What’s the purpose of a junk journal? Why make them?

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Whenever I talk about junk journals I get this question in the comments: Why Junk Journals? What’s the purpose? Why make them? What do you do with them when you’re done? That's what I'm answering in today's video.

They're called “junk” journals because the idea is that you take things you already have, left overs, scraps, or look to reuse other second hand materials. Give them a second life. You are building a book from scratch, and since you are using recycled things, there is a little more creative freedom in the materials you choose, but also freedom in the assembly. It doesn’t need to look like a traditional book. Junk journals are art journals, made from paper.

Also in this video, I show you how you can use easily accessible materials that you can use to make a simple junk journal right now.

0:00 intro
0:33 Definition of a junk journal
0:57 How it's different from a scrapbook?
1:24 What the purpose of a junk journal?
2:17 Why create a junk journal?
4:09 What's the function of a junk journal?
5:26 Examples of easy junk journals
8:30 Making a small junk journal from a box

🔴 Here are some tutorials on making a junk journal from scratch:
How to make a junk journal for beginners, from Megjourals:
   • How to make a junk journal for beginn...  
How to make a junk journal with an old book, from Nik the Booksmith:
   • HOW TO MAKE A JUNK JOURNAL WITH AN OL...  

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🔴 I'm Margarete Miller. I'm a collage artist who loves to use vintage papers and vintage themes in my art. I also love all things postal, including lots of postage stamps in my art.