SHINE U: Junk Journaling

Overview Discover junk journaling in community with surprise themes, creative prompts, and space to preserve memories in your own unique way.

About SHINE U SHINE U is a House of Shine program that highlights the H, I, and E of our SHINE Framework: Hobbies, Interests, and Experiences. These workshops are designed to introduce participants to new hobbies, interests, and creative experiences in a low-pressure, welcoming environment.

About This Workshop Join us for SHINE U: Junk Journaling, a creative workshop series designed to help participants explore memory keeping, self-expression, and storytelling through everyday materials.

Each Junk Journaling workshop will feature a different surprise theme, giving participants the opportunity to create something new each time they attend. Themes may invite reflection, creativity, personal storytelling, or connection, but the heart of the workshop will remain the same: using found items, paper, photos, notes, scraps, and small mementos to preserve memories in a meaningful and creative way.

Facilitated by Amanda Sapera, participants will learn simple junk journaling techniques, explore creative prompts, and spend time creating in community. No prior journaling or art experience is needed. Whether you are brand new to junk journaling or already have a journal full of memories, this workshop is designed to be welcoming, relaxed, and fun.

Because each workshop theme will be a surprise, specific materials may vary from class to class. Participants should plan to bring something to journal in, such as a notebook, journal, sketchbook, or scrapbook. If any additional supplies are needed for a specific workshop, participants will be notified ahead of time.

Meet Our Facilitator: Amanda Sapera Amanda Sapera is a Plano resident and founder of the DFW Junk Journal Club, a growing community of more than 100 members. Through the club, Amanda creates welcoming spaces for people to share techniques, create together, and preserve memories in meaningful ways.

Amanda’s love for creativity, community, and memory keeping inspires her own journaling projects and her passion for helping others get started.

Follow Amanda’s work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamandamoments/?hl=en

Workshop Dates All workshops take place from 3:00–5:00 PM at House of Shine.

December 12 February 13 April 10 June 12

Please Note All participants should bring something to journal in. If a workshop requires any additional materials, participants will receive those details ahead of time.