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This weekend I took a break and quickly put together a new mini. I was recently asked about my other mini… the daily 2009. I stopped making pages in June. It started to feel like more of an obligation rather than a joy. I was also becoming busier and then when we put our house on the market, I couldn’t keep my crafts out in the open. (I keep them in rubbermaid bins under the bed.) I also started feeling weird about posting things that were so personal. All of that combined… I decided to stop that book where it was. I can’t say that I’ve done much with paper since. My summer was so busy and dragging out the boxes wasn’t too appealing.
But alas, on Sunday, creativity came calling and I thought it would be worth the effort. I think the whole idea of a “mini-book” will work for me if it’s already pre-made, or almost done… just add words, photos and a date stamp. I am also too much of a type A personality to not love having more of a uniform look. I like each page being the same size and a similar color scheme or theme. (I know… all kinds of crazy!)
So I created this one on Sunday as a gift…but it will be hard to part with it. Here are just a few pages:
here’s a little of what my life looked like last week.
I haven’t neglected my little habit… we were just busy for a bit. But Monday and Tuesday were spent crafting away: catching up on journal pages and making thank you cards. Here are a few of the highlights.
I’ve just been crafting away. I’ve really enjoyed the process even though I’m not always happy with the final product. But I have also surprised myself and made some pages I actually like. I really like using and making mixed media projects. We’ll see where it goes…
I worked on my mini some more. There are some pages I like more than others, but I think for now I’m enjoying the process. (Mostly because I get to do something crafty every day.)
so i’ve been working on a new mini. I have a hard time starting something in the middle of the month, day, etc., but I thought, if I don’t do it now, it won’t get done. And who cares if I didn’t start it on Jan 1 or monday morning. We’ll see where this little project takes me. I’m trying to not put pressure on myself. If I make a page a day, great; if not, that’s ok too.
