Treasure Book Making - Crafting Handmade Sustainable Journals (Create Diary DIYs and Papercrafts without Bookbinding Tools)

Divine Diary DIYs for the Innovative Crafter#1 Best Seller in Book Making & Binding and Scrapbooking
With journal making projects, book binding techniques, and journal prompts, this Treasure Book Making guide has everything you need. Get ready to create personal journals by hand easily—without any extra book-binding tools!
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An affordable craft. Hobbies tend to require a big investment, but Author Natasa Marinkovic, creator of popular YouTube channel Treasure Books, focuses on upcycling the available materials around us. Learn how to make beautiful journals—without purchasing book-binding tools, use what you have! With the things you have at home, create projects that are both useful and beautiful. 
Fall into the world of book binding. This junk-journaling-how-to gives readers all of the details on how to make a book through step-by-step creative projects that will save you space and get rid of house clutter. This diary DIY is the ultimate space for your creativity to bloom and grow! 
Inside, you'll find:

• Illustrations and tips to jumpstart your creativity on DIY books 
• Easy-to-follow instructions to structure and make a book for journaling and scrap keeping 
• Lists of accessible materials to use—such as cereal boxes, scraps of paper, and everyday items like buttons and more

If you enjoyed learning how to craft a book in Making Handmade Books, Hand Bookbinding, or journaling books like My Soul Pages, you’ll love Treasure Book Making.

List of contents

Introduction

Part 1: What Is This All About?

Why Sustainable Handmade Books?

Repurposing “Junk”

Terminology

Why and How to Use a Junk Journal?

Part 2: Getting Started

Materials to Gather

Book Making Basics

Making Book Covers

Preparing Signatures

Binding

Embellishing

Part 3: Projects to Make

Hardcover Books

• Project Idea #1 Using an Old Book



• Project Idea #2 Using Packaging Boxes



• Project Idea #3 Faux Leather Look Book 

Envelope Books

• Project Idea #4 Large Envelope Journal



• Project Idea #5 Junk Mail Envelope Junk Journal



• Project Idea #6 Easy Envelope Junk Journal

Removable Page Journal

• Project Idea #7 Twine Binding Flow Book

Softcover Books

• Project Idea #8 Paper Bag Journal



• Project Idea #9 Fabric Cover Journal

Booklets, Notebooks and Other Project Ideas

• Project Idea #10 Tissue Box Journal



• Project Idea #11 Repurposed Wallet Notebook



• Project Idea #12 Repurposed Handbag Journal



• Project Idea #13 Catalogue Art Journal



• Project Idea #14 Scrappy Staggered Booklets

Other Project Ideas

• Empty Pen Barrels



• Cereal Box Liners



• Three Tier Junk Journal



• Altered Book of Pockets

Part 4: Where to From Here?

• How to Find Your Style?



• FAQ



• Journaling Prompts

Conclusion

About the author

Natasa Marinkovic double majored in Sociology and Behavioral Studies—and then took a completely different route and received a Diploma in Beauty Therapy. For 10 years, she became the sole owner and operator of a successful beauty salon. During those years, she also devoted herself to her passion of journal making, book binding, teaching, and most of all, creating something out of nothing—or rather, turning trash into treasure. 

Her YouTube channel Treasure Books currently has over 200 videos (many of which are tutorials) and has grown quickly in a reasonably short amount of time. Because of the success of this venture, she now devotes herself to Treasure Books full time. Natasa resides in Melbourne, Australia.

Product details

• Authors: Natasa Marinkovic
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781684818280
• ISBN: 978-1-68481-828-0
• Illustrations: color photographs throughout
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Creative design; Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Book design, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Papercrafts, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Book Printing & Binding, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Scrapbooking, Book & paper crafts, Book and paper crafts, Book design and Bookbinding