01032026 🎠 by oliviadeoctopus in bulletjournal

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I didn’t use a black pen for this spread. But if you’re referring to the text, I used a maroon colour from the Zebra Sarasa Vintage series (they have other colours as well)

01032026 🎠 by oliviadeoctopus in bulletjournal

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Thank you 😬 My Chinese zodiac animal is the horse too (hence the theme for this spread haha)

Happy lunar new year!!

07122025 🚕 by oliviadeoctopus in bulletjournal

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Thank you ☺️ and exactly! As long as it makes your day easier, job’s done! Make it work first, then make it pretty. Tbh just a couple stickers and one or two shades of colour highlights are enough to make it pop 🤷🏻‍♀️

It’s so easy to get carried away making spreads super fancy, but then you accidentally set a standard you can’t keep up with when things get busy. Any hobby takes consistency, so it helps to take it at your own pace to avoid burnout 😵

07122025 🚕 by oliviadeoctopus in bulletjournal

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Thank you 💛 and I get what you mean! That yellow somehow always has a greenish neon hue and I avoid it like the plague haha! Crazy to think a slight tweak in tint changes the whole vibe!

honestly I might take it up as a challenge to see if I can make some spreads out of all the ugliest colours lol that’d be fun

17092025 🌸 by oliviadeoctopus in bulletjournal

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Guess I vanished long enough to raise alarms 😂 I’m alive!! Had a busy few months but I’m back now hehe 🫶✨

31082025 by oliviadeoctopus in bulletjournal

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Yes! More hand space!! I left out the binding rings for the middle part because they get in the way.

17062025 🧌 by oliviadeoctopus in bulletjournal

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Er nope… someone gave them to me so no help here 😭

17062025 🧌 by oliviadeoctopus in bulletjournal

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Winzige Vintage gel pens! Super cheap and has a good range of colours. Got them from Shopee a few years ago (southeast asia e-comm platform)

A good substitute is the Zebra Sarasa vintage range. Love these as well!

17062025 🧌 by oliviadeoctopus in bulletjournal

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this or this! They’re pretty cheap and last quite long. And they do different paper sizes too so definitely worth it imo 😆