Much like Ana, I had my own “objects are smaller than they appear” experience recently. For the past few months I’ve been eyeing journaling tools in an effort to make my daily journal more visually appealing. For a while I saw a beautiful stencil repeatedly advertised on both Instagram and Facebook (that I now can no longer find!) that was terribly expensive. Looking for a more reasonable alternative, I turned to JetPens and their selection of Hobonichi stencils ($7-$9.25).
I eagerly purchased the Activities and Speech Bubbles. Only when they arrived, I realized that I had failed to read that they measured 2.5″ x 3.75″ (6.5 x 9.5 cm). Honestly they’re pretty tiny and while they may work perfectly in a Hobonichi, my fountain pens and even jelly roll pens don’t fit inside them easily with more room for writing.
They’re cute, well made, perfectly portable and a bit smaller than I intended.
Does anyone have a stencil set that works well with an A5 journal that you would recommend?
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Get a sheet of stencil material and a craft knife and get out a self-healing cutting mat and cut your own. You can find free talk balloon templates on line to trace and re-size on a copier.
If you find that you like cutting stencils, invest in a glass mat and a Walnut Hollow hot knife. You can whiz right through stencil material like cutting butter.
I like the Stencily by Notebook Therapy (https://notebooktherapy.com/products/tsuki-bullet-journal-stencils?variant=32181047558259)
Hi, Laura —
I’ve used the Notebook Therapy stencil set for my A5 journals for a while now and really enjoy them (https://notebooktherapy.com/products/tsuki-bullet-journal-stencils). If you sign up for their email list, you’ll be notified of their periodic sales, as well. Happy stencil hunting!
Oooo good tips! Thank you!
I really like the ones from Notebook Therapy. They are a good size, sturdy, and well crafted.
Thanks for the recc!
I always wonder if I should just freestyle draw the little symbols?