2011 Projects?

jessicabree wrote:

HappyStamper wrote:

jessicabree wrote:I will share another idea for a year long project that I hope is easier than the 365 one's! More details soon!

You're such a tease!

I know! You know KIM knows what I am talking about

Oh, I didn't think of that. I guess I'll beat it out of her.

lol

jessicabree wrote:I will share another idea for a year long project that I hope is easier than the 365 one's! More details soon!

Hmm, I did the perpetual calendar this year, or started it, rather, so pretty sure I'll keep going.
P52 fell by the wayside for me this year, didn't get it all done. Maybe 20 done.
And I did take the 365 photos but never scrapped them individually but lumped them on P12....
same ole, same ole for me.

I am really trying to ONLY do things that really speak to me. While Project 365, 52 Blessings, etc. are COOL projects, they don't just say I WOULD LOVVVEEEEE to do that. You know what I mean??

So, I've decided to do the perpetual calendar, Ali's One Little Word @ Big Picture and another really cool project that totally speaks to me that I can't tell you about yet.

So, I think that I want to try to come up with something to do on my blog each day, and then I can have my journaling and photos there and can catch up with the actual scrapping of it when I get time.

What are things that you guys consistantly do on your blogs? I have seen a few things like:
-Wordless Wednesdays
-Friday Fill-ins

Anyone else have anything I can add?

Its not on my blog but on flickr- I do a meme called Things I love Thursdays. I make a mosaic of things I love. So here is one i did for TeddyBears:



You can see the other ones I have done here:
Things I Love Thursdays (TILT)

Because I love blythe I try to find a picture of a blythe to match the theme for my center photo. Im having tons of fun with it!

I'm horrible with those weekly things. I keep trying but ultimately always fail. lol

I've done Sunday Seven - seven random things from the week.
Friday Facts - same randomness but not committing me to a number.

I've seen others but can't think of them right now.

Mara! I am loving the TILT! Great idea!

And Mon, I agree that I start off with such good intentions for these things, but my goal this year is to really blog more. I find that I am not scrapping things of Julia that I wanted because I just don't have the time with school, but if I can at least remember to blog them, then I will have a daily record to scrap later.

If I could get my head around how to get it all done, I like to do Tuesday Tales where I write about something at home or at work that happened that might be interesting.

I like to do a Wordless Wednesday and a Thursday Thirteen or a Friday Five. The Friday Fill Ins can be fun, but sometimes they're completely dorky.

My BFF (blog: http://psychgirl.wordpress.com) has something different for every day of the week --- like thoughts on books she's reading, something she's cooked, something to do with being a mom and a wife, something about being a runner... it's pretty cool.

But I'm with you, Kim. The blog is often the way that I try to keep up with stuff going on with Bella and it's where I go to find stories to scrap.

I like those! and Monday we'll have a challenge going on over here, so my plan was to talk about that1

KimL141 wrote:And Mon, I agree that I start off with such good intentions for these things, but my goal this year is to really blog more. I find that I am not scrapping things of Julia that I wanted because I just don't have the time with school, but if I can at least remember to blog them, then I will have a daily record to scrap later.

I totally get that. I think that's one of the reasons I scrap less than I used to is because I put so much on my blog. That too has slacked off as Abbey has gotten older but there was a time that it was more focused about her stories.

Thanks for all the ideas!

monica wrote:I am really trying to ONLY do things that really speak to me. While Project 365, 52 Blessings, etc. are COOL projects, they don't just say I WOULD LOVVVEEEEE to do that. You know what I mean??

So, I've decided to do the perpetual calendar, Ali's One Little Word @ Big Picture and another really cool project that totally speaks to me that I can't tell you about yet.

You are so bad! lol

Hmm, as far as projects go, I want to take May Flaum's Creative Retreat class at BPS. I took her summer camp one, and absolutely loved it and got a lot of scrapping done, so want to do this one too. I also want to maybe do the perpetual calender thingymajiggy. But have to go as far, as putting it together. And I also want to get my niece's album up to date before her new brother or sister is born in June.

I'd love to do a 2-pager for every month. Let's see how that actually works out

Great idea Stevie!

And I LOVE your new avi!

monica wrote:I'm thinking about putting the calendar on my night stand so that I won't forget.

great idea, and I love that calendar. i might actually do it!!

rukristin wrote:

KimL141 wrote:That's a good idea! I think I need to make it a goal to have my room organized enough to have anything next to my bed first!

oh, another great idea

anything I put next to my bed invariably gets water spilled on it because I never remember that I have a glass of water on the nightstand

um, bottle with a top, girl lol

HappyStamper wrote:Oh, I didn't think of that. I guess I'll beat it out of her.

and share it!

monica wrote: ... and another really cool project that totally speaks to me that I can't tell you about yet.

ACK! a tease! from MON! someone tackle her and beat it out of her!

monica wrote:I'm horrible with those weekly things. I keep trying but ultimately always fail. lol
I've done Sunday Seven - seven random things from the week.
Friday Facts - same randomness but not committing me to a number.
I've seen others but can't think of them right now.

oh, a weekly blog post is a great idea too. i'm such a random blogger. and i start posts and never finish.

Pooky wrote:
ACK! a tease! from MON! someone tackle her and beat it out of her!

No, no, no! It's actually a Bree thing so go beat her up.

Question for Mara...

On your TILT, how do you put together your mosaics? Is that all done in Flickr? I was looking at yours earlier today and really love what you've done. I found it inspiring to just look at yours so I was thinking maybe finding the things for the mosaic would be just as inspiring. Just worried I won't have 52 weeks of things to love! lol

Mon- I use BIG HUGE LABS They have a mosaic maker where you can choose your layout, upload photos from your PC, link directly from your flickr favorites or just add in links manually. I love having a way to choose photos from multiple sources.

They also have all sorts of other fun photo tools and best of all its free

Ah, very good to know...thanks, Mara! I'll look into that one if I decide to try this out. That weekly commitment thing might get me though. lol

monica wrote:Ah, very good to know...thanks, Mara! I'll look into that one if I decide to try this out. That weekly commitment thing might get me though. lol

Its gotten me a couple of times but over all I have done very well since Its all digi and I don't actually have to scrap them.

I plan on scrapping some of them into a mini when I feel like it.

Ive also decided to do a year long weight loss album. Just something to document my progress. (And provide positive feedback to myself)

Good for you, Mara! I was just looking at Cathy Zielske's printable Move More Eat Less journal as I'm heading down that same path.