By this time next month, Christmas will have you up against a wall with your arm twisted up your back, so November really is your last chance to get your Christmas crafting sorted; make those cards, create those hand made decorations and put together a Christmas journal in which you can tenderly record all the misty eyed moments that December brings. Or, if you're like me, the date of your first Gingerbread Latte (do you know, I went to Costa for one last week and they didn't have them in yet. They were still churning out the summer menu! Outrageous!).
I've started making my journal but I'm not using a daily record format this year, as I've found it diffcult to keep up with in the past couple of years. Now my children are a bit older all the cutesy seasonal photo opportunities have dried up a bit. And they have developed a fierce and eye role-y objection to having their every waking moment photographed and documented by their dear mama. Frankly, I've found it tricky to drum up enough content to complete an entry a day. So I'm hoping that the unstructured style of a file folio will allow me to create a collection of December 2015 memories, rather than a slavish countdown to the Big Day. And hopefully I'll feel more inspired to keep up with it, as there'll be no sense of falling behind if I have days without working on it.
Supplies wise I'm using the Project Life Hello December cards, accessory pack and stamp set and I'm mixing them in with the Home for Christmas designer series paper which has a lovely 1960's retro feel about it. I'll post further videos as it progresses. Or, if it turns into a hot mess, there will be a pointed silence on the matter AND WE WILL NEVER SPEAK OF IT AGAIN!
