Make your own magnetic poetry
When did you clear your fridge door? When I took everything off today, I was embarrassed that I was saving things long past their expiry date—and I don’t mean the food inside the fridge, but the notices, letters and coupons stuck to the front. In fact, we recently cleared our entire fridge and cupboards, doing some of that replacing that has to be done now and then…like when the herbs have just had it and you realise you are physically incapable of finishing a bottle of salad dressing before it develops a lifestyle of its own. But we didn’t clear a single thing from the door.
So that is what I did today. Because I don’t know about you, but I have days where I have trouble fitting it all in. (Please don’t tell. This has to be our little secret!) But I need a crafty fix to keep me smiling. Today I had ten minutes, but I also had some photos that were just sitting there, some stickers, some stamps and some fridge magnets. You have all that too, right?
Find a few photos, make a few captions and you’re off. I’m going for the happy kitchen effect. I stumble into the kitchen in the morning (so not a morning person!) so a few happy photos and pretty colours are way better for 6am me than a survey from the electric company and a so-so cherry crumble recipe that I haven’t found a chance to improve. You could even use magnet tape or the magnet cartridge on your Xyron to make your own magnets if you wanted something a bit more permanent. Or take your favourite letter stickers, laminate them on blocks of cardstock, stick magnets on the back and you’ve got your very own magnet letters to spell things out.
But I like using my own magnets because not only do I like my little magnets but then when I switch things around, I could use the captions and photos in my scrapbook easy peasy. So I haven’t wasted supplies. I’ve just made them dual purpose. The joy. (My dual-purpose supplies included Heidi Swapp and American Crafts stickers and stamps from Making Memories and Banana Frog.)
Speaking of photos, my friend, neighbour, magazine teammate and fellow unbelievably tall person, Cheryl, is running an online photography course. It’s ten weeks, with a new topic each week and an assignment to try. It’s not technical stuff and you don’t need a fancy camera. It’s more about what goes through your head when you’re snapping away—how to improve your framing, how to get cool looks with movement and light, how to take a picture with some power rather than something blah. I got a little sneak peek while she ran a guinea pig session and it was a blast. You’ve only got till the 4th to sign up, so have a read before it’s too late. And when her session is finding down, you can sign up for a favourite photos album here too, in case you want to tie the two together.
What are you waiting for? Get off the computer and clean your fridge. Or other central messaging point that needs a happy face. Share the love.
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