This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of creating, decorating, and using your own junk journal and collage fodder to decorate your pages. Junk journals are a great way to express your creativity, preserve memories, and keep track of your thoughts and ideas using unexpected and unusual materials. This project is a great way to repurpose items you might otherwise consider as “junk.”
What You'll Learn:
How to gather and prepare materials for your junk journal
Basic bookbinding techniques
How to decorate your journal with collage, mark-making tools, and other embellishments
How to use your junk journal for writing, sketching, and other creative purposes
Materials:
The cost of the workshop includes a starter kit featuring a variety of papers, such as old book pages, maps, and magazine clippings, fabric scraps, ribbons, and other embellishments
A glue stick and tape
Scissors
A sturdy needle and thread
Stapler
Pens, pencils, markers, and crayons
Cost: $20 per person
Date and Time: March 1, 2026, 1–3 p.m.
Registration:
https://www.uniontownartclub.org/junk-journals-and-colage-fodder.html
Location:
Gallery 86
86 West Main Street
Uniontown, PA 15401
Instructor: L.A. Smith-Buxton
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