I’m hooked!
Fallen down the rabbit hole indeed! I love when a whole new craft world opens up to me… all new sites, new blogs, new awesome crafty products to search out. I am hooked on my Project Life journal in the worst (best!) way. It’s been like a hundred light bulbs going off for me. I was playing around making thank you cards with a small pile of scrapbooking supplies that I couldn’t resist getting for myself while shopping for a friend. At the same time I started working on putting together our 2012 photobook and was distracting myself reading blogs and this by Amy about how you can’t beat the coolness of having physical things in your home to interact with was repeating in my head. I’ve always wanted to keep journals but have never seen it through. This blog was my most successful attempt at a journal but then when people started actually reading it I got all weird about what I could put out there. I’ve mostly kept it as a crafting/inspiration place but then all the main stuff of our family’s life is just an endless stream of iphone photos. I love getting things off the computer and into an album and writing about them and sticking stickers on them. That’s what’s been missing in my life. Sticking stickers! It makes me so happy. As I’m getting more into this I’m realizing that so many things I love and collect — cool paper, cards, paper scraps from here and there, labels off my beer bottles, stamps I’ve carved, korean stickers I’ve ordered from etsy — have never had a real home. But they do now!
So right now I’m watching videos and spending way too much money on things I think I need. Enamel dots? I think so! A new fancy paper cutter? maybe that can wait. That cool sliding tape/glue dispenser? Oscar and I vote Yes! And I’m discovering so many blogs. It’s awesome. I’m also trying to discover what my style is going to be for my new journal. I love the minimalist look. Just photos and very cool/simple design elements. It’s beautiful. But really what I’m most attracted to is the more-is-more, throw-lots-of-stuff-at-it, more scrapbook type of thing. I want to encorporate lots of memorabilia and have a reason to buy cork stickers and wood grain sequins. I want to put washi tape on everything! Washi tape, another thing I’ve been hoarding that I really have had no use for up til now. So exciting! This reminds me of when I first became addicted to knitting. Ah, the joy of a new craft!
I’ve started pinning to here.
And I’ve spent a lot of time at Two Peas in a Bucket and A Cherry on Top. Going to watch more videos now.
now we are six
My mom found this for Phoebe for her birthday. It’s so sweet. I can’t believe Phoebe is six! That sort of happened in a blur. Having a birthday right at the end of school is a little tricky. Phoebe is not much of a toy kid, and also not that into a fuss, so we planned for that but turns out six wants some fuss. We hobbled it together ok. The big hit was the “American Girl” doll (Our Generation doll from Target) that she now claims to love as the “sister she’ll never have”. That is, when she doesn’t forget her in the trunk of the car. We picked a doll that sort of looks like Phoebe and I have to say, she’s pretty cute. I’ve never been a big fan of the AG dolls aesthetically but I’m coming around. I might even sew Diamond (yep, that’s what she named her) some new Summer dresses.
rainbow loom
I’m supposed to be sewing up a storm but instead I’m obsessed with the rainbow loom. Do your kids have this thing?
end of year teacher’s gifts
hi blog
Thanks to all the people who have emailed me wondering if I was ok! Thanks, yes, sorry! I guess I ended up taking an unplanned blog sabbatical there. I’ve been so busy with family, end of the year school stuff, the kids’ sports and activities and life that I’ve had no time to read blogs, pin pins, take photos, make anything. But two weeks til Summer break and I have big plans. Big plans to schedule nothing and do less. Hopefully then I can attach the doll limbs that have fallen under the desk and sew faces on poor dolls who have been abandoned at the side of the sofa. I also am dying to hit a used book sale, an estate sale, garage sale, anything! Also many garden projects I can’t wait to tackle. All of which are excellently bloggable activities. So I will see you all soon!
hi
It will not get warm and Spring is crawling along. I can’t even look at those Portland blogs because I’m so envious of their Spring. We have had a few warmish days and used the opportunity to clean up the yard a bit. My kids will wear summer clothes when it’s 50 like all good Chicagoland children.
And on the craft front.. here is April’s doll. I’ll get her all put together and up for a giveaway soon.
