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What is Decorative Planning + How To Get Started
09/27/25 3 min read
What is Decorative Planning + How To Get Started

Hello, Keisha here. Today we will be decorative planning in our Archer & Olive planners. I will be sharing what decorative planning is, what tools I use to create it, and how I designed the weekly planning page.

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A5 Notebook from the Summer 2025 Subscription Box: Marigold color with white debossing images of tree, bee hive, bees
09/21/25 7 min read
12+ Ideas to Overcome Colored Paper Fear!

Hi friend, Elizabeth here! Today we’re jumping into the gorgeous lavender pages from the 2025 June subscription box! I’m sharing 12 unique layouts plus a bonus idea, to get you inspired (and maybe a little less intimidated) to break into your colored paper journal!

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Three Easy Holiday Card Ideas
09/20/25 3 min read
Three Easy Holiday Card Ideas

Hi, Delphine here. With the holiday season coming soon, I wanted to share three easy and festive card ideas that you can recreate for your loved ones. Handmade cards are such a great way to show how much you care, and they can be personalized to your liking. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, grab your supplies and let’s create holiday cards together!

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Using Stationery to Lower My Screen Time
09/14/25 5 min read
Using Stationery to Lower My Screen Time

I’m Gracie, and I’ll be sharing ways I use stationery to lower my screen time. It can feel tempting to make every part of your life digital. Online meetings? Email? Digital calendar? Even the notes app on your phone? I want to share some of the ways you can go back to analog using stationery. 

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Overcoming Anxiety of Starting a New Notebook
09/13/25 3 min read
Overcoming Anxiety of Starting a New Notebook

Do you ever feel hesitant starting to put words or marks in your new, pristine notebook? I have, and after asking some people about it, I found I'm not alone. Do you need some ideas for breaking through the hesitancy to begin in a pristine, beautiful notebook? In this post you will find some easy ways to push past the apprehension or even fear of 'ruining' such a beautiful journal. 

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How To Create and Use A Monthly Goal Spread
09/07/25 3 min read
How To Create and Use A Monthly Goal Spread

Hello, Keisha here. Today we are creating a monthly goals page. A monthly goals page can be a fun and helpful way to keep track of your personal goals on a monthly basis. I will be sharing what a monthly goals page is, what tools I use to create it, and how I designed the page.

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Setting Up A 30 Day Challenge Spread
09/06/25 4 min read
Setting Up A 30 Day Challenge Spread

Hi friend, Elizabeth here. Today I'm setting up a few pages dedicated to a 30 day step challenge! It includes a place for tracking my steps, a journaling page for noting why I'm taking on the challenge, and a space for logging how I feel at the start and finish of the challenge. Let’s get into it!

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10 Weekly Spread Layouts for your Bullet Journal
08/31/25 4 min read
10 Weekly Spread Layouts for your Bullet Journal

Hi, it’s Delphine here. If you started journaling recently, or if you’ve been feeling a little bit uninspired to create different weekly layouts, let’s explore 10 different ways to set up your week in your bullet journal! 

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Reading Journal Set Up & Adding A Book Review Entry
08/30/25 5 min read
Reading Journal Set Up & Adding A Book Review Entry

I’m Gracie! Today, I’ll be showing you all of the spreads in my current reading journal and how I add an in a new entry for logging finish reads and adding a book review.

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Storing pens horizontally at Valerie Sjodin's desk
08/27/25 4 min read
Acrylograph Paint Pens: Tips + How to Get Pens to Flow Again

Hello! Valerie here, and today I’m going to be sharing tips on how to keep your Acrylograph pens to keep flowing and how to get acrylic paint pens to flow again if they are clogged or haven’t been used them for a long time, specifically the Archer & Olive’s Acrylographs.

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Creating A Quote Page in your Journal
08/24/25 3 min read
Creating A Quote Page in your Journal

Hello, Keisha here. Today we are creating a quote page in our journal. In this blog I will be sharing what a quote page is, what journaling tools to use, and how I designed the quote journal page.

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Creative Listing: The New Best Way to Play AND Journal?!
08/23/25 7 min read
Creative Listing: The New Best Way to Play AND Journal?!

Hi friend, Elizabeth here! Today we're going to talk about my new favorite thing – creative listing! Creative listing is a way to catalog, memory-keep, and journal, extraordinary and everyday moments. So we’re going to set up a new creative lists journal together.

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