Journal pockets from scraps
Five Journal Pockets Hiding in Your Paper Scraps
That envelope you almost cut up already has useful seams. Turn five familiar scraps into pockets, with openings that make the note easy to retrieve.
NOTES ON PAPER & EVERYDAY LIFE191 stories to come back to
THE GOOD PAPER YOU ALMOST THREW AWAY
Your scraps make
beautiful pockets.
An old envelope. A folded map. A paper bag from a good afternoon. Before you cut a fresh sheet, let’s see what’s already waiting on your desk.
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A SECOND LIFE, ON PAPER.WHAT WOULD HELP TODAY?
NEW ON THE SHELVES
More ways to make
the notebook yours.
120 new guides, with worked examples
and things to try right on the page.
20 guides
Writing & reflection
When you have something to say but can't find a way in, borrow a question, a voice, or a first sentence.
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14 guides
Planning systems
Keep the next action visible. Give the rest somewhere sensible to wait.
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20 guides
Memory keeping
The detail you think you'll remember is often the one worth writing down.
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20 guides
Paper techniques
Weave, fold, print, and piece together the paper already within reach.
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20 guides
Lettering & color
Learn what changes when you move the shadow, lighten a layer, or give a letter more room.
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26 guides
Notebook practices
Read a little closer. Look a little longer. Make a notebook that helps you notice.
Explore the collectionA little less pressure.
A little more you.
The page doesn’t have to be perfect.
It just has to give you a place to begin.
FOR THE NOTEBOOK STILL ON THE SHELFThe beautiful
The beautiful
notebook
can wait.
If the lovely notebook keeps staying closed, begin on a spare scrap. Keep one dated detail and give the note somewhere you can find it.
Start with a scrap
You have all the pieces.
Let’s help them belong.
When every scrap looks good but the spread feels scattered, start with what you want to remember. The arrangement gets easier from there.
Find your page’s starting point
JUST YOU, A PEN, AND A FEW MINUTES
A line.
A leaf.
You drew that.
No practice book required. Draw one small sprig beside a sentence you want to keep. Then see what happens when you add another leaf.
Let’s draw it together Explore all 120 drawing recipesTHE ORDINARY DAYS COUNT, TOO
“Nothing happened today.”
Are you sure?
A photo you almost deleted. A coffee receipt. A sentence you’d rather keep to yourself. There’s a page in there somewhere.
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Your Phone May Remember the Day You Can't Describe
A photo, search, route, song, or message can lead to one real detail. Find it, write what it meant, and leave the rest of the scrolling.
The Scraps That Bring an Ordinary Day Back
A receipt or wrapper can hold more than its printed information. Add the sentence that connects it to your day, then keep only what matters.
Eight Little Notes Worth Lifting a Corner For
Keep an afterthought, private caption, or small surprise beneath a sticky note. Give the opening a purpose and remember that the adhesive is temporary.
THE WHOLE COLLECTION
Find a technique.
191 guides
Start journaling on scrap paper
Start on Paper You're Willing to Use
If the lovely notebook keeps staying closed, begin on a spare scrap. Keep one dated detail and give the note somewhere you can find it.
Washi tape beyond borders
Let Your Washi Tape Hold Something Useful
A favorite roll can help a note lift, a page extend, or a pocket stay open. Start with the movement or space today's entry needs.
Botanical drawing recipes
Start With One Stem and Two Leaves
A small botanical drawing doesn't need to become an art lesson. Learn a simple sprig that fits beside your sentence, then add variety through use.
Drawn stationery
Draw the Stationery You Wish Was on Your Desk
A pen can give you a label, ticket, tape strip, or photo corner. Draw only the shape your page needs and let the words finish it.
Journal spread composition
Make the Whole Spread Feel Like One Story
When every scrap looks good but the spread feels scattered, start with what you want to remember. The arrangement gets easier from there.
Washi tape backgrounds
Seven Ways to Change a Page With Washi Tape
Try a soft shadow, a torn route, or the outline a removed strip leaves behind. One roll can change more than the page border.
Capture notebook and planner reset
Let Your Messy Notes Make the Planner Useful
Catch thoughts where they happen, then move the useful ones to your planner. A small notebook can bridge the gap without another elaborate system.
Weekly journal layouts
Choose a Weekly Layout That Fits This Week
Your busiest day may need the biggest space. Choose a weekly page around the plans and memories it will hold, then adjust after using it.
Daily journal layouts
Let Today's Page Be What Today Needs
Some days need a plan; others need room to think. Choose a daily layout around the help you want now, with permission to change tomorrow.
Sticky note hidden journaling recipes
Eight Little Notes Worth Lifting a Corner For
Keep an afterthought, private caption, or small surprise beneath a sticky note. Give the opening a purpose and remember that the adhesive is temporary.
Purposeful washi tape
Know What the Next Strip of Tape Is For
A photo, heading, or change of subject may need one clear adjustment. Give the tape a specific job and see whether it improves the page.
You don’t have to keep the whole day.
Just the bit you’ll be glad you saved.