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I Heart Journals - Journaling as a way of life

www.iheartjournals.com has all my journaling related advice and tutorials.

Journal writing is an important way to take a deeper look into your soul. By recording the events in your life, you can make sense of them. Slow down time and really experience the world around you. Discover yourself, improve relationships, manage your stress and more by keeping a personal journal.

Learn how to make your own journal with recycled materials or start a journal on your computer. It doesn't really matter as long as you're writing. We all have our own styles and creativity. Try different types and learn what's best for you. I Heart Journals will guide you through the process and towards creating your very own journal and improving your life today.

Also take a look at www.iheartjournals.com for loads more about journal and diary writing. From keeping a travel journal to a money journal, iheartjournals.com will guide you through the journaling process from all angles.

Create a journal from scratch

Even make it eco-friendly by using recycled materials

The finished journal I made for my buddyCreating a journal from scratch:

Since journaling is a passion of mine, I decided to make one for my friend's birthday. It's more of an art journal because the paper I used is homemade, very thick and fibrous, and small. It's sort of a clean slate for him to express his creativity how he chooses.
The basic principles of creating a journal this way stay the same, whether you're using recycled paper for the pages or cereal boxes for the cover.

1) The Materials You'll Need

Materials needed to create your journalA Cover - In this case, leftover fabric from my mom's quilting hobby
Pages - Home made paper using ground up newspapers, water and a blender
Twine - To create a binding
Scissors - For cutting
Hole Punch - To create holes in the binding

2) Punch Holes

Punch holes in the pages and cover using a hole punch or knifeUsing your hole punch, pole 3 or 4 holes near the edge of your pages and cover. If you have a lot of paper, it's easiest to use a sturdy 3 hole punch. In this case I only have a few pages so I did each hole at a time using a pocket knife.

3) Cut the twine

Cut the twineEstimate how long to make the twine. Better to make it too long than too short

4) Feed the twine through the pages and cover

Feed the twine through the holesShould be pretty easy. Use a pen or something to feed the twine through the holes if you're having trouble

5) Tie knots

Tie knots out of the twineMake the loops loose enough so the pages turn easily

6) Test the binding

You're binding should look something like thisYou're binding should look something like this. Make sure the pages turn easily. If they don't, you might want to tie the knots more loosely

7) You have a finished journal!

You're finished journal!Congratulations! You have a new journal to write in or gift to someone. This type of journal is durable too. I threw it around the room to see if the binding would hold together. It's flawless. My personal journal has traveled across the US in my backpack and is still intact.

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My name is David Byers. I'm 25 and have been keeping journals since I was 15. That's 10 years of experience!
I studied Literature and Journalism in c... more »

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