WHAT THE HECK DO YOU DO WITH A JUNK JOURNAL?

Now that I have made or bought a junk journal, what do I do with it? Let me give you a few ideas. :)

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[jamiemueller]

Each journal was a gem and I loved seeing actual writing and photos in them. Great to be reminded that they're to be used!

[busybetty]

Would love to see you demo the folded page!

[CraftySeniors]

That was really interesting and thank you for showing your various journals. I'm a 73 year old crafter and I've been enjoying learning papercrafting for a few years... I just started making my own journals (not junk) a year or so ago. I have made a variety of journals in several styles, including one that's a pretty thick folio.

I thought I'd leave a few words regarding the history of junk journals for anyone who might be interested...
There is no actual "date" or proper written history of junk journals, but there are mentions of what was being done that have helped to piece it together a bit. As I understand it, "junk journals" made with bits of this and that garbage, began after 2008, during the recession of that time, as a sort of protest to the increasingly expensive pre-made scrapbooking materials.
You see, scrapbooking is the real beginning of junk journals. And that has been around since before the 1800s when people would tuck keepsakes into their bibles to save them. Eventually blank-paged books became available and were called scrapbooks. The Victorians loved to keep the beautiful calling cards, greeting cards, letterheads, and envelopes that they received... and their scrapbooks were filled with them.
Scrapbooking wasn't popular for a lot of years, but became very popular as a crafting type in the mid-1990s and people were spending more and more on their hobby. In 2004, in the US, the scrapbooking industry reached its peak at $2.4 Billion. But in 2008, there was a crash in the economy of many countries. In order to continue with their favourite hobby, people had to resort to other things... and junk journals arrived on the scene.
As a child, we had scrapbooks in school to save various "good marks" and art works from the year. We were given a scrapbook at the beginning of the year and when there was something the teacher thought should be kept, our scrapbooks were handed to us to glue the 'whatever' in. Those scrapbooks were large, skinny, books (I'd say 12"x18"x perhaps 1/2" thick) with beige, newsprint type paper and we used good ol' Elmer's glue to paste things into them. I haven't seen scrapbooks like that for many years.

[lorettamaloney]

Wow … you have such beautiful collections of journals!! Who said a junk journal has to be something one can write on?? The small journals about the pig, rabbit are just adorable and gives me an idea of what I can do as I get immersed further into the “Junk Journal World”.😂😂. There’s no going back … I’m addicted!!😮😮😮😮 Thank you for your inspiring video Tina!❤❤❤❤

[kathylupfernielsen]

I have a journal that I made for my mother...and she passed in February. So now I put items, pictures, writing in it that reminds me of her.

[southernbiscuits]

You do beautiful work! I don't "junk journal" but I use the same techniques in making story books. A story book is a book in which there is a story (duh) and the story has graphics to support it. The first story book I created was a diary of a young girl graduating from high school in 1918. She narrated events in her life from the graduation until Armistice of 1918. She wrote of friends, potential boyfriends, how World War I impacted her life and the lives of the people in her town as well as the Spanish flu. It was my first real attempt at making what my interpretation of a junk journal was. Of all the books that have followed, the 1918 diary is my favorite. I just got through working on a book about a young man who was born in the tenements of New York City at the turn of the last century. It was the most story intensive of anything I've created so far.

Looking at the journals you have created, I am envious of your gift for interesting and unique design. You craft each page as an individual entity rather than a mass making project. And, in the books you flipped through, I could tell you give thought to being unique rather than learning a system and creating according to it without veering from the system. Keep up the great work!!

[sararedgt]

I'm glad you said the word "collage"
Ive been intrigued by junk journaling. I keep hearing that "there are no rules" and that hasn't helped. My brain needs some kind of purpose or I'll be too lost to start something. If im told that it's a collage to help me express my creativity, then i "get it" and can start
But then i get intimidated by secret, fancy terns like "signatures"

[karenferguson]

Thank you for sharing your ideas about junk journals..I see lots of videos on how to make one, but not that many on what to actually do with one. And thank you for doing the folded page video too.🌹💐🌸

[tbrcspirit]

Thank you for sharing your journals. I would love to see how to make the pop up page! I’m still new to journaling, but so far I’ve made a horror/ Halloween journal and a rose/ floral journal ( that I still have to decorate) and i also did meg’s junk journal July challenge that year. I was doing small monthly “journals” that I wrote in daily/ used as a planner.

[nilenelee]

What a fun video! Love your journals. I have also done several small “ gratitude journals”; a “journal of favorites” (fav. Books, poems, songs, sights, gifts, vacations); and a “ journal of memories”.

[honestly]

Oh, Tina. What an enjoyable few minutes it was to see your journals and hear your candid thoughts. Thanks so much.

[kathygerard]

i love your journals. I'd love to see how you made the folded page.

[mothbythesea]

I love the ones like your little cotton tail one, that arent meant to be written in, but almost like curated interactive treasure picture books for grown ups (and kids too). But its a tactile and visual book of pleasures for our hearts.

[crapemyrtlejournals]

Thank you for all the glimpses into the journals! I have an altered book for card ideas. That was my first foray into junk journals. I have a journal I made and cataloged my last year in a foreign country. I also have a granddaughter journal (she's 2) that I add to as I spend time w/her or write a memory or a prayer for her. I want to make one like you described for "working in" rather than a theme or mission to get it done in a set time frame. I like Luisa and Barbara, too.

[missmitsi]

Oh these are DIVINE! Ps I'd love to see Yr folded page tutorial too hun! As a UK based, photographer, seaglass collector, crocheter & NOW 'newbie junk journaler " too, I can't wait to start getting creative & add ALL memories & interests ETC into my very own journals! Ps ...my problem begins with HOW I start to make my first book lol! SO any guidance is much appreciated!😊❤ x

[lisacausey]

Prayer journal!! Love the pop up page!

[debbiebreen]

Yes that folded paper is an eye opener, could we please have a tutorial for it, love your journals, they are very rustic, love that look. xx

[IAMGONEDOGS]

I would definitely be interested in learning how to do that! Love this!

[tr]

Thank you for showing us your different journals and the ways you use them. I’m not one to document per se, so I’ve struggled to figure out what to do with one after I’ve had fun making it. I like your ideas and I’ll look for your video on how you made the folded page! ❤

[SonshineLady]

Love "Charlotte's Web." I received a copy when I was elementary school age. I was born in 1953 and the book was originally published in 1952....I may have a first printing! I keep meaning to find a book store that deals in vintage books but haven't found one yet.