december daily {day 1}
I was excited to get started on my December daily today... had to do the dreaded Wal-Mart run this morning though, so I got a little later start than I would have liked. I did get to pick up some things there to use on it, so that was a bonus!
I found this cute bias tape that's going to be a great addition to the mini. love.
then I found this mini sewing machine! I've been wanting to get one for my paper projects {I really don't think I'd use it for much else}, so I thought I'd give this a whirl. It only does straight stitches, but it's small & doesn't take up much room, which is always a bonus. Plus it was only $20, so that was cool.
now... on to day one!
here's the cover page
& a {not so good} shot of the double page spread.
page 1. Day one on the Advent calendar was for the kids to pick out their favorite treat from our little grocery store in town. The card is from the freebies I put up yesterday. The "a few of my favorite things" is from a Gap mailer I got in the mail yesterday.
I cut an envelope down from another piece of mail to do my journaling on, added the bias tape & stitched it to the inside edge of the page.
the envelope flips up to reveal the full 2nd page. These are photos from picking up Evan from the elementary school. The picture of the picture of him in a Santa hat that was on the classroom door, Lydia playing teacher while waiting for Evan & a photo of the oranges we got & a label from the pickup of fruit & cheese. Nothing too exciting for our first day, but I had fun documenting it anyway.
{robyn}
12.2.2011
Reader Comments (3)
Love your first day cover.
Just wondering where you found the sewing machine. I just need one for scraping projects. Thanks.
thank you! melanie I found this one at Wal-Mart. It worked pretty well, but I ended up taking it back because I found a full size machine that I wanted.