Unleash the powers of journaling with your own custom diary

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - It’s the first official day of winter and it sure feels like it.

On Wednesday’s episode of Upper Michigan Today, Elizabeth Peterson and Tia Trudgeon talk about their experience ringing the bell for the Salvation Army, new menu items at The Courtyards, and share a book club reminder.

Salvation Army bell ringing, America's favorite cookies, new food at The Courtyards, and an All Booked UP reminder.

Artist and avid journaler Jayna Laviolette joins to talk about the power of writing down your thoughts.

Journals come in all shapes and sizes and can be used for different purposes. Laviolette says that making your own journal takes the pressure off of filling it with “perfection”.

Artist and avid journaler Jayna Laviolette talks about the power and benefits of journaling.

Laviolette shows the UMT hosts how to put together their own journals using recycled materials.

This is a great way to create a book of old Christmas cards from a loved one, for example.

Jayna Laviolette shows you how to make your own journal, from the covers to the bindings to the pages.

Laviolette posts tutorials on her website jaynarose.com pertaining to journaling, bookbinding, and more.

You can join her in person on December 28 at the Peter White Public Library for a custom journal workshop.

It’s happening in the basement in the Arts and Culture Center from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Custom journal workshop with Jayna Laviolette happening at the Peter White Public Library on December 28.

You can watch Upper Michigan Today on weekdays at 9:00 a.m. on FOX UP.

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