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 Let's Make a Junk Journal! with Jeanine Holmes
 Let's Make a Junk Journal! with Jeanine Holmes

Sat, Dec 06

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Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange

Let's Make a Junk Journal! with Jeanine Holmes

Time & Location

Dec 06, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange, 2124 W 82nd Pl, Chicago, IL 60620, USA

Participants

About The Event

Join artist Jeanine for a creative, hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to transform everyday recycled materials into a unique handmade journal. Using fabric scraps, manila folders, paper bags, and other repurposed supplies, participants will explore simple binding techniques, playful page design, and creative embellishments.

This workshop focuses on sustainability, storytelling, and personal expression. You’ll walk away with your own junk journal — a one-of-a-kind space for writing, sketching, memory-keeping, or simply enjoying the beauty of reclaimed materials. No prior experience is needed, just curiosity and a love of making!


Jeanine is passionate about collage, journaling, and creating tangible works of art from reclaimed and personal materials. Her handmade journals and memory pieces often incorporate fabric, bedding, letters, or keepsakes, transforming them into objects of beauty and remembrance. Whether guiding a yoga practice or crafting a book by hand, Jeanine’s work centers on storytelling, sustainability, and honoring the threads that…


Orders

  • General Admission

    $20.00

Total

$0.00

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"Trash is just a failure of imagination"

CPS Vendor #19517

EIN #47-4679301

Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange is a one-of-a-kind store dedicated to the reduction of material waste and the creative reuse of resources. We are a resource to Chicago teachers, artists, and nonprofits looking to find new life in surplus materials, supplies, and equipment. Our mission is to promote sustainability and help the community by providing access to resources that would otherwise be discarded. We offer a wide range of items and our goal is to help you find the perfect item for your project. Come check us out and discover the possibilities!

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