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Subscribers 140K

Videos 246

Views 11.4M

Channels Like Kathleen Illustrated

Kathleen Illustrated focuses on thrift shopping, journaling, collage art, and DIY crafts, often presenting tutorials and craft projects tied to thrifted finds and budget-friendly upcycling. Content includes exploration of thrift stores, making journals, hand-crafted outfits, and home decor updates, with an emphasis on creative journaling ideas and seasonal crafts. The channel publishes regularly (based on recent videos) with an average around 60K views per video, and a total catalog of 246 videos since joining in 2016, yielding approximately 11.4 million total views from about 140K subscribers.

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We found 49 YouTube channels similar to Kathleen Illustrated

#1

Our Upcycled Life

88% relevance

Subscribers 535K

Videos 1.4K

Views 61.7M

Appearances 14

SERP 100%

Similarity 81%

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High search overlap on thrifted crafts and DIY from thrifted items (100% search) aligns with Kathleen Illustrated's thrifting and upcyclingDIY audience, and strong content alignment (81%) shows similar thrift-store crafting tutorials and craft-from-thrift projects.

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#2

Treasure Books view on YouTube ▶

79% relevance

Subscribers 321K

Videos 438

Views 40.6M

Appearances 11

SERP 80%

Similarity 79%

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Shared queries on journal making ideas and thrifted journal covers indicate overlapping audience interested in handmade journal crafting, with content closely matching (79%), reflecting similar DIY book/journal projects and thrift-store craft tutorials.

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#3

Ally Purugganan view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 1.0M

Videos 279

Views 253.7M

Appearances 9

SERP 51%

Similarity 82%

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Significant search overlap for thrift shop hauls and thrifted outfit ideas suggests an overlapping audience, but higher content score (82%) indicates Ally's content leans more toward upcycling clothing, which diverges stylistically from Kathleen Illustrated's primarily craft- and journal-focused thrift projects.

#4

XO, MaCenna view on YouTube ▶

68% relevance

Subscribers 970K

Videos 329

Views 110.7M

Appearances 7

SERP 53%

Similarity 78%

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Many overlapping queries on thrift store finds and DIY crafts from thrifted items signal a shared thrift-crafting audience, with a solid content match (78%) showing similar project-based thrift crafts and mid-century decor DIY elements.

#5

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67% relevance

Subscribers 4.8K

Videos 185

Views 309.9K

Appearances 3

SERP 48%

Similarity 80%

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Overlap on queries for collage art and paper collage techniques indicates a shared art-focused DIY audience, while content similarity is high (80%), though Kathleen Illustrated leans more toward journaling and upcycling craft tutorials.

#6

JashiiCorrin

63% relevance

Subscribers 148K

Videos 1.1K

Views 22.9M

Appearances 6

SERP 44%

Similarity 76%

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Overlap in journal making ideas and bullet journal inspiration points to a shared audience interested in handmade journaling, with substantial content similarity (76%), though JashiiCorrin may diversify beyond thrift-focused crafts.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include Our Upcycled Life (88% match, 535K subscribers) and Treasure Books (79% match, 321K subscribers). Ally Purugganan (70% match, 1M subscribers) and XO, MaCenna (68% match, 970K subscribers) also closely align with Kathleen Illustrated on thrift store crafting, thrifted outfit ideas, and mid-century home decor DIY themes. The common thread is overlap in thrift-based crafts and journal/art projects; these channels attract audiences interested in DIY from thrifted items, journal making, and upcycling. Kathleen Illustrated has a smaller subscriber base relative to these competitors, which range from hundreds of thousands to nearly a million subscribers, while sharing many of the same search queries such as thrift store crafting tutorials, thrift shop hauls, and handmade journal covers.

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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Kathleen Illustrated?

Our Upcycled Life — 88% match, 535K subscribers; Treasure Books — 79% match, 321K subscribers; Ally Purugganan — 70% match, 1M subscribers. These channels share content focused on crafts, DIY projects, and budget-friendly creativity, aligning with Kathleen Illustrated's thrift and craft-oriented themes.

What type of content does Kathleen Illustrated make?

Kathleen Illustrated creates thrift-inspired craft and illustration content, including journaling, collage, and DIY projects. Upload frequency is about 0.7 videos per week, with an average of 60.3K views per video. Recent videos include thrift-store craft finds, testing thrifted sergers, and guides for crafting activities.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Kathleen Illustrated?

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