December Daily – rua

Rua is two in Maori – I don’t know why, but I wanted to! This is part two of my December Daily journal.

Day #14 – the white Christmas tree and ornaments are from a card making kit I bought from a store here in Cleveland that was closing down. The thing I like best about this little book is that it’s using stash!!!

Day #15 – I cut the clock face out of a journaling card and the patterned paper is actually fabric and is adhesive – I just folded it in half and it stuck on there beautifully – I think it’s Love Elsie.

Day #16 – this is the day before we leave the country – so I thought a journal spot with a packing list on it would be apt. This travel card and the one for Day #18 are from Tattered angels travel bingo cards pack. Day #17 – this page is another clear pocket – I figured we could just chuck all our boarding passes etc in it once we are finished with them. A quick and easy way to document the day!

Day #18 – I’m not sure whether this page will get any more “embellishment”. We’re never in a timezone that is experiencing the 18th, so we don’t actually need this page – but I threw it in there anyway. Perhaps Craig and I can play Bingo on the plane ;-) Day #19 – You wouldn’t know it, but those are green sparkly letters and that bling Christmas tree is gorgeous IRL.

Day #20 – This glittery ornament is another element from the Christmas kit swap that I mentioned in the previous post – I’m loving using these things up!

Day #21 – This is my niece Darrian’s birthday and also the day we go “home” to the farm. I glued the canvas house on in such a way that we can slip things like our boarding passes or the receipt for Darrian’s birthday present behind it – maybe even in the windows. I’m not sure when we’ll celebrate Darry’s birthday, but I’m keeping a little Bingo card in there at the moment and can move it to whichever page is the day we have cake!

Day #22 – Nothing too exciting to say here….

Day #23 – or here! The calendar was already printed on the page – I just circled the appropriate date!

Day #24 – Another pocket page. The 3D Santa is honestly something I would never put on a scrapbook page, so this is a perfect opportunity to use stuff like this up.

Day #25 – currently the last day of my journal – but I have definitely decided to extend it until at least the 31st (those pages will follow in another post…..one day!). Another clear file page. I have a couple more pre-made pages behind it that I’ll utilise either for the next few days or as “extras” – I hope I need em!

Now, some of you have commented that you don’t think you have enough going on in your lives to fill up a journal for the month, but I suspect if you did this you will. There are Christmas ornaments to document, decorations around the neighbourhood, school and church plays, making food for Christmas, your Christmas cards, your Christmas letter, holiday parties at work/school, shopping, gift wrapping and then, all the everyday things that you might do within the month. Craig and I may sound like we’re having a busy month and I have planned accordingly, but besides the two shows we’re seeing, there is really nothing too exciting on our agenda until the 17th and once I get to the farm, all I want to do is lie on the grass out the back under the clothesline with my dog and sleep for a week – I might even take a photo to add to my book ;-) All I’m saying is give it a go – it can’t hurt right?

TFL! Have a great weekend and leave me some love!