Sunday, January 9, 2011

Wrapping Up My 52 Lists!

Happy to say they are done, bound, and in their new home, a basket that holds a few mini albums and my 52Q from 2009.






Love this little glimpse of each list.



That's one fat stack of lists! I tried different ways of binding them together. While working on the lists last year, I used binder rings to keep them together, but didn't care for that as the pile of lists grew. I used rope through the two holes I had punched in each, first looping the rope in a fashion similar to the binder rings. Not crazy about that. Then I tried tying the ends together, top and bottom, on the front and back of the stack. Didn't like how it covered some of my art. So I finally just knotted the ends of both the top and bottom ropes, tight against the pages. I like that best for now.

With my 52 lists done, and the Christmas boxes packed up and waiting to be stowed in the crawl space for another year, I can work at wrapping up my December Daily, which I kept up with til December 19th.  And I'm really looking forward to putting more time into Julie's Art Journal Every Day  Julie came up with this great idea/challenge, and there are already over 300 people on board!  Of course there's a flickr group for this one too -- check it out. I also strongly recommend Julie's blog. She posts frequent inspiring posts filled with great photos, tutorials, ideas, everything. Love everything she does!!


8 comments:

  1. Good morning to you Sherri from rainy grey England!

    I am new to your blog having read the excellent piece you wrote for Julie’s Art Journal Every Day project on her own blog.

    I must say I LOVE your 52 lists project, and have a sudden urge to incorporate some of your list ideas into my own journal (I especially love the “bad things I did as a kid” one, although, as I was a perfect little angel, that will be a short list for me! (yeah right! :D ))

    I’ve added your blog to my reader and hope to visit often

    Sarah

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  2. I have a (maybe dumb) question...are the actual lists on the back of the cards?
    Thanks.

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  3. Sarah that was a wonderful piece you wrote for Julie. I started out doing a Daily Journaling prompt on line but it became just a chore and fortuitously came across Julies idea and your contribution. Now enthused. Thanks

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  4. I was enlightened as I read your post on Julie's blog. What a journey! Each page and project impressed me and gave me courage to try it myself. Thank you. :)

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  5. I've come from Julie's blog and all I can say is WOW!!! Where has your blog been in my blogging life. Amazing inspiration!!! I've added you to my favs and will be back for more. I too did Em's 2009 challenge and this year I will be doing lists thanks to you.

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  6. Dear Sherri, I've read about your lists on Julie Balzer's blog. Your basket is fabulous! I am a huge fan of lists (a chronic listmaker)! On my blog, I post a list every friday. I would love you to visit sometimes! All my lists are here : http://nathalienayer.blogspot.com/search/label/list

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  7. Popping over from Julie's blog. I am utterly in love with this idea. I am big into lists. Your list art is fabulous! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  8. You are such a finisher! I want some of that! Can you give it to me in a pill please - look at you sticking with that for ONE WHOLE YEAR - and that's not even your first listy thingy challenge either! You go girl! What a star!

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