Our Most Anticipated Retreat is Now Back!

Hello Ladies! I would like to apologize for the delay in responses and emails regarding your prizes-although I think I have reached everyone except one. I have been ill in the hospital with pneumonia and sepsis. Scariest crap in my life. My kids, family, friends, groups have been such positive support not only to me, but by checking on my kids too. I can never thank everyone enough! It is time to slow down a bit an focus on my health. I am home now but have a very long hard road to getting my strength back.  The planner prizes will be ready with in the next 6 weeks. I need mine for next year too! LOL I appreciate your patience and understanding as I adjust to the slower road.. 

Digital Planner Surprise                                   …

Hello Autumn Musers!

First-Monique and I would like to thank everyone that participated in the 2026 Autumn Muse Retreat! Minus a few tech glitches-because why not-we had so much fun spending the time with all of you and the amazing Muses. 

We hope to see you again during the Spring 2027 Art & Junk Journal Retreat-which is already in the works!

Below is a list of prize winners! Congrats to all of you!

Michelle’s Planner Winners-I have already contacted you via email. Please check if you have not already responded to me. Most of you have gmail (the one we were having issues with). If you have not responded to me and did not receive the email, please let me know ASAP.  

Monique will be reaching out to her winners this week if they have not already contact her winners this week.

I just emailed all of the planner winners information about the planners. However, most of your emails are gmail. I know Monique was working on getting that issue fixed so please check your emails to make sure you got one from me. It will be coming from contact@junkjournalretreat.com and the subject line is Planner Winners (or something like that). I have a way to get a hold of only 2 of you outside of email and I will be doing that too. Please let me know ASAP if you got the email or not. Thank you so much!!

Michelle

I've randomly pulled the 4 winners of The Magic of WaterColor Printable Paper Pack for today.

Congratulations to everyone who has won. I hope you create many beautiful pieces of art with your papers.

Thank you to everyone who entered and played along with me. 💗

Friday's winners:

Wendy (lew...)

Carrie (head)

Good morning, Magic Muse Pass holders!

Today we're trading prerecorded for LIVE.

This is our day to gather together, create in real time, learn from our Muses, ask questions, chat, laugh, probably enable each other's craft-supply habits, and see where the day takes us.

Days One and Two gave us time to explore, learn, collect ideas, and create at our own pace.

Today we get to do it together.

Bring your journal. 📔

I've pulled the 4 winners of the Magic of WaterColor Printable Papers for today:

Sonia

Ruth

Cecillia

Nancy (nite)

Congratulations! I hope you love using these papers in your journals. I've sent each of you an email with access instructions, so check your spam folders just in case if you don't see the email.

And just like that...

Autumn Muse is coming to a close.

To our Muses who shared their creativity, knowledge, ideas, time, and a little piece of themselves with all of us: thank you.

To everyone working behind the scenes who helped bring Autumn Muse together: thank you.

And to every Journaler who watched a session, downloaded a resource, joined us live, left a comment, encouraged another journaler, tried something new, made something, started something, or simply spent these few days being part of this community:

Thank you for being here.

Grab your lunch, your supplies, and come craft with Monique and Michelle!

Today’s Lunch & Learn starts at 11 AM Pacific / 2 PM Eastern.

Come hang out, create, chat, and spend a little of your lunch break with us!

The link to join will be shared right here in the group when the room opens. 💛

Before Day Two gets away from us...

Today's prerecorded workshops are now live and available for 48 hours. They will come down when the Day Two viewing window ends on Saturday, 9/26/26, at 4:00am.

🎫Free pass holder reminder: Journalers with free access: if there is a live session today you are interested in, you must attend it live. You will not have access to the recordings of live sessions unless you have the Magic Muse Pass.  This includes Muse Q&As, Lunch and Learns, etc.

If there's something you want to watch, now is the time to grab your drink, locate the snacks you hid from everyone else, and settle in.

Magic Muse Pass Holders: Live recordings will be available 72 hours after the live has finished.

Remember: watching doesn't mean you have to finish the project today.

OK – here is the last batch of 4 random winners of the Magic of WaterColors Printable Papers Drawing:

Debbie (debray)

Sue (suedbux)

Cybill

Wen

I will be emailing you all the access link for your Watercolor Papers. I hope you all enjoy using them. Remember to check your spam folder if you don't see them in your inbox.

I went to pull more random winners for the Magic of Watercolors Printable Papers prize and realized in my Robitussin induced fog brain I had already done that! AAAAAck! I don't like to go back on my word, so I'll pull an additional 4 more later tonight.

So, here are the bonus fog brain winners:

Luna

Jean D

Sharlynn

Kristy H

I'm so excited to announce the winners of The Magic of WaterColors Printable Papers Give-away.

I have 4 random winners for yesterday, Tuesday September 22:

Kathy W

Lark J

Dee R

Frances (fafer)

Shellye's Fall Vintage Printable download has been fixed! If there are any issues, please let me know! Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Hello All! It was brought to my attention there is an issue downloading Shellye's Vintage Printable. I am in the process of fixing the issue. I just need a little time. Thank you for your patience and understanding. I will update here when the issue is resolved.

Grab your lunch, your supplies, and come craft with Monique and Michelle!

Today’s Lunch & Learn starts at 11 AM Pacific / 2 PM Eastern.

Come hang out, create, chat, and spend a little of your lunch break with us!

The link to join will be shared right here in the group when the room opens. 💛

A quick Autumn Muse housekeeping note before everyone gets completely buried under paper scraps 📑

Day One's prerecorded 🎞️ workshops are available for 48 hours only. They will come down on Friday, 9/25/26 at 4:00am.

So if there's a workshop you've been eyeing, make sure you watch it before Friday at 4:00am.

Journalers with free access: if there is a live session today you are interested in, you must attend it live. You will not have access to the recordings of live sessions unless you have the Magic Muse Pass.  This includes Muse Q&As, Lunch and Learns, etc.

Magic Muse Pass Holders: Live recordings will be available 72 hours after the live has finished.

You do NOT have to finish every project today. Watch, learn, take notes, gather your ideas, and come back to your own creating whenever you're ready.

Good morning, Autumn Muse!

The doors are open, the workshops are ready, the freebies are waiting, and somewhere someone has already lost their scissors.✂️

Today's prerecorded workshops🎞️are officially LIVE and will be available for the next 48 hours. 

But please don't turn that into pressure to make every project.

Watch the workshops that speak to you.

Download your resources.

Hello Everyone! Tomorrow's post accidentally came out today. I deleted it and it will be back tomorrow. Here is the answer to @ella-smiles question-When do the lives start? Answer: I will be releasing the schedule and fun keepsake signature before the party tonight. Maybe sooner. The "lives" are only on Magic Muse Pass Day (Friday, 9/25/26). Lunch and Learns will be at 11am Pacific and Q&As are at various times for the Muses duing the day. They are noted in the guide you will receive later today.

Thanks for being here! We are so excited to finally get started!

Good Morning! Better late than never.... For those of you that have aready downloaded the Extended Resources Packet for your F&F Legacy Album-you may want to go back and download it again. I added a few things to it..... Enjoy! For those of you that would like to purchase the Magic Muse Pass-here is the link!

https://mcsp.heysummit.com/autumn-muse-art-and-junk-journal-retreat/?sc=dpIJmcWa&ac=OIj6xxzp

Pull up a chair, light a candle, and pour your favorite brew — whether that’s a steaming mug of spiced cocoa, a midnight margarita, or a cozy herbal potion — because Autumn Muse starts TONIGHT! (4pm Pacific, 7pm Eastern)

Before the official retreat begins tomorrow, we’re gathering virtually for an evening of comfy, spellbinding 🔮connection. We'll give you a sneak peek at what’s brewing for Autumn Muse, answer your questions, and spend time hanging out in our full practical magic 🪄 era.

And because we are physically incapable of gathering without conjuring up something special, we’re going to craft a Practical Magic junk journal 📔together! You’ll be able to use this handmade book throughout the retreat for capturing techniques, scribbling midnight ideas, experimenting, and holding whatever creative sparks Autumn Muse inspires in you.

Slip into your softest pajamas, wrap yourself in a warm blanket, and bring whatever basic craft supplies you…

Ok Y’all. SURPRISE!! You know how I am.

Yes, I will be holding a LIVE workshop on Magic Muse Pass Day, Friday 9/25/26. So far it is scheduled for 3:30pm Eastern-but this is subject to change.

Yes, the workshop does revolve around what you can do with your Legacy Album Pages.

Yes, I just decided this over the weekend.

Yes, I am functioning on 3 hours of sleep right now. All good!

Here is a sneak peek of what we will be working on in our Albums! No Album, no problem! Just bring you-or bring you and some scrap paper, scissors, and glue or double-sided tape. I hope to see all of you there!

You made it! 🤩

If this is your first Autumn Muse or you've been waiting for its return with a suspiciously large stash of paper 📚📑already set aside, we are SO happy you're here.

We're kicking things off before the official retreat even begins with an Opening Night Practical Magic 🪄PJ Party 🥳 for everyone! Come hang out with us, get a peek at what's coming over the next few days, and craft a junk journal 📒 together that you can use throughout the retreat.

Then, Days One and Two are filled with prerecorded workshops and freebie resources for our retreat attendees to explore. Each day's workshopsssss will be available for 48 hours only. Yes, you read that right. 48 hours! 🌗

On Day Three, our Magic Muse Pass holders🎫 will join us for a full day of live workshops and creating together. It’s not too late to grab your Magic…

I am brand new to this site and I am looking forward to learning some new things to incorporate into my journals! Can’t wait til it starts!

✨ The season of making , sparkle, and creative chaos is HERE — and so is your invitation to join our Design Team.

We’re looking for makers who:

🌼 keep it real

🌼 create wildly + imperfectly

🌼 love creating like it’s a personality trait

🌙✨ Monique, the Misfit Crafter, and the rest of Misfit Team, want to welcome all of our new magic making souls!!! You’ve just stepped through the studio door into a world where scraps become stories, ideas become adventures, and every creative heart is celebrated exactly as it is.

In this little corner of the universe, we believe in: 🧵 the magic of making 📜 the poetry of paper 🎨 the joy of messy hands 💛 and the comfort of creating together.

Settle in and let your imagination stretch its wings. Your creative spark belongs here — and we can’t wait to see what you dream up next. ✨🕊️

✨We would love to get to know you better! Feel free to introduce yourself!

✨ Hello Beautiful Creative Souls! ✨

I hope this little note finds you well, inspired, and surrounded by scraps, splashes, textures, and all the delicious bits that make your art and junk journals come alive. If your hands have been busy making magic lately — or even if you’ve just started gathering ideas — we would love to see what you’re creating. Share whenever you feel called; your art lights up our whole space. Here are a couple pics fron the album I made for my neices graduation.

Monique also asked me to sprinkle in a heartfelt message from her: she sends her sincerest apologies to those who haven’t yet received their prizes. Life has a way of tugging us in unexpected directions, and she needed to tend to a few things these past couple of weeks. She’s back now, refreshed, inspired, and eager to create alongside all of us again. All…

Thank you so incredibly much for your participation and your patience with us this past week. Below is the list of winners from the Retreat.

If you won a physical prize, please email us your address to contact@junkjournalretreat.com if you have not already done so. If you won a digital prize, you will be contacted with redemption information shortly.

Physical Prizes (email your mailing address to contact@junkjournalretreat.com)

Glue Stick

Lauralee Cosgrove

Kelli Kern

✨ Hello Sparkling Creative Souls! ✨ We have a few little treasures to share with you — and while it may sound like I’m about to knock over a whole bottle of glitter… I promise, no actual spills today.

1. A Heartfelt Thank‑You Monique and I want to wrap each of you in the warmest, most glitter‑dusted gratitude for attending, participating, and sharing your magic in this year’s Art & Junk Journal Retreat. Your comments, posts, pictures, emails, and messages have filled our hearts to the brim. Truly — you’ve lit us up so much that we’re already weaving together the next gathering: The Autumn Muse Retreat. All I’ll whisper for now is… keep September open, especially around the first day of fall. 🍂 More details will flutter your way soon.

2. A Peek Behind the Curtain We’re working as quickly and carefully as two humans with glitter in their hair can — uploading videos, finalizing prize…

And we've got today's winners, thank you random number generator wizards on the internet:

•Shawn

• Noreen

• Melanie

• Monica

You're Creative Play Collage Kit is on its way to you.

The next round of prize winners for the Artful Play Collage Kit are:

• Shell

• M

• Heather

• Annette

The kit is on it's way to your inbox now.

Congratulations to Art, Nancy C, Nikki, and Sarah.

Your Artful Play Collage Kit is magically on its way to your inbox.

There's still time to enter the give away.

I'll choose 4 more names tomorrow.

💗💗💗

Hello All!

Two short things.

1. I would like to apologize to those of you that are having issues with downloads. We have been working on the issue since yesterday and are hopeful we will have a resolution soon. I do not want to promise a specific time frame but know that we have been and will continue to do what we can to fix it. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding. We truly appreciate it!

2. What are your weekend crafty plans? There are only a few days to go until the retreat kicks off! Woo Hoo! I will be working on some albums, making a couple new shirts, making some paper crafts, and trying to figure out what to do for Artisan Pass Day! I am open to suggestions.....

I hope everyone has a restful and peaceful weekend! oooooo We could take some time this weekend and…

Hello All!!

If you come across technical problems, please send a detailed email to contact@junkjournalretreat.com for assistance. It is easier for me to track and check the issues we come across that way as I have to check in multiple areas.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we all learn a new platform together! You are greatly appreciated!

The doors have opened, the sparkles are swirling, and our little corner of the creative universe just got a whole lot brighter. ✨📜🌙

To everyone who has just joined us for the Art & Junk Journal Retreat — we’re so happy you’re here.   Truly. Your presence adds a new color, a new texture, a new story‑thread to this magical gathering. 🎨🧵💫

We’re gearing up to begin soon, and the energy already feels like a soft hum… pages waiting, scraps whispering, ideas stretching awake. 🌈📖🪽

While we settle in together, let’s warm up the space:

🌸 Share your latest junk journal or art journal creation below!

It can be a finished page, a messy middle, a tiny corner, a background you love, or even a scrap cluster that made your heart flutter. There’s no pressure — just a gentle invitation to sprinkle a little inspiration into the room. ✂️🖌️✨

Let us know all about you if you wish to share.

What do you hope to find here?

What do you like to do? Make junk journals, art journals, create in journals, journal in journals, plan in journals, all of the above?

Do you make anything else?

Did you attend any of our other retreats?

If so what did you like best, how was it?🎤

VIDEO ISSUES RESOLVED!!! if you still have issues refresh your screen, log out and back in, close your browser and reopen it. If that still does not work let us know.

🎨 Welcome to the 3rd Annual 2026 Art & Junk Journal Retreat!

Also I made this video to help with email notifications. Better like it. 🥰

Welcome to our dedicated online sanctuary! 🏡