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december week three.

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The little book is getting bigger. I started with 25 pages + cover and am currently on page 10 of the original book. (I have added 10 additional pages into the bookrings so far.) I am not jotting something for everyday of December, but just sticking holiday thoughts, photos and stuff into the book rings.

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IMG_4072 When I don't have photos, I use a label and a brief sentence to say what we did. Little tree punches from Craftlove's holiday tag kit. "Peace + Love" postcard by Kal. Little ornament cut from my Starbucks cup. Wood grain paper by Elum. Calendar page by SureAsBlue.

On Thursday, Paul and I are flying California to spend Christmas and New Years with the fam. It will be a bit of a struggle to keep the book up but I'm bringing a few labels, a hole punch and a tape runner and will hope for the best. I will continue to share my progress on Mondays.

Look for another giveaway this week and a post about shopping for labels. And of course, on Wednesday we get the big news about where we are moving. I'll be sure to share that. Only 52 hours until we know.

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11 responses to “december week three.”

  1. bright and blithe Avatar
    bright and blithe

    this is such a no-pressure way to capture the holidays…love this.

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  2. Molly Irwin Avatar
    Molly Irwin

    Sweet collection.
    I may do something more loosely-stuctured next year. The daily thing does work for me though — keeps the project in the forefront.

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  3. christina Avatar
    christina

    very cute book you’ve got going on here. 🙂

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  4. glee Avatar
    glee

    love the compact size and way you’re doing this. it’ll be less stressful too since you’re on the road. it will still be a fabulous memory keeper. tfs

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  5. Sandy Avatar
    Sandy

    Great pages. I got my new mixed paper journals today in the mail. Thank you for mailing so quickly. I love them. Have a safe trip.

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  6. Kelly in Canada Avatar
    Kelly in Canada

    i really like your book. i like the fact that it is (from what i can see) very low tech which makes it oh so appealing to me. cool papers, tags and what nots.
    kelly

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  7. giuseppina Avatar
    giuseppina

    love seeing the progress on this little book 🙂

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  8. libbi m. Avatar
    libbi m.

    wanting to know where you get the tags used for these pages. tried looking at papersource.com but didn’t look like the ones you use.
    love the book and its simplicity. will have to do this next year.

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  9. Elise Blaha Avatar
    Elise Blaha

    hi Libbi,
    the tags are from Office Depot. Any local office supply store should carry them.

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  10. libbi m. Avatar
    libbi m.

    thank you so much.

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  11. Lynnelise Avatar
    Lynnelise

    Thank you, Elise, for sharing such a neat idea. I’m way behind this year, but you’ve given me some ideas I can collect now, and put together when things slow down!
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