If you know me then you know that I am an organized freak. I may not be an extremer organizer, but higher than the average person.
I love planners! Anything and everything about them. I even follow planner accounts on Instagram. Pinterest is also a large portion of where I get my ideas for planner DIYS.

At the end of my 7th year at school, I immediately started working on my school supplies. My school supplies us with a school planner but they are so boring and uncreative. So, for me personally, I didn't want to use it. This is why I decided to make my own planner.

The theme of this planner is gold, pastel, and everything chic. ;) Here is a look at my school planner. Enjoy!

Most of the items I got were from Michaels and/or the Target Dollar Spot. The other 3rd I already had stored away. My vision for this planner was to (obviously) keep me organized but most importantly keep me inspired. If I have a writer's block I can open it up and find amazing quotes inside or little pictures with my friends in it. All of this was to help me out. My favorite thing about my planner is the personal touches I made to it. I like how I can store memories on a page for when I want to remember something forever. But for real... it did cost a lot of money. More expensive than some other planners but to me I see it as something I can use for a very long time. You couldn't find one of theses in the stores. The only way to find a great planner that fits your life is to DIY it! I know after showing my friends my planner they wanted to create their own! I can't see what they have come up with. 

I have a few questions for you to answer in the comments:

1. After seeing this would you want to make one yourself? 

If you do make a planner OR already have a DIY planner then tag me your photos on Instagram or Twitter. I would absolutely love to see it! 

2. What was your favorite thing about my planner and is there anything that you think would look good in my planner? 

Again, I would love to hear your suggestions! 

Shop this post:

Gold Woodgrain Scrapbook Paper By Recollections

This is currently out of stock online but may be in stock at your local craft store

Gold & Peach Cards Scrapbook Paper By Recollections™

Gold Hello Scrapbook Paper By Recollections

Creative Year White Tassel Planner Charm By Recollections

Planner Accessories, Target Dollar Spot, Target One Spot 

This is produced by an Etsy account.  But most likely if you go to your local Target you can find it cheaper.

Creative Year Black & Gold Stickers By Recollections

This is currently out of stock online but may be in stock at your local store 

5 Planner Spread Themes

     These last few weeks I have really gotten into planners. I love the freedom of creativity when it comes to decorating the weekly spreads. This is my first planner to decorate the so I have been coming up with different themes for each week. Here are 5 planner themes to help you out!

1.Winter Wonderland
     This theme is one that I am personally doing this first part of January. When I think of "Winter Wonderland", I think of snowy hills and trees, nice old crispy air. For my planner, I have used a color palette of

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to create my own stickers.

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I found this "Winter Landscape" color palette on Pinterest with along with tons of other pins on different schemes, too. I also made some DIY planner stickers on Pic Monkey. 

2. Chinese New Year 
     This holiday is celebrated on February 8 this year, so I will be doing this spread later in February. When I plan this week out, I see myself having lots of red and gold. I also suggest using a type of red ribbon. If you research on Etsy you could find different types of washi tape. Also, you could make your own stickers using Google Docs, Microsoft or any other program you prefer.

3. Galaxy
     I know many other planner people have done this theme but each person  is different. A color scheme I would stick to would be the one below. From right to left the colors are

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You could find some planner stickers on Etsy. Here is a link to a galaxy sticker set made by MailboxHappiness. 

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4. A Picnic 
 When I do this theme I am hoping to find green and red and white checkered washi tape to mimic the grass and the cloth you would sit on. Adding summer-themed stickers, like suns and food (because of the picnic theme :) would make that week super cute  I hope to do this spread in June for the summer.

5. Bronze + Teal 
This theme was one that I didn't make up myself but found the stickers on Pinterest. Here is the link to the FREE printable made by Jessica Brown from My Planner Envy. She was kind enough to let me feature her on my blog. The printable she made works for the Erin Condren Life Planner and The Happy Planner. Please, if you do print the stickers post a thank you comment! :) She worked hard to create the beautiful sticker sheets. Here is what the stickers look like. You can check out a larger picture here.