A few months ago I wrote about wanting to buy some stencils for journaling, but not being sure exactly what I wanted. That wasn’t quite true – I knew what I wanted but I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to spend the money. After more research, I decided to bite the bullet and try the…
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September Planner/Journal Set-Up: Academia
For September, I decided to make my journal theme for the month, Academia or Bibliophilia (or something to that effect) where I could focus my design elements and colors around a dark academia or back-to-school-sort-of vibe. I added some natural elements like more sunflowers (carried over from last month) and mushrooms as well as map…
Making my own journal.
I am generally a pretty crafty person, so when I saw that my yarny friend Treasure Goddess was hosting a journal making class at her barn I was ready to sign up. The class was taught by local fiber and textile artist Barrie Mason, who has been selling her wares at local shows for years.…
Hobonichi Stencils
Much like Ana, I had my own “objects are smaller than they appear” experience recently. For the past few months I’ve been eyeing journaling tools in an effort to make my daily journal more visually appealing. For a while I saw a beautiful stencil repeatedly advertised on both Instagram and Facebook (that I now can…
Exploring Creative Journaling: A Class with Tom of Sugar Turtle Studio
One of the things that I was most excited about at the St. Louis Pen Show was taking a class. While I’ve certainly taken advantage of classes to learn more about fountain pens in the past, I really felt like this year’s offerings were expanded in breadth. One of the ones I took the plunge…

May Planner Update: Strawberries & Mushrooms
I am continuing my planner/journal/diary set-up the same way each month this year (check out my March and April set-ups, if you missed them). May will continue this process and each month my process is getting a little more streamlined and easier to do. I start by pasting in a monthly overview calendar. The last…
Journaling: A Q2 Check-in
I feel like Ana and I are sort of running on the same wavelength. Each month she prepares for a new month by pulling out her best supplies, and making small changes based on what worked the previous month. I decided that since we’re just past April 1 (no fooling!) that I’d check in and…