Mini journals
Today we are going to take a peek inside the mini journals that I made last year whilst I was going through a difficult situation. These little journals helped me to find a way back into making things again as well as helping me to understand and work through how I was feeling at the time. There is a lot of written journalling, in the story journal in particular, that I have chosen not to take pictures of because it still feels too personal to share at the moment.
These journals were the result of a class on the Get Messy art journalling website. I enjoyed learning how to make these little journals and it was useful to have some guidance on how to fill them. Each journal has it’s own theme; Story, Worth and Truth.
Story
I chose to do quite a lot of written journalling in the Story journal along with some collage and little drawings. For me, this was the most cathartic of the journals to make, I was able to write about how I was feeling and make some sense of it.
Front cover
First page
An inside spread including a small drawing and paper collage
Another inside spread of paper collage using magazine images and vintage music paper
Back cover
Worth
I struggled a bit with this journal and in the end decided to create a collage on each page using papers and dried flowers. The pages themselves were made by folding a large sheet of tracing paper and then slipping pieces of vintage paper between the leaves of tracing paper. I would like to re-visit this journal some time or perhaps make another version of it.
Front cover
The first page includes paper collage and a dried flower
An inside page spread
Truth
I chose to completely stitch my Truth journal. I used a lot of small scraps of patchwork fabric to create tiny collages which I stuck down and stitched into. I enjoyed making this journal and found it very meditative to work on.
Front cover
The first page
An inside page spread embellished with buttons and charms
Another inside page spread including fabric collage and embroidery
Pages including lace, hand embroidered details and pink heart charm
Back cover