Nandi Owolo’s first foray into junk journaling came by accident.
One day in June 2024, Owolo fell while walking her dog. “I started junk journaling because I broke my foot on my birthday, of all days,” she tells CNBC Make It.
She was homebound on doctor’s orders for two months of recovery. Then, by way of some TikTok scrolling, junk journaling came into her life.
The L.A. resident says junk journaling, described as “as a cross between scrapbooking, creative journaling and collage art,” made her feel crafty for the first time in her life. “I personally think that I have no artistic skill,” says Owolo, now 30. “I can’t draw; I can’t knit; I can’t paint.”
Arranging and gluing down souvenirs, photos and stickers into chaotically colorful spreads? That she could do.
