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5 mediums, 6 ways = 30 projects in November [Wenatchee photography + design]

Project 5 (fabric): Quilty pillow. It's not perfect (despite understanding HOW to bind a quilt, I am not very good at it) but it is done. And done always beats perfect in my book. Useful and beautiful beat perfect too, so I'm happy with it! Forgot to mention earlier, I am trying to complete all these projects without buying any new supplies. That explains the somewhat uneven patterning in the white diamond shapes. The bottom, right one has no pattern in it like the others do. But it was better a choice than the bright purple flower fabric that was my other option. Again, done and useful trumps perfect. Comfortable and cozy help too.

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5 mediums, 6 ways = 30 projects in November [Wenatchee photography + design]

Busy weekend. Went to Leavenworth, WA all day Saturday for a Ladies day with coworkers. Beautiful scenery (Leavenworth is a quaint Bavarian town situated along a river and Alps-like mountains), a fun photo scavenger hunt, a FANTASTIC meal at "South" (I had smoked salmon tacos that were amazing) and great company. Great day.

Project 4 (string): Today's craft is crocheted dishcloths. I make these all the time, have more than I could use in a lifetime probably. These are 100% cotton, scrubby and super-absorbent and they're perfect in either the kitchen or bath. I didn't make all of these today, but I did make the top blue/brown/tan one. They're my go-to project when I want to make something but not have to think about it. I've been doing these for so long it's second-nature and they're a great way to use up little bits of leftover yarn.

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5 mediums, 6 ways = 30 projects in November [Wenatchee photography + design]

Project 2 (paper): I made this mini-album out of a set of 6x4" numerical (31) tabbed index cards. I decorated the cover with a vintage book page, some misted paint over a stencil, sewing machine stitching, a punched shape from an old card ("life") and some letter stickers. I used my wire-binder and punch to bind. Not entirely sure how I'll use it yet. One thought is as a perpetual notable dates calendar. On each page I list all the birthdays, anniversaries, etc that fall on that numbered day. No matter what month, I can turn to that page and see if anything is coming up. I have this routine when I am standing in a store where I'll say "OK, it's XXX month, today is XX. What is coming up that I need to remember? Anyone's birthday?" With this, no matter what the month, I can turn to that day (or a day coming up in like a week) and know what's on the horizon.

Another idea was as a one-line journal. Have you seen those? Journals where the intent is to just list one item for each day. The books are fairly small, yet contain 5 years worth of notable comments. I've seen them made in book format and in boxes with index cards. For that use, you could either write directly on the tabbed cards (always writing on the appropriately numbered day no matter what month) or write on index cards and add them to the book behind the correct tab by pulling apart and reclosing the binding.

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5 mediums, 6 ways = 30 projects in November [Wenatchee photography + design]

I love the start of a new month. Each one signals a fresh start, a chance to create some lasting body of work. Photo-a-day projects, knit-alongs, holiday gift-a-thons. I love them all and fail to remember that my personal biggest challenge is not getting bored before the time period is up. I am more of an idea girl, only passionately in love with creating that one sample that shows my idea worked. It's pure genius! Look at what I created! I'm going to make 1,000 more! I often get so far as to buy all the supplies, get them started, assembly style (because I like being efficient) and then...well, I get bored. The project(s), in various states of doneness, sit on the kitchen table and taunt me, until, finally, I get rid of them.

Well, November rolled around and, guess what? I want to do a monthly project-a-day kind of project. Go figure. But this time it'll be different. No, really! I figure if I give myself a little variety (5 mediums), but still a little constraint (6 ways) (too much freedom is often paralyzing), I have a better chance of completing my self-imposed challenge. Plus, I'm hoping I end up with a few holiday gifts I can check off my list. Even if they only go to me :)

My 5 mediums are paper, photo, fabric, pen (real and/or digital) and string. Wish me luck!

Since I just came up with this hair-brained idea today, I'm keeping today's easy. I loved this simple photo, taken this morning, of the view through my windshield as I started my car to go to work. Love the color and suspended leaves. Fall is so magical. Decided to make this into a desktop background for my computer. To keep it functional as well as beautiful, I included a monthly calendar and some organizational panels for my desktop icons. (I place related icons on those colored areas so they don't get lost in the photo.)

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