It is always super challenging to come up with a theme. Sometimes you want something more general, but you usually want it to match the period it covers. I do a different theme each month with some common thread through the whole notebook. For me, this year my common thread is the lettering I use. Additionally, I like to stick to colors or patterns for my themes. However, I will occasionally pull in something more artistic like a galaxy theme. So, here is a list of over 100 bullet journal theme ideas organized by month. There are some repeats for when a theme matches multiple months. s.
01 | January
January is the first month of the year. Where I am from, it is usually the worst month for winter weather with snow and cold everywhere. I generally use a lighter or brighter blue as my theme for January. Further, below are some other great January theme ideas
- Winter Wonderland
- Celebration
- New Beginnings
- Blue
- Gold
- Snowy Mountains
- Crystals
- Tea
- Cozy
- Watercolor
- Mushroom
- Fireworks
- Purple
- Silver
- The 1920s
- Star Wars
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02 | February
February is the month of love. So, it seems that everything in February is related to love and valentine’s day. I am not a huge celebrator of the holiday. Because of this, my February theme focuses on something else. For example, this year my February theme was gold. Below are amazing February theme ideas both related and not related to love.
- Red
- Pink
- Hearts
- Valentine’s Day
- Love
- Mountains
- Crystals
- The 1900s
- Tea
- Cozy
- Watercolor
- Mushroom
- Dinosaurs
- Flowers
- Feathers
- Gold
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03 | March
March’s holiday is St. Patty’s Day. Because of this, everything turns green for March. Green seems to be in everyone’s bullet journal. Instead, for my March layout, I decided to do something weird. Instead of green, I used white and black to keep a clean geometric type layout. Here are a bunch of fun March theme ideas.
- St. Patty’s Day
- Green
- Tropical Plants
- Houseplants
- Outer Space / Galaxy
- Feathers
- Mosaic
- Crystals
- 90’s
- Birds
- Coffee
- Tea
- Cozy
- Watercolor
- Sky & Clouds
- Star Wars
- Favorite Movie or Show
- Sunrise
- Mountains
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04 | April
April is essentially the first month of spring, and it is when Easter occurs. Because of this, some of the most common April themes revolve around spring and Easter. However, my own April layout’s theme is pink! In addition to those basic themes, here are a ton more!!
- Spring
- Flowers
- Pink
- Purple
- Easter
- Ducklings
- Bunnies
- Easter Eggs
- Pastel Colors
- Rain
- Umbrella
- Hot Air Balloon
- Elephant
- Crystals
- Birds
- Honey Bees
- Animals
- Brown Paper
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05 | May
May is one of those months that doesn’t have much going on. Mother’s day is in May, but that doesn’t provide a good theme. However, with it being spring in may you can continue to roll with spring-related themes such as rain and flowers. Further, I decided to go off books and do an outer space-themed layout for May. But here are some other great ideas.
- Space/Galaxy
- Light Bulbs
- Houseplants
- Purple
- Yellow
- Orange
- Rainbow
- Rain
- Rainy Day
- Umbrella
- Rainboots
- Flowers
- Spring
- Honey Bee
- Outer Space / Galaxy
- Crystals
- The 1900s
- Peaches
- Watercolor
- Under the Sea
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06 | June
Around here, June is when summer starts to kick into gear. In June, the weather is gorgeous, and the sun is shining. Because of this, the prospect of summer drives a lot of the June themes I list below. Additionally, a lot of spring layouts can still work for June.
- Summer
- Sunshine
- Beach
- Tropical Forest
- Flowers
- Blue Sky
- Honey Bee
- Under Water
- Sea Shell
- Mermaids
- Peaches
- Fruit
- Lemonade
- Watermelon
- Flamingo
- Star Wars
- Favorite Movie or Show
- Sunflower
- CityScape
- Flowers
- Purple
- Yellow
- Pink
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07 | July
In July, it is full-blown summertime! You can use sunny summer themes. Additionally, if you are in the United States, you can use your theme to celebrate Independence day! However, you probably know that I like to stay away from the holidays for my themes. Regardless, here are some July theme ideas!
- Summer
- Fourth Of July / Independence Day
- Red, White, And Blue
- Sunshine
- Beach
- Tropical
- Floral
- Sunflowers
- Under Water
- Sea Shell
- Mermaids
- Fruit
- Lemonade
- Watermelon
- Watercolor
- Fireworks
- Lightbulbs
- Crystals
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08 | August
August is my birthday month and also that last month of summer. August is my birthday month as well as the last month of summer. For August, I like to go all in and celebrate summer. At this point, many people start getting ready to go back to school. Without further ado, here are some fantastic August bullet journal themes. s.
- Summer
- Back To School
- End Of Summer
- Tropical
- Green
- Yellow
- Sunshine
- Blue Sky
- Under Water
- Sea Shell
- Mermaids
- Crystals
- Fruit
- Lemonade
- Watermelon
- Star Wars
- Favorite Movie or Show
- Space / Galaxy
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09 | September
September is the first month of fall or autumn. However, there aren’t any holidays or events to celebrate in September. So, everything goes. Finally, here are just some of the possible September bullet journal themes.
- Fall / Autumn
- Orange
- Red
- Yellow
- Back To School
- Floral
- Music
- Honey Bee
- Houseplant
- Outer Space / Galaxy
- Feathers
- Cities
- Harry Potter
- Crystals
- The 1900s
- Coffee
- Tea
- Watercolor
- Music
- Star Wars
- Favorite Movie or Show
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10 | October
October is such a fun month because of Halloween. Just for Halloween, there are so many creepy, crazy theme options to consider. Additionally, there are autumn and other themes to choose from! Here are some great ideas!
- Houseplants
- Halloween
- Spooky
- Ghosts
- Orange
- Purple
- Black
- Rainbow
- Unicorn
- Crystals
- Coffee
- Tea
- Cozy
- Mushrooms
- Mystical
- Watercolor
- Day of the Dead
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11 | November
In the US, many of us celebrate Thanksgiving in November. Thanksgiving is not a theme by itself. Further, you could be creative and have gratitude or thankfulness be your November theme. However, you might prefer something else. So, like September, anything goes!
- Nature
- Autumn / Fall
- Thanksgiving
- Gratitude
- Orange
- Brown Paper
- Red
- Feathers
- Cities
- Crystals
- Coffee
- Tea
- Cozy
- Weather
- Favorite Movies
- Geometric
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12 | December
The last month we have to talk about is December! For December, many people stick with Christmas themes. However, there are so many other creative ideas out there! Here are some of them!
- Holiday
- Christmas
- Snow
- Snowy Mountain
- Gold
- Silver
- Red
- Green
- Cozy
- Tea
- Coffee
- Reindeer
- Christmas Lights
- Christmas Bulbs
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What is your favorite theme from our list? Let us know in the comments below if you have any more ideas!
Love these theme ideas? Check out some of my theme round-ups HERE!!
