Embrace the scrappy side of creativity and turn your treasured junk into a charming book of memories.
If you're more interested in treasuring keepsakes than crafting them to perfection, junk journaling is for you. In
Journal Your Junk, Natasha Ahmed (@natashahmedx) shows you how to create your own less-polished scrapbook, transforming "junk" into works of art that capture moments big and small. Random objects--sticky notes, flower petals, ticket stubs, receipts, stickers, photos, etc.--now have a place in your journal with this accessible and crafty how-to guide.
Follow
step-by-step instructions on how to craft a junk journal, including advice for what items to gather, stickers to collect, paper to find, notebooks to use, digital materials to try, and more.
Journal Your Junk is not only an accessible guide for beginner crafters with materials to get started, but for expert crafters, it's an opportunity to discover
new techniques, amazing crafts, inspiring mood boards, and materials for your projects. Explore helpful tips and content, including:
- 20 inspiring and themed junk-journal projects, like travel, film, friendships & relationships, and daily life.
- 5 creative crafts to stick in your journal or to practice collecting memories.
- 2 sticker pages full of customized art by Natasha.
- 16 pages of collage images to cut out and paste into your junk journal.
- A guide to digital journaling for the person who doesn't collect everyday tokens but still wants to collect memories.
Enjoy a fresh take on journaling as you write down your thoughts and capture extraordinary memories with ordinary ephemera.