Have you ever heard of junk journaling? It is a “creative and eco-friendly style of journaling that uses repurposed materials like old magazines, tickets, fabric scraps, and receipts to create a personal and eclectic journal.”
If you want to give it a try you need to start by collecting everyday found materials which you may have considered throwing away. Along with this include ephemera such as any printed pieces of memorabilia that you’d like to hold onto.
I also use scrapbooking paper, greeting cards, candy wrappers, and pretty much anything else that catches my eye and can be easily glued down onto paper.
Half the fun of creating a junk journal is collecting the materials. If you go to YouTube you can find lots of ideas for how to make your own journals out of old books or even cereal box covers.
There is no real right or wrong here and it’s fun to experiment with color, texture, and design. No drawing required!
As with all art activities the benefits are relaxation and self-expression. A woman in my community makes simple junk journals which she sells at our local Market Day. They are beautifully done and can be used as a personal writing journal.
Your journals can be used to document important events in your life. Think about scrapbooking, but with a lot less effort.
It’s also a way to reuse things that would probably just end up in a landfill. Once you start collecting you will begin to notice the beauty in so many everyday things that come your way.
Of course, this is a great way for self-expression at a budget-friendly cost, because you probably already have these materials at home.
The other day I was about to throw out an empty movie-size box of Skittles when the color red caught my eye. I cut off one panel and am going to add it to a collection of other red materials I’ve saved. I think it will make a perfect page for my junk journal.
Does this sound like anything you’d be interested in trying?
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