Junk Journaling Club

Club Details

Dates: Second Saturday of each month
Fall Dates: September 12, October 10, November 14, and December 12
Time: 1:00–3:00 PM
Experience: No previous junk-journaling experience required
Single Meeting: $5 per participant
Fall Four-Meeting Pass: $16 per participant
Location: Handcraft Revival, 1365 S 1100 E, Salt Lake City
Included: Gathering space and access to our shared junk-journaling supplies

Junk Journaling Club is a place to gather with other journalers, spread out your materials, and enjoy a couple of unhurried hours of creative time.

Bring a journal you’re already working in or begin something new. There is no instructor, organized project, or planned lesson. Everyone will work independently while enjoying the company, ideas, and creative energy of others around the table.

Your registration also gives you access to Handcraft Revival’s collection of shared junk-journaling supplies during the club meeting.

What Is Junk Journaling?

A junk journal is a handmade or altered book filled with collected papers, photographs, notes, envelopes, fabric scraps, tickets, drawings, found materials, and anything else that holds visual or personal interest.

Your journal might become:

• A creative record of everyday life
• A travel or seasonal journal
• A place to collect family photographs and memories
• An art journal for experimenting with color and composition
• A home for favorite papers, quotations, lists, and found objects
• A completely unplanned collection that develops over time

There is no single correct way to make one.

Shared Supplies

Participants may use our rotating collection of shared junk-journaling materials during the club.  You are also welcome to bring supplies to add to our community collection. Available supplies may include:

• Decorative and found papers
• Book pages and sheet music
• Fabric and ribbon scraps
• Stamps and ink
• Paper punches and cutting tools
• Washi tape and adhesives
• Envelopes, tags, labels, and pockets
• Shared ephemera and collage materials

The supply collection will change over time as materials are contributed, collected, and used.

What to Bring

Please bring your own journal or book to work in. This might be a handmade journal, sketchbook, notebook, altered book, or another suitable surface.

You’re also encouraged to bring personal materials you would enjoy incorporating, such as:

• Photographs or photocopies
• Letters, recipes, or handwritten notes
• Ticket stubs and travel papers
• Magazine clippings
• Fabric scraps
• Old cards or envelopes
• Small pieces of meaningful ephemera

Please make copies of anything irreplaceable before cutting or attaching it to your journal.

Registration Options

Single Club Meeting — $5

Choose one club date and join the group for an afternoon of journaling. Your registration includes a place at the table and access to the shared supply collection.

Four-Visit Club Pass — $16

Purchase four Junk Journaling Club meetings together and save $4. Your visits do not need to be used consecutively.

When purchasing the pass, you’ll reserve your first club date during checkout. After purchasing, you’ll receive a link from Easy Booking to reserve your remaining visits.

If you miss a month or do not use all four visits during the current seasonal session, your remaining visits may roll over to future Junk Journaling Club dates. Passes are valid for six months from the purchase date.

Additional Notes

• This is an independent community gathering. There is no instructor, demonstration, planned project, or formal instruction.
• Please bring your own journal or book.
• Shared supplies are available for use during club meetings and should remain at Handcraft Revival.
• Registration is encouraged so there is adequate table space for everyone.  But drop ins are welcome, space permitting.
  
• Guests may park directly behind the Handcraft Revival building or along the street. Please do not park in neighboring parking spaces or residential parking areas along the alley.
• Cancellations made at least one week before a reserved club meeting are eligible for store credit. Within one week, the reservation may be transferred to another participant but is nonrefundable.