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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Peaceful Pages in ASMR junk journals create relaxing and immersive crafting experiences with satisfying page flips, textures, and creative layouts, allowing crafters to combine mindfulness with ...

We chat with an expert on how to make one and the importance of journaling.

Are you the type of person who has a memory box for old ticket stubs, restaurant napkins, wristbands from bars, and other memorabilia? If so, you might be really into the craft of junk journaling, ...

Bikini-clad girls sat sipping canned cocktails by the shallow end of a swimming pool. Their sunscreen glistened in the summer heat, leaving a coconut aroma in the air. But these sunbathers weren’t ...

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.

Junk journaling encourages people to use everyday items to document lived experiences in a journal Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, ...

Bikini-clad girls sat sipping canned cocktails by the shallow end of a swimming pool. Their sunscreen glistened in the summer heat, leaving a coconut aroma in the air. But these sunbathers weren't ...