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Making Room for Words in an Altered Book Junk Journal
4 Ways to Journal
At the beginning of each year, I name my journal line up. This is often aspirational and doesn’t last past the second week of January. It’s difficult to keep multiple journals running at the same time.
Once I cut down on the number of journals, I am usually left with an everyday notebook and a junk journal.
My junk journals are usually made from tearing pages out of books I have but didn’t like and don’t think anyone else will want. Once pages are torn out, I usually glue pages together to make a stronger base for the artwork I’ll do later.
Junk journals are often used for creating aesthetically pleasing pages. They’re a way to create art, or to combine journaling with art. They also have a calming effect.
However, in the mix of pages I created with “found materials” (things that we find day to day in our natural lives), I also like to create a few pages each month that highlight that month.
A few examples are: Wrestling premium event results, best books of the month, when ARCs that I take on are due and any traveling or family time from that month.
When not starting with blank pages, it can be harder to find spaces to write and document. However, I’ve found the following…
