When I saw Natalea's post about the 52Q project she was doing, I immediately knew it was something I wanted to try! 52Q is a year-long journaling project designed by Emily Falconbridge with a new question available on her blog each Monday. I decided against the 'art journal' angle, only because I know that it will keep me from getting it done each week. Instead, I pulled out some hand-painted paper that I've had in my stash for probably 8 or more years and cut it into a cute shape using the very cool Big Shot die cutting machine I got for Christmas.
To keep the cards together, I punched a hole in the corner and will thread them onto one of those big binder rings from the office supply store. I had the brilliant idea to clamp the whole stack together and use my electric drill to go through all the cards at once so the holes would be in the same place on each one. Great idea in theory, but in practice it didn't work so well. I suspect that I used the incorrect drill bit for the job, as it chewed up the paper around the edges of the hole. I had to go back through and repunch each card by hand, which is exactly what I had been trying to avoid in the first place! Oh well, now I know better.
I'm looking forward to this little project for 2009! I'm subscribed to Emily's blog via Bloglines so every Monday when her new topic pops up, it will be easy for me to just grab a card and write my answer and string it on the binder ring. I'm still thinking about other journaling ideas I can implement, like making a journaling jar or writing monthly letters to Maren. If you're looking for a fun and different journaling idea for you or your family, check out what my cute friend Angie just did with her family!
