Happy Earth Day

For Earth day I thought it would be fun to make some reusable bags from old tees since I can't seem to throw anything away. Hoarder? Possibly. I found this super duper easy tutorial on Martha Stewart that shows you how to make them. They were soooo easy to make. If you can sew a relatively straight stitch, then you can definitely make these!!!

I even made one from one of M's old t shirts that is too small and too stained to donate or give away. She loves that she has one too.

Of course we had to take them out for a spin. Maribel used hers at the beach to hold her select beach toys. She kept asking me if she could get it dirty or wet and because they wash like any old tee it didn't matter what she did with it. She liked that answer.

I used mine at the grocery store. The cashier and bagging associate loved them and kept asking about them and how to make them etc. After quick instructions I overheard, "What a great use for all those old t shirts I have." Cool! Now I feel all close to Mother Earth and green and stuff which reminds me, I forgot to pick up some granola, ah nuts...

On another note...
Tomorrow I am beginning my journey of documenting our everyday life for the Week In The Life with Ali Edwards. I did it a couple of years ago and really enjoyed the journey. It can be viewed here. Last year I only managed to snap a few photos so I never did finish creating the album. This year I have my album all set up and the journal pages printed so all that I have to do this week is be snap happy and have fun.Yay!

There's nothing like having a plethora of pictures to get my scrap mojo going. I just hope I remember my camera tomorrow morning since I have a tendency to forget little things like that...

it's a crazy life

and I'm going to document it for an entire week.

I participated in this project last year and had a great ole time carrying my camera around snapping photos of every little thing. Well almost every little thing. Yes I do my daily things like scooping the cats litter etc. Do I take pictures of it? Not necessarily although I find this project as a great opportunity to practice my photography. I wouldn't say I have stellar photo skills or anything, but still it's great practice and another venue to journal our life.

So here goes day 1 of 7 and so far this is about what I've managed to accomplished:

Hey, I never said I lead an exciting life...

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week in the life 2010

WARNING:

This post is not for the faint of heart. It contains an insight into my crazy life and some of my everyday things.

Just be prepared before scrolling down any further.

Don't say I didn't warn you...

I finally finished my week long project of documenting a Week In The Life of my life. Oi! This was an insane to the membrane project that took waaay longer then I thought but definitely worth it. It also made me realize that I'm one busy chica.

At first I wasn't sure if I could do this and I'll admit, midway through I thought about quitting the project. But I pressed on and kept on clicking even though I wasn't sure what exactly I was going to do with the photos afterwards. I found the journaling the be the toughest part if I didn't write it down right away, but that's where the pictures were helpful. So with out any further delay here is a typical week in my life ;0)
For a closer look, just click on the photos.

Title Cover

Monday

Tuesday

 Wednesday

 Thursday

 Friday

 Saturday

Sunday 

Final Page 

I wanted to keep it simple as this is the first time doing a project like this so I pretty much copied Ali Edward's template for doing this album and threw a little Jenn (moi) into the mix. Luckily I had most of the material and only had to purchase the baseball card sleeves and photo prints. Everything else I had on hand. Gotta love hoarding.

I hope you enjoyed a peek into my crazy life and that I haven't scared you off or made you gag too much. I have to say that it sure was an interesting journey that I will most definitely repeat next year. Only next time I will be more prepared ;0)

Materials Used:
Binder-Liberty London
Papers-KC& Co 'Handmade'; October Afternoon
Various Die Cuts-KC&Co 'Handmade'
Stickles
Stamps-Dear Lizzy

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