12.31.2012 ... calendar box

this is our version of

a 10 year calendar box.

ev made the box.

he also cut and 

date stamped every card.

scout decorated the month cards.

and special day cards.

i chose the month cards

from a vintage pack i found.

we decided to use 

a mixed color index card

palette.

this box we made

for jon cody, val & sammy baer

for Christmas.

today we are 

making our own.

ev is stamping dates as i type.

to use this memory box

you simply write the year 2013

on the first line each day.

next to it jot a phrase

about something that happened,

you created, you made for dinner,

you did for the first time...

{you get the idea}

on that day.

make it a habit.

it's easy.  really.

each year repeat this.

in 10 years you will

have a miniature

calendar journal

all in one small box.

so what are you waiting for?

you still have time to make yours.

if you need a box, you can

substitute a small fruit

box - like blueberries

and raspberries come in.

let me know 

how yours turns out.

thanks for stopping by.   

until next time. 

 happiness to you. 

from me. 

with heart.  

 ox joon

3.10.11 ... recycled discarded vintage book cover box

today we went to a pta book sale and found some wonderful old books. this one i almost passed up because even though it is a very early de paola and i love finding books illustrated by famous artists before they were famous, the subject matter is rather uninteresting and i wasn't sure i could do anything with it.

but scout insisted and, lo and behold, what is the very first inspiration i found this afternoon but this book. i haven't made little boxes in quite a while. i love making them. ok, i love designing them. i am not so adept at actually making them because i have no eye for straight lines, no less squaring corners.

but since i like them imperfect and since evan helped me a bit, it's all good. and now i find i may face a new challenge...

letting it go!

i can't believe i almost passed by this book. how adorable is this?

i added the checkered effect with my colored pencils and placed a page illustration inside. the base is a plain piece of pink card stock because i want to save the back of the book for a second box.

i am surprised that i've never seen this book before. if i had a nickel for every used book section or sale book i've ever seen i'd be sitting as pretty as this little dude. thanks, scout.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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