https://3speak.tv/watch?v=calendulacraft/zenjhqhrea

Anyone who frequents the crafty corners of the internet will have noticed a trend: everyone is getting new journals and planners to celebrate our entrance into 2026. And, I totally get it. There is a special boost of energy to starting anew with the new year. And, somehow, a brand new journal symbolizes a fresh start. I am not opposed to buying new things, but, why should I abandon my old notebooks when I have a couple of perfectly good ones with plenty of pages left to fill?

Today I want to de-influence my fellow crafters. We don't need to buy anything new, at least not until the pages of the last journal are filled up. To illuatrate my point I made a short video clip showing off my current art journals:

https://youtube.com/shorts/Cz-mTJ3wnzg?si=ArbDZ96yJG6My0q7

We may be a few weeks into a new year but, I am still working on projects from last year. So, why should those projects be segregated into a separate book?

Happy Crafting Everyone!!