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

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

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.

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

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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.

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

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.