Mini Happy Planner Tutorial

I decided to do a quick little tutorial about 

decorating a Mini Happy Planner.  Figured we

could all use a little something to take our minds

off recent serious events. Arts and crafts to 

reduce anxiety and have some fun!  A special

welcome to anyone visiting from the 

"Harry Potter And The Order of the Planners"

Facebook group. Yes, that's a thing!  We love

the Harry Potter books and it's a friendly,

welcoming group. Click on any image

to enlarge for a closer look.

The planner that I'm using has pink accents in the

gutter and for dividing the days of the week.

We will change the color combinations as

we decorate.  The pages are about 7 inches

high by 4 5/8 inches wide.

Collect your supplies. I'll be using Washi tape in

both 3/16 inch width, and 1/2 inch width, Mildliner

markers, and Harry Potter themed stickers.

For the month of March, the Harry Potter group

has been celebrating each Hogwarts House. This 

week I decided to go with a Ravenclaw theme. 

(Even though I'm in Gryffindor, I like to change

things up) Ravenclaw's House colors are blue and

bronze.  The first thing I did was use the wide tip of

my blue Mildliner marker to color in the outside

edges of the pages. 

 I also wanted to cover the pink center of the

 page with Washi.  The tape was a bit wider 

than I would like, so I lined up the edge

of the tape with the end of the daily box, and the 

other edge of the tape ran off the edge of the page.

Then I just trimmed it with scissors.  Do this for both

pages. 

Since the page holes are now covered, I used a hole

punch to punch holes in the tape. (If you have a Happy

Planner punch, that's even easier!) Punch the holes from

the back side so you can see the spacing. Then also 

trim the tiny strip from the hole to the edge of the 

page with your scissors.

Next, I used the narrow (brownish colored) tape to 

cover the pink lines between the days of the week.

I numbered the days of the week with the blue Mildliner.

Then I outlined the numbers with an extra fine point

pen. ( .01 Pigma Micron)  You wouldn't need to 

outline them, I just like the look better.

Probably my favorite part is adding the stickers!

I used symbols and objects that suggest the 

Ravenclaw House.  In the upper right corner 

is the raven (or eagle depending on which you

 prefer) that is my own hand-drawn

illustration. I try to vary the placement of the 

stickers for interest, keeping in mind I need to 

leave space to add my "to do" lists.  I also covered

the 'weekly  highlights' and 'notes' with 

stickers and Washi tape.

Here I've used the wide tip of the Mildliner to 

make small check-boxes for each day.  You could

certainly use sticker check-boxes if you

have them on hand.  In the

Facebook group we have daily challenges

that we can choose to participate in, so these

are the events that I want to make sure 

I complete!

You may have noticed that I added another strip

of narrow tape at the bottom of the page.  I thought 

the page needed it to look complete. Since I had 

already put down stickers, I used the tip of an x-acto

knife to lift the tiny legs of the telescope so I 

could apply tape underneath. You may even have

the specific tool that is used for that. 

Write in your lists for each day, and you're done!

Well, ok. I thought it still needed something more,

so I added diagonal stripes at the top of the 

pages in a different color of blue Mildliner.  Blue

and Bronze Ravenclaw pages...did you spot 

Luna Lovegood  and the radish earrings?!

There are many ways to decorate a planner, and

this is just one. You can obviously get a totally

different look with the use of different colors,

designs, and themes. 

Happy Planning!