At the beginning of the month I finally replaced my aging computer. I’d been thinking about it since January or so, but the weekend before I wanted to do something simple and it took so long to start up and then crash that I finally realized it was time.
Also at the beginning of August, I started a new bullet journal.
How are these two things related, you ask? I’ll give you a hint – SuzerSpace is a craft blog.
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Every year I somehow stumble upon The #100 day project.
And every year I swear I’m going to do it … next year.
I’ve talked before about how I am no fan of summer. The entire season is too hot, sticky and buzzy buggy for my tastes. For unknown reasons, I never noticed all the marketing around the concept of 99 days of unofficial summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day), but this year I saw it and it really sparked something …
If a 100-day project appears to daunting to join, how about a 99-day “tester” project. It’s like “charm pricing” – you know where $3.00 is too much to pay for something but if it’s $2.99 just take my money?
And thus, the SuzerSpace 99 Days of Summer Drawing Ordinary Objects Edition project launched.
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Today is Friday the 13th, and while I’m not a victim of Paraskevidekatriaphobia or Triskaidekaphobia, the date really puts Friday on my mind and if there’s an excuse for a craft, I’m in.
Over the last several years I’ve been working on my hand lettering, and at first I was concentrating on brush lettering. In fact, I kind of thought Brush Letter was the ONLY form of hand lettering, but boy was I wrong.
I’ve branched out quite a bit, and lately I’ve been fascinated by Graffiti style lettering. I don’t know if it was because a co-worker asked me if I wanted to work on a logo that required it, or the trains covered in it on my daily commute, but all of a sudden this year I’ve been doodling a mix of balloon/cartoon/graffiti letters.
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If it’s January at SuzerSpace then it’s a pretty safe bet that I’m trying out some new planner/journal configuration.
There’s a concept called “planner peace” which suggests you’ll keep hunting and searching for the perfect planner – the one that you enjoy working with, that also keeps you all super organized, happy and bestows magical powers on all who see it. Just kidding about that last part. And actually, just kidding about all of the parts – I don’t actually believe that planner piece has as end point.
I think it’s like searching for the perfect shoes, perfect hand bag or perfect ProCreate brush – most of the fun is in the hunting.
For this year, I’m trying out a mashup of an idea I hadn’t seen since sixth grade (the single sheet ‘zine) and an idea I tried before but didn’t stick with (the bullet journal).
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Some time ago I heard a comedian define crafting as when you see something you want, and instead of buying it, you realize, after a lot of time and just a little bit more money you could have a slightly crappier version.
For me, most of my crafting involves scraps and things destined for the trash, so the money isn’t really an issue. But definitely the time factor and slightly wonkier outcome ring true.
Case in point – last week as I was driving home I saw a big SUV with a sticker in the window that said “I hope something good happens to you today.” Great sentiment! I didn’t even bother looking it up online; I already knew I was going to make my own.
Shouldn’t take a minute, I thought, to diy a car window sticker.
Spoiler Alert: It took more than a minute.
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