Junk journaling is a type of journaling that involves creating a book using found and recycled materials to collect and record memories, thoughts, ideas, and inspiration. Junk journals can vary from person to person, but they generally share the primary characteristic of being made with a mix of found and recycled materials. Junk journals can have any purpose you want them to, and can be used as a scrapbook, a journal, a planner, an art journal, a mood board, a project keeper, an e-zine, or anything else you can imagine. Junk journals can also have fold-out flaps, tabs, pockets, windowed pages, and other dimensional features. They make for a super personalized and creative gift to give to someone, especially for sentimental moments like holidays, graduations, weddings, and anniversaries. Junk journals are typically a book made up of all different types of papers and material that might otherwise have ended up in the bin, hence being called a "junk" journal.