Every adhesive has strengths and weaknesses. The key is learning which one works best for the material you are using. That learning curve is part of the experience. The more textures you play with, the more intuitive it becomes!
Most people experience creative blocks as something external that feels like an absence of inspiration, motivation, or direction. But in practice, the “block” appears after creation has already begun.
These creative journal bulk reducing tips will help you if you want your journals to not explode 4 spreads in.
In my journaling and creative play, pens are less about refinement and more about curiosity. These are five pens I reach for again and again because they’re reliable companions while I play.
If you make a mini zine after reading this, I’d love for you to just…notice how it feels. Just whether it feels like something you’d want to return to.
The best ideas are the ones that you discover in the middle of the doing something else.
Tutorials are absolutely helpful when you’re brand new; they help you familiarize yourself. But eventually, you reach a point where what you make starts to look different than what you followed.
This week, I’ve been revisiting The Artist’s Way, and I’m reminded why it’s so often recommended as more of a lifestyle practice than a book you simply finish and shelve.
The prismatic creatures started appearing without planning. Started with a zen sloth, two cute kitties I had painted in oil earlier in the week and silly jumping furit. After this, I decided I'm gonna fill up this journal with all sorts little beings.
Journal #12 was a reminder that creativity builds itself over time. With every page, patterns emerged, blocks softened, and the process became easier to trust.
These hand drawn heart elements began the way some of my work does sometimes: 1 AM, a rolling cart full of supplies, and no real plan beyond wanting to make marks.
Built from packaging, scraps, and whatever’s nearby, mini junk journaling is where I create without planning or pressure. The pages are quick, intuitive, and become small records of ordinary days.