Nature Journaling - Part 2

Now that you have a few nature sketches and drawings, it's time to assemble your Nature Journal. 

First, examine your pages of outdoor sketches and choose your favorites to refine and complete for your Journal. 

To assemble your Nature Journal:

1) Try making labeled pages for various categories of subjects or specimens for a more organized format. Write or glue a category heading on each page - and make a title page as well. 

Take a look at our Nature Journal templates to print out or to help you with your own design ideas. (This is a pdf file.)

You can now sketch or draw specimens directly on each page or you can (loosely) cut out your refined outdoor sketches and glue onto your labeled nature journal pages. Or BOTH! 

As you work on your Journal and fill each page with sketches you can add more pages as needed.

2) Decide whether you want to add the names of your specimens. You can identify your insects, birds, wildflowers, etc. or you can choose to simply draw them on the labeled page of your choosing, and then move on!

3) Make a cover using two sheets of cardstock and create your own
unique cover art for your Nature Journal. 

4) Punch three holes along the edge and attach everything together using brads or leather lacing or yarn. Your personalized nature journal will have loose pages that you can reorganize or add additional pages to whenever you choose. Tip: Brads make reorganizing or adding pages super easy.

Here are some Nature Journal page samples:

Have fun making your own Nature Journal!