DAY ONE – We will spend a few hours covering everything you need to know about how this practice came to be, what Sweet Trash Journals are and how to create your own, including supplies I use and suggested substitutions, how to deal with glossy covers, what I put in my STJ (ahem – everything!), and how to use the STJ as a super helpful “side kick” that will transform and enliven your regular creative practice.

DAY TWO – We will meet again to have an STJ decorating party! Pull out all of your art supplies and take my hand as we make a plain and CHEAP composition notebook into a gorgeous vessel for all the things we can think of! While we work, we will crowdsource ideas for how we might use the journal (art grimoire! book of shadows! book of mirrors! planners! quotes collections!). I’ll come armed with lots of suggested resources to get you inspired! We’ll end this day with a decorated and embellished Sweet Trash Journal!

DAY THREE – Will we meet again for an afternoon of all-out Sweet Trash Fun! First, I will take you step by step through an art journal spread so we can bust that “first-page” fear together! Then I’ll be demonstrating how I set my Sweet Trash Journal up for the week, how I use it for life documentation and “trash-booking”, mixed media art class note-taking (this will change your creative life!), written journaling (though that should be obvious), habit tracking, medium swatching (artsy grimoire!), and art journaling.