If you love to craft and also have a tough time throwing away sentimental items, junk journaling is for you. What is junk journaling, you ask? It’s a fun, artistic hobby that brings a sustainable and modern approach to scrapbooking. We love a nostalgic, earth-friendly activity, so we’ve put together five ways that you can start your junk journaling journey with Dandy Blend as both fuel and materials.
What is Junk Journaling?
Junk journaling is a creative way of scrapbooking with reused materials. What may start to pile up in a drawer somewhere can be transformed into a beautiful book of memories. Think of all the movie ticket stubs, first date receipts, museum stickers, and photo booth sheets that may otherwise end up lost or in the trash. You can turn them into a keepsake to reminisce on in a beautiful way. When someone asks, “What is junk journaling?” we like to say, “What may be one person’s junk can be another person’s journal.”
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5 Ways to Junk Journal with Dandy Blend
If you’re stuck on where to start with your junk journal journey, here are five ways you can get creative right now with your very own Dandy Blend.
1. Dandy Blend as Fuel
Every craft session is better with a bev. Something about sipping on something yummy just helps get the creative juices flowing. Maybe you make your tried-and-true Dandy Blend recipe or you try something new. Even the seemingly mundane can become a junk journal page. Print a picture of your drink-making station, journal about the recipe, use colors that remind you of what it tasted like, and be sure to write down who you shared it with.
2. Travel Sticks for Inspiration
Our Dandy Blend travel sticks are great for on-the-go. Glue an empty packet into your junk journal and create a bucket list of all the places you want to travel to. You can also use multiple empty packets to create a border on the page. For fun, scribble a drawing of yourself drinking Dandy Blend in one of your bucket list locations.
3. Dandy Blend stains as Decoration
Coffee stain art has its place, but we’re a fan of Dandy Blend-stained pages. To get this effect, make a serving of Dandy Blend in a wide bowl, then dip the bottoms of cups into it to create mug stains on your journal pages. You can use this to create some depth to your journal pages or as a page dedicated to all the coffee shops you’ve been to in a year (bonus points if they serve Dandy Blend).
4. Reuse Dandy Blend Bags
The best part of junk journaling is it’s meant to reduce waste by reusing items you already have to decorate. You can cut up and reuse Dandy Blend bags as page decor, use the letters to spell out something new, or if your journal is large enough, you can clean and tape the entire bag inside to hold lightweight items like receipts, tickets, or small trinkets.
5. Use Dandy Blend Powder for Texture
If you really want to get creative on a page, mix Dandy Blend powder with a little bit of glue to create some texture on a page. This makes for great decor when journaling about hiking, morning gratitude while sipping Dandy Blend, or just because. We love junk journaling because it allows us to enjoy a much-needed tactile activity.
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Dandy Blend is not a supplement or medicine. Any health related questions or concerns, we always recommend consulting with your primary care physician.
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