How to keep Organized, and stay organized, with a Creative 365 Project of some sort, for the entire year. Start out strong, and keep going that way. Promising your creative readers a post with organizational tips might be like promising to send out packages of free gold nuggets… I can see the glimmer in your […]
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Category: Organizing
Part of a Creative Life is trying to find a balance, create order and organize your things so that you find the right supply when inspiration strikes… Yikes, what a task! But let’s do it!
365 Collages | Storing the Project
I have found the perfect storage for my square collages! I love this wooden box, painted gray, that now resides on my desk. At the back it holds blank, unused cardstock and then finished collages, in order of appearance from the start of my 365 project! All within handy reach! Love it! Related PostsSewing a […]
365 | Preparing to make a lot of collages
So, are you doing 365 creative creations in 2013? Come along and join me! It’s not to late to start today or this weekend, if you too want a creative project for 2013! Remember that the year is long but life is short. Giving it a try is not something you will regret! Even if […]
Fabric Covered Ring Binders
My ring binders after a bit of transformation with pretty fabric and some glue… They turned out really darn pretty, don’t you think? Wanna do the same with your ugly ring binders or folders? Okay, this is a descriptive tutorial post for you then! Find a nice sturdy cotton fabric, take out those ugly ring […]
Recycled book turns Postcard Ring Binder
I love getting handmade postcards and mail art – and of course that’s why I arrange the now annual DIY postcard swap! And I keep everything I receive. Postcards have been laying around here and there, mostly in boxes where they tend to stay unseen. But today I decided to finally find them a permanent […]
Free Moving Box Labels to print
Before moving I made my own colourful labels for moving boxes! I thought you’d enjoy them too! Each label is colour coded with a header title so you know what room it needs to go to or what it mostly will be filled with. Though most boxes probably will be a this and that box, […]
A Personalized DIY Planner
Can you believe I did not have a planner during last year – at all? Crazy I know! I did draw a grid of some months in my diary instead, adding tabs to find them between all the writing. This system has worked for short term planning but not for goal-setting or getting a proper […]
How to make a DIY Scrap Inbox – for Collage Artist
My absolute favorite “inbox” is not an inbox, it’s is a tool for becoming inspired to do collage. My inbox is a paper box where I store scraps of paper a.k.a. other people’s trash a.k.a the collage artists biggest treasure (paper scraps for collage). It has been a constant on my desk for years and […]
Favorite Recipe Cards – free to print and share
* Empty recipe cards (pdf) – print it and fill in your own favorites The recipe for Swedish saffron buns I bake these every December before Christmas. Swedish they are called lussebulle and while I did my own recipe card I created a free PDF for you all to download. Above is a PDF with […]
The Therapy of Magazine Cutting
Are you aware of the therapeutic value of cutting out magazine images? I know some of you already do this regularly. Saving images to a personal imagery archive of clippings (to be used in future diary pages, collages or art journaling) is very calming and always cheers me up. Recently I have “swiped through” and […]
Fun finds from my inbox
Today it has been raining all day, so a great day for sorting stuff. I have been rummaging around everywhere today, and the dust is thick in the air… Away away with old DVD:s that no one will watch again, VHS tapes, unmarked CD:s, some of my own children’s books from the attic (but saving […]
What to do with all the Digital Photos
I hope you’ve been reading along at The Archive-Along this week? I think it’s a fascinating series of posts and a important topic, archiving your digital stuff. You create so much on the computer – but do you take regular backups? You should. The Archive Along is a blog project with articles and tutorials on […]