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Home / Craft Product Reviews / Paper Crafts / Transforming a Bullet Journal into an Art Journal

Transforming a Bullet Journal into an Art Journal

January 17, 2017

As many of you know, I am a planner failure. And I art journal in fits-and-starts; sometime it’s daily, and then I’ll go for months without doing a thing in it. But I do make quite a few lists and I use my journals to make my daily task lists and plan out projects for the blog, my show Hands On Crafts for Kids, and other things.

 

After a while, my journal is just an ugly mess of obsolete pages. So…now  I transform them. Into art journal pages!

It’s pretty simple and easy to do, and a lovely way of rewarding yourself for getting those pesky lists DONE.

I’ve made you a video of the proces. It’s about 6 and a half minutes long, but you see the whole thing.

Now… if you are wondering, here are the products I’m using. (Some links may be affiliate links.)

  • BeePaper Super Deluxe heavy weight drawing paper jounal (93 lbs paper), size 9″ by 9″
  • DecoArt Acrylic Gesso (it’s very thick)
  • Adirondack Inks
  • Faber Castell Gelatos and/or
  • Recollections Watercolor Crayons
  • Rubber stamps
  • India Black Ink
  • Signo White Gel Pen
  • Faber Castell metallic pitt pens
  • Dylusions Paint Pens
  • Paper Doilies and Washi tape

Transform a bullet journal into an art journal! (Video)

I hope you are inspired to try transforming your journals- as long as you have moderately heavy-weight papers (90 lb or higher) it can take the gesso and wet mediums. And what a way to reward yourself for crossing tasks off of your list!

If you have experience with art journaling, please leave me a comment below. I’d love to hear from YOU!

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Comments

  1. Diane says

    January 18, 2017 at 00:32

    Great job, Jenny! And great inspiration for that post-divorce journal sitting in the top of my closet! Thanks for all you do!

  2. Sharon Field says

    January 18, 2017 at 12:06

    Very nice result! You make everything look so easy and pretty! Love it……….

  3. Karen in Upstate SC says

    January 18, 2017 at 16:26

    What a great idea! Never thought to do that! Thanks for the inspiration! I’m going to have to try this!

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