Creative Project: Project Life 2013

For those of you who have been following my blog for a bit, you know that I participated in Project Life last year & that it was my first time. I became hooked and really LOVE this project. Though the time commitment is not for the faint of heart. This year I've decided to change quite a few things I did in the past in order to make it more manageable for me.

First, I've switched up the size of the album I'm using from a 12x12 format to a Studio Calico Handbook, which is 8.75x9.75. I find this smaller style to be much easier & preferable. Second, I've let go of the weekly format to documenting monthly instead. More than I'd like to admit, I found myself adding pics or ephemera for the sake of it in order to fill the slots. Going by month, means I'm only adding the stories that truly mean something.

Here are my 2013 title page and January's title page. I'm a little behind this year already, and with my new business venture (which you can read about here), I'm finding less time for creating. But that's a post for a different day. I am still enthusiastic about Project Life & am collecting my stories & ephemera diligently. I think that the new changes I'm implementing this year will really help out with playing catch-up.

Title page

January title page - that pic is
from a post card I received with my
annual OLW egg purchase. 

Used gold embossing powder on the
bottom stamp

This is the album. I'm not sure how I'm going
to embellish it. I was thinking of using
chalkboard spray paint for cover.

Thanks for stopping by!

Creative Project: Project Life Weeks 42-52

And now to close out 2012's Project Life. Whew! I have to be honest, I had kept up to date with it until the very last week. With the holidays & my unemployment (guess what I'll be back to working on the 28th! 2013 = new career & I couldn't be more excited!) which was really just a very extended vacation, I lost motivation. I found that when I have all the time in the world, I push everything off til the proverbial next day, because there's no sense of urgency. So week 52 wasn't completed until this past Monday.

As for this year - I'm looking forward to starting it again & can't wait to share my thoughts & process & what I'm doing completely different this time around.

Here are weeks 42-52 & the end page:

What do you do to get motivated?

Creative Project: Project Life Weeks 31-41

The last time I posted about Project Life was at the end of August. Eep! I actually have kept up to-date with it, but I took a blogging break for a couple months & then when I did return to blogging, it was sporadic. I had debated whether or not to share the rest of the spreads & finally decided to do it because I love this project & because I want to remain consistent & see it through to the end. I'm looking forward to starting it again this year & can't wait to share my thoughts & process & what I hope to do differently.

So without further ado, here are weeks 31-41 & I'll be back in another post to share the rest.

Thanks for stopping by! Tell me what projects or goals are you working on this year?

*Project Life was created by Becky Higgins & is a simple, fun & unique way to document your life

Creative Project: Project Life Week 30

Only 4 more days of August. Can you believe it? I am really looking forward to cooler temps & the onset of my favorite season.

Now on to Project Life. Week 30 documents July 22-28.

Entire spread 

Left side

Top row: date card & M making me tea on weekend mornings 

Middle row: fudge from my parents, M's feet,
Tycho & The Dark Knight Rises 

Bottom row: M's tasks & packaging from Life Love Paper

                                                            Left side

Driving to & from work

Bath time for the pups

Zucchini pie & a new show we started

*Project Life was created by Becky Higgins & is a simple, fun & unique way to document your life
What TV shows have you been watching?

Creative Project: Project Life Week 29

Week 29 documented July 15-21. Still focusing on pics mostly. This time, I made 2 collaged cards - the date card & then a 10th anniversary card. Really simple & easy & still in love with this project. Thanks as always for stopping by.

Entire spread

Left side

Top rows: date card & beer day (M & my Dad have
weekly beer dates)

Right rows: a card from a friend &
the anniversary collage I made

Left row: M made me ginger peach cobbler
with homemade biscuits. 

Right side 

Top row: Went to see Psycho with a friend
 on the big screen at the Ohio Theater. 

Middle row: more Psycho stuff, M's book & M's
homemade biscuits with jam

Bottom row: Brunch, The Hunger Games & a new bakery
we discovered (wasn't good unfortunately), & a collage of
M making biscuits.

   *Project Life was created by Becky Higgins & is a simple, fun & unique way to document your life

Creative Project: Project Life Week 28

Week 28 covered July 8 - 14th & documented M's work trip to New England. Love that he participates in this. There are only two pics from me. Thanks for stopping by!

Entire spread

Left side 

Top row: date card & plane pic 

Middle row: airport & parking, Mr. B & Tycho
(found his name in one of our local papers) & M
with a bomb sniffing dog at the airport

Bottom row: NYC & VT

Right side

First 2 rows: fonts & White River Junction

Bottom rows: Montpelier & food & my One
Little Word assignment for July

Top right row: M's beer day with my dad & M's snack (gross huh?)

*Project Life was created by Becky Higgins & is a simple, fun & unique way to document your life