Tag: crafts

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Quilting Prep

Shelly

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I’ve been saying for years that I wanted to try quilting. Nothing fancy, just four or nine patch quilts made mostly of old clothes. I finally got bitten by the obsession bug today, badly, so I went over to Hobby Lobby to get thread and pins. While I was there, I looked in their scrap bin and found a few ends of cotton that I liked.

I also bought an ironing board. Please feel free to laugh. I’ll be 40 next month, and somehow, I’ve managed to get along without ever owning an ironing board.

Anyway, if I can figure out how to use my sewing machine (again, feel free to laugh), I’m going to actually start sewing tomorrow. I’m excited!

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Organization Pt. 2

Shelly

I finally got my planner problem sorted out last night. There may be pictures forthcoming, not that it’s anything earth shattering. What I did was tear down some light-weight watercolor paper. I punched holes in it, et voila, blank planner inserts. They are ready for list-making, calendar creation, and doodling.

We’re having a division meeting this afternoon, so I’ll have a chance to take it for a test ride.

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Organization

Shelly

I Reqires It!

I’ve been looking for some sort of DIY or hackable planner. Most of the printable calendars I’ve seen have been pretty ugly, and not so useful for my needs. It’s not that I have a lot of extracurricular stuff to schedule, but that I have a variety of projects and both long- and short-term goals I want to keep track of.

And then, while perusing my Flickr groups, I came across a post in the Notebookism group for a moleskine hack. I’m not a moleskine fan, but I think that if I use a larger notebook, this will work very well for my needs.

This is also a good reminder that when you want something, just ask The Universe.