Skinny Bags for Souvenirs

Hello Bloglanders

I'm happy to be back in Blogland!! We are still on vacation but I thought I would check in to show what I did with the souvenirs I bought abroad for family and friends.  BUT first:

To all of you, I wish that 2015 will exceed all your wildest dreams and expectations. And remember to have FUN and to try something new every day.

Now, back to my skinny bags.  This is what my souvenirs look like - packed and ready for delivery:

And this is how I made the bags
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1. Use 1xA5 sheet of printed paper / cardstock.
2. Fold it back. I didn't even measure it - love to have the glue line off centre. Glue.
3. Fold the bottom over about half an inch. Glue. I cut away the corners just because it looks more "bag like" this way.
4. Do the same for the top but this time fold over about one and a half inch. I wanted a zig-zag edge and used scissors to cut it. Insert your small souvenir and glue shut.

I used paper from Keisercraft's Bonjour collection. As I only had half a sheet of each print left in my stash, I copied them onto recycled office paper.

Wanna know what's inside??? Of course I'll share:

I love them!!

I'm a bit behind schedule with my Project Life pages but once we get back home, I'll share my process as I catch up. In the meantime, I'll be back on Sunday with my first Summary of the new year.

Thanks for looking at my blog today. Have a GREAT Monday and remember to try something new - TODAY!!

New Year's Resolutions Mini Book

Hi there Bloglanders

As promised - my New Year's Resolutions Mini Book:

I do my resolutions in categories - me, family, home, friends and work.  For each of these I choose where I want to improve. Every week I make a list in my dairy where I plan something small towards my goals.  Like this:

At least if I don't achieve them all, I can look back and see 52 small things that have been done. For this page in my diary, I used the offcuts from my Christmas wreath and just sewed it directly onto the page like a pocket. You can even slip a little note into the "fabric bag".  I used the same idea on one of the inside pages of my mini book:

And the other side:

Every year I also choose a word to live by and as I couldn't decided on one for 2013 - I chose 4. No rules for New Year's resolutions in the life of IMPERFECT ME. Want to see some more of the inside pages?

This mini book is rather small and I will be adding it to my New Year's Eve layout - I don't have a lot of pictures as I fell asleep long before midnight. Welcome to the life of IMPERFECT ME! So, you will be seeing it again right here on Play as U Go.

Have a great day and please come back to play as I've got lots of crafting fun to share with you.