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Planner Spreads & Themes

If you’re looking for planner spreads & ideas – here is a great place to start. Choose between theme ideas and get inspired by the themes I’ve used in the past.

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Artsy Monthly Planner Themes

From Drab to Fab #2 Finishing off the Fancy Title – Part 2
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How to create evenly spaced segments in your circles + video tutorial and FREE Printable
Creating Circles in Your Bullet Journal
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From Drab to Fab: guide to dress-up your collection
From Drab to Fab #1 – Headers, Calligraphy & Outlines – How to Make Fancy Headers Part 1
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Bicycle Weekly using objects in your bullet journal designs
January Week #1 Bicycle Weekly – Using Objects in your Design
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2018 Theme Word: Grow
2018 in a word: Grow
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January 2018 Bullet Journal Plan with Me Planner Set up
2018: Bullet Journal Plan with Me January & December Wrap-Up
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A Christmas Story Bullet Journal Theme Header + Ideas for creating themes in your bullet journal | ChocolateMusings.com
A Christmas Story Bullet Journal Theme
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A Deliciously Simple Weekly Bullet Journal Spread Vertical Open Squared Weekly Bullet Journal Planner Layout with large center margins
A Deliciously Simple Layout
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November Title Page | Simple black and white Hello November with elegant handlettering text and aspens
Planning for November Starts…Yesterday – November Title Page
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Weekly Horizontal Bullet Journal with mini-time blocking and cute pumpkin doodles
Weekly Layout – Mini Time Block + Pumpkins & Mummy Text
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How to draw mummy text
How to Draw Mummy Text + 2 bonus ways to use this technique
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Near-Minimalist Monthly Spread with Rounded corners
Keep the Function of a Monthly Calendar Spread with a Touch of Flair
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Hello October Welcome Page
Hello October – Smells Like Fresh Baked Apple Pie – Monthly Welcome Page
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Mid-Month Habit Tracker Check-up
Habits. Sorry for the dirty word. Mid-Month Habit Tracker Checkup
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Pirate Map Weekly Layout – ‘X’ Marks the Weekend!
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Colorful New York City building silhouette at sunrise and reflection | Bullet Journal Inspiration | Weekly Log
New York City Skyline Weekly Layout
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Autumn leaves sketch for the weekly planner spread in my bullet journal. I can't get enough of September and Fall.
September Week 1: Autumn Colors and Fall Leaves
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September Set Up
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School lunch list planning bullet journal mind map layout
Easy School Lunches Need Two Things: the Right Container and a Plan
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Eclipse weekly spread with close-ups
Eclipse/Space Layout – Shield Your Eyes!
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minimal weekly squared layout 12x12 squares down the center of the page with lettered days of the week
Minimal Open-Side Square Weekly Spread
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Master Project Checklist More efficient to do list-ing
Eliminate the Same To Do List – Create a Master Project Checklist
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4 ideas for your bullet journal to supercharge your habit tracking
Four Ideas to Supercharge Your Habit Tracker {that you may not have thought of before!}
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Looking for a more simple theme? Here are some simple planner spreads to help you get started.

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You don’t have to add watercolor or full-color illustrations to dress up your simple planner spreads. Keeping things minimal is great! But if you’re looking to add a few elements to your page, here are some ideas to dress up your simple planner spreads.

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Synonyms for Brain Dump - find 150+ alternate names | ChocolateMusings.com #braindump #collections #bulletjournal
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From the Archives: Fun & Whimsical Bullet Journal Set Up - Ideas and Plants - Loose floral wreaths Lots of spring-inspired doodles with pastel colors. I changed it up this month with horizontal weekly layouts. ____________________ Brain Dump Names: https://chocolatemusings.com/different-names-brain-dump/ Social Links - Let's be Friends! Website: http://ChocolateMusings.com Shop: https://chocolatemusings.com/shop/ Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChocolateMusings Instagram: http://Instagram.com/chocolatemusingscreates Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChocolateMusings/ ____________________ Products I Used: Daniel Smith Watercolor: https://amzn.to/3Ip8xbD Princeton Velvetouch Paint Brushes: https://amzn.to/42IVnPQ Archer & Olive A5 Dot Grid Notebook: https://archerandolive.refr.cc/triciam Helix Circle Maker Tool: https://amzn.to/49kx5xY Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen: https://amzn.to/42MogKR Video Set-Up: Photography Lights (I use these for my everyday drawing). They're amazing https://amzn.to/2shdb4j Canon PowerShot G7x Mark III Digital Camera https://amzn.to/3yt2lb4 Blue Yeti - USB Microphone https://amzn.to/2SNwb6a Scissor Arm Mic Stand https://amzn.to/2CcGgm0 Contains affiliate links - if you use them, I may receive a small commission at no charge to you. 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Sneak Peek 00:33 Welcome Page 01:26 Monthly Calendar 02:42 Brain Dump 03:34 Weeklies 05:35 Journal 06:17 Habit Tracker 06:55 Flip Through
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