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December Daily 2023 Flip Through
This is my 11th or 12th year keeping a December Daily and finishing it before January 2nd! I just love how my journals turn out so chunky and blingy! And it’s so fun from year to year to reminisce about all the wonderful activities we did, sights we saw and, of course, foods we ate! So without any further ado, here is the video flip through of my completed 2023 December Daily. Enjoy!
Starting My 2023 December Daily
It’s that time of year again folks. It’s time to get our December Daily journals ready for the beginning of December. Yikes, where does the time go? At least I had already decided on the theme of my December Daily this year, which is vintage Christmas. Before I put my Christmas crafting stuff away last year I sorted through everything and made a box with stuff I can use this year. Throughout the year, whenever I found something else I could use I just tossed it in the box. Earlier this week I sorted through the box and organized everything so it’s a little easier to find what I need.
Below is the video showing the very beginning of my December Daily 2023 journey. Enjoy!
Easy Painted Papers For Crafting
I recently had the urge to get up to my elbows in paint since it’s been such a long time. I decided to make some painted papers to use as journal pages and to tear up for collage fodder. These two videos show the processes I used to make a whole bunch of fun papers. The paper, tools and paints are all basic supplies that most crafters readily have on hand. No gelli plate was needed so no worries!
This first video shows how I made the base layers of paints.
In this second video I demonstrate how to add fun details on top to make your painted papers extra special.
I hope these simple steps have inspired you to get out some paper, paints, pens and markers and have a good old time. Enjoy!
Creating My 2023 December Daily Box
I know most people have just finished their December Dailies for 2022 and a lot of people are glad to get the holidays behind them. For the last several years I have put together a box of stuff to use for my upcoming December Daily. I do this for two reasons. First, all my Christmas crafting supplies are still out and easy to get to. Secondly, I am super busy during October and November because of the craft shows I do. Having a theme picked out and a box of stuff all ready to go really takes the pressure off when I decide to make my journal. The bonus of having a themed box is I have a place to stick all the fun ephemera and supplies I find during the year for my December Daily.
I hope you found this video helpful and may even consider setting your theme and box up early!
My Completed 2022 December Daily
It’s finished and ready to show! This is my completed December Daily for 2022. The theme was rustic and I used elements to reflect that throughout my journal. I did journal for all thirty-one days of December. Please enjoy the flip through.
I hope you kept a December Daily for 2022. If you did not but are interested in making one for 2023, please keep an eye on this blog and my YouTube channel as I will be sharing all aspects of my new journal throughout the year!
Prayer Book Finish to Start!
I know that sounds backwards but it will make sense when I explain. One of the goals I set for myself this year is to complete working in the junk and art journals I have started but never finished. I love making journals and I was only half (or less) filling my journals and then making a cooler, newfangled one. So I have a pile of not finished journals. Well I’m happy to say, I am working on them and finishing them.
The prayer journal in the video linked right below is one of my all time favorite journal. I just love how it filled up nice and chunky and I love the prayers and spreads inside it. To see the complete flip through watch this video, but be sure to come back because there is more!
Now that this pretty is completely full I had to create a new one. Below are the links to the three part videos of how I constructed my new one in the same fashion as the one above. The video below shows how I constructed the cover and put in the elastic.
This video shows how I made the signatures and put them in the journal. I’d call this a traveler’s style journal.
Finally, no journal is complete without something fun dangling from the cover. This video shows how I made a really fun tassel to hang from the side.
There you have it. Super easy journal that will hold your prayers, Bible studies or favorite Scriptures. I really hope you try making one, or many, for yourself. Just remember to fill them up!
#holidaycraftwithus Christmas List Pad
This week’s #holidaycraftwithus prompts are to make a Christmas journal card, altered paper clip or notebook/gift list. I am a list maker by heart so I opted to make the notebook/ gift list. I decided I wanted to make a pretty holder for it as well so I decorated a glassine bag to attach inside my 2022 December Daily to hold the notebook. I hope you enjoy the process!
Christmas In July Part 1
I am taking part of an open crafting collaboration titled #holidaycraftwithus. This week’s prompts are to make a Christmas/Holiday ATCoin, flat ornament or cluster. Anyone who knows me at all knows I jumped at the chance to make some more clusters! This video shows both my process and the finished results of my week one project. Enjoy!
The Minimalism Game Days 26-29
Today I have 4 days of the Minimalism game to cover. I admit it was getting hard finding stuff in my house, however, I hadn’t hit my craft room yet! I could probably do another whole month just with items from my craft room but I decided to add some here. These are all items out of my house so it’s not cheating if I include items from my craft room too. So let’s see what is going for these four days.
For day 26 I have 9 tops, 2 scarves, 4 pairs of pants, 3 books, 3 sticker sheets, 2 pumpkins, 1 veggie holder, 1 makeup brush and 1 small house decor.
On day 27 I have 2 pairs of pants, 1 pair of shorts, 2 tops, 2 scarves, 1 egg collecting basket, 1 alarm clock, 1 lamp, 1 package of oil pastels, 10 decorative tapes in dispensers, 1 cosmetic bag, 1 ink refill bottle, 1 squeeze bottle and 3 small vintage diaries.
On day 28 I’ve included 5 sets of washi tape, 1 bag of sheet protectors, 1 stack of hanging file folders, 5 colors of chalk ink, 3 packages of confetti, 6 colored ink pads, 2 craft storage bins and 5 books.
Okay, my last lot to get rid of in this post contains 29 items. They include 9 plastic photo storage boxes, 8 yards and threads, 7 packages of paper flowers, 4 boxes of seed beads and 1 bag of paper sentiments for card making.
Some things I am learning from doing this is that clothes are almost always included because I see what I’m not wearing every time I go into my closet or drawers. I have to get real about the projects I’m really going to do versus the ones I want to do someday. Sentimentality has little room when you’re decluttering your life. I do keep some sentimental items but not everything anyone I love has ever given me.
Now that I’m working in my craft room, my last post with 30 and 31 items should not be far off. I hope you are playing along and finding some breathing room in your home!
Minimalist Game 24 And 25 Items
Okay folks, once again I apologize for taking so long to put these next two days of the minimalist game up. I really will try do better for the next 6 days. I must admit it is really getting harder and harder to find items to get rid of. I need to watch more minimalism videos to get myself in the right frame of mind to really ditch stuff. I’m stuck in the “what if I’ll need that again” mind set as well as the “I paid good money for that” mind set. Hopefully, I’ll get going again with the vim and vigor I started out with on day 1.
Okay so here are my next two lots to get rid of.
Three tops, 3 pillowcases, screen door decor, Christmas gift card holder, 3 napkin rings, book, nail decals, eye mask pads, 3 ethnic pins, 2 bracelets, 2 eye makeup brushes and 3 sets of earrings. Total 24 Items.
Two tablecloths, travel hygiene set, 3 jewelry bags, 4 books, 3 nail polishes, posture device, 2 cooling bottle holders, two flashlights, 5 jewelry boxes, a pair of jeans and a top. Total 25 items.
I seems to always have a piece or more of clothing to give up. A part of this is because I can easily see what I am wearing and what is being left on the hanger or in the drawer. The hardest clothing for me to part with is pants. I’m in the process of losing weight and I keep thinking I’ll fit into them again. I’m now making myself get rid of anything I don’t fit into today. If I lose enough weight that I’ll need new pants I’ll deal with it then. Having pants that are too small taking up so much room in my closet fills me with guilt because I don’t fit into them anymore. Having guilt is not helping me move forward.
I’ll start gathering 53 new items for my next two installments. I hope you are playing along and not taking as long as I am!
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