2018 Plans

Christmas day can not get here fast enough! I love Christmas and I've been fighting the  urge to listen to Christmas carols and decorate, specially since we've been experiencing an unusually cold cold-snap for the last few days.  I've been in the 'Forget Thanksgiving, let's be Christmassy' mood for several days now.  But, as excited as I am/was for Christmas, now, I'm just excited for December 25th.  I know, I know.  Ordinarily December 25th would mean Christmas, but this year, Christmas is being outshined by....

Orange blanket and a Strickplaner

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The start of my new Strickplaner.  It starts on week 52 of 2017, which just happens to be, December 25th.

Have you heard of the Strickplaner?  Oh my!  You MUST check it out if you are a knitter or crocheter.  I first heard about it from Wendy Knits.  Her Meh post was the most exciting thing I've come across on the web in a long, long time.  First, Wendy announced that I'd won Knit Mitts and then she proceeded to introduce me to the Strickplaner.  Before I even finished reading Wendy's post, I went to the Strickplaner site & purchased a 2018 planner.

Strickplaner is german for knitting planner and let me tell you, this little book is THE perfect planner for knitters!  I haven't taken pictures of the inside of mine because the Strickplaner website does a great job of showing you the details.  But please, take a look.  They have both photos and a couple of short videos. 

If you are a knitter (or crocheter) and use any kind of a planner, this just may be THE planner for you.  The planner is great for all knitters (& crocheters) but it is simply Fantastic for knitters who make money (or wish they made money) from their knitting.  

Besides a normal weekly calendar with space for appointments and to-do lists, the Strickplaner has goal setting and tracking pages and a bullet journal styled section for keeping up with patterns, yarn purchases, projects, contacts, lists and blank grid styled pages.

Oh, and did I mention, there's a Free pattern for a knitted book cover that comes with it?  

Is it any wonder I'm practically pee-my-pants excited for December 25th?

And nope, I'm not affiliated with Strickplaner in any way, other than that I am the proud owner of one and can not wait until December 25th to begin using it.  And you can bet, if I ever finish knitting Sarah's orange blanket (which I'm starting to wonder about,) the very next thing I begin knitting will be a cover for my Strickplaner.  I can't wait!

As a side note, after typing this post, I will forever be confused about how to spell 'planner' correctly.  

Join me over at Frontier Dreams for today's #CraftingOn linkup.

Makers' Monday

Welcome to Makers' Monday, a celebration of knitting designers, artists & creatives of all types.  

Today, I'm talking about stickers from Nicole Kelly Creations.  

Do you decorate your planner?  Do you even have a planner?  I couldn't survive without my planner.  I joke that I'm so dependent on it, I wouldn't be able to find my way to the bathroom without my planner.  But honestly... it might be the truth!  I'm so dependent on it that if I don't write down what I plan to fix for dinner, I won't ever start fixing dinner.  It will be 9 p.m. and I'll be wondering why I'm so hungry while checking my planner for the next task on the to-do list.

planner stickers 

And since I  spend so much time with my planner, I like for it to be cute or pretty... or at least colorful.  I'll admit, I don't begin to get into decorating my planner like some folks do but...  I do enjoy channeling my inner artistic child which means, I slap on fun, motivational stickers and write with colored pens.

stickers from Nicole Kelly Creations

Recently I discovered Nicole Kelly Creations on Etsy and have purchased from her several times now.  Nicole has so many cute things listed in her shop, I could easily purchase 40 more times.  I mean, come on!  Look at those clothesline stickers.  Aren't they adorable? They make me actually want to do the laundry!

birthday gift sticker

I also love their size.  They are perfect!  Big enough to see, small enough to use both on the monthly calendar and to have room to write beside on the weekly spread.

Now, I wonder if she has any 'Momma needs a drink because her baby is turning 21' stickers.  Yikes! How is that even possible?  How on earth is my baby turning 21?  I'm only 28 for goodness sakes!

Okay, okay.  Let's ignore the mini nervous breakdown and focus on planner stickers.

If you're in need of some motivation to tackle Mount Laundry, or if you know someone obsessively attached to their planner, make sure you check out Nicole Kelly Creations.  Her stickers and washi tapes would make great gifts or stocking stuffers.

(Sorry!  I know I'm talking Christmas when Thanksgiving is still a couple of weeks away but....  It got really cold here the other day.  Like, really, really cold and I've caught a bad case of Christmas-itis.)