The holiday season offers an abundance of festive memories to capture in your journal. From the cozy moments that happen at home like baking cookies and decorating to the celebratory parties and events that fill your calendar.
Everything is decked out in holiday motifs, providing you with plenty of aesthetic ephemera to add some holiday cheer to your journal pages. The hardest part is remembering to save your scraps!
Keep these ideas in mind as you head into the festivities so you can be prepared to capture all the best moments.
THINGS TO PHOTOGRAPH
Of course you will be taking lots of photos with your nearest and dearest, but don't forget to snap some of these shots too:
- favorite décor around your house or neighborhood
- treats you bake
- special meals you make
- fun holiday crafts you do
- your favorite gifts
- the first snow or the most snow
- your favorite holiday mug full of your cozy beverage of choice
- anything you could turn into a fun cut out or sticker—snowmen, ice skates, sleds, winter hats and boots, cookies, wrapped gifts, greenery, pinecones, stockings, ornaments, snow globes, gingerbread houses
SCRAPS & EPHEMERA
Everything you encounter while you're out and about in December is decked out with holiday themes. If you can cut it up and glue it in your journal, don't throw it away!
Here are some ideas of things to look for and hold onto:
- pieces of wrapping paper from your gifts
- ribbon
- cute gift tags
- clean food wrappers and coffee cup jackets
- festive napkins
- shopping bags
- tickets or programs from any shows or community events you attend (kids school concert or recital, craft markets, visiting Santa, theater performances, movies)
- cute holiday stickers like these ones
- cards and envelopes
- catalogues and magazines