Wreck This Journal - Day 2

One of my favorite projects right now is something called "Wreck This Journal". I discovered this journal a few years back while I was shopping at Urban Outfitters in downtown Seattle. I didn't have enough cash that day nor did I want to card something so cheap so I decided that I would buy it another time. Well that time never came because I left Seattle and headed for Manila a few days later. I forgot the title and author, which eventually led me to forgetting about the journal all together. Until I thought about it last year. I searched for the book online and, thankfully, I found it on amazon.com. I asked my sister to buy me the book for my birthday and have it sent to me. It finally arrived a few months ago and although I started the book, I never really found any inspiration for it. So I put it away and told myself that I would do it when the time was right. Well, that time is now. I've never been so inspired to do something like this, ever. I'm not really an artistic person, nor do I appreciate the arts. But something inside of me is telling me that wrecking this journal is just what I need.

So I started it (again) last night. And I actually finished a few tasks. And here are some of the pages that I've done.

"Crack the spine"- this is actually my favorite page so far. I got a little creative and drew a spine cracking. And the blood effect is pretty awesome.



"Poke holes in this page using a pencil"- I actually poked this page when I first started this journal. It was just a page with holes. It looked completely boring so I scribbled some stuff around it using my markers. They kind of resemble flowers.


"Tear strips, rip it up!"- I love the look of this page. The colors just pop. I haven't gotten around to tearing the strips because it would make the journal bulky. And I like it too much to tear it up. But I'll get around to it.


"Fill this page with circles"- The vision I had of this page looked a lot better than it turned out. I couldn't find inspiration for circles so I just scribbled away. I like the colors but I just think it lacks creativity. I'll do the other page later, maybe it will make it better.


"Write/scribble something on the edges"- I really like this idea. It shows a lot of my personality without having to open the book. This is the only thing that people will see when the journal is closed, so I wanted to put my feelings out there. I live by these words and their importance. I didn't take a photo, but on the top edge of the journal, I wrote "MAKE PEACE" and on the bottom edge I wrote "BE HAPPY". It kind of shows what I'm feeling at this moment in my life. I'm trying to be more positive and trying to find happiness in life. Because I think life is too short, so enjoy it while you can.