handmade:modern by elizabeth rosemond (the blog)

december daily twentyeleven | day sixteen

On Friday December 16, I did a little holiday shopping while Sade was finishing up the last of her finals at school. I decided to do a little shopping for myself as well :)

On the left is a full size photo (with white border) of my goodies (a few books, a monogram ornament and some bowls from Anthro):

On the top, I added a few holiday sticker strips from Cosmo Cricket.

Opposite the photo, I used a 4bar white envelope from Paper Source. I journaled on the envelope flap and attached my number spot and a Grungeboard rectangle. My Anthro recipts are inside.

I have exactly three more days until my husband goes back to work. I plan on taking full advantage; I'm going to plow through the rest of my journal so that I can pack it up when I put all of my holiday stuff back in the garage.

Fingers crossed!

xo,

e

december daily twentyeleven | day fourteen & day fifteen

We are currently enroute from New Orleans to Dallas, but I pre-scheduled this post - multitasking at its finest!

Day fourteen:

On the 14th, my new Project Life stuff was delivered (I bought the Clementine Core Kit and the Clementine Cardstock)! Even though my 2011 Project Life attempt was a complete failure, I'm excited to get started for 2012. I'll share a little more about my experience later this week.

I ended up with two full page spreads for this single day, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

On the left side, I used washi tape to attach an iPhone photo to a sheet of Dear Lizzy Christmas cardstock:

On the right side is a Paper Source 4bar note card in Peacock. 

I placed "PL12" onto a medium white shipping tag, then stapled everything to the card with my Tiny Attacher. 

On the backside, is a kraft holiday tree with a charcoal number spot topper.

My journaling is on a sheet of lined paper, opposite the card:

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On the 15th, we headed Whiskey Cake (a local, new to us, restaurant) for Corey's holiday work party. 

I may or may not have pilfered one of their coasters. They were made from squares of currogated cardboard - I couldn't resist :)

On the backside I attached a sweet holiday tag from Jennifer Pebbles' Awesome Christmas line of goodies (her holiday products have sold out, but you can check out the rest of her shop here).  I tried to get a close-up of this page, but a clear photo just wasn't meant to be. Not even in natural light.

Have a great Tuesday! We had an amazing visit in New Orleans, but I can't wait to get home. We left the majority of the kids' gifts at home (to maximize space in the car). I think we're going to have a few happy babies on our hands!

xo,

e

 

december daily twentyeleven | day twelve & day thirteen

Happy Monday! We are still in New Orleans, but plan on heading back home early tomorrow morning. Luckily I've been able to sneak in some time to catch up on my December Daily. I'm hoping to wrap this album up before the new year ;)

We're back to December 12:

The 12th was my last full day in Seattle. I spent the day with my dear friend Sarah, who has 4 kids (17, 13, 10 and almost 6). We were literally in the car all day taking the little ones here, there and everywhere. I was exhausted! I didn't really take any photos, so I made a timeline of of day. Super simple.

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On the 13th I headed back to Dallas.

On the left side, I used a handcrafted holiday tag (I think I got it from a kit club about 3 years ago) on a sheet of cardstock.

On the right is a full sized photo of Mt. Rainier (I took this incredible shot from my exit row seat on the airplane):

Wow, I have no idea why this is so blurry. I had a TON of natural light. Grrr...

I think I'll be able to squeeze in a few more pages before we watch the Saints game tonight :)

xo,

e

 

from our family to yours

Have a very Merry Christmas! If you don't celebrate, may this Sunday fill you with peace, love and joy :)

xo,

the rosemonds

hello from new orleans!!

After a nine+ hour drive yesterday with four kids, we arrived safely in New Orleans last night. We timed it perfectly, as my mother-in-law had no idea we were coming! Her birthday is tomorrow, so we snuck into town to spend her birthday and Christmas in The Big Easy.

The little girls are out brunching + shopping with Grandma, the baby is napping, BBQ Shrimp is on the way and there are a few gallons of daiquiri (pina colada + eggnog) in the freezer.

'tis the season, indeed!

xo,

e

 

december daily twentyeleven | day ten & day eleven

Hello Monday! Hello days ten and eleven :)

December 10 was the night of my dear friend Lisa's annual holiday party (she lives across the street from our house in Seattle). It was awesome to be able to attend in person!

I printed a bunch of tiny party photos on my Selphy and glued six of them down onto cardstock. I then stitched a few journaling lines with fuschia thread.

On the other side, I printed out a 4x6 photo of me and my new friend Renee:

I placed a peacock number spot on top of a Dear Lizzie Christmas tag, then stitched the tag directly onto the photo. Super simple!

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On December 11th I spent the whole day with Lisa, which meant I kept peeking across the street at my beloved house (which we still own). Naturally, I took a photo :)

I also shopoped at Trader Joe's for the first time since we moved (no Trader Joe's in Texas). 

I cut this tag off of a cloth shopping bag I purchased. Detailed journaling is on the back:

Opposite the tag is another scrap from the In & Out Burger bag that I used here. 

I punched a tree out of some real wood paper (I can't remember where I got it!) and used a peacock number spot as a tree topper :)

A few days ago I was a little worried that my December Daily is "behind". I had to let that go...BIG TIME. Between the 4 kids (my stepdaughter arrived yesterday!), shipping out last minute shop orders and prepping for a long road trip, holiday crafting has definitely taken a back seat. I'm totally OK with that. I'm aiming for a stress free holiday :)

xo,

e

december daily twentyeleven | day eight & day nine

Days eight and nine were both completed while I was sitting in a big comfy chair at SeaTac airport. I love crafting on the road; I'm also glad I lugged my Selphy along so that I could print photos away from home.

Hello December 8:

This is the day I picked up our photo calendars at Costco. I use this awesome + simple template by Paislee Press. They were a huge hit with my friends and family last year, so I was excited that Liz offered templates again this year.

On the right side, I used the proof sheet from Costco as a base. At the top are letter stickers from Authentique (I only grabbed one sheet of these from Ben Franklin - totally regretting that I didn't buy more). On the bottom right corner, is a flower that I cut from a sheet of Dear Lizzy Christmas paper.

On the left is a striped sheet of Dear Lizzy Christmas paper. I journaled on a vintage Rolodex card and added a number spot toward the bottom. Once I returned home, I stitched the Rolodex card to the patterned paper.

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December 9th was the day I arrived in Seattle.

On the right side, is sheet of Dear Lizzy Christmas paper with a 4 bar envelope in Strawberry. I attached the number spot with my Tiny Attacher.

I shoved all of my receipts from the day (and from 2 different airports) inside the envelope.

Some quick journaling and my baggage claim sticker (attached with washi tape) are on the left side.

My dear friends Julie & Michel picked me up at the airport. Michel took a photo of Julie & me at dinner, but I totally forgot to have her send it to me. I'll be sure to stick it in between the pages as soon as she does :)

xo,

e

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december daily twentyeleven | day six & day seven

For the next few days, I will likely be combining past December Daily entries (mostly from my trip to Seattle) as well as posting current entries :) 

I think I mentioned in my last post that I have an "extra" page in my journal somehow. As a result, page placement may be a little wacky until I can make up for it later on.

I punched a star out of a sheet of vellum; underneath of a photo of some artwork Lauryn brought home from school (a menorah made from her little handprints. cute!).

On top of the photo is a graph paper star and a peacock number spot. 

On the back, I quickly journaled about how pleased we are that Lauryn's school is teaching that Christmas isn't the only holiday to be celebrated this time of year.

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Day seven is short and sweet:

I got my first haircut since moving to Dallas nine months ago. Way overdue!

Have a great night!

xo,

e

 

heading home

Hello Tuesday! I'm currently sitting in a super comfy chair in SeaTac airport, killing time before my flight home. I have about 3 hours before I board, so I'm trying to knock out a few days of December Daily so I don't get too far behind.
I've spent the last 4 days visiting and laughing (there may have been a little crying) with some of my very favorite people. I REALLY needed to take this trip, but I'm definitely ready to head home to kiss my babies and my one and only.
I'll check back in tomorrow, hopefully with a few completed pages under my belt :)

xo,
e

posted from my iPhone.

december daily twentyeleven | day five

Day five coming your way :)

I'm not sure how, but I have a blank page in my journal between days four and five. I have so much going on, so I'm a little spacy!

The left side is decorated simply: kraft cardstock, paper doily, a strip of washi tape and a Dear Lizzy holiday flower

On the right side is a 4x6 photo sleeve that I trimmed to fit a photo and five vellum stars:

(sorry for the subpar photo)

I have a window with a sweet sill in the entrance to my studio. I decorated it with some of my favorite holiday decorations. Here's a better shot:

On the flip side of the photo is scrap of Dear Lizzy Christmas paper and a large chipboard number 5:

The blog will be a little December Daily heavy for the next day or so. I leave town on Friday, and I definitely want to make sure I'm caught up before I go :)

xo, 

e