Okay, so I haven't posted one of these for a few weeks. I've been busy!
Today's item is something I made with finds from around the house.
BS....I've been playing around with my own perpetual Liturgical Calendar, and am really happy with the results. I like the idea of keeping a journal, but have never been able to write for longer than a week. I read something several months ago about a perpetual journal, and decided to try to make my own version. (I don't remember where I read about this, if I do I'll let you know!)
I downloaded some wonderful religious images, and printed them out on white cardstock - much sturdier than paper.
I pulled out my date stamper and index cards, and got to work. I cut all the index cards to fit in the basket, then stamped each one with the month and the day. I used my copper pen and wrote the month on the top of each image, in order to use the images as dividers. The basket is a leftover from a January DollarTree shopping visit, and the perfect size.
Every morning I pull out the card for the day, and on the first line I write the year. At the end of the day I jot down anything about the day I want to remember, and then I file it in the back.
I love having this perpetual, visual reminder of all the good things in my life!
(this post is part of the OHOJN T-WHO'S-DAY's Who's Creatively Living Out Loud Link-Up Party!)
Very nice! So you keep going through it again, every year, right? That is going to be so interesting every day, after a few years, to read what you've written in previous years. Cool & creative & inspiring. Good for you. : ) XO
ReplyDeleteHi Paula, that's a wonderful idea! Then you can check back through the years of your prayers answered!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea!
ReplyDeletethank you again for sharing your calendar with me. And i love how you are putting it to work for yourself and your family. I also love the little date stamp -- the date looks like something from the vintage days at the library when the lady stamped our books individually with those little date stampers. very cool. and I like how you;ve arranged all the cards in a basket on heavy card stock. now you can look back each year and see what happened the year before.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea...I saw something like it in a magazine, but I like the fact that yours is a Liturgical perpetual calendar! I got all inspired and I started making all the cards, but then thought I should go through all our family calendars and mark them with big family events in the past.... Then I got discouraged and abandoned the project. =)
ReplyDeleteI should start again...and maybe just add significance from years before IF I remember. Capture the NOW.
Thanks for sharing!
As you know, I've been rather preoccupied and away from all the blogs this month. (Thank you for your beautiful comment.)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea, Paula - thanks for sharing... I just might have to adopt this one!
blessings~
I still love it!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! Beautiful idea!
ReplyDeleteVery nice :)
ReplyDeleteI can never keep a journal either. I always want too and I start one up every once in a while but I never have the time to keep it up. It would be so great to remember what I was feeling and what happened. I think this is a good idea. I love the picture cards you used to mark the Months.
ReplyDeleteHi Paula, I'm guessing you've taken 40 days off of blogging for the Lenten Season since I haven't seen any new blogs. I too, have slowed down but not altogether. I did want to wish you an Easter filled with blessings!
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