This 33-second clip is really just a quick peek — a flip-through of a finished junk journal packed with envelopes, hidden pockets, a waterfall section, and a side-flip mini journal tucked right into the binding. If you want to see what's possible when a journal has more surprises inside than you can take in at a glance, this is the preview that sends you to the full tutorial.
What we cover
A quick visual tour of the finished "ultimate envelope journal" — showing how it opens, what's tucked inside each section, and just how much a single handmade junk journal can hold before it starts bursting at the seams.
What you'll learn
How the journal opens in two directions — it opens front-to-back like a standard journal, but also side-to-side, revealing a mini journal attached to the spine edge that flips out on its own.
The waterfall journal section — a series of pages or pockets that cascade open when you flip upward, rather than turning in the usual direction.
Pocket construction throughout — pockets appear at multiple points in the book, each stuffed with ephemera, so there's no dead space anywhere in the journal.
Envelope integration — because this is an "ultimate envelope journal," envelopes are built directly into the structure, not just tucked loosely inside. They're part of the binding logic, and they're full.
The back section — even at the very back, there's a pocket and what Natasa describes as another journal, so the structure keeps giving right to the final page.
Tips & gotchas
This clip is a teaser, not a tutorial — there are no step-by-step instructions here. The full build is in the linked tutorial, and that's where the construction details, materials, and techniques live. Watch this first if you want to know whether the project is worth your time; then head to the full video for how it's actually made.
The journal shown here is genuinely dense. If you're planning to make your own, it's worth knowing going in that a book this layered takes real planning — the side-flip mini journal, the waterfall section, and the back pocket all need to be thought through before you start assembling, not after.
Natasa's book Treasure Book Making also goes deep on building journals with this kind of layered, interactive structure — worth having on the shelf if you find yourself wanting to come back to this kind of work again and again.
