A junk journal is a creative, anything-goes journal. Open your junk drawers, and invite your children or students on this ...

The perfect mix of creativity, nostalgia, and resourcefulness. In a world full of fast, disposable everything, there's something undeniably satisfying about reusing tactile materials and creating ...

Danielle Catton is the kind of person who hangs onto old birthday cards, boarding passes and business cards — ephemera that feels wrong to toss but doesn’t have a particular use. These pieces of her ...

Stock photo of a woman crafting. You may want to think twice before tossing your trash. Savvy crafters and scrapbookers have been using everyday items that would typically end up in the garbage — such ...

Think of all the average trash a person goes through in one day: Straw wrappers, stickers, receipts, plastic, paper, coffee cups, bags, tags, the whole lot. Now imagine pasting every one of those ...

Writing in a journal sounds amazing in theory. Imagine yourself with a pen in one head, a cup of tea in the other, and a beautiful notebook in front of you with dozens of blank pages just waiting to ...

One main reason for this is affordability. Compared to some other crafts, junk journals can be incredibly affordable and, as we all know, college students need to save money whenever they can. When ...

I kept a daybook consistently throughout my high school years (ah, the ’90s) and well into my twenties, and I love to look at them now. Part scrapbook, part diary, they’re a chronicle of my teenage ...

Participants gather in the shade at rows of tables pushed together as they work on their journals during a meetup of the DFW Junk Journal Club at Klyde Warren Park Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Dallas.

The concept of junk journaling combines a creative hobby with memory preserving, making it a great activity to pick up on your next trip abroad. ByKaitlyn McInnis, Contributor. Forbes contributors ...