Planning This Years Projects -

Are you like me - and excited for this year, or are you dreading the year coming up?  What about creatively - are you excited about the projects you plan to make...or are you dreading to even create a THING?  Well, I hope after today, you are more excited - and you join me in planning your projects out a bit more!  
Normally I just "wing it"...whatever I make - I make, and whatever I don't...well, I don't!  I get some stuff done, but not everything I want to!  I hope this year is a bit different, with things being finished - on time (or early), with a deadline as to things I am mailing off!  
Some things to keep in mind as you are planning out your own projects:

• Before you go and plan this big extravagant project - look at your budget and how much you know how to create first.  I guess the phrase "don't bite off more than you can chew" would come into place here!  
• Are there things you really want to keep track of versus other "things"?  Are you more of an event person, or a day to day person?  Answering this one question will certainly help you in creating the perfect project for yourself!  
• Do you create projects to sell, or just for your own personal use?  If you do sell handmade creations, you can use up a lot of your own personal stash to create things without limitations.  If you create for your own personal use, you might be more limited because of different factors that go into the decisions for a project.
• Find the time to create a design sheet for each of your projects - that way you can plan out different aspects of your projects, when you have them...adding as you have more information for each step!
• Try to step out of your comfort zone a bit more.  If you do one set of projects primarily, do something different this year! 
• Use a notebook (such as this one) to plan out your projects - title ideas - pictures to use, etc!  This way, when you get inspiration, you can start to write things down, adding the page/pages to your supplies as you are done getting all your ideas down on one piece of paper!   

Things I plan on creating this year:      

1. Project life - to keep track of more day to day life than events!  
2. Mini albums for more events such as birthdays, holidays, and special things.  
3. Framed art for the walls!
4. Framed pictures!
5. Altered things for the home!  
6. Cards in various styles.
7. Bookmarks.
8. Vertical paper bag albums for special events
9. Altered notebooks to keep track of planning things.
10. Planners for various things - budget, monthly, creative...  

I plan on getting more done - not only on time, but mailed out on time as it needs to be, instead of late or not at all!  I plan on getting organized...getting my space organized, and things accomplished as they need to be!  I am excited...  Watch for a few design sheets you can download added soon!  Grab your paper, calendar, pens/pencils - and lets get to work planning out this years projects!  What are YOU going to get done, what do YOU need to purchase, what do YOU need to learn???  Get it on the list and lets get started!

Lynda Jeffs

Memories in Tyme