I saw something like this in Pinterest a long time ago, and wanted to do it so badly! The only problem was my inability to find clean berry boxes. And maybe even my great ability to procrastinate. But this is all beside the point, so let's get to this fun project!
It was a short one, but it will last for years to come! My best friend and roommate has a big 10-year journal that she writes in once a day (if she remembers...) so however many years from now, she can see where she was a year ago on that day. What a cool idea! I've been wanting to get one for a while, but they're about $15 each, and for some reason I can't bring myself to buy one. Also, I'm not very good at keeping journals, probably because I just forget about it on a bookshelf or something. So, here we are! I wanted to have something cute and easy to write just a little tidbit of my day, and this works perfectly!
First, you're going to need some berry boxes. I bought berries in one of these at Pike Place Market, but the boxes were all stained with blueberry juice and I wanted a clean one. So, I jumped on my etsy account and found some at PistachioPaperie for $2.75!
You also need some lined note cards. The ones I had on hand were too small to be cut in half and have both halves used, so I had to run out and get some more. A 4x6 card works best!
Cut each card so it is 3" wide. If you find a larger berry basket, perfect! You'll have more room to write what happened each day!
365 cards fit perfectly in these baskets. :)
This is the longest part, unless you have a date stamp, which I do not. I probably could have invested in one pretty easily, but I've been spendin' money like it don't mean nothin' on crafts lately, so I went with the hand-written technique. It took forever, but if you put on an entertaining TV show such as One Tree Hill, it'll fly by. I had just enough cards to do all the days of the year, plus 3 that I messed up on. Lucky!
For the month separators, you can use whatever you'd like. I went with pages from an old book a friend gave me as a gift. Don't worry though, she didn't intend for me to read it. She hollowed it out and snuck a necklace inside! Cute, right? It was a gardening book, and I thought that tied in with the berry basket very well. Cut the paper to 3"x3 3/4", so you'll be able to see it poking out of the top. Write the month at the top of the paper in whatever colors and font you want!
Next, for a little antiqued look, I took this cheap $1 ink pad from Michael's and swiped it along the sides of the paper.
I love how this turned out! Old stuff is always better.
I decided to write all my dates in different colors, just to add a bit of fun and diversity to it.
Slip them in between each month and there you have it! You can use this for years to come and remember small or significant events! Oh yes, I also used a hole punch on the front of the box and tied a little bow with some twine to give it a little more femininity.
The first year may not be very exciting, but just wait and I bet it will be so fun to look back and see what you've done in the past that you may have otherwise forgotten!
