New travelers notebook insert: 80 page About Me Journal

New travelers notebook insert: 80 page About Me Journal. Color in the prompts, write, stamp, add images to creatively tell your story. https://aorjournals.com/travelers-notebook-insert-80-page-about-me-journal/

New insert at AORJournals.com 26 Week, Color My Week Planner, Journal, Travelers Notebook Insert! Week on Two pages.

New Today! Junk Journal Traveler's Notebook Insert

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/547857857
80 Pages. 
Contains at least 5 different premium papers. 
1 Velum sheet. 
1 Doily. 
2 inside cover pockets. 
Ephemera included. 
Made to Order. 
No two are exactly alike, but each will have similar elements. 

9 Traveler's Notebook Sizes. 
A6 – 5.8 x 4.1 
B6 – 7 x 5 
B6 Slim – 7 x 4.25
Cahier 8.25 x 5 
Pocket/FN 5.5 x 3.5 
Personal 6.75 x 3.75 
Passport 5 x 3.5
Standard 8.25 x 4.25
Standard Wide 8.25 x 4.5

Made in a Smoke Free, Pet Friendly Home Office.
Made with Cottage Industry Standards and Cottage Industry Pride. 
AOR Journals is a family run business.

New Categories, New Insert Covers

New Insert: After 3 years of playing around with insert layouts this has become my favorite. https://www.etsy.com/listing/512609337
Adaptable graph and blank spaces with a to do list, place for date, notes, and journal space.

Hat to Bag Project

I don't wear hats very often. Even during the winter I am mostly warm. However, I found this hat pattern on Ravelry and thought what a wonderful pattern for a knitted project bag. Instead of using the suggested yarn, I used worsted weight Patton's Classic Wool and a US 7 knitting needle. The bag ended up measuring 13" wide by 11" deep.

I sewed a lining and at this posting it lacks a zipper, but that will be added soon.
If you are interested in doing this bag the link to the pattern is here:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baa-ble-hat

You can find me on Ravelry as AOR Journals:
http://www.ravelry.com/people/aorjournals

Replacing Plastic Wrap DIY

Another great project to reduce your use of plastics. A bees wax, pine rosin, and jojoba oil impregnated cloth. These cloths can be used to wrap any food except meat. Use as bowl covers, sandwich wraps, store cheese, butter, etc. Easy to clean, just rinse with cold water and dry. The warmth of your hands helps mold the cloths around bowls so no use for cling wrap.

These are made from fat quarters purchased at my local craft store. Any 100% cotton cloth can be used. Wash in baking soda, then boil the cloth to remove manufacturing reside. 

Cut into desired sizes with pinking shears. Make sure the cloth is dry before adding wax. 

You will need: a metal cookie sheet (non-coated) and a metal putty knife. 

Recipe: 

4 oz bees wax

4 oz powdered pine rosin (this can be found on ebay)

2 oz jojoba oil

1. Use a pot, stainless bowl or mason jar that you will not use for anything else and set up like a double boiler. Mix the wax, pine rosin, and jojoba oil in the container and melt over boiling water until liquid. 

2. Lay the cloth on the cookie sheet, dip the putty knife into the wax mixture and start to work the wax into the cloth. You want the wax to impregnate the cloth without having a heavy visible layer. 

Do this with all the cloths you want to make, scraping the putty knife on the side of your wax container to re-melt. 

3, After you get wax on all the cloths, lay on the cookie sheet in layers and place in a warm oven for 30 minutes. (200 degrees or less)

This will help evenly melt the wax into the cloths. 

4. Remove from oven and pick up each cloth individually and shake to cool. 

5. Fold and place in a large glass jar to store. 

With the exception of meat you can use any way that you use plastic wrap. 

Away from Plastics

Hubby and I are on a journey to cut down on the plastics we use. One way we are cutting down is to bake our own bread and store it in washable, reusable linen bags. I picked up a yard of 100% linen at a local craft store with a 50% off coupon so it was less than $7.00. I didn't even use a pattern, just cut to a bread loaf size and did some sewing.
Apparently linen has been used for centuries to store baked goods. A home made loaf will store in the linen bag for a few days, then whatever is not used can be stored in the freezer or made into croutons, puddings, soup thickeners and the like.
I made two bags in less than 15 minutes and still have plenty of linen left for other projects. Maybe an apron, or a travelers notebook cover!

November Holidays to add to your Traveler's Notebook

Nov 6th is Donuts Day, or how about Zero Tasking Day or Fill Your Stapler Day! Here is a list of holidays and observances you can add to your November Traveler's Notebook.

http://www.holidays-and-observances.com/november-holidays.html

I'm not sure what the world is coming to

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Watercolor on the 24lb Inserts

If you have wanted to watercolor in your 24lb Travelers Notebook inserts, but found it crinkled to much for your liking. Try Daniel Smith Transparent or White Watercolor Ground.
It says to let it cure for at least 24 hours, however, I haven't had a problem with letting it dry for 15 to 20 minutes and painting on it. The images below are a watercolor using a stamped image and Dr. Ph Martin hydrus watercolors. There is a slight crinkle, but after it drys you can hardly tell. Disclaimer: I am a beginning watercolor painter. So don't judge the materials from my paintings:)

The second picture with the balloon is the back side of the painting. You can see a little spot where I went outside of the watercolor ground. 

Old Diary

This Diary is from the 1800's with a tri-fold travelers notebook look. These weren't refillable like our beloved covers, but is a good example of the influence of the modern day travelers notebook cover.

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I have a whole new appreciation for my Inktense pencils!

Financial Planner Insert for your Midori, or Fauxdori Travelers Notebook

80 Page Financial Planner Insert for your Midori or Fauxdori Traveler's Notebook.

Lots of room to help you keep track of spending, savings, bills, and paying down debt. 

The details:

1. 4 pages to record payments for recurring bills not related to debt. 32 spaces for bills such as phone, electric, cable, household gas, insurance etc. You pay these every month but amounts change. There is a years worth of space for recording these bills. 

2. 4 pages/52 spaces to record General savings. 

3. 4 pages/52 spaces to record Christmas savings. 

4. 4 pages/52 spaces to record Vacation savings.

5. 6 pages to help you keep track of bills relating to debt such as, mortgage, credit cards, car payments, hospital bills etc. There is a years worth of space for recording these types of bills. 

6. 4 pages to help you work out a budget with space for sorting spending into categories. 

7. Spending Tracker per Year. Total up your spending for the year in each budget category and record your figures on these pages. This will show you how well you kept your budget and where you many need some adjustments. 

8. 44 pages to help you keep track of daily spending. Record everything you spend then use the information to help with your budget. See where your money goes. 

Knitting Travelers Notebook

I had outgrown my 1" spine knitting travelers notebook, so I made another one. It has a 2.5" spine.

Green is for Creativity

Want to spark creativity? Use the color green to boost that out of the box flow of thoughts. Scientific studies in how color affects us shows that creative people tend to gravitate toward the color green. Artist and writers were more likely to want to paint or write in a room painted green than any other color. If you would like to spark your creative writing or other artistic skills use the color green around you.

40 page Lime Green Paper insert

Yellow and Memory

Are you trying to improve memory, or take better tests? Write your notes on yellow paper with black ink, or lay something yellow on your desk while taking a test. Scientific research in color has found the color yellow helps us pay attention and energize thought processes. Use the color yellow when you want to remember the facts. Don't use it for creative thought. You'll find yourself with writers block. Next week the color to use for creativity.

Yellow Paper Travelers Notebook Insert on AOR Journals

My Traveler's Notebook Collection

Traveler's Notebooks

Inside the Knitting Traveler's Notebook Fabric Insert by Amy Perry with Life Inserted on Etsy. 

21 Project Knitting Journal 

Knitting Pattern Insert