I've missed printing out my photos and making albums. They don't have to be fancy I just want to see my photos. I've also missed making cards. So when I needed a wedding card I went looking at the store and just couldn't do it when I knew I could make one. But of course I just kept putting it off because of the state of my scrapbook room. It has become a catch-all.
Last week I was reading quilting blogs on my ipad. I have lots of them bookmarked but don't read them everyday. So as I was going through them I came across "a simple life quilts" and she too had been feeling the paper pull and blogged about her Fauxbonichi. I followed the links she put in her post. I've watched this video several times, and next thing I knew I was in the scrapbook room making space on my table to make a wedding card and planing my own fauxbonichi.
I have to say that I'm very excited about this project. What I have notice is that even though I've tried to keep track what I do with my days this has really made me pay attention and to make better notes. I'm making better notes about my days and my quilts. win-win. :-)
I did set a few ground guide lines as I set about cleaning up the room. If it doesn't belong in the room, it leaves. If I don't love it anymore it's ok to pass it on or just toss. Then as I was cleaning off the table to work I put all the scraps and such in a box and that is what I'm starting with. Just working out of the scrap box, sort of like making a quilt.
So far I've only cleared a place to work and move a couple of the bigger items out (dresser, train sets). I want to take the time to really go through things and keep what is meaningful.
Oh yeah the other thing is no buying. I bought a journal for the fauxbonichi, two rolls of washi tape (it wasn't around when I was scrapbooking) and a fresh glue stick (all of mine were dried up). I won't need anything else for a very long time, or at least for the summer.
I'm looking forward to a very creative summer with paper and fabric.
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