i just love the idea of this journal.
it’s a traveling journal!
a traveling journal is mailed between as many houses as you choose. write a little something and send it on it’s way. then… won’t you be happy when it shows back up in your mailbox filled with the happenings of your friends/family!
it takes very few supplies:
- a 5×7 notebook. we found ours at walmart.
- some patterned paper
- glue dots or double sided tape
- traveling journal tag
- 6×9 envelopes
- i also ended up using an old black ink pad and a corner rounder
for this journal i traced around the front and back sides of the cover onto some scrapbook paper. cut it out and inked the edges with a very old and (pretty much) dry ink pad. then used some double sided tape to adhere the scrapbook paper and the tag onto the notebook.
i went super simple on this one. i inked the tag (i left more space around this tag to help cover the words that were printed on the notebook) and rounded one sides corners to match the shape of the notebook. then just glued it onto a black notebook using glue dots. added a little twine and it was done.
just write a little bit about what’s been happening.
stick it in an envelope and send it on it’s way.
before long you’ll have a special keepsake to treasure.
i plan to send my journal to my two besties and their families that live much too far away. we live in 3 different states and only see each other once or twice a year. i hope our entire families will be involved. the kids can draw pictures. we can take turns writing in it. i can’t wait to get it started!!
there are so many options on who to share a traveling journal with.
here’s a few ideas i had…
grandparent – grandchild
cousins
friends. could be between just 2 friends or 12.
college student – their family
long distance relationship
a deployed servicemen/women – family
adult siblings
p.s. the cute digital house we used can be found HERE
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what a really cool idea! it would make a great gift for a lot of people i know!
xo katie elizabeth
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I LOVE this! All of my nieces and nephews live in different states/countries, so this will be fun! Thank you, thank you.
Ohh!! What an AWESOME idea!!! I love it!!!! you should link up this post at my blog… today is show and tell thursday 😉
xo
dana
http://www.thewonderforest.com
Check out my blog…we just had Cousin Camp. I will start one of these with ALL the ladies that were at our Cousin Camp. Thank you sooo much for this idea!
I absolutely LOVE this idea! This would be perfect for all our spread out cousins! 🙂
I really like this idea! I'd love to do it with all the little cousins in our family. Do you keep a list of some sort inside so they know who to send it to next? I'm sure I can come up with a plan, but I'm just wondering how you do it. Why reinvent the wheel 😉
Really, really love this idea.
SUCH a good idea!!!!!!! And so cute too 🙂
What a fun idea!! I love it 🙂
I shared it on my TT&J facebook page 🙂
xoxo
Jen
I *LOVE* this project!! You girls always rock my socks off! Have a wonderful weekend! Angie xo
I love love love this idea…the girls in my group actually have a traveling suitcase so we can each add items and write down their meaning in a companion notebook. Sisterhood of the traveling…!!!
What fun! There was an article in the Wall Street Journal today about this very idea. Five friends have used this type of journal to keep in touch across the miles. I'll have to try it, thanks!
What a great idea. Looks like so much fun!! 🙂
Crystal
What a fun idea! I think I may add this to our summer fun to do!
Fun idea. Isn't it amazing what a little pretty paper and creativity can do to a simple composition book? I've been journaling in those for years. I love the simplicity of the binding, the affordability and the fact that my "library" has "books" all the same size. (It appeals to my organizational gene.) I often make a label to cover up the front and then use clear contact paper to hold it all down.
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Page 7 post on Jun. 17, 2011. Thanks again.
I usually take a travel journal with me when I travel. It's great to remember shop names and good restaurants.
Perfect timing. Just Sunday I was searching for the original Circle Journey journals. They were super adorable, but I guess they are no longer selling them. Now I can use this instead (and save about $10 or more). Might make these for my graduating seniors in my Sunday School class, too.
Love the traveling journals. They are major cute.