craft time: DIY journal

i know i promised trip updates, but this is more important.

i just finished making my general conference journal for this weekend. i had to share it first... just in case you wanted to make one for yourself. i needed to give you time to make one :) see? more important. 

ok, i found this last week at one of my fave blogs: fox + hazel. isn't it so cute?? check out the full instructions on this bad boy right here.

photo credit to the lovely lady, torrie, at fox + hazel

she is using hers as a way to keep that healthy life style on track. mine is for general conference this week. i will most likely make one for every single one after this because a) they are the perfect size, b) i can have one for every conference and feel better organized and archived, and c) i am slightly obsessed. here's my version:

 

a couple things i did differently than the original:

• my envelope was too big, so i cut it and edged it as follows:
• i took 4 strips of paper 2in wide and  folded them in half. Then bordered my notebook by putting the edges of the envelope inside the fold and sewed around the edges like a hem.
• i also sewed on the piece of lace underneath the front side folded paper and around the edge.
• my title strips are sewn on, too.
• i used 15 sheets of graph paper and no washi tape {but if i had some, you best believe my notebook would have been covered!}.

as you can see, i get a real kick out of sewing on paper. i love the look of it.
hint: if you are going to be sewing paper, i suggest having a needle just for paper. paper will dull your needle just like it does your scissors. 

happy notebooking! and if you decide to make your own, send me any pictures or tag me on instagram! i would love to see.

xo

a little inspiration

today has just been lame.

i don't really have any other words for it. lots of homework to catch up on. it's been gloomy outside since we got home thursday afternoon {no sunshine!}. i'm not wearing any cute clothes.

it's just a debbie-downer day.

so i decided to award myself, give myself a little pick-me-up, for completing my homework with a project. listening to one of my favorites in the news world {glenn beck, don't judge me!}, i was inspired by his words. i was also inspired by some lovely color combos at one of my favorite color palette sites: design seeds.

this is oh, so true in all aspects of our lives! we can apply this to ourselves, our friends, our work, our children, those we work with, for, etc. in all areas, demand excellence.

see! don't you feel better? i do! now i'm gonna go demand an excellent snack. happy weekend!

inspiration: spring glow || design seeds

 

i'm the kinda girl who... {link up}

i decided to join my very first link up. surprised?? i am. i love reading them, and have loved all the ideas, but this particular one was just fun. and so i'm doing it. ...smile...

i'm the kinda girl who...

...sings every time a song comes in my head.
...loves cooking, but hates dishes.
...would rather be barefoot.
...wishes on falling stars.
...talks about my husband. like all the time.
...loves swinging on swings and ending in a somewhat pitiful leap into the air.
...squeals when i see an old friend {or sometimes friends i saw two days ago}.
...can sleep anywhere.
...never gets tired of movies. i can watch them over and over and over and over and...
...eats at chick-fil-a once a week {usually, sometimes every two} even though i am trying to be healthy.
...talks to myself in public, out loud, and normally doesn't notice 'til it's too late.
...can't swim. yup.
...laughs at dumb things way longer than normal people.
...laughs at really funny things way longer than normal people.
...laughs at things that happened last week... generally way longer than normal people.
...hates being late, other people being late, and lateness in general.
...runs down the hall in socks into a legit slide at then end.
...trips on air and runs into doors.
...always tries to be positive when others are down, but can never be positive when i am down.
...loves sunshine.
...plays in the rain {but still loves the sun}.
...is obsessed with scarves.
...dreams of big things.

anyone else want to give it a go? what kind of girl are you??