
With only a couple months left before Christmas, I thought I’d it would be good to look back at the junk journal pages/spreads I did on-&-off via the hashtag #junkjournalingthru2021.
This is almost like a 100-day project but runs all through the year. Reflecting on what I’ve learned:
- My “style” seems to be evolving and it’s to do with the type of journal I am working on.
- I enjoyed playing on blank pages when I used TN notebook inserts
- I “struggled” when I transitioned to using journals that I have stitched and bound together using various papers. I don’t know whether it is because of the existing content already on the pages or that a few months after having made the journal, that it was not inspiring anymore
- To give myself a pat in the back for having done so many even if I had to skip a few months because of work and family commitments
- To remind myself this is for playing, a way to decompress, and not for perfection
- It is so liberating and calming to rip pages and to intuitively collage them
As I was writing this post, I was in a hotel quarantining for another week, itching to get my hands on paper again, bind some more journals, make some fodder, and just play. After getting home, I took out a new junk journal to start in because the last one was too bulky. Excited to start doing some things and adding in some collage fodder I did while in quarantine.
What are my plans for the rest of the year?
I actually am not sure whether I will have time to do any junk journals when I come out of quarantine. I don’t want to make specific plans except for putting together an album cover for December Daily. I do hope that I will be able to insert in the few pockets of time some junk journaling and art journaling.
Thank you for reading.
These are really beautiful. 😀 It’s wonderful to see what you’ve made. 😀
Thank you so much Violet for your kind words. Sometimes looking back gives a good perspective on things 🙂
You’re very welcome. Looking back at those pages is delightful, I’d want to look at them all the time. 😀