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Road Trip to Mexico: Creative Art Journaling, Zine-Making, and Family Time at Our Family Home
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June 22, 2025June 22, 2025

Road Trip to Mexico: Creative Art Journaling, Zine-Making, and Family Time at Our Family Home

We are fortunate, my family and I, to have a home in Mexico where we…
Esperanza B.
Building Abeja Soul Through the Creative Struggle
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June 9, 2025June 9, 2025

Building Abeja Soul Through the Creative Struggle

I’ve been in the creative struggle for a bit now, but I know it’ll pass.…
Esperanza B.
Sticking with Blogging: Documenting History with Nopal Printables and a Commonplace Book
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June 1, 2025June 22, 2025

Sticking with Blogging: Documenting History with Nopal Printables and a Commonplace Book

These past two weeks, Instagram has been on my mind—not because I’ve been posting, but…
Esperanza B.
How to keep an art journal when mom life feels too busy for it
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May 25, 2025June 22, 2025

How to keep an art journal when mom life feels too busy for it

You know that feeling when you see a gorgeous art journal page online and think,…
Esperanza B.
Memory Keeping + Art Journaling: Tips for picking a journal you’ll love!
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May 11, 2025July 14, 2025

Memory Keeping + Art Journaling: Tips for picking a journal you’ll love!

In last week’s post, I talked about scrapbooking in a way that sounded like I…
Esperanza B.
How to be less afraid of art supplies
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May 3, 2025June 22, 2025

How to be less afraid of art supplies

There was an art supply store that my dad used to take me to when…
Esperanza B.
Challenges in the art life are good
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April 26, 2025June 22, 2025

Challenges in the art life are good

Last month, for Lent, I challenged myself to post my art on Instagram for 40…
Esperanza B.

Recent Posts

  • Road Trip to Mexico: Creative Art Journaling, Zine-Making, and Family Time at Our Family Home
  • Building Abeja Soul Through the Creative Struggle
  • Sticking with Blogging: Documenting History with Nopal Printables and a Commonplace Book
  • How to keep an art journal when mom life feels too busy for it
  • Healing Through Creativity and Some Lip Gloss

Unpopular History of Mexico Newsletter

The Unpopular History of Mexico is a newsletter on Substack that combines history and art journaling to relearn Mexican history, from Mesoamerica to Nueva España to our querido Mexico.

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Miel y Papel is a shop for art journaling tools inspired by Mexican history and heart.
Find printable zines, coloring pages, and creative kits rooted in memory, culture, and reflection.

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