Getting Crafty: "Project Life" Scrapbook + Project Idea for 2013

Hiya all...

How is everyone doing? I've heard in the news and from fellow bloggers that during this rainy season, a lot are getting dengue and on the news, leptospirosis. I hope everyone is doing well and hope you don't catch these life endangering diseases.

So, anyways...

This is for all my fellow bloggers who are also into crafts as well, or would want to venture into crafts. While working, I came across this craft project which I thought was a great idea! It's called "Project Life". What makes up Project Life? Well, it's somewhat like a scrapbook diary in which you add entries for every week that has passed, and categorizing them by week number. For example, Week 1 would run from January 1 to January 7, then week 2 would include events which occurred between January 8 to January 14, and so on.

Well, when I searched the internet, Project Life is somewhat like a brand, although I've been trying to look for any info if this is a copyrighted title/brand. Anyways, I actually will be making my own from scratch, or atleast get the supplies myself instead of getting the kit, which Project Life is actually all about. They have these kits that gets you started, which is actually perfect for those who do no have time to craft or aren't gifted with creativity or the likes.

Below are some pics of how Project Life looks like and ideas on how you could use Project Life:

Picture a Day.  Take a picture on each of the 365 days this year. Some pictures will illustrate bigger moments and some shots will be routine stuff in your life. It all adds up to paint the full picture of your life right now. (Source: Becky Higgins)

All About Me. Whether you are an adult or a child or teenager, you focus completely on what makes up your life (what you wear, what you eat, what you love, where you go, who you hang out with, where you work, why you do what you do). (Source:  Becky Higgins)

All About You. All the focus is on your child or other loved one. Include their favorites, their hobbies, their friends, their schoolwork. Snap pictures inside their car and even dresser drawers. Capture them texting, brushing their teeth, and facebooking.  (Source:  Becky Higgins)

All Time Favorite Photos. Pack the album full of your favorite pictures, whether they're ones passed down to you from your grandparents or the snapshot you just took this week.  (Source:  Becky Higgins)  

Family Journal. The whole family is involved in Project Life and contributes their pictures & journaling to the album. Leave the camera accessible to all. Even if it means your three-year-old is taking pictures of the toilet. What a great way to capture everyone's perspective! You could even set up a schedule so that you take turns for each day or week or month.  (Source:  Becky Higgins) 

Month-by-Month Review. Showcase your favorite highlights and photos a month at a time, whether you do this with one layout or more. Not quite as vigorous as the Picture-a-Day concept, yet still captures so much of your life right now. This is also a great way to go back and do last year or any year if you're trying to "catch up" on scrapbooking.  (Source:  Becky Higgins)  

Baby's First Year. Document that year with the most growth in a human life. Capture your baby's highlights and milestones as well as the routine feedings, diaper changes, and outings. (Source:  Becky Higgins)   

Weekly or Monthly Theme. Pick a topic to focus on each week or month. For example, one week might be pictures at work, another week might be errands, another might be clothes you wear, and then food you eat, and then technology you love, etc.  (Source:  Becky Higgins)    

Other Ideas:

• Family Circle Journal. Combine efforts with your extended family, having each person or family take responsibility for a layout or a handful of layouts. Put it all together in one Project Life album and you have an awesome gift for grandparents!

• Self-Portrait. Self-explanatory. A picture of you doing something every day of the year.

• Home Sweet Home. Focus on every little detail of the place you call home, inside and out.

• Smorgasbord. Your Project Life album can be a melting pot for several different approaches mentioned in this section. Don't be afraid to mix it up! When it's all said and done, it's still a defining snapshot of your life.

• Pregnancy. Capture one of the most miraculous chapters of your life. The doctor appointments, nesting, anxiety, shopping, aches and pains. Document it all along the way.

For supplies on how to start your own "Project Life", I will be posting on my craft blog, Thrifty Crafty Things, so make sure to check that out. 

As for the "Idea" I am talking about in my post's title, I am thinking of teaming or linking up with fellow bloggers who'd like to do the project with me. I am starting one next year, starting Week 1 of the year 2013. So, I thought, "Why not team up and link with other bloggers who are into crafts and would like to do the project as well?" What do you think? As long as someone is willing to do it with me, no matter how little the participants are, it is no problem. 

The concept of my idea is mainly, we complete our Project Life scrapbooks on a weekly basis, and then, we feature them on our blogs, then link up with each other so that our readers could see our works by hopping from one blog to another. This would be great for readers I may have that one may not have. So, more readers get drawn to other blogs (if I am making any sense). 

So, let me know what you fellow crafters think. Don't get me wrong, though! ANYONE can join. No matter how simple the project you come up with is, it is no problem. I just thought it would be great to share each other's ideas and works. So, please, please, PLEASE contact me if you are interested so that I could sketch out a plan. ;)

That's it for now. :) Hope you all have a wonderful day...

Cheers!
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