{"id":13061,"date":"2017-01-17T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T19:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=13061"},"modified":"2017-01-17T13:02:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T20:02:12","slug":"journals-precious-plummage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/journals-precious-plummage\/","title":{"rendered":"Journals: Precious Plummage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"anikoPeacock<\/a>I’m sorry we are a little late posting this week. We had a few\u00a0technical and timing difficulties but we are back on track now. Speaking of which … how many of you are still on track with your new year’s resolutions or plans for 2017? It can be so exciting to come up with the plans and goals but actually getting them done can be another matter. There are a number of things you can do to help keep on track but\u00a0I think, the most important thing is to write\u00a0it all down. There is something about having our ideas written out in black and white that makes us feel more committed to them, that makes them concrete and real in a way that an idea just floating around in our head does not.<\/p>\n

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So I was thinking that having a pretty journal to write those ideas in would be highly encouraging. Not only will you want to use a beautifully decorated journal, you are also far less likely to shove it in a drawer and forget about it. Write your goals, and the steps you need to take to reach them, in a beautiful journal and leave it where it can be admired as well as remind you of its contents.\u00a0Of course, I’d encourage you to create your own beautiful journal cover and so, this week, we’ll focus on journal cover inspiration.<\/p>\n

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When\u00a0talking journals and polymer, it is almost obligatory to show off a journal\u00a0by Aniko Kolesnikova<\/a>. Here is a\u00a0gorgeous peacock cover she created last year. I love that it’s not just a polymer composition attached to the front but that it flows across the entire cover, including the back and spine, so that all the sides are connected. It’s still quite functional with less decor on the back so it will lay flat and be comfortable to write in but remains beautiful from any side.<\/p>\n

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Although a profusion of scattered crystals can so easily come across as garish,\u00a0the be-jeweled feathers work in this cover as the bright and abundant plumage blends with them. The beautiful labradorite is also well integrated although I have a feeling that it really pops in person as reflected light and colors would change within\u00a0its layers as it is moved about.<\/p>\n

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Aniko has over\u00a0a dozen views of this particular piece on her Flickr photostream<\/a> so you can more closely examine all the details. Of course, you can also see her other journals there<\/a>, on her website<\/a> and on her Mandarin Duck Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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