How to Make a Gratitude Journal

The Happiness Project ~ How to Make a Gratitude Journal.  How to Make a Gratitude Journal by Alicia McNamara

Hello Crafting Friends,

Today I am sharing a Tutorial for “How to Make a Gratitude Journal”. This is a series of Videos and Tutorials focusing on the creation of a Gratitude Journal.

The Happiness Project ~ How to Make a Gratitude Journal.  How to Make a Gratitude Journal by Alicia McNamara

What is a Gratitude Journal?

A Gratitude Journal is a book where you can record and reflect on the things that you are most grateful for. It helps you to rewire your brain to focus more on the positive aspects of your life. It helps you to build up resilience against negative situations.

The world at the moment is a little crazy right now. With Covid and Lockdowns I am finding that it is affecting my ability to stay positive, happy and to focus on gratitude. I have also felt that I haven’t been crafting as much lately. I really want to get back into my crafting. Crafting makes me happy.

For this project I have spent some time putting together some digital images and papers to cheer myself up. This has inspired me to allow myself some crafting time and to scrap what I am grateful for. I am calling it My Happiness Project. But what it really is, is a Gratitude Journal with a little bit of scrapbooking and a little bit of colouring thrown in.

What does a Gratitude Journal do for you?

Writing in a Gratitude Journal is good for your mental and physical health. There is research that shows writing down what you are thankful for can reduce stress, help you sleep better and may even reduce your risk of heart disease!

How to Make a Gratitude Journal Video Tutorial

This series of videos on “How to Make a Gratitude Journal” will take you through all the steps to create this enjoyable and simple project yourself at home:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Available in My Online Shop

I have made all these Printables available so that you can create this Gratitude Journal at home. You only have to purchase these papers once and then you can print them as many times as you like and create as many types of projects as you like. To purchase this Printable hop on over to my online shop here. If you prefer a Physical Kit I also created one of those as well. For the Physical Kit I will print the papers out for you and add in the extras and then post everything to your address.

The paper I printed my card on is from Office Works and you can buy it online here.

The Happiness Project ~ How to Make a Gratitude Journal by Alicia McNamara

If you like this Tutorial, make sure you pin it for later:

The Happiness Project ~ How to Make a Gratitude Journal.  How to Make a Gratitude Journal by Alicia McNamara

Stay tuned for the next episode in this series. I look forward to adding a little bit to my Gratitude Journal every day.

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I hope you gained some inspiration from this Tutorial. If you would like the printable to go with this tutorial and create this journal in the comfort of your own home head on over to my online shop here.

Have a lovely, crafty day.

Alicia