Journals
New Planner Joy
I wasn’t looking for a 2013 planner when I wandered into Subtext Bookstore in St. Paul this week. But I just had to have this one that has, of all things, a place for “Correspondence” in its weekly pages. Even though it’s a weekly calendar, it has a monthly page for each month. Opposite the…
Read MoreJournals Made From Vintage Books
Some journals are better than others. We each have our own demands, expectations or quirks about what we expect in our journals. A common requirement is that journals lie flat. Having writing paper that is smooth is another. That makes me pleased to introduce Ex Libris Anonymous Book Journals. These spiral bound journals lie flat…
Read MoreRingbound Journal Giveaway
Letters & Journals is giving away one of these ring-bound journals filled with blank pages (and an occasional vellum page with a light design- see photo further down the page.) Just leave a comment and I will draw the winner next Sun., March 27, 2011. These journals were purchased at a hospital gift shop earlier…
Read MoreA Circle Journal Notebook
My niece, Mary, and I began this circle journal notebook in Nov. 2003. The book began with me posting current photos of us on the opening page and then I wrote her a note on the following page that began: Dear Mary, I hope you had a nice Halloween. Mary, age 8, wrote back a…
Read MoreJournal Bliss
I bought Journal Bliss by Violette on journaling a few years ago and love how she shows creative ways to fill your journal- doodles, collage, image transfer, backgrounds, etc. Very inspiring and creative! There are also some excerpts from the book on the Creativity Portal website,which has a lot of ideas to get your creative…
Read MoreKeeping a Monthly Journal
I’m not always good about writing in a daily journal, but I have found a way to keep track of the highlights of the month. I find a photo that I like in a magazine, on the web or just one of my own and I insert it into a word document, add some blank…
Read MoreKeeping a Book Journal
I’m a huge book fan. I majored in English and worked in a book store and then a book distributor for over 15 years. I love to read, to see what others are reading, to visit bookstores and to talk about books. Imagine my delight when I heard about a woman who wrote an essay…
Read MoreLetters & Journals Launches the New Website
Letters & Journals website has now launched! We’ve been working on this for months and are pleased and happy to unveil the new site this weekend. Keep in mind that things are still new and being changed, added, removed, etc. as we find out what works and what doesn’t. We’re anxious to start on this…
Read MoreThe Purple Journal
While at the Paper Patisserie stationery store earlier this month I bought this lovely handmade journal. It was made Kristen’s Creations and I plan to interview Kristen for more information on her handmade journals. The inside pages have the slightly speckled paper with the softest finish. It’s one of those notebooks you want to save…
Read MoreMixed Paper Journal II
I wrote about this mixed paper journal in my Jan. 14, entry. At that time I had just received my new mixed journal from elisejoy and decided that I would use it as a diary of my life for one month: January. I took pictures of each of the pages and posted them on flickr.…
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