Gift Giving Guide for Bible Journalers

As promised, here is my 2017 gift giving guide for bible journalers! Bible Journaling is one of my favorite hobbies and I get asked all the time about the products I use and what I recommend so it only seemed natural that I should make a list.

Note: as you may have expected, this post is full of affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase using the link, I make a little money from the sale but it doesn’t cost you anything extra (kind of like a commission). Regardless, I am only showing you products I have used myself based on my positive experience with them. This is not a list I’ve made to hint at anyone in my life, these are all things I love, recommend and would spend my own money on regardless of my affiliate program participation as evidenced by those items I’ve linked that are not affiliates. I do not receive free product from any of the programs linked here. Okay? Okay.

For the journaler on the go, bags and storage are always helpful!
The shop Marine Parents on Etsy also has some super cute bags and pouches! This one is just darling:

Now let’s talk bibles. I know that sometimes we’re passionate about which translation of the bible we read and that’s 100% okay. That said, when it comes to painting, especially with watercolor, the paper used to make the ESV is far and away the better option over the current NIV editions available. I personally use the NIV for reading and study and understand that some of us are passionate about certain translations (I see you, KJV lovers!) so this is not a comment on content, just saying that my own experience with watercolor painting in the current NIV edition (I have not tried a KJV) was not anything I’d want for anyone else. I hope one day that won’t be the case, but for now I can only recommend the ESV for creating in.

I use a softcover NIV journaling bible as my study bible where I take notes with a normal pen. Highlighter does ghost through the pages quite a bit but not to the point it bothers me:

Since I mentioned watercolors, I need to share that I love my Pelikans. They’re opaque, so they’re a bit thicker than traditional watercolor paint but that’s okay with me. These are a nice step up from the $5 starter set many of us grabbed at Michael’s and don’t have that painfully chalky residue:

I have to mention brush pens while I’m discussing paint. These are ideal for watercolor and hand lettering:

When it comes to hand lettering, the Faber Castell brush pens are far and away my favorites. I use two – the smaller brush pen for most of my lettering and the thicker brush pen for big, bold letters and thickening lines:

These white gel pens are great for darker pages and outlining/embellishing letters:

I also love my clear glitter Wink of Stella pen for adding a slight shimmer to my pages:

Let’s talk tabs. I love making my own topical tabs for individual entries and for that I use the tab punch:

For the books of the bible I get my tabs from Lindsee Walker. Her Etsy shop is called Find Wondrous Things and she has a lot of different styles. These are the tabs I used this year:

That’s my gift giving guide for bible journalers! Many of these products I linked from Dayspring.com are on sale until 12/18/17 so be sure to use the links here for your shopping. Please let me know if you have any questions about other things I’ve used and I’ll do my best to help you out!