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Discover 3 powerful ways to make your journaling practice more joyful and fulfilling with a focus on mindfulness and wellness. From setting intentions to incorporating art journaling and embracing mindfulness, this blog post offers practical tips to help you break out of a journaling rut and boost your creativity and mental health.
Discover the top 5 reasons why art journaling may not be providing therapeutic benefits for you just yet. Learn about common mistakes to avoid and how to approach this creative practice in a more intentional way to experience the mental and emotional benefits that art journaling can offer.
Journaling is a powerful tool for self-care and mental well-being, discover which one will work for you and how to incorporate it into your daily routine.
8 Types of Journaling for Self-Care: A Comprehensive Guide
As a creative person, your workspace is a place of inspiration and creation. It's where your ideas come to life and where you bring your visions to fruition. So, why not make it a place that inspires you to be at your most creative?
Here are four simple ways to make your creative space more inspiring…
As our lives get busier and more stressful, it's important to take time for ourselves and practice self-care. But what is self-care, and how can we incorporate it into our daily lives?
That's where the ‘Art of Self-Care’ Journaling course comes in. Learn how to practice self-care through creativity with art journal therapy! Discover the healing power of art journaling for beginners and explore new art journaling ideas to nurture your heart and mind.
Do you have a passion for scrapbooking, journaling, or mixed media art? Are you constantly on the hunt for new and exciting materials to use in your projects?
If so, you need an ephemera stash! Here is how to build a really good one - the easy way. Plus a FAQ section at the end.
Are you feeling stuck in your art journaling practice? Do you find yourself creating the same thing over and over again, unable to break out of your comfort zone?
It's time to break the rules, crush creative block, and revolutionize your art journaling practice. In this article, we will explore some tips and tricks to help you do just that.
Are you ready to start art journaling but struggling to make it a consistent habit?
Art journaling and art journal therapy are wonderful ways to express yourself creatively and reflect on your life. But starting a new habit can be challenging, especially if you're not sure where to begin. Here are some tips and tricks to give you some art journaling ideas and keep the habit going.
HERE IS YOUR EXCUSE TO SET ASIDE SOME TIME EACH MONTH TO UNWIND & DE-STRESS - CREATIVELY
JOIN THE JOURNAL CLUB - IT’S FREE!
COME BY EACH MONTH FOR A DIFFERENT THEME, JOURNALING PROMPT AND A HEAP OF INSPIRATION
HERE IS YOUR EXCUSE TO SET ASIDE SOME TIME EACH MONTH TO UNWIND & DE-STRESS - CREATIVELY
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COME BY EACH MONTH FOR A DIFFERENT THEME, JOURNALING PROMPT AND A HEAP OF INSPIRATION
HERE IS YOUR EXCUSE TO SET ASIDE SOME TIME EACH MONTH TO UNWIND & DE-STRESS - CREATIVELY
FEBRUARY THEME: WITHDRAW & RESTORE
The hype of the holidays are over and if you’re like me you might have found yourself stuck back in the rut-race of life.
It’s easy to slip into that routine of catching back up, focusing on getting things done, getting some order back into the house, writing endless to-do lists…
YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW IT’S DONE, WHAT I USE AND WHERE I GET THINGS FROM
HERE ARE THE (PROBABLY UNEXPECTED) ANSWERS TO 3 QUESTIONS I GET ASKED ALL TIME
If you want to start creative journaling but don’t know where to start or feel overwhelmed by what supplies you might need then read on!
Creative journaling is not about using lots of expensive art supplies, here is a list of the basic supplies you need to get started.
A BUMPER LIST OF 20 ART JOURNALING IDEAS THAT ARE EASY TO DO, CATHARTIC AND CAN BE USED AGAIN AND AGAIN.
Plus a downloadable list to print and stick up in your creative space for quick reference, so you’ll never be stuck for art journaling ideas again.
Want to start a new hobby this year? Try creative journaling
We’re all creative until we put restrictions on ourselves - don’t let these common misconceptions stop you from giving creative journaling a go.
HERE IS YOUR EXCUSE TO SET ASIDE SOME TIME EACH MONTH TO UNWIND & DE-STRESS - CREATIVELY
JANUARY THEME: UN-BECOMING
I think life might just be about continuously learning to simultaneously unfold and un-become. Learning to balance the . . .
HERE IS YOUR EXCUSE TO SET ASIDE SOME TIME EACH MONTH TO UNWIND & DE-STRESS - CREATIVELY
DECEMBER THEME: AN UN-HURRIED MOMENT
COME BY EACH MONTH FOR A DIFFERENT THEME, JOURNALING PROMPT AND A HEAP OF INSPIRATION
This month was entirely focused on journaling and creating for the filming of my new course - Your Story of Self.
The creation of this journal and the underlying message of this course is to acknowledge that life’s greatest and most important adventure is the journey towards self-discovery and understanding who we really are. This is the sole reason I journal. I am in constant search of understanding of who I am and how I am evolving.
GIVE YOUR JOURNAL SOME LOVE, SOME PERSONALITY AND SOME PURPOSE BEFORE YOU EVEN BEGIN TO CREATE IN IT
THIS IS HOW TO CONNECT WITH YOUR JOURNAL ON A DEEPER LEVEL FOR GREATER SELF-CONNECTION AND SELF-CARE
When your journal feels special to you, when it feels like an extension of you, that is when you can start getting the real wellness benefits back from your journaling time. When you create an inspiring and safe space for you to tap into your creativity and to lay yourself bare, your ideas and art and words will flow from you and onto those pages with ease.
HERE IS YOUR EXCUSE TO SET ASIDE SOME TIME EACH MONTH TO UNWIND & DE-STRESS - CREATIVELY
If you’re always preoccupied with and racing towards the next moment, what happens to the one you are in?
This month I encourage you to slow down and pay closer attention.
HERE IS YOUR EXCUSE TO SET ASIDE SOME TIME EACH MONTH TO UNWIND & DE-STRESS - CREATIVELY
WE’RE STARTING A NEW CLUB, JOIN US - IT’S FREE!
COME BY EACH MONTH FOR A DIFFERENT THEME, JOURNALING PROMPT AND A HEAP OF INSPIRATION
COLLECTING QUOTES IN YOUR JOURNAL CAN BE A SOURCE OF COMFORT.
WHEN YOU’RE STRUGGLING TO FIND THE RIGHT WORDS TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU’RE FEELING, BORROW THE WORDS OF OTHERS TO HELP YOU EXPRESS YOURSELF.
The way in which you create in your art journal could have a bigger impact on your well-being than what you create in your art journal
A ritual is a set series of actions that you perform regularly, meaningful acts you carry out with intent. A ritual should embody what matters to you most by putting your values into practice. Rituals often signify transition points in a persons life and this is the connection I am fascinated with most when it comes to journaling rituals. Here is how you can bring ritual to your journaling practice.
THIS IS HOW ART JOURNALING CAN BE USED AS A CREATIVE COPING STRATEGY
COPING STRATEGIES OR SELF-SOOTHING SKILLS ARE SIMPLE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO, WITHOUT THE HELP OF ANYONE ELSE, THAT BRINGS YOU INTO THE PRESENT MOMENT WITH A SENSE OF CALM TO BOTH YOUR MIND AND BODY.
Grounding yourself in the present moment (mindfulness) is a powerful self-soothing technique, bringing your mind home to your body, allows you to very quickly reduce anxiety and overwhelm. One of the ways I like to do this with creativity is to journal from the 5 senses.
Every month I share pages of my creative journal with you.
This month was a quiet month for me journaling wise, I took a couple of weeks holiday to go and visit family and did not do any journaling while away, but was revitalised in other ways - blue skies, salty air, the sun on my skin, gatherings, family, milestones, rest.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT JOURNALING CAN BE LIFE-CHANGING - BUT HOW?
THESE ARE MY TOP TEN (PRACTICAL AND ACTIONABLE) TIPS THAT YOU CAN IMPLEMENT RIGHT AWAY TO START A LIFE-CHANGING CREATIVE JOURNALING PRACTICE TODAY
Creative journaling is about the process of creating - not at all about the end result. The healing, the transformations, the personal growth and self-development all come from ‘how’ you use your art journal, not so much about ‘what’ you create in there.
Why I love tearing paper and cutting out tiny letters from books!
I remember back in art school working on a still life drawing for a couple of hours, and then our tutor made us tear it up. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t understand why? We did then reconstruct the bits of paper into another art piece which I loved and since then I have had a little obsession with ripping and cutting up drawings, old paper, book pages and anything else that can be ripped.
CREATIVE JOURNALING CAN BE A POWERFUL TOOL FOR SELF CARE - BUT DON’T MAKE THESE MISTAKES
STOP DOING THESE 3 THINGS TO TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF AND MAKE CREATIVE JOURNALING ENJOYABLE AND HEALING - PLUS 3 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY TO START JOURNALING FOR SELF CARE
FLICK THROUGH MY CREATIVE JOURNAL THIS MONTH - AUGUST 2021
Every month I share pages of my creative journal with you.
This month I had small windows of time to journal in, and I found my pages being gently nudged into exploring collage and layering paper.
This is how to make the colours in your art journal work together and flow from start to finish.
I get asked often about my use of colour, mostly about how I come up with such dreamy colour palettes for my journals and how I keep to a consistent colour theme within its pages. I thought I’d share a quick step by step in this blog post showing you where I get my colour inspiration from and how I choose the right colours from all my art materials.
