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Turn A Hanging File Folder Into An Open Spine Journal | Step-By-Step Tutorial | Super Easy

Gina Makes It

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Good morning and welcome back to my channel! Today I am sharing a step-by-step tutorial on how to turn a hanging file folder into a functional, customizable open spine journal. This is a follow-up tutorial to the Garden Planner and Journal flip-thru I posted last week. It is an extremely easy process and probably one of my favorite journal designs for everyday use.

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20 Comments

@lwwings 2 years ago

Love this idea and have saved your video to my YouTube playlist under “File Folder Projects”. I will definitely be doing some of these. I absolutely love using hanging green or heavy duty (kraft-colored) folders.

If you haven’t discovered as yet (two years after your posting of this video 😂), the fabri-tak glue can be thinned out by adding a bit of acetone (like that used for nail polish removal) to the bottle and then working the glue until the acetone is incorporated into the glue. I do this by moving the glue back and forth over and over until that happens. The glue has thickened because the original acetone has gradually evaporated over time. I’ve done this numerous times with the same bottle.

I hope this helps. ❤ 💜 ♥️ your channel !

@sarahrose2705 2 years ago

Fabritac clogs were my nemesis until I got a cake icing squeeze bottle with a stainless steel piping tip...put a ball pin in the hole when you put away...never had a problem AGAIN! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS 😊

@pattyantle7524 8 months ago

I love learning something new! Very interesting!

@wordscrafter 2 years ago

That's the coolest thing I've seen with file folders! I wonder if you could double or even triple it!

@brencarr3629 1 month ago

Thank you ✨️

@MyBohoChicStyle 5 years ago

Gina I love this concept! Thank you for showing us how to make them!
💗Tina💗

@Lace.and.Letters 1 month ago

I love this! I’m making one tonight for sure. Video saved! Thank you for this tutorial.

@barbaraharding6115 2 months ago

Love this journal, I am going to try this. Thank you

@hudsonkelly72 2 months ago

Love this! Thank you ❤

@memagranola 5 years ago

Thanks for sharing how to make. Can’t wait to get started❣️📗

@Jeannes1234 4 years ago

This is such a great idea using the file folders this way. I like that the pages aren’t permanent and can be moved around. My husband used to have some of those green file folders when he had his landscape business. I’m going to go look for them.

@cindyedwards6924 2 years ago

Love the "Field Notes"

@handmadeiowa 2 years ago

Can't wait to try this! Thanks for the easy to follow tutorial.

@ThePhsmomx3 5 years ago

So simple. Thanks! I wish I had seen this video when I wanted to get into junk journaling about a year and a half ago. It takes all the scariness out of it. Thanks again.

@lissaroberts9327 5 years ago

Thanks for sharing....."buried alive".....LOL...totally relate!

@ThePhsmomx3 5 years ago

So simple! Thanks! I wish I had seen something like this when I first

@catmakesdo 2 years ago

So Happy I found this tutorial , been wracking my brain as to how to put one together nicely .

@elvyescotoescoto355 1 year ago

I loved it, its wonder, nice idea with thise folders, thanks to share us, 💝 Congratulations.

@dianekoltunovich5944 4 years ago

I think that is such a fabulous idea. Now I know what to do with my old file folders. I am anxious to get started. Thank you for sharing this tutorial.

@missygilly9917 4 years ago

Great tutorial! Love that you created the fold onto a file folder to secure your journal pages! Plus the fact that you can add pages, whenever you like.