Season 1 · The Winter Swap
Theme: Things that made you smile this year
- Sign up by
- [Sign-up deadline]
- Matches out
- [Match date]
- Mail by
- [Mail-by date]
The Junk Drawer Club
(for people who keep every ticket stub )
Get matched with a penpal for snail mail swaps, show off your journal spreads, and grab a free printable every month. Come be weird with us.
How penpal swaps work
Swaps run in seasons, each with a theme. Sign up before the deadline, and Kylie does the matchmaking.
Sign up
Pick your swap type, your style, and tell us a bit about you. City and state only, never your street address.
Get matched
Kylie pairs you with someone whose vibe fits yours and emails you both. You each say yes before anything else happens.
Make + mail
Once you both accept, you swap addresses privately. Decorate around the season's theme and mail it by the deadline.
Share it
Got your happy mail? Post your favorite spread on the gallery wall so the whole club can swoon.
Pick your kind of happy mail
Letters
The easiest way in: a good old-fashioned letter, decorated as much (or as little) as you like. Perfect if you're new.
Ephemera packet
A little envelope stuffed with goodies: tickets, tags, stickers, scraps, washi samples. Junk drawer treasure.
Half-spread swap
The spicy one: you start a journal spread, mail it off, and your penpal finishes it. Two makers, one page.
This season's theme: Things that made you smile this year
Tiny wins, silly moments, a great cup of coffee, the stranger who complimented your shoes. Journal it, mail it, make someone's day.
Fresh off the gallery wall
Spreads, swaps and happy mail from club members.
The wall is waiting for you
No spreads up yet. Be one of the first makers on the wall! Every spread gets credited with your name and a link to your Instagram or shop.
Share your spread
Free printable!
Tickets, tags, labels, date stamps and journaling cards. Join the monthly Junk Drawer letter and it's yours, plus a new sheet every month.
It's all yours!
Here's your sheet. Print it on cardstock if you've got it. You're on the list for next month's.
Download the printable
Hii! I'm Kylie.
I junk journal, I keep way too many ticket stubs, and I share my apartment with 100+ houseplants. I started this club because the best part of journaling is sharing it, and nothing beats happy mail in your mailbox.
By day I build websites for small businesses at KYR Websites. By night, it's glue sticks all the way down.
See you in the mail! — Kylie
Good questions
Is my home address safe?
Yes. The signup form only asks for your city and state. Kylie emails each of you privately about your match, and only after you both say yes does she introduce you, so you can swap addresses between yourselves. Your address never appears on this website.
Who can join?
Anyone 18 or older who lives in the US. We'd love to go international in a future season!
I've never junk journaled. Can I still join?
Absolutely. Pick "Letters" as your swap type and tick "brand new" so you get matched with someone patient and friendly. Everybody starts somewhere.
What if my penpal never sends anything?
It happens, life gets busy. Let Kylie know, and you'll get priority for a new match next season. Folks who don't mail without a word may not be matched again.
How do I share my spread on the gallery wall?
Use the form on the gallery page. Kylie approves every photo before it goes up, and you can ask for it to come down anytime.