Category: Freebies & Printables
Get inspired with free printable ephemera, collage sheets, and journaling kits.
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A New Space to Create: The Well Loved Craft Room
“Update: Available now – come and try the simple design tool” Well Loved Journals has always been about more than journals themselves. It’s been about slowing down and making space for creativity in everyday life. Soon I will be opening something new — a small creative space within the website, shaped with that same intention.…
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How to Use Old Text Documents in Junk Journals + Free Printable
Why Old Text Documents Work in Junk Journals There is something quietly grounding about old text. Faded lettering and vintage-style documents offer a timeless quality. Even when the original context of the text is unknown, these pages carry a sense of history that feels especially at home in junk journals. For me, this connection goes…
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DIY Christmas Tags for Junk Journals, Gifts & Advent Calendars
There’s something magical about slowing down and crafting at Christmas. These layered festive tags are simple to make, endlessly adaptable, and perfect for adding a handmade touch to your junk journal pages, wrapped gifts, or even advent countdown bags. Using the Well Loved Journals Christmas Tag Kit, you can create beautiful, vintage-inspired pieces with just a…
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Autumn Colour Palette Ideas for Junk Journals
Autumn is a season full of warmth, colour, and quiet creativity. For journal lovers and crafters, it’s the perfect time to explore nature and bring the beauty of the season into your pages. This year, I wanted to create an autumn colour palette I could use in my journals—and now I’m sharing it with you. Finding…
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Easy No-Sew Mini Books: Step-by-Step Tutorial
✉️ This tutorial was created to accompany a special printable mini book kit, available exclusively to Well Loved Journals newsletter subscribers.If you’re not yet subscribed, Sign up now and receive your free kit and future creative gifts. Why Make Mini Books? Mini books are a beautiful way to capture small stories, moments, or themes without the…
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Gothic Halloween Junk Journal Pages + Free Printable
What’s on My Desk: Gothic & Halloween Journal Pages (Halloween Freebie!) Autumn Creativity in Full Swing Autumn has a way of shifting my creative desk into moodier, more atmospheric projects. As the days get shorter and the evenings turn crisp, I’ve been reaching for darker tones, vintage illustrations, and anything with a slightly haunted edge.…
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Junk Journaling for Beginners: Essential Supplies & Tips to Start
Junk journaling is a creative, calming hobby where you collect, layer, and bind all sorts of papers and treasures. You don’t need a mountain of supplies to begin. In fact, you can do a lot with just a few well-loved bits. Don’t know where to start with junk journaling? Try a beautiful no-sew journal to…
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From Journal to Kit: Turning a Handmade Junk Journal into a Printable Kit
There’s something magical about starting a new junk journal. I never know exactly where it’ll go — I just follow the texture, colour, and mood of old paper and hidden stories. In 2024, I made a vintage-inspired junk journal that felt so personal and joyful to create, I knew I wanted to share more than…
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Junetober 2025: Halloween Junk Journal Collaboration & Ideas
I’m thrilled to share this project as part of Junetober 2025, a wonderfully creative collaboration hosted by The Paper Bee and Parchment and Petals. It was such an honor to be invited to take part! In this video, I’ll show you how to make a few spooky-themed items using a limited edition digital kit I designed especially for the event. Junetober…