I've always been a bit of a crafty kid. I've never been particularly good at it, mind (that'll be the man hands again. Bane of my life.) I also have a tendency to keep everything - receipts, tickets, birthday cards, even clothes tags. And since I have found myself with no revision to do or essays to write (life can be fun!) I decided, with a little help from The Works, to sort some of it out.

 

I spotted a scrapbooking kit in The Works on Saturday and yes, it's probably for primary school children but since I'm repeatedly told I don't look like I could possibly be 21, I'm allowed.. right? It was only £1.99 which I thought was a bargain considering all it came with (artsy backgrounds, peelable stickers and extra embellishments to name a few).

So naturally I got out my stickers, my stars and rolls of sellotape and set to work.




The main reason was so I had a nice way to display all my little Paris mementos but of course I didn't stop there.. I'm super exited to be moving into a little student house next year and the prospect of decorating my bedroom there already has me browsing pinterest weekly. I'm a keen bean, I know.




Of course dance had to make a little bit of an appearance - I love the little bunting mini banner that came with the scrapbook set, but I actually really like my literary silhouettes too. I've got an old dictionary that I've been using to make tiny origami animals and I thought they would be perfect for this too. I copied the outlines off of my laptop and then traced them onto the dictionary pages. Easy peasy!

I also made this one to keep me motivated to keep blogging. I love writing all my posts but I do sometimes struggle to create ideas so I'm hoping these perfectly organised ideas from Company Magazine a few months back (love a list) will keep me going.


The stars were all me though, I love something shiny as much as a good list. I've found that inward motivation doesn't really work for me, I need glaring signs and assertive notes dotted around everywhere and with it beng final year, I figured I'd start making them early. They're definitely going to be needed!

Anyone else a fan of scrapbooking? Or is this just another reason why people never believe I'm 21..?!

Let me know!

Jade :)