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Yearkbook 2018 | February

Like I mentioned in this blog post I am still keeping a personal album this year but in a different format. I picked up a Yearbook (Jahrbuch) from Gretas Schwester. It has some fun illustrations which will be a great jumping off point for my stories.

When you work with page protectors and an album where you can add and remove pages it needs a lot less planning. But when you work with given pages you have to make sure that everything fits. There are possibilites to add more pages but you have to get creative.

With limited space you also have to limit the amount of photos to include. That part isn't always easy because I end up with so many photos each month. But this will help to just use those photos that tell the stories int he best possible way.

Today I share my February spreads with you. I almost exclusively used some new stamps from Papierprojekt (Mein Tag and Favoriten).

Day in the Life™ Album | March 2018

This past Thursday it was time to document another Day in the Life™. At first I wasn't sure if I should join and also how I should document it. But in the end I'm glad I did. There are always different ways you can approach this project. In the past I focused on the lens of "-ing words", took a photo every hour or documented almost everything I did. This time I did a combination of the last two. I didn't just took a photo every hour but I also didn't document everything I did. A good balance of both.

On Friday I already started to work on my album. I knew that I wanted to finish it right away to not let it sit for weeks (or months).

I decided to make a 3x4" minibook which I hold together with two bookrings. So I printed all my photos in the size of 3x4". Then I used this template from Paislee Press for my text (I removed the text above the line and also changed the font).

For the time I used this fun roller stamp from Ali Edwards. Onto each photo I added some kind of embellishment. I used this stamp set from PAPIERPROJEKT and past Story Kit™ items from my stash. And these are my finished pages:

Currently // March 2018

TRYING to be outside for 30 minutes everyday. This is part of the one little word® prompt for March where we got invited to do something everyday. I love to be outdoors but when I have lots of work and be home after it gets dark, it's not always easy to acutally go outside.

READING The Year of Less by Cait Flanders and get really inspired to spend less money on things I don't absolutely need. I also want to go through all my stuff (again) and purge everything I don't truly love.

SHARING more about my Project Life® process in my Instagram Stories. I saved them to my profile, where you can watch it again, if you missed it.

MAKING something new and documenting each season in a little minibook. I love that I always get inspired by Tina Aszmus (LifeLovePaper) and her mini book workshops over at Studio Calico. You can find two process videos on Instagram. Part one and part two.

PLANNING to start knitting the Bellows Cardigan again which got washed too hot last year. This time I'm knitting it together with a friend. I will teach her how she has to do it (she never knitted a cardigan before).

THINKING about what I want to plant this year in my garden. It'll be my third year and like always I hope to get better again this time. I keep a garden journal and it's great to have it on hand now when I start planning. It really comes handy and I can highly recommend it to keep one if you have a garden.

LOVING the magazine Breathe. I got an issue from a friend and I have to say it's one of the first magazines where I read each and every article. They are all so good.

Queue Check | February 2018

This year I not ontly want to be more intentional with my sewing and knitting projects I also want to get better at documenting what I'm making. I always love to see what others are sewing or knitting or how they plan their next wardrobe projects. So I decided to check in monthly here on the blog to keep you updated about what I'm currently making and what's coming next. This is highly inspired by Karen Templer's monthly queue check blog posts.

TAMARACK JACKET: Over a year ago I started with my quilted Tamarack Jacket by Grainline Studio. I was super inspired by all those other versions out there (you have to check out the hashtag #tamarackjacket on Instagram). I'm following along the sew-along posts on grainlinestudio.com. This makes it a lot easier. I plan to continue working on the jacket again this month.

SOCKS: I knitted my first pair of socks last year in November. It’s a fun project and doesn’t take that long. There are several parts where you just have to knit and don’t think a lot. I’m currently knitting a pair of socks for a friend. I use the pattern from the book Made by Hand which is very in-depth and covers each and every step, perfect for beginners. // Link to Project Page on Ravelry

LINEN SWEATER: This month I also started a linen sweater wich I saw in my local wool shop. It’s a pattern from them, so nothing available online. What I like about knitting something from my local wool shop is that I can try on the finished piece before I start knitting. This way it’s a lot easier to know if I like it or not and if it fits. This sweater will be something for spring and summer weather so I hope to have it done in April or May. It’s a simple pattern,  but knitted in half brioche stitch. That stitch takes forever. // Link to Project Page on Ravelry

BELLOWS CARDIGAN: You might remember that I destroyed my beloved Bellows Cardigan that I finished in February 2017. It got washed a bit too hot and shrunk too much. Because I love it so much, I decided to knit it again. This time together with a friend (I will teach her how she has to knit it). My wool arrived last week and the next step is to knit a swatch.

 

• Tamarack Jacket pattern by Grainline Studio in black cotton fabric. The lining is quilting cotton I had in my stash forever.
• Sock pattern by Jenny Gordy from the book Made by Hand in Meilenweit Uni from Lana Grossa
• Linen sweater pattern from my local wool shop in Solo Lino from Lana Grossa color 02
• Bellows pattern by Michele Wang in O-Wool Balance color Graphite

Yearkbook 2018 | January

Like I mentioned in this blog post I am still keeping a personal album this year but in a different format. I picked up a Yearbook (Jahrbuch) from Gretas Schwester. It has some fun illustrations which will be a great jumping off point for my stories.

When you work with page protectors and an album where you can add and remove pages it needs a lot less planning. But when you work with given pages you have to make sure that everything fits. There are possibilites to add more pages but you have to get creative.

With limited space you also have to limit the amount of photos to include. That part isn't always easy because I end up with so many photos each month. But this will help to just use those photos that tell the stories int he best possible way.

This is my title page. I added my name, the year and a text sticker (a year in review). Maybe I will add more to this page later on, but for now it stays this simple.

The first prompt was to include "my favorite photo". This is one I shared on Instagram. I'm holding a print from the Get To Work Book which sums up the main focus of my year (I share more about my One Little Word in this blog post ).

Last year I made 6x8" pages with 12 tiny photos on them. I really like those pages and will include something similar in my book this year as well.

Each month has a page where you can include tickets (here on the left). I didn't have any of those so I just covered up the text with my photo. Below I added my text on paper strips.

I love that there are some prompts you can answer each month (here it says "best moment" and "best message"). I covered the two prompts on the bottom with my photos.

On the right I included a card I received in January. The story about the card (which came with a great package of other stuff) is on the left side.

And that's it. I will share a video of my process on my Instagram accunt later today.