Faith Crafter Magazine 2 2016 | Page 11

it can also involve journal writing. After spending months watching the videos, she finally gathered the supplies needed and gave her all to make the first Junk Journal for her sister, Megan. “It must have been an instant success since she still carries it,” she recalls. “I love to look back at it to see how much I have grown and changed as a crafter, I feel like I have really found my own style.” Junk Journaling interested Jennifer for several reasons. First, she found freedom to express herself in extraordinary, creative ways. Plus, she adds, “you have the freedom to make them how you want without having to worry about doing it right or wrong. “There is no right or wrong! It’s all about what you want it to be,” Jennifer concludes. With Junk Journaling, she found that she could use interesting things that she did not want to throw away but didn’t know what to do with or where to put them. With a junk journal everything has a place. Junk Journaling did not only give her a creative outlet but also the freedom to write down her feelings in a place she could make all her own. “Junk Journals are really special to me because in a time in my life that I felt I was losing my faith, the creative process brought it back to me and made me realize the happiness I could bring to others through sharing my work, bringing a smile to their faces, and ma