There are so many things that we experience, read or hear about in
our daily lives that "spark" inspiration. We make promises to ourselves to
remember these little details but as we get busy it's easy to move on and
forget, even with the best of intentions. What if you had a useful planning tool
as your designated place to store and organize all those "sparks" of
inspiration?
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A Different Kind of Planner
The Sparkbook is different from your typical planner because it not only
helps you determine all those actions you want to take for the upcoming year, it
helps you visualize these things.
By collecting sketches, magazine cutouts, photographs and bits of
memorabilia from daily life along with key words, phrases and poetry, you can create a
great reference for inspiration and empowerment.
Your Book
To make your own Sparkbook, designate a blank notebook or binder you have
handy. Choose something that you know you'll enjoy using and fits with your
personal organization preferences.
Here are a few great examples of books to use:
* 3-ring binder with blank or lined paper
* Small photo book (without the protective sheet covers)
* Scrapbook (4"x 6" or 12"x 14")
* Sketch pad
* Notebook
Next, you'll want to figure out how you want to organize the book you
choose. Adding tabs is an easy and clear way to keep your ideas, inspirations and
plans in their own special categories. Here are a few thought-starters for
possible tabbed sections, but feel free to add other categories or sections
that are important and helpful to you. Tab Section Ideas:
* Home goals: Home décor and organization projects you'd like to
accomplish.
* Cooking/Entertainin
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* Family: Activities and goals you'd like to achieve with your family.
* Personal/wellness goals: Your health, spirit and personal thoughts.
* Financial goals: Saving, budgeting and planning.
* Travel /R&R: Places you'd like to visit in the next 12 months.
* Career: Goals, plans and personal encouragement related to work.
You can also use these ideas as inspiration to create your own tabs if your
book doesn't already have them. Creating Tabs:
* Cut out swatches of fabric you enjoy and glue them to the sides of
your pages. Write your section names on the swatches with a fabric marker.
* Use color-coded rubber bands: section off and wrap rubber bands
around each category.
* Insert binder dividers with tabs, available at your local office
supply store, to create sections.
* Use colorful sticky notes and write sections names on a different
color for each category.
* Create your own bookmarks using ribbon and color code for each
section for easy reference.
As you come across the inspirational and empowering sparks in your life,
simply insert them into your sections as you see fit. Keep your journal
somewhere handy, like on a bedside table to review and add to it throughout the year.
Create Your Own Organization
Creating fabric tabs and creative heading pages for your Sparkbook will help
you organize and reference the things that 'spark' inspiration in your
life.
Fabric Tabs
MATERIALS
Rectangles of fabric (4" x 1-1/4")
Spray starch – heavy
Warm iron
Glue stick or double-sided tape
Scissors
Construction or scrapbooking paper
Permanent marker or fabric marker
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Cut enough fabric tabs (4" x 1-1/4" size) as needed for the
categories you will have in your Sparkbook.
2. Fold each rectangle perfectly in half to create the finished size of
2"x 1-1/4".
3. To make fabric sturdier, spray folded rectangle with heavy starch
and press with a warm iron.
4. With your glue stick or double-sided tape, stick insides of
rectangles together, leaving the last 1/4" of fabric unglued. This will be the
portion of the fabric that attaches to your book pages.
Writing on Tabs:
1. Write category headings onto construction or scrapbooking paper that
has been cut into pieces small enough to be glued to swatches to achieve the
look as pictured.
2. Or write category headings directly onto fabric with a fabric
marker.
Attaching Tabs:
1. Divide out the number of sections you want your book to have. (It's
easiest to have the tabbed pages be made up of 3 sheets glued together, with
the center sheet being the one the tab is attached to.)
2. Use a glue stick to apply glue to the remaining 1/4" of the insides
of your fabric tab. Attach to the edge of middle sheet of the three that will
be glued together to make your 'section-heading page'.
3. Once the tab dries, glue the back of the first of the three pages you
've designated to the center sheet (which is now tabbed). Then apply glue to
the front of the third sheet you've designated to the tabbed sheet as well.
This will give you a sturdy 'section heading page' and will create a little
more division between sections.
4. Follow the same process for each tab, moving the tabs down the right
side of your book, alternating colors as you go.
Heading Pages
Now that your tabs are in order, you can personalize your heading pages.
Heading pages can be as simple as just writing down the name of the section at
the top of the page or as creative as adding imagery and phrases that will
inspire you to fill up the pages of each section.
To add the inspiration pages, draw pictures or cut out words and imagery
from magazines that speak to you. Add personal photographs and bits of
memorabilia from your daily life and combine with key words or poetry to reference
throughout the coming year.
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