Last year, I made a list of 23 things to accomplish at 23. And I accomplished 17 out of 23. But I did nothing to chronicle the adventure aside from a few blog posts. This year, I thought I would just GET STARTED right at the beginning. I put together a 4×6 book of assorted papers and a few photos as a blank canvas for my 24th year.
The list is displayed a few pages in and it is followed by 24 additional pages. Each page will represent one item on the list. Each page is not yet numbered – I will move them around and embellish them as I work on the goals.
I invision this book as a little bit Ali Edwards December Daily and a little bit my Kauai Album on the Road. I hope it gets stuffed with photos and text and menus and receipts and plane tickets and all the memorabilia I will collect as I accomplish 24 different things this year.
enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
64 responses to “i will do better this time.”
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I am totally and completely in love with this album/journal. Totally and completely.
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I absolutely love this!!! So wonderful!!!! I hope it’s stuffed full of fabulous things from a great and blessed year when it’s over and done! 🙂
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Seriously that’s amazing. I loved doing my December Daily album… but all that pressure was too much. I think this idea is so much fun and more relaxed. I might have to try this myself in October! Thanks for sharing.
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THis is fantastic! I hope it inspires you and if it does, you must share! 🙂
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brilliant as always!
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super cool! i love it. have you ever considered selling these, like what marta does with her mini journals?
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beautiful idea and filled with beautiful things – you are so good.
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I love this book! I love the eclectic pages, all uniformly 4×6. I think I need and want one to call my own. 🙂
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very very cool. inspiring as always.
for your file tabs — do you just trace and cut, or do you have mini file folders laying around everywhere?LikeLike
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That is so cool! I don’t understand where you get all of your creativity from, but I’m jealous…and inspired, as usual.
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Happy Birthday! Your book is adorable! I love it. Love your colors, and papers and all of it. Thank you so much for sharing it.
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seriously girl…this is brills!
i’m totally inspired!
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Looks great!! I think I may steal that idea for my 29 things before I turn 30! 🙂
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wow, so so so lovely!! I can’t believe you are only 24 and have done so much!! lots of love along the ride, 2 was my favorite year so far!
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Gorgeous mini Elise! Totally lovin’ this idea!!!
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awesome idea!
here’s to a great year for you. 🙂LikeLike
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this will be so lovely and treasured when complete. I had so much fun with my Dec Daily album and plan to do a July Daily this year for kicks. Love all the envelopes and different paper types you included.
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i love youre minis – could you tell me where you get your book rings from?
Thanks for sharing! 🙂LikeLike
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Fun idea! and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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Love that idea. Beautiful colours and papers. All the best this year!
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Fabulous book!
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Fab idea. I think I may consider doing something like this myself. Thanks for the push E!
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elise,
you are so cool.
really & truly.
i would try to make a book like this, but it would end up looking nothing at all like your fabulous one, and then i would forever be unhappy with it. oh well! i will just admire yours. it’s beautiful.
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what an inspiring book…thanks for sharing.
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i love it elise! such a cool idea. i may have to do one myself. although i’d have to come up with 34 things and that’s sounding a bit daunting today. : )
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This is awesome. I’m doing 30 before I’m 30, so perhaps an album like this will be just the ticket.
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I love it! What a fabulous idea!
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Wow! Well, I’m a little late in replying but this is such a creative idea!! & thanks for your tips in the next post. I may not do the same thing but I love your idea and it definitely inspires me. So thank you!
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Regardless of whether or not you complete your list, you’ll have an amazing mini book! 🙂
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Hi there. I saw a linked to your blog from Jenny Benge’s. This is such a great idea! I love it. Putting the candle in and the 2 and 4 cards — adorable touches. The spirit of the idea is amazing. You don’t include “jobs” on your list, but things that will make you smile and feel good. Brilliant. Good luck with your list and the year.
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I love this book! It makes me happy to look at it and imagine it full of all the neat things you will have accomplished in your year! My 26th is coming up and I would LOVE to do something like this! (seeing as though my new years resolutions totally bombed!) This looks a million times more fun than resolutions – this seems to make life good and happy! I love it – thank you so much for sharing!
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fab!
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this is awesome.
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pumped my birthday candle made it into the mix… 🙂
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another great one. I love that I can always find inspiration here. thanks for sharing.
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wowsie. love. love. love.
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Ok, I should really hate you…..your mini book just envisioned a whole new project for me….going to play
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Such a great idea! Now I am inspired 🙂
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Such a great idea! I am inspired 🙂
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This is a great idea and I think my husband and I are going to start this as a tradition. What a wonderful keepsake for the year.
I just turned 26 yesterday and am going to put together my “26 things” list tomorrow. 🙂
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LOVE LOVE LOVE this! What a great idea to document the most meaningful moments of one’s life. If you made one of these each year, in a few years you’ll have such a great collection.
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i turn 24 in a few days and i am so inspired to make my own book now! what a wonderful idea. you can never have enough memories stashed away to look back upon later down the road.
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This is great! I turned 29 yesterday and was just sitting down to think about what I wanted to accomplish this year in preparation for an annual conversation I have with one of my friends and saw this. So perfect. All the best to you in your 24th year!
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Saw the link from Craftzine.com’s blog and love this idea. The creativity of your original pages, as well as how you have already embellished them for your date night. Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
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This is SO neat !
I think I will have my dd make one that she can add things too over the year..
She’ll love it.
thanks for posting it.. I would have never thought of using envelopes like that..
Great !
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came across this via craftzine – and love the book, am a little more advanced in years and blogging about it at http://www.projectforty.blogspot.com – have a look if you’d like to see what might be round the corner!
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loveee it! totally inspired.
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I am obsessive about list making. This is the be all end all of list making. I NEED THIS. Wonderful Idea. Always feel like there’s so much to do and never feel like I’m accomplishing anything. This is so great. I can’t wait to start. My Birthday is this month!!
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Love this idea! Very inspiring, and thanks for sharing 🙂 (I came from Craftzine blog too)
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Hi, virtual twin-sister!
Somehow my path through blog-land sent me to this page. I love your album and I will have a closer look at your Kaui-book.
If I would do a book like yours the list must be very longer. 😉
What I work on this year is a project of monthly.textile.pages (anyone can hop on at any time, so welcome!) and you can see, if you like, how I cheerished my February 25.
xoxo
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