HOW TO START A JOURNAL my journaling set up, suitable for beginners

Hi beautiful, creative souls, how are you doing? In this week's video I am adding more preparations to my journal set up. I'm sharing my process of making creative art journal pages as well as writing, using old journals and quotes in the mix! Also, talking more about the healing powers of journaling, writing and art journals. This is kind of a part 2 to last week's video so if you missed that you can check it out here:- • HOW TO START A NEW JOU...
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[@theunexpectedgypsy]

*Do you have any ideas or tips for journaling or getting over the fear of getting things down on the page?*

[@Decopainterandtea]

I just "practice" something on a scrap.loose page. Just to start and get warmed up. Then when I feel.the moment of " turning the corner" I start on the "good page". That way if I have a nice quote on a scrap page then I can keep it and write it nicely and better on my proper book. Hope that makes sense. Fearless on scraps when writing or painting ( but not tacking down of course,) for me really helps.

[@ruthwilson6524]

Hi, write illegibly, eg very scribbly and scrawly. The process of getting it out is important, but you don’t necessarily need to read it again. Write across the page, write around a shape or a collage piece. Lovely video. I’ve had a gap from art journalling but want to get into it again, so your videos are really helpful.

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

@@Decopainterandtea makes perfect sense, great method and thanks for sharing 😚😚

[@Decopainterandtea]

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[@Bohemknit]

If it's fear of putting too much of yourself out there, you'd be surprised how many people can relate to raw honest humanity. If it's the fear of messing up... some of my best art pieces came from mistakes. Art reflects the artist, their emotions while creating, their circumstances... its a reflection of their life. In my opinion, if you keep it too neat with some formula, it has to look a certain way ideal... you're really limiting your creativity. Art is chaos... sometimes you just have to do what your feeling... even afraid.

[@elaineaspinall8810]

I think we all wished we lived next door to you. Thank you xx

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Haha, ! Perhaps but not when I’m grumpy! 🤣🤣

[@annmcgee8960]

Agree.😁👏😁

[@christinemasson597]

absolutely ! :0)

[@lyric8529]

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[@gazzabart]

For sure Wendy is so honest so good to watch x

[@pranjallpahuja]

wendy i just wanted to let you know that it's TOTALLY okay, it doesn't matter if you don't feel the best in every video, we are happy to see you being you and creating great content! everyone feels so! virtual hugs x

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Thank you so much! I was a little apprehensive about my mood tbh! I was definitely not feeling my best... TY for watching and encouraging me xx virtual hugs back x

[@Sissy_prints]

i completely agree!

[@shannoncamilli663]

I have been in a situation where my journals were read. It stopped me from journaling for years. When I started again I would sensor myself. Eventually I started giving code names to situations and people. It really helped! I highly recommend that to those worried about keeping things private. Also, I would take time to go deeper in to why I didn't want someone to read something. Often I would find that they were truths I needed to let out to the world and other people but I was afraid to. So just going through the process allowed me tremendous growth.

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

I feel everything you say xxx TY for sharing xxx

[@martiseelye6443]

I've had that experience as well. I now use code or I write it out in pencil then paint or collage over it. I'm able to write it out and nobody knows it's there but me.

[@analiaf.j.6131]

Samething happened to me. I recently purchased a blank journal, to start an art journal and havent written anything for fear of being read again.

[@asjaberkana1163]

Wow amazing to hear so many others had this similar experience. My brother read mine out to his mates. I was horrified and humiliated. I have tried to write over the years but I often sensor myself or just tear pages out. Wendy I just wanted to say you have inspired me to try journaling again and to try a different form of journaling that I have never seen before. No matter your "mood" I always feel uplifted by your spirit and feel like I'm having an honest chat with an old friend. Many oceans and decades and experiences make us different but don't separate us. We are all kindred spirits on this journey of life. Asha from down under Queensland, Australia.

[@Sissy_prints]

I can relate with you! the same thing happened to me, and I still have a block regarding journalling and writing

[@RockStarVee]

When I was little, I had a diary that had a lock on it. My brother broke into it and read it, and proceeded to taunt me in front of his friends, when we were alone, etc. It was such a HUGE violation of my privacy (and I'm a pretty private person now; I wonder if that influenced it). I'm a professional writer and have avoided keeping journals my whole life because of my fear that someone would read them. When I discovered art journaling through you and your channel, I realized what an incredible opportunity this is to get things out without having to spell them out. Then the more I thought about it, the more I realized that my private stuff is safe. I live alone, and if someone I know were to ever read my personal thoughts, I would be shocked; I think that adults just don't need to worry about that as much as kids, maybe. But...if you are feeling vulnerable and want some extra protection, why not get a small lockbox that you can keep your private things in? That would give you the freedom to just say whatever you want! (And by "you" I mean the general you.)

[@lyric8529]

@FlutterBy I love your profile picture! 🧡

[@RockStarVee]

@@lyric8529 Thank you! I am lucky to have a lot of monarchs visit me each year. :)

[@gina9523]

Same here, my brother found my diary (way back when I was a teenager) and read it out to everyone, was years before i kept a journal again, now its a daily happy ritual.

[@saltandlight44777]

I never fear about what I pour out onto my pages written or art......I have found healing in writing out my feelings emotions and even things that have happened to me and then ripped them up and thrown them away or used them as collage pieces in an art page . But the feelings were purged . When no one will listen or undersrand the page is always accepting and ready to hear anythjng I need or have to say. Panic attacks have stolen much sleep from me, but this helps me to deal with and even understand what it is that is causing my panic so I can see it in a tangible way and begin to deal with it.

[@PatriciaRossi]

14:47 the energy that you send to the world is the same that you get back

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Big loves and TY for watching and keeping me in such good company xxx

[@marybrotnitsky1461]

In 2017, I experienced life changing events, that shook me to my core. One was my mothers passing. In my grief, I found myself doodling, everyday for hours. I colored the doodles, its as if I needed the color in my life. I have saved them all not knowing why, just neatly tucked them away. You dear one have inspired me to another level just by watching you use the masking tape method! Bless you! Happy New Year.

[@tannaorr4133]

There are pens, called Secret Agent Pens, maybe also called Jet Pens. You can’t see what you’re writing, until you shine the little light in the handle, then what you’ve written magically appears, but only when you shine the light on it. Perfect for private writings, as no one would know the writing was even there. Fun too, because you can write on draw on top, then when you shine the light on you can see what’s written underneath. Got mine on Amazon.

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

oooh! fab idea!!

[@lyric8529]

In a little workshop I attended, the instructor wrote all messy almost scribbling so the writing really wasn't legible as a way of protecting ones privacy. But I love the ideas Wendy mentioned about painting or collaging or even burning the page! 😊

[@nancyrolfe3033]

Thank you!! I’m 63 and have never journaled. I’ve been thinking about this and why I am extremely careful writing texts/emails/notes, etc… I remembered! My mother would lecture us about being very careful with writing because of the possibilities of someone reading it or taking it. She scared us with different scenarios….all negative. She had issues….apparently! Bless her You have inspired me to start!! I know it’s strange BUT I can’t shake that feeling. Possibly because I’ve had it over 55 years. Good news! I’ll start journaling about this if I’m not certain what to say. It’s a start! I desperately need something. I’ve gone through therapy and tried some other things after losing my entire family and everything I owned suddenly 10 years ago. Strange but I got up the next morning and went through days and weeks as if nothing had changed. Of course, I was staying with a friend… It hit me hard and I shook for months. I was so blessed as there were certain people who had been put in my life under very unique circumstances. Those few people were instrumental during the first couple of years. When I was beginning to stabilize each one left, moved, retired, changed jobs, etc. I’ve learned that we will ALWAYS have everything we need and the people who help us in ways we don’t anticipate or imagine. It has given me a “knowing “ I can’t explain. No need to ever worry . Do the next good thing…moving forward even if it’s very slow at first…and one day we look back and marvel at how everything is okay; I am okay; life is good again and laughter comes easy. Oh! We have strength and wisdom beyond anything we’d imagined!!! Isn’t it such a blessing to treasure so many things others may have busy oblivion to… that feeling of soft grass on bare feet; smells before the rain; feeling of soft material brushing against my skin…. These are my treasures. they heal so much… Thank you! I can’t believe I wrote all this when it definitely wasn’t even a thought as I began….lol I’m going to leave it. This video is two years old so I doubt anyone sees or reads it. It made me feel good remembering some of those people and all the emotional and spiritual gifts I received during those years .. Sending love and kindness to all..especially those who are in need now

[@emiscozycottagelife]

Even when we have everything we need, our feelings and emotions are still valid. so don’t feel bad feeling emotions. We are allowed to feel the way we feel. I’ve been dirt poor struggling homeless and I’ve been blessed tremendously with a roof over my head full fridge full pantry etc. In both situations my emotions and feelings were valid. Perspective is in the eye of the beholder. 💜

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Absolutely agree Tea xxx TY x

[@robyndismon394]

What a beautiful perspective full of insight and wisdom. No reason 2 love yourself less simply bcz you HAD less (by orhers' standards). You've come full circle. Thnx so much 4 sharing.

[@emiscozycottagelife]

@@robyndismon394 having less materially and having more spiritually is the way to go for sure

[@christinebarone2151]

Wow, 365 mantras for today you read hit home ! We are all tired of the situation we are all experiencing. Thank you for the reminder !

[@karehhartig7287]

I'm just joining you over the past few months and I'll tell ya ; I found a home here Wendy. You and James and your community brings me heart felt warmth and joy. Thank you All.

[@sherriewoods9538]

I totally understand how you feel because I feel the same way! I'm very blessed but I'm also sick of everything too! 💞

[@patriciakennedy4089]

Dearest Wendy, you’ve made me cry with so many of your beautiful Wendy wisdoms! I could never write my truth in my journals because my first husband would find them and criticized them and was so horrible about it. I am now married to a completely different type of man who respects me and makes me feel safe. He even stands in the door of my studio waiting for an invitation in! You are so blessed to have James in your life, loving and supporting you. That’s what love is, isn’t it? Keep up the amazing work you do for us and rest when you need to rest - we can wait, we understand. Lovelovelove, Patricia

[@saltandlight44777]

Hi Wendy, just wanted you yo know you are not alone in struggling with moods and feelings. Your beautiful videos have inspired me to start art journaling .....it doesn't always kick the ever rising anxiety and depression feelings but it has become a place where I can leave them behind for a bit. Getting myself absorbed in a journal page or other art has become a way for me to deal with my panic attacks . The following is a copeing strategy that has worked for me ....I acknowledge that what I am feeling is real and valid ....it should not be denied or discredited as that makes it worse ....I acknowledge the feelings ....especially the panic ....and then determine in my mind that that is all it is.....a feeling . I cannot right now change the circumstances I find myself caught in...or change what is happening in the world around me, but I do have control over HOW I let it affect me, how I let it make me feel. Doing this and using art and journaling to distract my mind from the physical aspects of those feelings along with pouring out my heart onto or into my journal pages has and is bringing me through all this , along with a lot if prayer . Thank you for how you put your videos together ....they have become like little vacations to me....little places of calm. Thank you again and God's blessings to you my friend.

[@annette4392]

It's so OK to be not OK. I am menopausal and sleeping is a luxury. That's how I found your channel. I am so pleased I did x

[@marlena4720]

Delphine the mermaid as an oval fridge magnet would be devine !!

[@Musecollective]

Grumpy and then guilty for it because we’re so lucky... yes, we relate very much at this time I think. I love your honesty and openness. You’re refreshingly real and it’s awesome! 😎

[@jyotichugani2996]

Wendy, that card of yours, 'Make your life come true' is simply magical. Your full video is very helpful 😊. Thank you very much for sharing ❤️ your thoughts honestly with all of us. Look forward to more such videos

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Thanks so much Jyoti, xxx see you soon and soft hugs until then x

[@chelseadanielle1464]

Sorry you felt grumpy that day. I just want to say that after watching your videos last night I woke up in such a better mood. Like truly. It's true what you said that even watching someone be creative has health benefits! I set up my art corner today and bought a journal. Can't wait to start tomorrow!

[@cherfauvel]

I have kept journals for years, it is sooo healing but also very vulnerable, in the past someone read without permission and i felt violated, so stopped, now i have found an old one and decided I would read and then cover with art etc., to show where i am now compared to back then, from this i learned something special, I love to write it is an amazing release, so i write and then burn with prayer and promise to myself, then paint or paste to express the release, i keep those and who ever looked would not see :)

[@sandrasenergy]

Thank you for this video. It's the middle of the night here and so much is running through my head it's hard to sleep, hard to focus on a thought and so nice to feel not alone. Very challenging times and I'm sure there are so many who are afraid to speak their truth but it is part of the process of knowing how to move forward. The internet can be a place to come and feel better, not alone and grateful for positive reminders. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@magpie_mel]

As a woman of a similar age to you, I can appreciate the sleep and grump situation 🤣....after months (!) of frustration with my waking up at unholy o'clock, I've finally come to a place of radical acceptance with it. I do what I can to nourish my sleep (magnesium supplement, limit caffeine etc) and then let it go. I've always been a morning person and I'm trying to reframe it as a gift....that I get these precious quiet hours to myself to read, make art, journal etc. Plus, the world is especially beautiful as it starts to awaken. It doesn't make me any less tired, but it has shifted my thinking around it. ✨. I love how you reuse pages from old journals -- that you're not 'precious' with them -- and I also love the idea of going back and working on pages over and over again....I've started doing that with pages I wasn't 100% happy with - just pottering about with them, really - and the results have been very happy-making. Be well, lovely Wendy...and thank you for shining. 🦄

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Loving your reframe of not sleeping... yes, it sure does help x

[@KristieBittleston]

Beautiful lady, just be you because that is what is so special. I think we all have been struggling with swinging moods lately even in the best of circumstances, and the feelings are all valid. Thank you for sharing your feelings and your amazing talent - I love your work!!!

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Wow, what a comment TY so much xxx and for being here keeping me in such wonderful company xx

[@elizabethcameron6045]

Your words are bringing tears of relief to me...and also excitement. I have let it slip through a hole in my pocket...art journaling. I appreciate your honesty and I really admire your unique hair/clothes style. This is also you. Thank you, love!

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

😙😙😙😙♥️♥️♥️♥️appreciate your comment too so thank you! 🌷♥️🌷♥️

[@candydeaver4818]

I just started Journaling with silly drawings or doodles after watch your channel..I never drew pictures before because I have some very talented artists in my family and felt that I wasn't gifted in this way..but now that I have started it has really helped me release some stress and let out things that I didn't know I was holding in..I now have so many ideas that I lay in bed and think about them.. I pretty excited about it..

[@RAG0407]

Hi Wendy, I also love journaling and while I am no artist (yet) I was compelled to listen to your experience. For me journaling enables me to capture all those thoughts bouncing around in my head. Even at night when I cant sleep I just write them down and it calms my mind. The big positive from my journal is it lets me think ahead beyond today, beyond covid and to a better tomorrow. I am also very lucky to be doing well during COVID, but I hide sadness for a lost friendship. I am working on using the journal to help with this... Meanwhile I see lots of moments of sparkles and positivity. Thank you for sharing you have given me some ideas. A new friend who found you because of covid and youtube

[@vitalsparkmassage]

Hi Wendy. Wow this video has really called out to me. I stopped what I was doing to watch it with focus and intent. I absolutely needed to see you paint the 2 pages black. That was a massive eye opener for me. I think it's because it feels like something that I need to do at the moment. I have been colouring in in bright colours, but feel as though it is incongruous as to how I actually feel. I am going to go get my paints out now. Thank you ever so much. Continue to Shine Bright.

[@faithck6662]

Hi Wendy! An alternative to bubble wrap is packing peanuts made out of corn starch. They biodegrade and disappear when run under water. Great alternative!!

[@gnometraveler]

Hi Wendy, I am sooo enjoying you sharing your voice through your video diaries. I was thinking just now, that at the 23:05 min mark, where you are showing a page of your journal could easily be a Card for purchase. I would love to have this as the front of a card with a 'blank' inside for sending a note to someone. How lovely that would be!! "It is worse to stay where one does not belong at all than to wander about lost for a while..." Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes PS: Can I just say here that I love, truly LOVE feeling excited and motivated to come to my own studio/office and work. Knowing that you will be here working alongside me, sharing your day. it's delightful. THANK YOU!!! I think that we have so much in common, the kinds of things you have about you, the attitude, the stuff you read/ have read, the general life views... ALL are so very similar to mine. I feel as if we are kindred souls. Hugs and beautiful journeys... I look forward to seeing more videos.

[@niallwildwoode7373]

I love your authenticity, Wendy. Thanks for not holding back when you're feeling crap. Us creatives have a more mobile emotional swings, but that makes our sunny days all the brighter. Re package internal protection, get an office document shredder, and raid your local recycling centre for newspapers to shred. Works like a dream. Failing that, buy sacks of loose cellulose fibre insulation. It's only recycled paper again, but fluffier.

[@quietandlight9491]

Hi Wendy, I am so grateful to have found your channel. You have inspired me to dream and create again. I look forward to watching your videos at the end of the day, like meeting with a friend. Thank you, and many blessings. ✨💜

[@deirdreclark2128]

Amazon sell Moderno notebooks. They have a great selection of all sorts of journals.

[@creativehub660]

thanks for the infor!

[@hollymichelleherndon9602]

Every time I watch your videos it makes my heart smile. You come across as quite an amazing beautiful loving soul. And if this is grumpy, you are way more ajusted than I think you give yourself credit for. I love that I found these vids and journaling in the craziness I've been/going thru. Thank you 💕

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Wow, thank you, I am so grateful to have this channel to help me throught the craziness too.. TY for being here and writing this amazing comment xx

[@lizzieh5284]

I love your videos. They are so calming. We all feel that the struggle is too much at times, especially at the moment. Please dont feel guilty.🙂

[@mysteriouspsyche]

I am so happy I found your channel randomly! I’ve been in a creative slump for the past 4 years with only bits and bobs of inspiration, when I used to be so creative and could draw, paint, and create like no tomorrow. Watching you start your art journal started kindling that same feeling inside me that I used to have those 4 years ago, so I will have to start one this year to see if it kickstarts that creative and free spark within me again! Also, please do not worry about being grumpy! I’m happy to just see you as you are! You’re a kind and creative soul and I’m thankful I found your videos! Thank you so much for being you! ❤️

[@magnoliabird]

I really love this last quote you read Wendy. It is true the earth has woven the web already for us and we are to walk (i guess like a spider although I dont like that imagery) gently along the strands. That is why I think Brene's quote in your following video is not right that we own our journey. The web has many different strands. Family, friends, colleagues, health, situations, events, timing - all really not in our control. I love this video, the music, your journaling. Thank you for sharing. Sending you wishes of gentleness and light in this season and to continue throughout the year. Let's pray we can all walk gently, that we all care about each other, that we realise all our actions and words work either magic or other on people and that our movements are all entwined. Certainly covid has taught us all that.

[@christinemasson597]

In a world full of busy people running after their lives and in these times of unrest, your videos are like a little oasis of peace and inspiration... you make so many people happy by just being you...your simplicity and honesty are a treat... You make many of us, I'm sure, look forward to Fridays ! ;0) xxx from France

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Merci Christine xxxxxx

[@marirdseth2875]

The poem you ended your video with really spoke to me

[@ronicaellis7212]

I love the reminder that you can paint or collage over journaling that you feel vulnerable about

[@cspring5351]

Wendy, I love your artwork, and the way you you design things in your journals. I also love quotes, and use them a lot - everywhere, too. Lol. I am so glad I happened to stumble across your videos. They are just lovely. Keep up the great work. You, your artwork and your journals are all so inspiring. Love your down to earth approach, honesty and authenticity. 😘🙏🥰

[@teressawest4555]

Hi Wendy, I have enjoyed all your videos so far and I am making my way through them all. My tip for journaling anything super private ( I have just started doing this recently), is to write what I want on a blank sheet and I am hiding them in between the pages of my journal. I have found this process to be very healing.

[@uenofuriya]

imperfections are the most charming things on a journal Im also free spirited on my journals I just do whatever is Im feeling on that day and write em all down

[@AnnaIviv82]

One of your videos appear on my suggestions, and to be very honest it was the best thing that ever happen. I love how you create your journals. I have to thank you for motivated me to start doing one for this new year 2021. Love the way you talk is so soothing and calming. The music you use in your videos are so relaxing.

[@SarahStephanieLandry]

Thanks for the beautiful video! I may be late to the comments section, but regarding bubble wrap: I asked my friends and family to save all the bubble wrap they get with their purchases, so I can reuse it while shipping my jewelry on Etsy. It's still plastic, but it's recycling something that would otherwise have been wasted. :)

[@TLM2100]

Thank you. Learning to heal and connect again to the world through your inspiration. Looking forward to getting in touch with and getting to know my authentic self without needing to protect and hide. Who amI?? LOL. Good question! Have a wonderful day & thank you again.✨

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Perfect starting question.... xxx Good luck with all your writing x

[@Cesar-sp3nx]

There are a few channels that just give me such a good state of mind. Elsa Rhae & Barron, and you Ms. Wendy are those channels. You're so grounded and also so open it helps open up my creative mind and get to drawing. Thank you for these videos Ms. Wendy. You are truly one of the best and an absolute treasure to us.

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Hi and TY so much for your encouragement and positivity xxxx Really appreciate it. And btw, I love Elsa and Barron they are wonderful xxxxx

[@Cesar-sp3nx]

@@theunexpectedgypsy I had a feeling you were a fan of them also. Yall have the same grounded and earthy attitude with life that is not only infectious it's so serene. Thank you for all that you do for us. Your videos really are a blessing for many of us

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

@@Cesar-sp3nx goosebumps and warm heart now TY so much xxx

[@u03agc4]

Thank you so much Wendy! Your energy is a balm to my soul. And I get the fear of journaling. I have censored myself in my own journals. Even more so when I found out my mother had read them. I felt violated. I couldn’t write for a long time. Now I write in English (she doesn’t speak it) but the downside is that I also can’t express myself emotionally as well in that language. It’s a slow process but the more I feel grounded in myself and less apologetic about who I am, the more freely I can write. The more I can set boundaries around me, the less bothered I am by those who attempt to ignore them too. xx

[@graciehart1001]

Hi Wendy I’ve been very inspired by your videos the quote from the human angels was exactly what I needed to hear today I really enjoy your processes of healing ❤️‍🩹 through journaling, it has helped me with my own journaling thank you for sharing your light ✨

[@wellingtonsboots4074]

Started watching then got held up but so glad i came back. I prepare my journal between Christmas and New Year and I am really looking forward to it this year as you have given me so many wonderful ideas. Thank you so much Wendy. Really enjoy your channel.

[@sparrowbarnesmusic5864]

I want to tell you that your channel is my favourite. Im so thankful for your channel. It really helps me relax while learning from you. I really like the art, drawings and and how you journal and im learning from you. I only started art, drawing last year and u inspire me. Thanku so much

[@alicejump2290]

You are so near, I feel as if we are visiting! As I see you recognizing where you are at and in no way faking it.the accepting of the whole of yourself shines out, a beacon for us to follow! Blessed and safe days!

[@jegh5849]

I’m so grateful to have found your channel. I have been dealing with healing with childhood trauma. I purchased a journal and so excited to begin.

[@elizabethgraham409]

So happy to have stumbled across your video! What an inspiration for this 79 year old who is still trying to find her own style!

[@emilibumblebee7976]

Wonderful video, you are a beautiful soul. I love to watch your videos while I journal 💚

[@martinitang]

Wow… that poem towards the end of the video you shared, by author unknown was phenomenal ❤triple thumbs up

[@ash_and_lavender]

I get so happy whenever I see that my youtube mom has a new video 🥰✨🌿 always inspiring me to add into my journal

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

TY KZbin Daughter!! xx

[@bookworm102]

Code I fully agree with but the other side to it I feel that some people shouldn't be nosey either. 🥰 I do believe in burning or ripping it up and throwing it away. I would love to see designed journals in your shop. ❤ 🌺☘🦋 your journal is beautiful.♥

[@peggygerovac2928]

I appreciate you so much. Thanks for being an inspiration and mentor for my creativity.

[@pennypenpay]

I've just come across your channel and you are a ray of sunshine - even if you are grumpy right now! :) I'd like to start journalling again. I got bogged down with the concept of Bullet Journalling and I think I was missing something. I'd like to make a journal for 2021 that is for me...not bound by a timeline, schedules and to-do's. You are inspiring me!

[@LaurensDesigns]

You are absolutely precious. Thank You

[@jackiegough8686]

I love your art work and journal pages x

[@Artemis583]

I have quite a few of these Peter Pauper journals and never thought to break them in like this. How inspiring, thanks! New subscriber 😊

[@jasminesvedberg7923]

Absolutely stunning artwork! ❤️

[@karllaugesen6211]

Wendy, Thank you for sharing you.. I appreciate your creativity and free spirit. you are giving me a new perspective on life. thank you

[@KariGibsonArt]

Another enjoyable video and I hope you are feeling less grumpy now - functioning with not enough sleep is hard, look after yourself and rest as much as you can!

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

TY Kari, yes, much less grumpy!! Ha! In bed right now!! xx much loves

[@c.catlover4080]

I learned shorthand many years ago in school. If I concentrate hard, it comes back to me. It is a great way to write and not have anyone know what you are writing about.

[@annelisjournaling]

You always get me in a nice mood. Hugs from Sweden!

[@oliviaflorian]

Your layering process is fascinating me. Giving yourself permission to completely change your mind and get happy with your journal. I was also pounding what it does with all these energies, that you cover, that are contained there and now invisible. How do you think about it? I love that you give yourself this way the freedom to express more freely, not needing to regret really a result as you can make it invisible, letting things come out of you freely and not needing to have them in the foreground if you don’t want to. How do you feel it affects you, your energy, your mood to have all this layered in your art, your journal? I love your videos, your way of sharing - thank you for inspiring me and many others. Warm love ❤️

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

TY Olivia, xx I layer over sad things if I need to until they 'feel' right, if that makes sense.... x

[@dinorahdarby4499]

Unscripted, authentic and helpful - It is a good use of my time to come visit with you. 🧡

[@valeriejohnson2367]

You have a special air about you....a pleasing aura !

[@gbear768]

oh! that last quote just went to my core. It's Christmas morning while I watch this and I really needed this introspection today. Thank you, Wendy

[@emiscozycottagelife]

Thanks for this video. Great ideas and tips for journaling. I’ve just started a mixed media art journal and I want it to be my safe space where I can write anything, paste in anything, paint anything... a place where I can make mistakes with no judgement. 💜

[@ClassicKellyYT]

I am so grateful I have found your channel. Your energy is definitely a welcome place and so honest. Can’t wait to dive into your other videos and begin putting some of these techniques into practice in my own journal for 2021.

[@lynnmorgan5507]

THANK YOU for sharing yourself and your creative talents so authentically and warmly. I just came across your videos and they are really lovely and inspiring! :-)

[@jeannette7243]

I have noticed that ‘art journaling’ is an umbrella term for many different things. Most channels I watched are just about producing pretty pictures. You go below the surface and that is so valuable. Thank you for being such a positive influence in my life. (However, one dissonant note is that you use the words ‘Wendy waffle’. I get the alliteration, but I think it is a very negative comment, and I would prefer that you are kinder towards yourself. Anyway, you do you, but I thought I’d mention it.) Thank you for being so authentic and sharing your light with us.

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

TY Jeannette, xxx It's not always pretty is it??! As for Wendy waffle yes in a way you are right, it could be seen as negative... if I ever feel like that I would stop saying it... James and I use as a loving term so for now, I find it quite sweet... ! But totally appreciate where you are coming from TY so much xxx

[@brigittegroenendijk2124]

Thank you for your videos! You’ve inspired me. I did bullet journaling for a while but I’m a perfectionist and I wanted everything to be so neat. You’ve thought me that it’s not about the neatness but about getting through your emotions. Letting go of everything needing to be perfect but just allowing myself to feel and write what I want! I’m going to look for a journal for 2021 now :)

[@magdacronje2222]

Recently discovered your channel!!Looking forward to trying journaling like this!!!!!

[@lesafowers8142]

Gorgeous as always. Thanks for your authenticity.

[@sandywalburn7196]

Love the journal. Feels so freeing, and secretive at the same time. Thank you for sharing this beauty with us.😊

[@jackiemcleish5350]

Hello just came across your channel and am so inspired , I’m not an artist but love to journal , I also up cycle glass jars and bottles using decoupage , I was a massive fan of Betsy Clark as a child also. I’ve been watching lots of your previous videos and was wondering if in the future you will be making any more of the cabochon jewellery, it was so pretty , so glad I found your channel , Jackie 💜

[@jwhlr2055]

Oh this video came to me in the best way Your lovely lights the way the tree bends in the light your poem My like I said youngest autoimmune made her loose hair I was out with her and my son recently I heard her talk to a mirror in store your alright your hair will come back Oh man...my oldest about to have baby c section does not live near me I heard from someone else I'm such a caring loving person Pain needs to come out This journal will be a blessing I have a book given to me by a secrete admirer 19 years ago Will use this Now I see what they ment Lok 19 years later I have 40 years pain needs to come out Art is so uplifting Thank you so much for this lovely video Your like the ferry Release god.... Lovely you

[@purplehippy62]

You are inspiring me so very much! I have adorned my desk area with fairy light, salt lamps and all things inspiring! Got my old journals out and layering them up with doodles, sketches, and papers and now ...washi tape!! Meditative journaling is really helping me!!! We are so similar in so many ways! Love that I found you!!

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Aww that sounds so cosy, healing and wonderful. Happy creating sweet one, and TY for being here keeping me company xx

[@emilyalbritton1996]

I’m so happy I found your lovely channel! I’ve been feeling a creative block this year and have found it really difficult to get inspired. I’m finally ready to start creating again and plan on starting a journal. Thank you so much for sharing your art and light ✨

[@jademoon88]

I find a lot of inspiration from the we moon date book their poetry their images and connection to the season

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Yes I've used that one before xx its wonderful x

[@emmagoodall7774]

Love this....here is to a wonderful year of life ahead. 2021 🙏🏼

[@madelynsmith8281]

Love your personality. You make me smile. Your life seems so peaceful! I am working on that. My Mom suffers with Alztheimers. That is really hard on me being an empath. I just stumbled upon that realization a couple of years ago. It can be a struggle at times. But a beautiful gift too. Love butterflies also. Love your journals and your art supplies. Are your mermaids your creations from your head? Thanks for talking to all of us. Love your little chats. Artists to Artists!!!! 🎨🎨🎨🦋🦋🌻🌻

[@naomimakin1908]

Hello Madelyn I have similar challenges, my husband has aspergers which also challenges communication. I've always been 'too sensitive' as described by both myself and society and am only now in my 50's recognising myself as an empath. I feel others so strongly that I've carried the weight of anxiety all my life. Sending you love and light 💜

[@MrSputnik8]

you've inspired me to start a journal, i have one and am coloring for my first pages. so excited!!!!

[@louisedesilets]

Merci, thank you to be there each Friday. I am so happy to watching you. See you soon! Have good time and take care. Louise from Québec.

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Thank you! You too! xxx

[@jaredbomgardnet3877]

Wendy, your videos cheer me up when I am having a bad day so thank you but it has been a difficult year so it is ok to feel grumpy.❤

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

you're so right ... xx

[@sewmad100]

Love your new stickers and card, so beautiful. I'm really enjoying following you as you art journal, I honestly didn't know how to begin. You are sparking lots of ideas that I can try, I feel like I've been given permission to play! Thanks Wendy, and many blessings to💚xx

[@jessicajones3701]

I found your channel fairly recently, and you have inspired me to start an art journal! Love your videos! You're such an inspiration.

[@carolinafagundez4110]

Great quotes! Thank you 🌸

[@CraftingVicky]

wow it was wonderful to see your process of starting this new journal! thank you for the inspiration!!!

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Thank you so much!xxx

[@geekinmeout]

Beautiful stickers! ❤

[@annez5073]

I really love watching your videos. You are so calm and wonderful. Thank you for your videos, they really calm me down after a long day :)

[@deniseking3422]

Hi Wendy, absolutely beautifully inspiring. Thank you. In Australia one of our eco alternative bubble wraps is a firm brown paper that has been cut like the skin graft webbing which pulls apart to create many air pockets. Let me know if you need a picture. Another is puffed up potatoes? a bit like small prawn crackers. Hugs Denise

[@emman.3653]

Thank you for sharing your Journaling process. It is so much inspiration. Have a good weekend.

[@theunexpectedgypsy]

Thank you! You too! xxx

[@ceciliaslotte6850]

Love your stickers! So beautiful!

[@happysmile67]

Thank you so much Wendy, for sharing your thoughts and feelings on journalling. Oh, how i want to pen my thoughts and feelings but i fear that it would be read. That fear will never allow me to journal. I am going through a difficult and hard time. But.......

[@lyric8529]

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