Article: Curious About Junk Journaling? Turn Everyday Scraps into Treasures
Curious About Junk Journaling? Turn Everyday Scraps into Treasures
One of the most wonderful things about junk journaling is that there are no rules.
This is your creative space to explore, play, express yourself, and document your life in a low pressure way. Your pages do not have to match. They do not have to be perfect. They do not even have to make sense.
They just have to feel like you.
They just have to feel like you.
Our junk journal tins come with an assortment of stickers and papers in a variety of textures to help you get started. The tin also doubles as the perfect little storage container for all the bits of ephemera you begin to collect along the way.
Read our list below for some ideas on what to gather, along with a few themes you can use when creating your spreads.
Read our list below for some ideas on what to gather, along with a few themes you can use when creating your spreads.
Things to Save for Your Junk Journal
Almost anything non-perishable that can be taped or glued down is fair game. Once you start collecting, you will begin to notice creative possibilities everywhere.
Here are some fun things to save:
- Food and candy wrappers or packaging
- Tickets, flyers, and event ephemera
- Branded or patterned items from restaurants, shops, or museums such as napkins, chopstick wrappers, disposable menus, tray liners, or maps
- Stickers, washi tape, and scrapbook paper
- Sequins, confetti, and buttons
- Fabric scraps and ribbon
- Cards or notes from loved ones
- Playing cards or card games like Old Maid or Animal Snap
- Artwork or doodles by you or someone you love
- Postage stamps
- Pictures, clippings, or letters from magazines
If it sparks curiosity or joy, it probably belongs in your journal.
Junk Journal Theme Ideas
If you ever feel stuck staring at a blank page, a theme can be a helpful starting point. Try one of these prompts:
- Today or This Week in Scraps
- Lately
- Currently Loving
- Current Mood
- A Perfect Ordinary Day
- Things That Made Me Smile
- Packaging Appreciation
- Happy Mail Scraps
- Thrifted Finds
- Lucky Finds
- Street Treasures
- Things Rescued From the Trash
Or try a creative challenge:
- Monochrome page
- All pastels
- Rainbow explosion
- All patterns
- Use only scraps under 2 inches
- Use only scraps under 1 inch
- Use only scraps under ½ inch
- Maximum chaos with no planning ahead
- 10 minute page
- Sticker overload
- Washi tape only
- Messy layers
- Things shaped like hearts, bows, or faces
Junk journaling is about noticing the beauty hidden in everyday life. Once you start collecting scraps, textures, and tiny treasures, the world begins to feel full of creative possibility.
And that is what makes it so special.
Shop our junk journal edit today to help get your started.
Written by Moonbow Creative
