🌿 Passion Project Spotlight: Creating Junk Journals

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OMG!!! I have got the - "I can't wait for Christmas gitters". ha ha - Just talking about Junk journals has sent me into research mode! So I asked my buddy Chat what he thought of them.

This is what he said:

There’s something deeply calming about creating a junk journal.

No rules, no perfection. Just paper, texture, memories… and permission to play.

Old book pages, postcards, fabric scraps, ticket stubs, wrapping paper, handwritten notes — pieces of life that might otherwise be thrown away — slowly come together to tell a story.Your story.

A junk journal isn’t about being artistic, it is about being present.

✂️ Cutting📄 Layering🧵 Stitching🖋️ Writing🎨 Adding little details that feel like you

And somewhere in the middle of glue and paper, something shifts.

Your mind quietens.Your shoulders drop.Your thoughts slow down.

It’s one of those projects where the process matters more than the outcome.

Some people use junk journals to:• Capture memories• Process emotions• Explore creativity without pressure• Document seasons of life• Create something beautiful from the ordinary

Others simply enjoy the joy of making something with their hands again.

In this Passion Projects space, junk journals are welcome in all forms:💛 A single page💛 A whole book💛 A work-in-progress💛 A “I’m just thinking about starting” idea

If you’ve been feeling a little heavy, stuck, or disconnected — this might be a gentle place to begin again.

✨ No expectations.✨ No comparison.✨ Just curiosity and creativity.

I'm back: How good was that!!!!

Have you ever made a junk journal — or does the idea of doing this inspire you?

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@Clare Goodall

Etsy Extroidinare will be organising a how to video ... watch this space and in the mean time.... lets start the conversation here.

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