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The Junk Journal Craze
A Creative Way to Journal
There’s a woman I follow on TikTok who posts videos of her creating her junk journal. At the time I didn’t realize she was junk journaling. I would watch her peel off stickers and placed them in her journal. Sometimes, she would rip paper and place the biits around the stickers. I was fascinated by what she was doing — even if I didn’t fully understand it.
Lately, everyone seems to be talking about junk journaling. I’m seeing more and more posts on social media. People are sharing their junk journal process. There are even people selling items to use in junk journals like stickers and intricately designed paper. For a newie to the world of junk journaling, I needed to understand what the fuss was all about.
Let’s define junk journaling and the materials you’ll need to begin your junk journaling journey.
The Art of Junk Journaling: An Artistic Exploration
Junk journaling is a captivating and highly personal form of mixed-media art that transforms discarded, overlooked, or otherwise “junk” materials into unique and expressive bound journals. Far from being a mere collection of scraps, a junk journal is a rich tapestry of memories, thoughts, and creativity, where every page tells a story through texture, color, and ephemera. It’s a practice that…
