Budding into Blooms: Guided Journaling Session by Betty Van Der Walt

About this workshop

This is a guided journaling session designed for two kinds of people: those who want to start journaling, and those who already journal but need fresh momentum.

Betty Brown will lead you through a simple “new season” framework for personal growth — where you are now, what you’re ready to release, what you want to grow next, and the steps to move forward. As she speaks, you’ll work through prompts in real time and build a creative journal page alongside the session. This session will be presented primarily in Afrikaans.
English-speaking participants are warmly welcome, and assistance will be offered where possible.

If you’re feeling stuck or in a personal “in-between season,” this session gives you structure and supportive guidance to journal your way back to clarity. If you already journal regularly, you’ll leave with new prompts, a new lens, and a finished page that becomes your personal “Bloom Map” to revisit later.

About Betty Van Der Walt

Betty is the owner of Die Ou Huis venue in Upington, and she also creates floral designs for events. She’s also the founder of Ingeven, a locally made clothing and gift brand with a shop in Upington. At the Love Dahlias Festival, Betty brings her calm, creative energy to this guided journaling session — helping you map a new season and create a meaningful journal page as you go.

What you will learn

1. How to use journaling as a practical tool
   Not just “write and hope for the best” — but a way to create clarity and direction.

2. A “new season” framework for getting unstuck
   A step-by-step structure you can reuse whenever life feels messy, loud, or unclear.

3. Prompts that deepen your practice
   Beginner-friendly, but still meaningful for experienced journalers.

4. How to create a finished, meaningful journal page
   A completed spread you can come back to later — like a little compass you made yourself.

At a glance

• Format: Guided session + journaling prompts + creative journal page

• Level: Beginner-friendly, and valuable for regular journalers too

• Bonus vibe: Perfect for journaling lovers and scrapbookers who enjoy paper, pages, and making something beautiful

• Take-home: Your completed journal page + your reusable “Bloom Map” prompts

Who this session is for

This session is for you if you:

• Want to start journaling, but don’t know where to begin

• Already journal, but feel stuck and need fresh prompts and structure

• Are moving through a challenging season and want a calm, practical way to process

• Love scrapbooking, paper crafting, or creative pages — and want the “meaning” behind the pretty

What’s included

1. The guided session with Betty
   A supportive, step-by-step “new season” journaling framework, guided in real time.

2. Your one completed journal page
   You’ll create one finished page during the session — your personal “new season” snapshot.

3. The Bloom Map structure + prompts to keep using at home
   You’ll leave with a repeatable set of prompts and a clear structure you can use again and again.

Refreshments (tea, coffee, and water) and there will be optional journaling & scrapbooking supplies for sale, including extra pages so you can continue creating at home after the festival.

What to bring

• A basic pencil bag with coloured pencils (and a normal pen/pencil)
• Pritt (glue stick)
• Scissors
• A few old magazines for cutting out words, colours, and images
• Optional: highlighters, washi tape, stickers, or any favourite scrapbooking bits you already own

Important ticket information

• This product is a workshop ticket, not a physical item.

• No parcel will be shipped and courier options at checkout do not apply.

• One ticket admits one person to this specific workshop.

• Tickets are non-refundable, but you may transfer your ticket to another person if you can no longer attend.

• Full Festival Ticket Terms & Conditions apply.

After checkout you will receive:

1. An order confirmation email from Love Dahlias with your booking details.

2. A follow-up email closer to the festival with the exact time, venue details at the festival and any last notes on what to bring.

Please use the same name and email address for all your festival bookings so we can keep your reservations together.