Honest Review: Bullet Journal Supplies!

I have entered the wonderful world of Bullet Journaling! I have been wanting to do this for a while so I am excited to finally be doing it!!!! Here is some info on Bullet Journaling and the supplies I have been using.

What is Bullet Journaling?


A Bullet Journal (BuJo) is an organization system that allows you to show off your artistic side. You start off with a blank notebook (usually one with a dot matrix pattern) and make it your own! It can really be anything you want. The basic BuJo usually starts off with a calendar section. My favorite part is that since you are making it you can customize it to be exactly what you want/need. After that section you can add section such as: habit trackers, books to read, movies to watch, spending tracker, series tracker, the possibilities are endless.

 
Although you can make a bullet journal using any notebook and pen I wanted to go all in so, although I made sure I was getting a great deal on everything, I did get some awesome BuJo supplies. Here they are with my honest opinion on each one.


Notebook

I started off going very budget friendly. I found a notebook on Amazon that was only $5.57. I though "ok that's a pretty good price".Well I should have known better when I saw that they only had pictures of the outside of the notebook. First, the pages were so thin that evrything leaked through, second, the dots on each page were HUGE! They would overpower anything written on the page. If you want to see it on Amazon here's the link.

After realizing I would need to do more research on a notebook I went to google and read a million reviews and finally decided on the Northbooks dots hardcover bullet notebook for $13.99. It measures 5x8 inches which is the perfect size for a notebook you might want to carry around in your bag. The pages are nice and thick and the dots are the appropriate size and melt into the background so your designs can get the attention they deserve! Unfotunatley it is out of stock right now on Amazon but you can get the ruled version if you want to try it out. Northbooks Ruled Journal


Pens/Pencils/Markers/Ruler

An absolute must is a pencil. I just went to Dollar Tree and got a 3 pack of mechanical pencils. These are great for laying out your designs before you commit to making them permanent. Another must is a ruler. Because the notebook is small a 6 inch ruler works best for me (fortunately I already owned one). You can get fancy pens that I am sure would look amazing but I just used a regular Bic pen. Highlighters are also fun to add some accents.

As for markers and colored pencils I found an awesome set at Walmart! It has 10 Prismacolor pencils, 10 Sharpie fine tip markers, and 8 Sharpie Art Pens all in a hard carrying case. (the fine tip markers bled through so I mostly used the art pens) This whole set is on sale right now at Walmart for $13.13 (usually $19.93) Order yours here!


Stencils

I am not a great artist so for a lot of my pretty designs I used stencils. The first set I ordered was the GP Life Bullet Journal Stencil Set for $6.01. It is a set of 12 stencils, 4x7 each and comes in an adorable carrying case!



The second set I ordered was more
for the alphabet stencils but they also have some other cute designs. They are the XYBAGS 8 PCS Alphabet Stencil Letter for $8.99. They are much bigger at 7x10 inches. I don't actually use these as much as the GP stencils but they are still nice to have.



There you have it. These are the supplies I have been using. I am going to try out hand lettering next. I'll let you know in a future blog which supplies I liked best! Thanks for reading! Leave me a comment if you found it helpful!!!