For those that don’t have my birthday written down as a national holiday in their calendar, (and really, why don’t you, haha) my 29th birthday is coming up on May 24th, which means as of today, I officially have only seven short days to finish up my 28@ 28 list. Derp.
Back in March when I last updated you on my 28 at 28 List progress (read all about my list here), I had completed 13 of the 28 items with 15 items still left to go.
Well I’m pleased to announce that as of today, May 17th, I have completed 16 of the 28 items, with 12 items still left to go. In seven days. Double derp.
The good news is despite my normally awesome procrastination skills, I have been kicking things into high gear around here in an effort to get ‘er done.
Since I know I don’t have time to finish everything at this point, I am focusing my efforts on the items I am most excited about and not worrying about the rest. I figure I’d much rather finish an item I love than spend a bunch of time on an item I was never that excited about in the first place. That’s right, I’m looking at you #15 – Learn to Shoot in Manual Mode.
So I thought with only a week to go, I’d post a little behind-the-scenes peek of some of the craftier (scrapbookier?) projects I’m currently working on:
#10 Complete a December Daily 2010 Album
A look at my desk right now:
Why yes, that page does say “Today is December 14.” Did you not realize we’ve traveled back in time? Haha.
Number 10 on my 28 at 28 list is to complete my December Daily 2010 album so despite that it is obviously no longer December, I am pushing forward to finish this album for two reasons:
1. I LOVE this album
I LOVE looking through it and revisiting all the Christmas memories, some of which I’d totally forgotten even though it’s only May. (Is that a sign I’m getting old? I’m thinking maybe.) It makes me sad seeing it in an unfinished state.
2. If I finish my December Daily mini-album I’ll be able check off not one but TWO items off my list
I’d be able to check off both #10 Complete a December Daily album and #18 Complete at least one themed scrapbook album. That’s what I call getting more bang for my buck.
13 of the 25 pages are already finished and day 14 is almost done, which means I’ve got 12 more pages to finish in 7 days. I’m thinking this is going to be a tough task to complete but I’m going to try my best to get into the holiday mood. I am however drawing the line at listening to Christmas music in May. A girl has to have standards.
Random embarrassing Nettio scrapbooking moment: As I was flipping through my December Daily album on Saturday, I found myself thinking “Wow, my handwriting looks REALLY good on these pages!” And then I realized it was the custom handwriting font Darcy made me. And felt a bit silly. But, see? That’s how awesome her fonts are! You should get your own custom font here.
#25 Create an art/scrap canvas
This is the other big crafty task I’m attempting to tackle this week. I’ve been wanting to create an art/scrap canvas forever, ever since I saw this art canvas by Ali Edwards several years ago (photo found here on Flickr):
Art canvas by Ali Edwards
I absolutely loved the clean lines and blocking (no real surprise there, I don’t think I’ve met a blocked design I didn’t love), the mix of photos and paper and the fun touches of paint. But I’ve never gotten around to making one.
So when I was writing up my 28 at 28 list I purposely added this item to my list with this specific inspiration piece in mind so rather than reinvent the wheel, I’m going to go ahead and use Ali’s canvas as a jumping off point for my own.
My current plan is to use digital supplies for the blocking creating my design in Photoshop first and then printing all the blocks out with my printer and adhering them to the canvas. Seems easy enough.
Ali’s original canvas was 24×30 inches which makes each of the squares around 6×6 inches, but I’m thinking I’m most likely going to scale the squares down to a closer to 4×4 inches so I can print four squares to a page and save some paper and ink.
It’ll be an interesting crafting adventure for sure. Hopefully one that doesn’t end with me covered in paint. Haha.
Also in the works…
In addition to my craftier projects, I’m also working on a few non-crafty projects.
Last night, I finished my 5th non-fiction book last night, Tina Fey’s Bossypants so that’s one more item I’ve checked off this week. Go me.
I’m hoping to squeeze in two more classic movies (I’ve watched three) and possibly a bike ride over the weekend. Adam and I have been talking about the bike ride for a few weeks now but the main hitch is we’ll have to rent bikes because the bikes we own were destroyed by rust back in college when we had to store them outside. (We were clearly terrible Davis bike owners.)
Now It’s Your Turn
So what about you? Are you working on any awesome layouts or projects this week? Up against a tight deadline? Let me know in the comments! And if you’ve got any suggestions for must-see classic movies, I’m am open to recommendations so feel free to share those as well.
You went to Davis?! Not that I went there – but I”ve been there! lol Love the green belt – wish all cities had something like that for walkers, runners and bikers!
Good luck with finishing all your projects! I actually have 12 pages left in my December Daily….but I don’t think I’ll finish it lol I have other fun around the home projects that I want to organize and complete 🙂
Yep! The hubby and I are both Davis grads – it’s where we met. We loved it there! Watching that video really made me miss it. Every time we head back to CA we always try to stop by to check out what’s changed and stuff. It’s such a cute little town.
I’m glad to know I’m not the only one with an unfinished December Daily album. I honestly don’t think I’d finish it if I hadn’t put it on my list in the first place – which is exactly why I put it on the 28 at 28 list because I knew that would happen, haha. But I am definitely glad to be down to the last week of this project. I’m feeling ready to move on to some new projects – home projects are definitely high on my list too!
Good luck with finishing up those projects!
The only projects I’ve got going are Kennedy’s baby book, and 2 dry erase board/helper things one for my grandparents and one to keep track of Kennedy’s meals when she starts eating baby food.
Those sound like fun projects!
Can I at least say happy early birthday?? 😀
Of course! Birthday wishes are always welcome. 😀 And gifts. Bwhahaha
Good luck on your projects!! Right now I’m avoiding finishing up 2010 Week in the Life album… I have only 4 pages to go and I’m down to the wire on getting them done. A few months ago I got 2 shutterfly albums for liek $10 each – and they expire tomorrow! YIKES! What went from “oh I have plenty time” to “#@*(%^^” where did the time go? I got my Dec Daily sent out this morning… that one I actually had done and just waiting to be printed. But this Week in the Life… total mental block! *sigh* I suppose I better get at it… 🙂
Happy early birthday, too!
Hahaha, at avoiding finishing, I know that feeling all too well. Hope you get your Week In the Life finished in time! I’m sure it’ll be awesome! And just think, you’ll be done in time to do it again in July! LOL!
I’m SO stealing that canvas idea, LOL! I’ve had a bunch of canvases lying around for FOREVER, and I’ve been itching to do something with at least 1 of them. I do believe that will make a fabulous project 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration!!
I never feel like I can come up with 28 things (or however many) I can do/complete/what have you, but I always love the project. Perhaps next year. I think I’m going to do a “Summer 2011” album, a la Elise this year 🙂
Yes, steal the canvas idea! I’m sure you’d do something awesome with it! But make sure you share when you finish!
I’ve been eyeing that Summer 2011 album too, it’d be a really fun project. But I’m trying to figure out something to do to document my 29th year too so I guess it depends on what I decide to do for that. Lots of thinking going on around here for sure, haha.
I always over-think. Hence having half a dozen cavases of various sizes cluttering up my life for at least 18 months, lol. Probably way long than that too.
I think I’m gonna pull out a lot of my traditional supplies that I’ve been hoarding, and just DO SOMETHING. Doing something is half my battle sometimes. Of course, making time to do something OTHER than my assignments is my other problem, lol.
LOL, I overthink too – a lot. I need to be much better about just starting. And I totally agree, I get in that CT mindset and it’s tough for me to do something just for me when I know I have CT stuff I should be doing too. I’d probably do a lot more hybrid projects (mini-albums especially) if I didn’t feel everything I do needed to be for CT stuff. Definitely working on finding a better balance with this.
My due date is June 1, and I’ve got a 20% off coupon for a Blurb book, that I bought $45 worth for $20 on Groupon, but the coupon ends May 31. I’ve been going through old blog articles like crazy this week. I’m to May 2009, and am pretty sure I’m just going to do through December 2009, but that’s a lot of posts and pictures to go, along with making cute clothes for the baby girl (an attempt to save money, but it’s turning out to be really fun and way cute), making the team shirts for DH’s Reach the Beach race this weekend, and attempting to keep a clean house and a happy toddler. Oh, and I should probably pack the hospital bags and make sure to have everything possible written down for the people who will be taking care of DS. I’m definitely feeling the crunch, and unfortunately I don’t know how much time I’ve really got, so I feel like I have to get it all done every single day. Until I simply can’t any longer because baby girl lets me know that she’s had enough of my craziness.
I wish I would have been thinking of this sort of project a year ago because it would be perfect to do a 25 at 25 list. Maybe I can make a list of new accomplishments that I have done this year, and see if I can squeeze any in before my birthday (June 25) with a newborn… I’ve actually gone out on quite a few limbs this year to do new things, so maybe there’s hope. What a good idea to set goals in a less intimidating manner than New Year’s (is it just me, or are New Year’s goals meant to be broken, so we all make them as obscure as possible?).
Ooo wow, you have a LOT going on! I’m really impressed! After doing the 28 @ 28 list I’m definitely sold on never doing a New Year’s resolution again. Thinking I might make some personal goals (since I already made some scrap goals last month) in honor of my birthday instead. Not being burnt out from all the holiday craziness works SO much better for me. I started P365 in June one year too and I loved that so much more than starting in January. Apparently I am not a January lover, LOL!
Well, I want to finish a mini album with pictures from Belfast and I need to finally get back into doing the last months of my P365 album from last year. With anything else I just go as I please.
Oh, not true. I do have another goal this year. To buy and wear more dresses! I love these women in 50s/60s vintage inspired clothes, who always look so stylish and individual. So here’s to a braver fashion-me.
Ooo a mini album! Be sure to share, I need inspiration! haha. LOVE the goal of buying dresses! I would totally love to do that too but it’s hard to find cute ones I love that aren’t ridiculously expensive. Saw a cute one I loved a few weeks ago but at over $200 I didn’t want to even try it on for fear I would love it, haha.
Oh, I know the feeling. But if I had a US adress, I would go here:
http://www.eshakti.com/default.asp
Still trying to find a way to order a customized dress, I love that I could make it fit me for under 10 bucks.
Ya know, I had a dress from them pinned in Pinterest that I thought was super cute. It was this one. But their pricing made me kind of nervous that it was either really cheap quality or some kind of sketchy sweatshop situation, haha. But who knows, maybe it’s not!