the daily practice hand-bound journal December 14 2024
a year (or more) contained in a very thick, 366 page journal.
i start each day with a few moments of reflection in my journal. this daily engagement has helped me subdue my tendency towards overwhelm and sets my day just right. i have discovered that it doesn’t really matter what i put to paper, it is more a matter of maintaining the ritual. i made myself a daily practice journal (thickest book i have made) and i keep it tucked inside a drawstring linen bag with my favorite pencil. i fill up a small bit of each page, and i intend to come back to the same page year after year to write or draw more. i can look back and ahead at the same time.
if you are prolific, you can fill up a page each day. i have tiny handwriting and love the idea of making this a multi-year journal. i have been writing a quote of the day, defining new words, making daily drawings, copying my favorite lines from books, writing down the most outrageous thing that happened, recording my reflections on the news of the bigger world, making lists... my ideas of how to use this book shift in unforeseen ways so my book is a wandering assortment of thoughts, drawings, and plans.
i know many people like to begin a journal on the first day of a new year, but you can make the start date any time. i started mine on the day my cat jeff died. i felt stopped in my tracks and reflective that day (and i am not one that stops, i seem to always have a forward momentum). i love my daily practice journal so much that i made a small collection for my shop.
if you are prolific, you can fill up a page each day. i have tiny handwriting and love the idea of making this a multi-year journal. i have been writing a quote of the day, defining new words, making daily drawings, copying my favorite lines from books, writing down the most outrageous thing that happened, recording my reflections on the news of the bigger world, making lists... my ideas of how to use this book shift in unforeseen ways so my book is a wandering assortment of thoughts, drawings, and plans.
i know many people like to begin a journal on the first day of a new year, but you can make the start date any time. i started mine on the day my cat jeff died. i felt stopped in my tracks and reflective that day (and i am not one that stops, i seem to always have a forward momentum). i love my daily practice journal so much that i made a small collection for my shop.
these little houses are so comforting to me. once i started making them with the colorful scraps of my plant-dyed wool felt, i couldn’t stop. i made a small collection for my shop, and they were so popular that i turned them into a free sewing tutorial so you can stitch up your own. they look sweet hanging alone or strung together like a little village. they make a perfect gift for someone who feels comforting, like home. if you would like to make your own little houses with my plant-dyed wool felt remnants, i have a few bags left in my shop. i have also stitched up more little house ornaments for my shop since they sold out so quickly.
50% from the sale of the little houses will be donated to habitat for humanity.
50% from the sale of the little houses will be donated to habitat for humanity.
writing this newsletter brought back memories of my old cat, jeff. i have projects for animal lovers in my collection of over 50 free sewing tutorials. a best pet award, angel kitty ornament, or finger puppet would be a sweet stocking stuffer. the rat for a naughty cat was jeff’s favorite toy. happy stitching!
PS: myra thought it was a good idea to oversee the photo shoot for the little house free sewing tutorial. so helpful, as always.
