Many authors hate to see their books defiled—much less burned, painted on, or sewed in.
But those are the exact instructions (among many) that Keri Smith provides you in her DIY book “Wreck This Journal.”
The first page holds the very basic set of rules: “Carry this with you wherever you go, follow the instructions on every page, order is not important, instructions are open to interpretation, and experiment.”
The rest of the book involves almost 100 pages with random instructions, everything from collect fruit stickers here to scratch this page using a sharp object.
Unlike other books, “Wreck This Journal” is meant to get messy.
People love it, and it shows because it’s currently trending at stores like Urban Outfitters. Many buy one to wreck on their own or to pass through a group of friends to watch the neat black binding slowly go crooked, tattered, and, well, wrecked.
Although this small book has gained popularity, many opt to take a more individualized approach and create their own homemade “Wreck This Journal’s” through a notebook and some average skills in collage creativity.
Either way, the concept behind “Wreck This Journal” is simple: Making mistakes can be fun.