September is here. The kids are all back in school, the apple decorations are up around the house replacing the beachy ones, and I'm starting to think of all sorts of apple desserts to be made. It has been a year since I started this blog and the challenge to myself to finish 40 projects.
When we moved from what had been my house as a single mom, into what now belongs to Phil and me, I realized the incredible amount of crafting supplies and UnFinished Objects that I own. That's when I decided on my "40 by 41" challenge.
There are only 29 completed items in the Project Gallery, (38 if you count all of the Ribbon Wreaths individually rather than as a group) so I didn't quite make my mark. However, I did cross off eight projects from my UFO list and used up quite a lot of supplies that would have otherwise languished in the Crafting Oasis for who knows how long. I also had a lot of fun working on the projects, and certainly enjoyed being able to give special gifts to special people. I did meet the challenge of reading 40 books, but I'll write more about that in another post.
The year of my 40 by 41 challenge is over, but I still have lots of projects on that UFO list. I intend to keep working on quilts and stitchings, but I am terribly far behind in my scrapbooks. The last album that is even partly completed was from 2011. That was even before I met Phil! I have the wedding album to finish, a school album for each of the kids, and catch up on the past few years. I am going to start by doing an album for this summer and go backwards. We had a lot of fun and took LOTS of pictures. Even though I am no longer a Creative Memories consultant, I think I might organize a crop or two with some good friends, who are undoubtedly as behind in their albums as I am. It's always more fun to work on a project while chatting with friends, and doing some scraplifting from them too. Guess it's time to make a new board on Pinterest and start pinning some page ideas!
What projects will you work on this year?
