A personal diary is the best way to achieve goals and save memories. To make writing down thoughts and dreams more interesting, various design ideas will come in handy.
Personal Diary Design Ideas for Girls
Before you start a diary, you need to buy it or make it yourself. The advantage of a notebook or a workbook from a store is that you don’t need to spend time making it. Today you can find a huge variety of different notebooks and workbooks.
To make your diary last longer, it is better to get a hardcover notebook. Visual content for a diary can have many variations. The main thing is that it reflects the individuality of its owner.
These can be stickers, magazine clippings, some memorabilia like movie tickets, photographs, drawings, chocolate wrappers, candy wrappers of favorite candies. All these elements can reflect the mood, feelings, desires, goals of a girl or a young woman. The design can be simple and laconic, colorful or monochrome.
But with the right approach, even without all of the above, a diary can look stylish if you highlight entries correctly. Above is a striking example of how this can be done.
How to design a cover
Pictures for a personal diary, its covers can be very different. Today, conciseness and simplicity are in trend. The easiest way is to wrap a notebook or hardcover book in paper of your favorite color. and write a motivational motto or an inspiring quote on the cover.
But printed design is also possible, if it is done with taste. To make a mosaic cover you will need paper, glue, scissors and patience.
First, you need to select colors that match each other, fold the paper several times and cut out triangles of the desired size. This can be not only plain colored paper, but also glossy wrapping paper and velvet. Other shapes - a square, heart or rhombus - also look original.
This design uses old magazines. In order for the mosaic elements to be identical, you need to use a stencil and cut out all the pieces according to it. Not only paper, but also fabric - velvet, fleece, denim - will help make the cover stylish.
If you have drawing skills, you can reproduce your favorite drawing or applique on the cover. or come up with your own original idea. Beads, sequins, buttons can also be used as materials for applique.
The cover with embroidery looks no less original. You can make it yourself - there are many different designs for every taste in handicraft stores. Here is one example.
All of the above methods take time. The fastest way is to print out a picture you like from the Internet to fit the size of the notebook or workbook cover and stick it on.
First page
Pictures for a personal diary would be appropriate on the first page - here the owner usually writes some interesting information about herself.
Here are some cool ideas:
- 10 facts about me;
- a portrait or photo of the diary owner;
- To-do list for the next 6 or 12 months;
- Collage "Wish Map".
How to design pages inside (margins, patterns, borders, ornaments)
Pictures for a diary (personal) are not the only way to decorate a notebook or a notebook with notes. For this purpose, page decoration with margins, patterns, borders and ornaments is perfect. It is best to use colored pens, regular or gel, depending on the preference of the diary owner.
For the fields, either simple lines or a braided pattern like the one in the picture will work.
Here are some variations of the braid.
If you draw smooth lines, the braid will form a heart-shaped pattern.
Ornaments also look stylish. They are beautiful on their own, but if you add some colors, you get real works of art in a simple notebook in a cage.
For those looking for something more complex, there is a selection of zentangle patterns to choose from.
They can also be beautifully painted in different colors.
Mandala
It is worth mentioning separately the symbol of Hinduism and Buddhism – the mandala. This is a circle, inside which there is a drawing, ornaments of various types and shapes.
Today, the mandala is widely used in art therapy. Experts believe that drawing and coloring this picture has a positive effect on thoughts and quality of life. Therefore, it is worth stocking up on pencils, markers or colored pens and start coloring your mandala. You can print out a ready-made black and white picture, paste it into a diary and color it.
You can draw a pattern with an ornament, realizing all your imagination:
- To do this, you need to use a compass to draw a circle of the desired size.
- Draw a figure in the center of the circle - a circle, a square, a triangle, a rhombus, a heart, a star, a cross, a flower, lines of different widths. Thus fill the entire circle. Here is an approximate set of symbols.
3. Color the drawing as you wish, using the color interpretation provided below.
Mandalas should be drawn in a calm environment. Before you begin, it's a good idea to choose a few basic colors. The traditional color decoding is presented in the table.
| Color | Meaning |
| black | despair, danger, death |
| blue | mystery, fear, conflict |
| lilac | excitement and worry |
| red | survival, love |
| blue | symbol of water and clear sky, source of life |
| yellow | well-being |
| green | desire to be needed, to help |
Doodling
If the purpose of a mandala is to calm and organize thoughts, then the main task of doodling is to activate them.
Doodles are drawings that a person draws unconsciously.
This was a finished design in the doodling style.
And this is a selection for space lovers.
Comics
Pictures for a personal diary can not only complement the text, but also become one with it in the form of a comic.
These can be ready-made monochrome or color drawings that reflect everyday life. Or they can reflect one day or some funny story from the life of the one who keeps a diary.
Her family or friends can also become heroes. For starters, these can be comics in the style of "Expectation vs. Reality".
Quotes, aphorisms, poems for inspiration
Wise words from great minds are advice worth listening to. To remember them, these nuggets of gold should be written down in a diary.
To make wise phrases attract attention, you need to fit them into frames that you can draw or print.
You can also write down your thoughts, wise advice from loved ones and friends.
For convenience, you can choose lined frames. Girls with calligraphic handwriting can write a phrase, aphorism or verse themselves.
Beautiful pictures for copying
Drawings by cells
Pictures for a diary (personal) by cells will help to easily decorate pages. It does not take much time to reproduce them, and the result is always excellent if you are attentive.
A delicious cupcake and a glass of cocktail will look great on a page with recipes for your favorite dishes and drinks.
Any page can be perfectly decorated with a suitable smiley.
If a girl or young woman loves teddy bears, then they will certainly find a place on the cover and pages of the diary.
If you need a cute drawing, then Kitty the cat, Woof from the cartoon "Who said meow" or a cat sitting on the moon will do.
And here are a few more drawings on a wide variety of topics.
Cute drawings
Endlessly cute, super adorable drawings - that's what you can hardly imagine a girl's diary without.
Such drawings are distinguished by a smooth outline and gentle, pastel shades, although bright colors are not excluded. It is worth starting with easy drawings for copying.
And these are a few more complicated pictures.
If a girl has drawing skills, she will be able to easily reproduce complex images.
And here are several drawings of different themes and levels of difficulty.
Cool
Drawings in a diary are needed not only for decoration or to reflect the mood of its owner, but also to cheer up if she is sad.
Therefore, it is imperative to allocate a couple of pages to these funny pictures.
Black and white pencil
Pictures for a personal diary can be not only bright, but also monochrome. At the same time, when accurately copied, they look no less cute and stylish than their colored counterparts. These funny little ones can settle in the corner of the page.
And this learned cat will look good on pages with wise thoughts of great people or with the owner’s own thoughts.
This funny little man will be happy to hear how your day went.
You can tell these girls about your cheerful or, on the contrary, melancholic mood.
Here is a selection of pictures on a variety of topics.
As we can see, the choice of pictures is limited only by the imagination of their creator.
3D drawings
Want something unusual, but at the same time easy to do? Volumetric drawings in 3D style will do. Drawing them is not as difficult as it seems, and the result will surprise even the most talented artist. It's worth starting with a simple heart drawing.Using a pencil, draw a heart on clean paper without lines.
Next, without touching the drawing, you need to draw parallel lines from the beginning of the page to the end. The drawing is three-dimensional due to the effect of "pressing" the heart. To get it, you should erase the auxiliary lines with an eraser and draw them curved, and then go over them with a black marker.
Next, the space between the lines needs to be shaded and shaded. It is important that the dark shades are located close to the contours of the heart. You also need to shade the drawing from the inside as in the illustration below. A 3D-style drawing can be both an independent page decoration and an addition to the texts.
Pictures in tumblr style (tumblr)
The social network Tumblr has given birth to a whole trend in art. And it could not help but be reflected in a personal diary.
A tumblr-style girl or tumblr-girl is modern, stylish and creative. If a girl with a diary is the same, then a tumblr-girl must definitely settle on the pages of a notebook.
She can be romantic, or she can be a rebel. She is characterized by both royalty and simplicity. But whatever the tumblr-girl is, she always attracts attention.
Applications
Decorating your personal diary shouldn't be limited to just pictures. Applications will help to bring the pages to life. The work usually requires paper, scissors and glue. Paper can be replaced with fabric.
Ice cream can decorate a page with recipes for your favorite sweets or memories of summer holidays.
And such a girl can settle on the cover, the first page or any other place in the diary.
To get started, you need to print out the template (or draw it) and cut out the elements in the desired color.
No less simple, but at the same time original is the applique from paper balls. To make it, in addition to standard materials, you will need thick cardboard or a disposable paper plate. First, you need to cut out the shape of a flower from the plate.
Colored paper of yellow, pink and lilac colors should be cut into small pieces and rolled into balls. Grease the flower blank with glue and glue the balls in a chaotic order. The result is a bright applique. In such a volumetric technique, you can implement any idea for a diary.
Origami
Origami crafts are another unusual way to add personality to your diary. They are not only beautiful, but also useful.
This frame will help you save important information written outside of your diary.
To fold it, you need to fold the paper as in the picture above in the marked places.
If you need to quickly find some information, you can use origami-style bookmarks.
You can hide little things dear to your heart in such an envelope.
You can also decorate the pages with crafts.
Stars can be made from multi-colored wrapping paper.
Butterflies will also look good.
You can decorate the pages with a bow just as delicately.
Magazine cuttings and stickers
A stack of magazines and newspapers can quickly and easily turn boring pages into funny or cute ones. The most popular one is to make a “Wish Map” collage. For this, you need to allocate a whole page in your diary and write down your dreams, desires, and goals.
Psychologists note that such a map helps to clarify and visualize your plans and achieve them faster. It helps to achieve balance and harmony in life, since in the process of work you need to analyze all areas of life and assign an end goal that should be achieved in a specific period of time - 3 or 6 months, a year or 5 years.
The bravest ones can make a bucket list - a list of things that need to be done in their entire life and supplement it with clippings.A less global, but equally important way to use magazine clippings is to create outfits from them, that is, a ready-made look in accordance with your color type (summer, winter, spring or autumn).
The finished image may include not only clothes, but also:
- colors and shades that suit a girl;
- photos of basic and trendy items, ways to combine them;
- makeup;
- photos of hairstyles according to the length of the hair of a girl or young woman.
But if you have to work hard to make the cutouts, they can be replaced with stickers - today in stationery and online stores you can find pictures with adhesive backing of various tastes and prices.
These can be thematic stickers:
Stickers with fonts and inscriptions look no less original. Whatever the choice, the main thing is that the girl or young woman likes it and reflects her mood.
Natural materials for decoration
In summer and autumn, you can decorate your diary with real flowers and leaves. They will perfectly complement the memories of a day spent in nature or a walk in the city. In order for a flower or leaf to be well preserved, you need to dry them correctly.
There are 2 ways:
- Long, but safe. The leaf or flower should be placed between two layers of paper, and the structure itself should be inserted into the middle of a book, preferably a thick one, and placed in a dark place and something heavy placed on top.
Once a week, you should check whether the sheet is dry. If the layers of paper are damp, they should be changed. You need to repeat this step until the sheets of paper are dry when checked.
- Quick but dangerous. Place a leaf or flower between two layers of wax paper, place a thin cloth on top and iron at medium temperature until all moisture is removed. Make sure the iron is not set to steam before using.
The dried leaf or flower should be attached to the page using glue, tape, or folded into an envelope inside the diary.
Secret pockets with goals and dreams
We are talking about an envelope for various things that cannot be attached to the page, but need to be saved.
It can be folded from regular or colored paper.
Or you can make an original envelope with a heart.
How interesting it is to conduct LD, what to write
The main purpose of the diary is to help achieve goals and provide psychological relief. It is advisable to fill it out every day. Such a habit will help to sum up the day you have lived. Usually, days are similar to each other and in order for the entries not to be monotonous, you can dilute them with notes on different topics.
Traveler's Notes
Here you can tell about the places, cities and countries visited by the owner of the diary. Transport tickets, cinema tickets, receipts, instant photos can be used as illustrations.
The most interesting thing that happened today
In the routine, you can miss something interesting and important. To prevent this from happening, you need to remember the day you lived and remember what good happened today. And then write it down, adding pictures or any other way.
List of books
Books shape a person's worldview, style and good taste. It is worth starting with classics - Russian, foreign. The list can also include recommendations from relatives and friends. For each book you read, you need to leave a review - who are the main characters, who plays their roles, the plot line, the moments that you liked the most or, on the contrary, did not like. You can also rate them on a scale of 5 or 10 points.
List of movies and TV series
Good taste is formed not only from the books you read, but also from the movies you watch. It is impossible to watch all the movies and TV series, but there are a few that have won the hearts of millions and every girl should know about them. In order not to forget to devote time to them, it is important to make a list of the most important ones, and after watching, leave a review.
Space theme
Planets, stars, the moon... These celestial bodies cannot help but beckon! That's why it's worth dedicating a whole spread to them: write about planets and stars, draw doodles with their images, dream about flying into space and visiting a planetarium, and insert the ticket into a pocket in your diary or glue it into this spread.
Top 10
This list can include anything - movies, books, places in your hometown, country and the world, dishes, fruits, vegetables, things that need to be done in a month, a year or a lifetime. The top ten can include both positive, favorite things and, conversely, negative ones. The main thing is to note why the choice was made in favor of this thing.
Tracker
This is a great way to form a good habit, thereby eradicating an unwanted one. You can take ready-made trackers and print them out, or you can draw them.
To begin with, you can form habits such as:
- drink 8 tbsp. of water;
- a day without sweets;
- eat 5 servings of vegetables or fruits;
- do gymnastics or exercises;
- walk;
- devote time to your hobby (music, drawing, calligraphy);
- meditate;
- call a loved one;
- see friends;
- do a good deed;
- take care of yourself;
- go to bed early and wake up on time;
- water the flowers.
Feelings in drawings
Pictures for a diary (personal) are needed not only for decoration, but also to tell about events without unnecessary words using a drawing or a suitable picture.
Film imitation is perfect for this purpose.You can make 30 frames and describe each day with a drawing in one frame. Another option takes time - to draw a cartoon about some important event.
Another simple way is to draw a cloud after each entry about the day you lived. If the sun is next to it, then the day was lived well. If the cloud covers the sun, then the day was lived well. If there is no sun, then the day did not go as you would have liked.
Sometimes it happens that there is no desire to draw even a simple picture, but you want to splash out negative emotions. Then you can take black paint or a felt-tip pen and paint the entire page with them. This method will help splash out all the negativity.
If after reading these lines you have a desire to start a personal diary, then you should definitely do it! After all, this is the best place to which you can entrust your memories. To make it bright, be sure to complement it with beautiful pictures and drawings.
Article formatting:Natalie Podolskaya
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