A junk journal is a book you create that is used with junk
items around your home. You can be as experimentive of this as you like, or you
could keep it relvateiyl simple.
You can use a junk journal, with some writing pages inside, so
you can actually journal in the junk journal after you create it.
Or you can just decorate each page, so you have a lovely
book decoration at the end.
So how do you create a junk journal?
What I have done previously, is used shopping paper bags and
cut them to all the same size. Put two paper holes in the side, added a cute
pink ribbon to tie it up and then created the inside of my junk journal. That
sounds pretty simple, because it is. And that is just the foundations of the
junk journal. But there are many ways to combine the junk journal, such as
sewing the edging, using different cute techniques.
For the actual journal, you can really get creative. Some
people make little envelopes inside the journal, so you can pull out a little paper
treasure, cutely designed. Other people, add ribbons for frills, or decoration.
Stickers, paper, fabric, cute accessories. Really the list goes on!
Recycled items around the home to use for a junk journal
Don’t forget you can use recycled materials as well, to add
different sensory types in your journal. You could paint or spray paint a
bottled lid, gold or your favourite colour or the colour of the journal.
You can also go to a second hand store and buy a very very
old book, or just a second hand book. Rip it out and stain the page with a wet
tea bag so the page goes yellow. This helps your recycled junk journal look
even cooler.
You can even use old maps and make a treasure or pirate junk
journal. You could even create one for all the children at your child’s pirate
party that could be inspired by a treasure map and each page hints them to the
treasure! How unique and memorable for the children to have something cool like
that in their hands.
Use paint and paint accessories to create different backgrounds
You don’t need to use scrapbooking paper to use as
backgrounds, you can paint your own backgrounds onto your journal. You can
create cute designs, such as hearts, or stripes, or even just paint in your
journal, like a garden with a tree, or the ocean and the sand. It’s really up
to you how you create your junk journal, there are no hard and fast rules!
You can scrapbook a junk journal
Yes, I know, scrapbooking and junk journalling are different
but you can combine the two. I wouldn’t normally add photos to a junk journal,
but you can! Just a couple to add a touch of memories.
With junk journalling you can use scrapbooking materials, such
as scrapbooking paper, scrapbooking stickers such as window frames, or flowers
etc and even washi tape. Rubber stamps can be used to decorate.
You can create a theme for the entire junk journal
Whether its rustic, or all pink, or a fairy theme or garden
theme. Any theme will do! This way you can easily decide what materials to include
in your junk journal to ensure they match the theme.
I suggest gathering all of your materials first, that way
you don’t have to go back and forth to choose the right sticker or the right
piece of paper. It’s just all next to you to help you with your junk journal
adventure.
Layering a junk journal
A junk journal is cool, because you can have it quite bulky
if you want. You can add multiple layers to make it pop-out on each page. For
example, say you had a mermaid theme. You could paint a background of ocean.
You could then half paint the top of a mermaid. Then create a left-over piece
of mermaid fabric for the tail and sew it into a plait and then tie it with a elastic
band to create the tail. You could also paint or use cloud stickers in the sky.
And add a yellow bit of fabric into a circle and glue gun it onto the page.
The outcome – the overall look appears simple and it is. Its
just a pop-out version with texture to really excite the reader.
You can give junk journals as a gift
Gifting a junk journal is priceless. It’s a piece of your
creative heart that you are sharing with someone special. Home made gifts are
so special, so to have the ability to give one is so precious, especially in
this day and age.
A junk journal could be filled with memories
Similar to a scrapbook. You could have saved movie tickets,
or receipts to cool items, or postcards from your favourite holiday, wrappers
and other small tokens from a holiday you went to or a memorable moment you had
and add it to a junk journal. This way, it stays with you forever. And you can
look onto your table where its sitting and remember those fun memories all the
time.
So are you excited to create your junk journal? Share your finished result on my Facebook group.
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