25/10/2026
Creative ways to use you Bread tags in journalling.
1. Mini tab / bookmark
Clip it directly onto a page edge. Write the month, a symbol, or a word on it with a fine liner - instant divider you can move around. Much sturdier than washi tabs.
2. Tiny canvas for a word-a-day
Keep a small jar of tags on your desk. Each day write one word, a tiny doodle, or a gratitude on one. Tip it onto a journal page at the end of the week and glue them in a cluster. The printing that's already on the tag becomes part of the texture.
3. Stencil and stamp
The little clover-shape in the middle makes a perfect stencil. Lay the tag down and brush ink or watercolor over it, or flip it and use the edge as a stamp for little notches and borders.
4. Color test clip
Clip one to your current ink swatch page. Use it to test a new ink or marker before it goes in your journal - so you get a true color without messing up the page. String a few on a binder ring and you have a portable swatch deck.
5. Hidden journaling pocket holder
Glue two tags back-to-back with the clip-ends sticking out, then glue that to a page to create a little raised clip. You can tuck a ticket, a photo, or a folded note under it.
6. Collage texture
Collect different colors - white, blue, yellow. Cut them up or keep whole. They add a great pop of flat, graphic texture against handwriting and ink washes. They also take gesso beautifully if you want to mute them.
7. Closure for a traveler's notebook insert
If you make your own little folded inserts, use a tag to hold it closed instead of a paperclip. It won't rust or dent your pages.
8. Tracker markers
Use them on a habit tracker or year-at-a-glance. Write 1-31 on a set and move a small binder clip along them, or glue them in a row and tick them off.
9. Prompt shaker
Write 20-30 journal prompts on tags ("what bled today?", "smallest joy", "ink I avoided"), put them in a tin. Pull one when you're stuck.
