Part collage, part diary and part upcycling, a junk journal combines many crafting ideas into one sometimes-bursting book.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On January 1, 2020, I bought my very first journal. At the moment, it was simply part of a New Year’s resolution—but the timing was uncanny. Throughout the tumultuous months of 2020, I became reliant ...

On any given afternoon at Klyde Warren Park in downtown Dallas, you’ll see food trucks, kids splashing in fountains and families picnicking under the sun. But on a recent sunny Sunday afternoon, a ...