv!❤

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

I'm going to think about that. Another subscriber also suggested making a book mark out of the original spine so it doesn't go to waste. Which is also a great idea. I now have hope.

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Colors I use lots of: reds, rose, greens, blues, black, purple--- deep purple, but never lavendar --- yick! I love dark gray's. I'm learning to love orange and yellows -- but not neons. I love the antique books. I have two copies of The Diary of a Provincial Lady bc I had so much ephemera for my first copy that I went ahead and bought a second copy to use all the same colors in the ephemera I had made or collected! My next challenge is to find an outlet to sell the journals I have made and are making. Any tips on that? I would appreciate them!

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

I sell mine through Etsy. I think most junk journalers do. Oh, and I agree about deep purple over lavender. I love eggplant!

Hi Catherine haven’t watched you in a while but I’m back. I love green and purple. I keep away from red and gold for some reason. It just not soothing to me.

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

Mmmm I LOVE green and purple too! Good fave choices! And welcome back! 💚💜

Where do you find these beautiful old books? I love collecting and reading them.

@CatherineSunnysideJournals

Ай бұрын

This has been YEARS of having no self control when I find a pretty book, or an old book, or an ugly book, at thrift stores, yard sales, online, and a local book sale that happens near me every Saturday. I have had to force myself to only go to that one once a month. Oh, and I love ready many of them too!