Hello September, my old friend, it’s time we meet again… Well, that is to say I’m doing a month long challenge on Instagram called “junk journal + month name”, so Junk Journal September right now. It’s a word or sentence each day for thirty days, something to inspire you to be creative in a junk […]
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Art Journaling Friday
Hello my Dear one, It is Friday the 14th of February and Valentine’s Day. I don’t care much about buying gifts for this holiday, instead I try to make it something of my own, a lovely day if nothing else. And what could be better than a day of Art Journaling? Art Journal Fridays could […]
Finding yourself in your Art Journal
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily. Zig Ziglar When you work in book format, like an Art Journal, or any notebook, each page is a creation on its own. You can tear it out and frame it if you want to, but the […]
Creative Doodles that will Brighten your Mood
What do you do when things are hard, and you feel like you don’t have the strength or energy to move away from the situation you’re in? I see a lot of psychological advice on how to brighten your mood in one way or the other way, like going for a walk to get fresh […]
Art Journal Peek: Flying Elephants and More
An Art Journal Can be filled with just about Anything, and the rules you set up for yourself are there to help guide you towards your next page. If you don’t feel like following your own rules, then just ignore them. Don’t let rules, or ideas about what this artsy journal should be about, hinder […]
Art Journal Peek: I Love Neon Pink
I regularly post peeks into my Art Journal pages, showing spreads, pages or details of the whole – so it’s not a secret how much I have come to use (and like) Neon Pink. In fact, I think I Love Neon Pink! It’s been a while since I last did a peek in post so […]
Art Journal Close-ups
It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen. John Wooden In almost all of the art journal peeks that I share here you’ll see close-up photos. Sure, I like to include the whole page or spread, but also several close-ups of the details. I just feel compelled to photograph the […]
Art Journal Peek: Daisy Yellow & Pink
Here’s a Before Page in my Kawaii Art Journal. This is what it looked like when I bound the book together. One painted page and one gray wall paper page to the right, decorated with some polka dot washi tape. Related PostsPeek into my Personalized DIY Calendar The Right time for some Art Journaling Art […]
Miniature Art Journal | Quirky me me me
Polka dot heart and a ghost image of… me? Not sure what this spread symbolizes, but I really like it. What do you think? Starting today with the spread that finished yesterday’s post about my Miniature Art Journal Idea and my need to get some drawing/doodling time into my life, and continuing with the rest […]
Summer Crush | Outdoor Creating
The stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds, and there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own. Mary Oliver For a week this summer I lived in a small cottage in the forest, by the water. I moved out of my apartment to be close to nature, and I […]
Art Journal Detail: A Row of Cats
Another art journal pages from my handmade pink-orange journal: Transparent pocket with new jeans label inside. The right page is made from a paper bag, and has a row of cats at the top. Here is a close up: Related PostsThe First Rule of Art Journaling Art journal peek: Painted balls of sunshine Art Journal […]
Everything is a Diary
I came up with my own proverb that I wrote down in my Art Journal to remember it (on the left page in the journal spread, written in Swedish). It says; It’s better to have one crochet project in your hand than 10 unused balls of yarn in the yarn basket on the floor… :-) […]