Savvy crafters and scrapbookers are using their "trash" to create "junk journals." The practice can be a way to destress, ...

Kaylee Chan explores memory and nostalgia by riffling through the ‘junk’ drawer with items that defined her childhood. “In the future, I’ll probably look back [and] think that my current 13-year-old ...

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 ...

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 ...

From direct-mail advertisements, magazines and used envelopes, the scraps that humans are inclined to discard serve as the tools Jennifer Hansen uses to craft her junk journals — an eco-conscious and ...

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 ...

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.

Looking for a mindful way to use up those scrap pieces of paper hanging around? Try making a junk journal! Not your average scrapbook, junk journals are hand-made books created from found materials ...