Monday, October 8, 2012

A Goal List, How Convenient!



The Original Pin

     When I woke up this morning I had no idea that I would be making quite possibly the cutest and most simple goal list in the world. Luckily for me, the universe had other plans for me and I was very pleasantly surprised when I saw this pin on Pinterest today.
     It was love at first sight. I needed to make another post on my blog, and when I saw this pin I knew that it was the one. So I started to make it. All it took to make was: markers, a ruler, card stock paper, a little patience and sticky notes. I'm normally not very good at making straight lines, so this time I made sure to use a ruler to help. The ruler was a good choice. A very good choice. Even with the ruler, my lines weren't the straightest, but just so you know, it still looks SO cute!
     My first step in creating this genius goal list was to make the squares and rectangles. I measured how big my sticky notes were to figure out how large to make the squares. Then I proceeded to outline on my card stock with a pencil. That way if I messed up I could erase it and therefore, no permanent damage could occur. I highly recommend doing that.
     After I had everything outlined, I took a marker and made the lines darker and did some decorating. I made sure to be careful and tried my hardest not to mess up, otherwise it would have showed up big time. That would have been devastating because I actually wanted to be able to use this craft!
     When I had finished going over the lines I made with the pencil, I wrote "goal list for" in big, cursive letters in the rectangle. And then I wrote my goals on some sticky notes and stuck them on. It was so easy to make, and it turned out really well. I didn't have to spend any money because I already had all the materials that I needed at my house, and the total time spent on this project was an hour. Of course if you're better at drawing straight lines and not as much of a perfectionist as I am, I'd say you could easily execute this craft in less than 30 minutes.
     So I was finished with the craft, and I showed my mom. She loved it! And get this, she even said that I should laminate it because it turned out so well. That's a big deal. And then get this even more, she actually had a laminator, so I straight up took the sticky notes off the paper and laminated it! It was so great. Now it will never get ripped or hurt in any way. It's safe forever!
     This pin was such a good one! I want everyone who reads my blog to give this one a try, because it's so simple, yet it is so helpful as well which is amazing! Normally pins on Pinterest are cute, but they aren't actually useful in a real-world setting. But I have news for you. This one is. And it is totes cute.      
     Rate: 9.98 out of 10. I'm giving it -.02 because it was a little difficult for me to make the lines straight...but a 9.98 out of 10 is like as good as kissing in the rain! Although I've never actually done that, I've heard that a lot of people put that on their bucket list, so heck, it must be a really good thing to do. Maybe some day I'll try it. But for now, I'll stick to making the projects I find on Pinterest. Thanks for reading. I hope I've inspired you all today. I must bid you adieu.
The Materials

Outlining...

Almost Done
The Finished Product. So cute!



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