Yes, I know long long long title. But the title is also the journaling…isn’t it?
A Million Memories June kit layout #3.
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This is done with the beautiful A Million Memories June Kit.
I had this photo of Nathaniel looking up to David while he hugged him and I wanted to scrap about how being a big brother means having the little one look up to you forever. details:
As per schedule, I dug right into my A Million Memories June Kit and created this layout today.
When I saw this picture of Nathaniel trying to sneak a peek at what the older boy was doing, it reminded me of my days as a little sister, looking up to my sister. So I wrote about how I know how it feels to look up to your older sibling and to want to be like him. And I said how soon enough he’ll be able to do those things, too and how lucky he is cause his brother loves him so much. Details:
This project was inspired by this tutorial. I had found and saved it months ago so today I just sat and worked on it while I woke up. I picked the two I liked the most. Here’s one: and both:
I then tried to machine-stitch the two together but it didn’t work so I ripped the seam and hand-stitched them together.
they didn’t line up perfectly so it’s not perfect but I like it stuffed.
and here it is hanging on my board.
the other side.
loved doing this one, it was long but fun.
I know this is a blurry photo since I blurred out all the personal details and I know it’s likely boring to almost all of you but it’s for me and it’s so I can remember years from now. My good friend Cheryl who’s been there for me forever, asked me to design her a plain invitation for her upcoming birthday. I immediately said yes. And then I immediately started dreading it. I wanted to do it justice. I thought I might disappoint her and I love her so much I really didin’t want to disappoint her. I put it off for months and then when the time came to plan June, I made sure it was on my list first and foremost. I decided I needed to sit and do it. Even if it was bad, it was much better than not doing it. So, I did it. It’s simple. really simple. That’s my style. I can’t help it. And I think she liked it. I hope she did. Either way, I am glad I did it. I love you Cheryl and I am so sorry I won’t be there for your special day. My heart and thoughts will be. As soon as I saw this awesome project I knew I was going to be making it. I love my book reader and use it every single day so it only makes sense that it looks prettier for me. And I love that this project is so simple. The hardest part was picking my fabric. Since this reader travels with me everywhere, I didn’t want to make the cover very light so it doesn’t get dirty but I still wanted it to feel nice to the touch. After hours of deliberation, I picked my fabrics and got to work.
Just a few minutes later, I was done and then stitched a “k” on it too so I’d know where the cover is and so it can make me smile.
and here it is sitting on my desk. Isn’t it awesome.
Yey. Makes me happy. Since I just finished making 31 layouts in a row, one might be inclined to think that it’s time to take a break and that I might not be interested in seeing another layout or pretty paper anytime soon. Not so. I have a lot to say about having done Layout a Day in May but that’s coming Saturday. But one of the things I discovered during this project is that I have two sections in my day where I practice what I call “killing time.” This happens early in the morning from 5:30-7:30 and at night from around 6:30-8:30. During both of these times I am really tired (physically and often mentally, too.) and I just lie on the couch and either surf blogs, facebook, or watch TV. I don’t do anything productive. And I’ve also noticed that the more I do an unproductive activity, the harder it is to get out of the funk. During May, instead of spending my morning lulling around. I’d nurse Nathaniel and then get right to work. And in the last two weeks, because I’ve been working on my BPS class, I’ve been spending the nights writing up my lessons. And it’s been great. I produce more and I whine less and I feel less frustrated. I then read for an hour or two after 8:30 and go to sleep. So I decided I wanted to try this for June, too and see if I can keep it up. I made this long list of things I needed and/or wanted to get done and mostly randomly assigned them to dates in June. Some are writing, some are art, some are sewing, etc. Just a collection of things I want to get done. Some of them I will share while I am doing them and others, I will share when the time comes. But in the name of making myself accountable and having the list in an easily accessible place, I thought I’d share it right here. Dates and projects might move around but this is my plan:
I will likely move this schedule around in the next week or so. I can already see some things I want to move back and forth but here we are, this is the list anyway. I’ll add links etc. later today/this week and link to my creations as I post them. June, here I come! |
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