That stack of junk mail and packaging you’ve been meaning to deal with? It’s about to become a journal. Join mixed media artist Nerissa Alford at UpCycle Creative Reuse Center to learn the pamphlet stitch and build a chunky, characterful journal from rescued materials.That stack of junk mail and packaging you’ve been meaning to deal with? It’s about to become a journal. Join mixed media artist Nerissa Alford at UpCycle Creative Reuse Center to learn the pamphlet stitch and build a chunky, characterful journal from rescued materials.

That recycling bin is full of your next journal. Come bind it.

Join mixed media artist Nerissa Alford at UpCycle Creative Reuse Center to turn recycled packaging into a handbound summer journal. Bring your own ephemera to make it personal. No experience needed.

Nerissa Alford is a board member of the DC Makers Guild — the nonprofit behind District Creates, DC’s all-local maker festival. Shop, make, learn, sip, and celebrate local craft on June 28 at the Bridge District.