So like many travelers I will be keeping a personal journal throughout my trip in order to remember everything better. I'm blogging too but the journal will be a wonderful keepsake. Also since I won't always have Internet it will help me keep days straight for blog posts.
I really wanted a journal that was perfect for me and fit everything I wanted. I really wanted it to have spirals because I love being able to have only the page I'm writing on open. I knew hard cover would be better so that I could write on the go. I wanted to have plenty of pages but for the journal to be slim enough to carry in my purse.
I found a few on Etsy that I loved but they were way too expensive. So instead I went to Target and literally spent at least 20 minutes looking at journals. I was hoping to find one with a plain black canvas material on the covers. I wanted to paint the journal cover just like I did with these shoes that I made myself.
I really wanted a journal that was perfect for me and fit everything I wanted. I really wanted it to have spirals because I love being able to have only the page I'm writing on open. I knew hard cover would be better so that I could write on the go. I wanted to have plenty of pages but for the journal to be slim enough to carry in my purse.
I found a few on Etsy that I loved but they were way too expensive. So instead I went to Target and literally spent at least 20 minutes looking at journals. I was hoping to find one with a plain black canvas material on the covers. I wanted to paint the journal cover just like I did with these shoes that I made myself.
These shoes were originally just plain black canvas. I painted over them with acrylic paint to look like outer space.
I couldn't find a journal that fit my description and was black. However, I did find one that was white and green with a leafy pattern on it. It was on clearance so I figured I could at least give it a chance. I took it home and painted it black to start. This was no easy task because I didn't have any black acrylic paint. so first I blended all my colors together and ended up with a dark navy color. it was alright but then I found some gauche paints and use the black from it.
After letting the journal dry for awhile I went over it with colors just like the shoes. It took more work than the shoes because the painted wouldn't stay as well. It took lots of hard work but I finally accepted the journal for what it was going to be.
After letting the journal dry for awhile I went over it with colors just like the shoes. It took more work than the shoes because the painted wouldn't stay as well. It took lots of hard work but I finally accepted the journal for what it was going to be.
It's not exactly how I wanted it to look like but it's pretty good.