How to Start a new Journal EASY setup & New Year wellbeing writing prompts

It's another long one this week! I have put timestamps in again so you can jump to the parts you wish! xx Hello Beautiful Souls, this week I am sharing how I actually set up my handmade, art and self-discovery writing journal. I'm sharing what I do to actually start working in it. Easy and suitable for beginners too! Lots of ideas, tips, techniques and art journaling inspiration to embellish and decorate. Use just what you have to make a wonderful junk journal that you will love working in! I'm also talking about 'the fear!' The fear of making art! Fear to start on that blank page, fear to use your precious, special beautiful things. We can do this! I've gone a bit vintage in style making my own journal ephemera, or, what I like to call; 'journal treasure.' Lots of tags, tabs, charms, ribbons, lace and strings, even some fairy bells! Let's be imperfect and not measure a thing! I'm also talking about all the different glues I use, which is probably my most frequently asked question here. I'm including my journaling prompts that I am using for the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022 New Year journaling too. Feel free to use them! And also, I was asked where to share your journals with me... just tag me @the.unexpected.gypsy on Instagram! You will see the absolute mess I made! James came in halfway through and said, 'what on earth is going on in here?!' Haha! I really hope you enjoy it! XXXX Biggest LOVES, Wendy. XXXX

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Timestamps for - How to actually START a new journal 2022 for self-discovery EASY setup & New Year writing prompts
00:00 intro & welcome
01:10 end of the year 2021 and beginning of the year 2022 journaling
02:21 to my desk quick chat about where I’m going to start
04:40 making my own journal tags and tabs
05:02 attaching my ribbon string plus charms
08:15 attaching my tabs and tags
10:00 adding decorations to the front cover
11:27 adding a pocket to inside cover and journal treasure ephemera
14:13 adding another tie ribbon and more charms
17:06 adding the front cover pocket
19:39 adding some lace
21:05 permission not to be creative, inspired and percolating ideas
21:45 collage additions
23:01 making a paperclip tab, ribbons, lace
24:46 adding quotes
25:54 collage additions, places to write, journaling cards
30:34 I’m scared to use my pretty stuff!
31:00 collage elements painted faces
34:00 strengthening flimsy paper, tissue paper
35:07 Let’s talk about different glue
36:40 making a secret pocket
36:26 journaling prompts, scared of blank pages,
40:30 scared to start a new journal, how to start
45:54 using characters, faces, photos and pictures in my journal
47:10 finishing touches
48:11 flip through
53:38 goodbyes
54:02 tidy up time!

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