Fun and Easy Bullet Journal Doodles

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If you’ve been wondering how to doodle and bring some playful charm to your Bullet Journal, you’re in for a treat! I’ve pulled together a mix of fun and easy ideas that will have your pages bursting with personality in no time.

From whimsical little doodles to step-by-step tutorials, and even some handy doodling videos, there’s something here for every skill level.

Whether you’re decorating your journal or just need a creative break, these Bullet Journal doodles will add that extra spark to your spreads. Get ready to grab a pen and start creating moments of joy on every page!

It all started with me sitting at home during the quarantine and going a bit coo-coo. So, of course, I decided to add some fun to my days by doodling.

I must say, though, if you just sit down to doodle, it isn’t really easy to decide on what to draw. Yeah, sure, it is easier for some extremely artistic and lucky people, but for the rest of us,  we actually need to think of a theme or something. 

Some of these also come in step-by-step tutorials and with doodling videos!

And in case you’re still worried about your doodling skills, I have a FREE course on doodling for beginners. Be sure to check the end of the post to sign up for that.

Also at the end of the post, you’ll find some more resources with step-by-step doodle tutorials and inspirations.

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Stationery Recommendations

Now let’s be clear, to start doodling you just need a piece of paper and a pencil. But it can be more fun and easier if you have a few more things.

So here are some quick recommendations for supplies you will enjoy using when doodling next time:

• Notebook. I always think it’s a good idea to have a separate doodling notebook; that way, you have a journal with doodle ideas, and you can see your progress. You don’t need anything fancy for that; Lemome Dotted Bullet Notebook works just as well.
• Pencil and eraser. A pencil is your secret weapon when it comes to doodling. Start all your doodles with a pencil, and you’ll be able to avoid a lot of errors and make it look better before you use a pen. You need a pencil with a comfortable grip and an eraser that won’t leave any streaks. I recommend Pilot Dr. Grip pencil and Sakura Foam eraser.
• Fineliners. These are the best pens to do your doodling, and I definitely recommend using Sakura Pigma Micron – they come in a set with different nib sizes so you get a variety of line thicknesses.
• Colorful markets. If you like color on your doodles like I do, you’ll want to get some markers. I always recommend Crayola Super Tips, because they come in a pack of 100 colors and are very affordable.

But remember, you don’t need all these supplies to get started. They are just nice to have and can definitely improve the look of your doodles and help you with growing that skill.

But let’s dive in and look at the doodles.

Bullet Journal Doodle Ideas

So here I gather pages with plenty of doodles I’ve created, which are pretty easy to recreate if you choose so. In this post, I also divided them by different themes.

On one side, these are great ideas to use when sitting down to doodle. On the other side, these can also be theme ideas for your Bullet Journal!

Colorful Doodle ideas

First, let’s look at some doodles that are connected only by color. I found that doodling that way really pushed my creativity, trying to come up with items of a certain color.

A little cheat here – you can use things that can be of any color, like polaroid cameras or running shoes.

Another approach you can use here is just drawing tons of different things in a color, without thinking of the original color for them.

Like, draw your favorite food and color it all in pink. It could be pretty fun!

These ideas can be very useful if you choose a color as your Bullet Journal theme, as you can draw so much inspiration from these.

Seasonal Doodles

Another fun doodling collection is seasonal doodles. In this case, I doodled summer things since it’s my favorite season and also my birthday season!

This page of doodles can be a great inspo for a theme for summertime, as well as maybe a start of a summer bucket list collection!

If you want to learn how to draw summer-themed doodles, I actually have a step-by-step video for that, which you can check out below.

These doodles would make a great addition to your travel pages as well.

Your favorite Things Doodles

Turn the things you love the most into a doodling page!  

It’s a great way to practice doodling and to bring positivity to your day because you’re thinking of good things that bring you joy.

You can also check out the video below for step-by-step instructions on how to doodle these.

It’s a pretty random set of doodles, but in this video, you’ll see the best tip to start doodling by using basic shapes.

Holiday Themed Doodles

I definitely wanted to include here some holiday-themed doodles. Think of your favorite holiday and just draw everything that is connected to it.

I think it’s a great practice that definitely brings positivity while you’re thinking of all the things you enjoy about the holiday. Plus, it can be a wonderful inspiration for future themes and pages in your Bullet Journal.

I have created plenty of pages like these, but here I want to share two.

First is this countdown spread in my Bullet Journal, which is actually just a collection of my favorite Christmas doodles.

As you can see, all these doodles are pretty basic, and I think the key is to make them smaller and more rounded in corners so they look extra cute.

The next page I want to share is my collection of Halloween doodles. I don’t necessarily celebrate this holiday much, but I love doodling Halloween things.

And to make it extra spooky, I only used a black pen. I think black and white works perfectly for this season!

Doodling Challenge

I love taking doodling challenges, it’s basically a ready list of prompts to challenge your creativity. This takes a lot of decision-making pressure and allows us to just enjoy the doodling process.

It also pushes you outside of your comfort zone, because some of the prompts might not be the usual things you draw. This is always good for your practice and skill improvement.

I did these doodles at a time when I just got my first kraft paper journal, so I was eager to give it a try.

I think the paper color really makes it look so different.

More or less, this is it for broad topics, now let’s look into something more narrow and specific.

Food Bullet Journal Doodles

Food can be pretty hard to doodle, but if you find your stride, it can be really fun, especially if you add something like faces to your doodles.

And the great thing is that you can play around so much with color! After all, there are so many colorful ingredients in Japanese food.

Next up are some random food items that came to my mind.

I think just from this page you can realize that I have problematic relationships with food – the first things I think about are coffee and cake.

You can absolutely do it with any type of food. Think of your favorite cuisine and maybe doodle a spread of Mexican food.

Or think of a meal and doodle breakfast food. It’s up to you!

Fruit and Vegetable Doodles

Speaking of food, fruits and vegetables can be a very cute theme to explore, especially if you use my trick and animate them all.

The key to cute doodles is to make it all more rounded and add fun little expressions.

I have a few go-to expressions, but it also helps to sometimes just think what kind of character it will be like when you see my chilly pepper is a very fiery guy with a short fuse!

Stationery Doodles

I love my stationery, you can check out my YouTube video of some of the supplies I own if you’re wondering. I have to admit I might have a bit of a problem, but I do use most of them, so I guess it’s ok. Please don’t judge me

So back to my point, doodling stationery is probably my favorite thing, so it was a no-brainer to create a collection of stationery doodles.

I now have a crazy amount of spreads with different stationery doodles, including pen tests, that are kind of essential to have in your BuJo, and it looks so much cuter with doodles.

I love how in doodling stationery you can play around so much with color and shapes that even one item you can draw in so many different ways and styles.

Apart from general Bullet Journal decoration, you can also use these for memory keeping or sketchnotes.

For this particular page of stationery doodles, I actually have a video where I show you step by step how to draw each one of these, so I’m sharing it here as well.

Hope you have fun with it!

Plant Doodles

Plants and botanical doodles are a very simple thing to draw, and they look super sweet on your BuJo pages.

However, when you start a plant-themed Bullet Journal setup, it might get difficult to keep coming up with different plant types, especially if you’re not really a plant person like I am not.

So a great idea is to create a collection of plant doodles, so later you can just look back at it. It will make your plant-themed setup so much easier.

Floral Doodles

If we talk about plants, we can’t not mention flowers! Flowers are probably the most popular theme for a Bullet Journal.

Moreover, for me, they are always a symbol of love, hope, and human strength, which we definitely need these days. 

So a floral doodling page is not just fun to doodle but also an extra pinch of happiness. Plus, of course, a great referencing point for future use.

That’s true, that there are floral doodles that are pretty difficult to draw and require some more experience. But there are still plenty of other floral doodles that are very simple!

If you don’t believe me – just check the doodle with me video below.

And be sure to check the end of the post to get some blog posts with more floral doodle tutorials.

Self Care Doodles

Self-care is super important, so why not doodle some cute things that bring you happiness?

There are several things that I do for self-care, but I feel like my go-to thing would be body care – bubble baths and face masks!

Makeup Doodles

Speaking of self-care, this is another way I love to have a moment for myself – by applying makeup. There is really something calming about applying makeup.

I don’t have a large collection of makeup myself, but I do like doodling them. There are so many cute bottles and shapes you can use when doodling makeup!

Ocean Themed Doodles

Oceans are magical and full of fantastic creatures and bright colors. I always think of the wonderful world of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. I never understood why she would want to leave that enchanted place.

Well, at least until she met Prince Eric (who is totally Henry Cavill), that guy looked like he was totally worth it. Plus, he had a dog – a sweet deal if you ask me!

What was I talking about?

Oh yeah, ocean doodles!

I had a lot of fun creating those. The best part is that with the ocean, you can really let your fantasy go! There are so many types of fish and amazing underwater plants, so you can totally go wild with the many different colors to use!

Magical Doodles

Speaking of magic (cause the ocean is magic!), that could be another fun doodling theme to explore.

For me, I went for pastels and pink magic unicorns. These are, by the way, the doodles I used in my Unicorn Themed Bullet Journal Setup.

But you could think of something different, maybe go with black cats and witches, which would make it a perfect inspiration for a Halloween theme.

Weather Doodles

Weather-themed Bullet Journal doodles are probably not the most popular type, but there are still plenty of ways you can utilise them.

You can make weather a theme, like rain in April, or you can just use these doodles as mini icons to track weather in your daily pages.

Either way, if you are on the lookout for some weather doodles, here is a page for you!

For today this is all, folks! I hope you got a ton of inspiration for your future doodling!

Free Doodling Course

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More Resources

Are you looking for more doodle tutorials and tips? I’ve got plenty more resources for you!

Check out these blog posts next:

• How To Get Better At Doodling: 9 Game Changing Tips
• 11 Easy Food Doodles: Step-By-Step Tutorials
• Simple Flower Drawings: 20+ Step By Step Tutorials

>>> What theme would you add? What are your favorite things to doodle? Let us know in the comments!

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