Weekly Spreads: A Guide and Inspiration Post
This post is for you who have just started a bullet journal or consider starting one, and have no idea how to get a weekly spread to work. And, this post is for you who have had a bullet journal for ages and feel empty for ideas for next weeks spread.
This was initially just supposed to be spread and decoration ideas, but here’s just a little guide anyway:
How does a weekly spread work/Why even have one?
Compared to a monthly spread, this is where you write smaller daily tasks, weekly goals etc, that’s too specific for the monthly calendar.
You can make it fill out a whole spread or just one page per week, this depends on how much you want to write down every day, and how much you want to decorate it.
You can make it as artsy as you want and as simple as you want. (this guide is aimed at pretty artsy weekly spreads)
The main idea is to help you plan your week, get things done, get an overview etc.
I use my bullet journal as a diary too, and therefore I make space to both tasks and writing in my weekly spreads, but you don’t have to do that.
How I make my weekly spreads
first, I choose a theme. It’s often inspired by something happening in my life atm, something I’ve seen, read, experienced etc. You don’t have to choose a theme or even a colour if you just want your weekly spreads to be functional (!!!). I choose a theme bc, one, it makes it easier to fill out an entire spread, two, it’s pretty, three, it’s fun. You can see a lot of spread ideas if you scroll a bit :)
Then, I work with that specific theme. Think of this as a brainstorm-thing. I find a quote/a couple quotes that match the theme, think of drawings that could fit, find washi tape/stickers in the right colours, and everything else I want to be incorporated into the spread. If you scroll a bit more, u can see ideas to what these things might be :)
Now, I sit down at my desk, find everything I need, make a cup of coffee and start the music! With all the things I need, I begin to plan how the layout should be. I sketch it all out with a pencil first. If you don’t know how to layout I suggest just trying something out and searching for inspiration online (there’s so much!!) If you scroll to the end of this post, I will also tag some Tumblr folks you could check out. I could begin talking about layout myself, but I think that will need a post for itself (this is long enough as it is).
When I have decorated the spread the way I want to, I fill it up with the tasks and events I’ll have to remember, and then it’s all set!
Weekly spread theme ideas
Feelings
Love, anger, happiness, sadness, longing, nightmare,
Times
Seasons, the weather, Christmas, Halloween, new year, Thanksgiving, other holidays, night, morning, evening, full moon,
Things happening in your life
Birthday, a party, a sports game, some get-together with friends, a museum you went to, a city you visited, movie/tv show you saw, a book you read, art you love, your best friend, your SO, self-written poetry,
Nature
Rainforest, ocean, outer space, beach, Savannah, garden, underwater, astronomy, snow landscape, the sky, the park, your garden, rainbows, cute plants, flowers,
Places
Café, Afrika, New York, Asia, Australia, China town, shopping centre, the internet, heaven, hell, Antarctica,
Food and drinks
Coffee, tea, sushi, favourite food chain, pastries, soda, hot cocoa,
Cute stuff animals
Doggos, cats, unicorns, aliens, self-created monsters,
Colours
Warm colours, cold colours, contrasts (ex. green/orange, purple/yellow), pastels, neons, earth palette (you can google random palettes and use them if you are out of ideas)
Things to put in your weekly spreads
Scraps of paper (brown paper bags, coloured paper)
Pictures
Drawings
Paintings
Doodles
Stickers
Tickets
Receipts
Washi/normal tape
Lettering/calligraphy
Quotes
Colour palettes
Favourite songs
Habit tracker
Notes given to you by other people
Lists of everything
Things that are dear to your heart
Baby photographs
Postcards
City maps
Festival bands
Stamps
Pressed flowers
Memories
Magazine cutouts
Jokes
Post it notes
Memes
Shopping list
Mini monthly calendar
Self-written poetry
Homework overview
Favourite art
Brochures
Favourite music
And so much more!!
Tumblr people to check out, who have tons of inspiration on weekly spreads to check out:
@pepp-jo @studywmmotivation @eintsein @kaylareads @slytherinpjimin @sofvtley @bujo-rd @lilacpancakejournal @peachdanik-journal @vanillastudies @elrood
I would also recommend you to check out tags like #bujo #weeklyspread and the like on social media. You can also check out my weekly spreads.
I hope this gave you a couple of ideas and a bit of inspiration!
- Sofie
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