Hobonichi Cousin Daily Pages 2025
sharing my favorite pages from 2025!
Last year was my third year using a Hobonichi planner as my daily art practice tool. This planner replaced my sketchbook in 2023, and I am glad it did because I didn’t use that every single day like I do my hobo.
Last year, I shared my favorite pages of the year, and I’m back to give you a rundown/share my progress in this creative adventure. I gave myself the parameter of picking 25 of my favorite spreads from 2025. It was not easy, but here are a few standouts.
As you’ll see. I don’t follow any rules.
Some days are full of lists.
Some days are more art-focused.
Most of the days combine the two.
One thing is certain: I am going to write what day of the week it is. That’s always my anchor to the page that starts the day.
This is how I check in with myself and build a consistent art practice. I usually do not go more than two days without working on it. If I were using a sketchbook, there would likely be weeks, if not months, between entries. This keeps me on track.
Let’s get started!
Here’s how I celebrated my Mom’s birthday last year.
I had a lot of fun with washi tape and stickers from my favorite sticker book.
I got really into playing around with my stamp collection this year. I made sure to use archival stamp ink because I can color on top of the stamped images and it doesn’t smear!
My favorite writing pens in my Hobonichi planner are:
(you can see my favorite journaling supplies here)
Black gesso is always fun to play around with. It helps mask any pens that bled through- PRO TIP!
I printed out my colored photos with a Polaroid printer.
If you see something printed in black & white, it’s usually a thermal sticker printed with my labelmaker I use for shipping.
If I was working on a blog post or a video, I sometimes printed out my graphics for the pages. Even if I was not practicing art in my hobo, I still showed what I was working on that day.
I thrifted a full moon stamp this year, and it made its way into every day we had a full moon. I really enjoyed that ritual.
Sometimes I included poems or love notes in the day. August 22nd was my grandma’s birthday, so I wrote her a letter that day.
If there was a trip, I spent time journaling to ground myself! I always brought my pen bag on the road.
I practiced drawing a lot of food this year. I’m hoping to share more about that soon. Sometimes you’ll see a little box I fill in with workouts. Drawing that box in the morning can really motivate me to workout but the end of the day.
I like it when my nail polish matches my spread!
Here’s a fun photo adventure with friends in the city. There are a few fortunes pasted on the pages.
All of my Sundays included Self Check-In! Sometimes I did meal prep too :)
Some of the spreads include a month page.
You can see all the month spreads in this post.
I always love a SATURDAY/SUNDAY spread. It’s fun to see what gets done in a whole weekend.
A painting turned into another piece in my planner. We had a lot of rain last year so many of my pages include raindrops!
Sometimes I experiment with drawing flowers. I like how they frame the weekend.
I enjoy playing around with colors and letters. Colored pencil on black gesso was one of my favorite experiments.
Sometimes I make fun boxes around things.
Sometimes the spreads help me mark something monumental. My brother-in-law died last year. Here’s his funeral program in my planner <3
You flip it open, and this is underneath…
There are so many flowers in my planners.
Sometimes you’ll find some good teabag wisdom in there, too.
And tarot spreads!
I know we are over 25 pages now, but I forgot how I repurposed my bingo card printout for a page!
For me, it’s all about PLAY.
The fact that it’s fun and has a loose structure keeps me hooked.
I am proud of the progress I have made in checking in with myself and growing my art practice. It has been another valuable self-reflection tool, and I know the 19-year-old version of me, who was just starting art school, would be impressed.
To me, that is all that matters.
Practice makes progress.
Let’s see what 2026 brings!
