Journal keeping supplies ...

As mentioned in my last post,

here are a few of my favourite journal keeping supplies. 

Basics ~ scissors, ruler, paper clips, binder clips, washi tape, paper cutter,

lots of pens ... always experimenting with pens. My most recent purchase was "The Seven Year Pen" made in Switzerland in a cheerful Orange colour.

Stamps & stamping ink, tags and labels to write on.

  I love Glue tape - no mess - archival - perfect for adding snips of paper to your journal pages. 

When traveling, I keep a lot of smaller supplies in my Emma Bridgewater pencil case.

My Epson label maker ... I can't recommend this enough!!

I use it for EVERYTHING - it comes with 2 booklets - one instructions on use and the other is filled with all the symbols and frames you can create! Possibilities are endless (as is the fun)!!

when I was gathering supplies to take a photo I smiled when I realized how much was in my favourite colour green :-)

Even my Epson label maker is the perfect colour ♥

wise words from Pablo Picasso I stamped on a little canvas board

when I started painting again.

Green is the prime

colour of the world,

and that from which

its loveliness

arises

~Pedro Calderon de la Barca~

A treasury for Everything ...

~*~Happy 1st day of Spring~*~

My new journal

created this morning with the help of my hubby who made the holes for me with an awl ♥

I've filled it with 3 lined Moleskine journals ... love looking at the blank booklets just waiting to be filled.

My journal is my constant companion.

It is never far from my reach ...

it is a front porch of solace and retreat

when I am tired and weary.

~Nicole Johnson~

I have been keeping some kind of  Journal/Diary from the time I was 11 years old.

Lately I have noticed a new found surge of interest in them.

  In keeping Planners

and filling them with found treasures and keepsakes.

I think it is wonderful & thought I'd share a few of mine today.

 

My meditation journal

 in my favourite colour

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Is not the poet

bound to write his own biography?

Is there any other work for him

but a good journal?

~Henry David Thoreau~

My Large planner 

 where I jot down day to day goings on ... a spot for  Holiday's and Birthdays, Anniversary and Special Events, Appointments etc  ... A section for hOMe to keep paint chips and decorating ideas in one spot. Important receipts & warranty information for appliances is kept here.

Lucky pennies in my Keepsake Planner  ... each one with the year of all our births ~ just because ♥

My Keepsake planner

has large pockets to store movie and concert stubs.

One of the things I love about snail mail is receiving a letter with a gorgeous stamp (or if I am really lucky, a few stamps).  One particular friend has the most gorgeous writing and finds the MOST amazing stamps ... I always look forward to her mail and keep ALL the stamps sent!  These butterflies are just one example. 

Journals for Quotes (you know how much I love Quotes) :-D

One for Travel, For the Garden, A small pocket journal for my purse, the perfect size for jotting down notes when I am out that can be written in one of the other journals/planners once home. Much nicer than a purse full of scraps of paper.

 A journal to keep Magazine work related information such as Submission themes and deadlines.

  *I have an upcoming Magazine Article this Summer somewhat related to this topic ... more on that closer to the date* :-)

I have added a new section to one of my planners just for Weaving - my new found passion.

I am loving creating little woven wall hangings.  I hope to add a few to my Etsy shop soon ♥

A place to keep colour theme ideas and a few rough sketches that come to mind.

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There is a journal for Vintage Sparrow Studio my Etsy shop where I manage my listings, sales, customer information etc.

I found a wonderful handcrafted basket at a Garage sale a few years ago that is the perfect size so I am able to keep all my journals in one spot this way ~ all within reach, organized and available.

And last, but not least {not shown} my personal Diary that I write in every night just like I did as a teenager ... this one doesn't have a key closure however :-)

 

I'll show a few of my favourite Journal keeping supplies such as... paper clips, stamps, pockets, favourite pens soon just in case you might want to create your own journal too xoxo

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For me, my Diary

is my life,

my comfort,

my second existence

~Ramon Gil Navarro~

My journal is a storehouse

a treasury for everything in my daily life:

the stories I hear,

the people I meet,

the quotations I like,

and even the subtle signs and symbols encountered

that speak to me

indirectly

~Dorothy U Seyler~