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2012 Personal Progress Calendar: Blank Goal Pages

Published on February 11, 2012January 8, 2016 by neisha11 Comments

You can find the 2016 Personal Progress Calendar here.

One wonderful reader of this blog asked for a way to customize the monthly goal pages in my 2012 Personal Progress Calendar project. In case you missed the post, here is a picture of the finished project:

It is six-by-six-inches in size and features monthly calendar pages, monthly goal pages, a planning for 2012 page, a favorite scripture page and two year in review pages. It can stand on a dresser or hang in a locker or on a wall. You could even print out each page to give to your girls each month. You can find out how to put the calendar together by reading the instructions in the download at the end of this post.

In order to make this calendar more customizable, here’s what I came up with for you:

A customizable, interactive .pdf file featuring fields you can fill in with your own monthly value, scripture, quote and Personal Progress goal on the monthly goal pages!
Blank monthly goal page files in .jpeg format for editing in your own word-processing or graphic-editing software (Word, Photoshop, etc.).

I’ve included everything you need in one big zip file for you to download! Remember, you will need to unzip the download before you can use it. Also, to use the .pdf files, you will need Adobe Reader, which is free from Adobe. com and already installed on most computers.

In the zip you will find:

An interactive .pdf of the 2012 Personal Progress Calendar with project instructions and blank fields for you to fill in (NOTE: The pages to print are after the project instructions.)
A .pdf with instructions for filling out the interactive file
The original 2012 Personal Progress Calendar .pdf file with project instructions and pages to print
A folder with blank monthly goal pages and plans for 2012/year in review 2012 pages in .jpeg format
A folder with monthly calendar pages in .jpeg format
A folder with monthly goal pages and plans for 2012/year in review 2012 pages with my suggested values, scriptures, quotes and Personal Progress goals

***IMPORTANT NOTE: You CAN NOT save your information in the interactive .pdf file. Because if this, I suggest you fill in a month at a time and then print out that month. You can always copy your print out to make multiple copies.

This project was so fun for our girls to put together a few weeks ago. They had a great time cutting out their pages and assembling the calendars while socializing together. I hope your Young Women enjoy it as much as they did!

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Arise and Shine Forth: Mini Pillows with Custom-Printed Fabric Fronts

Published on February 1, 2012February 10, 2012 by neisha4 Comments

I have been working on this project for quite some time and am sooo excited to finally share it with you! Last summer for Girls Camp, our leaders designed a fun project for the girls to do in their spare time: stuffing pillows! To prepare the pillows, we had our camp theme printed on some custom-designed fabric. Then a generous sister in the ward sewed the six-by-six-inch pillows, leaving an opening for stuffing. Up at camp, the girls got to stuff and sew closed their own special camp mini-pillow.

Inspired by how successful the pillows were for our girls, I designed custom-printed fabric pillow fronts featuring my Arise and Shine Forth 2012 Mutual Theme chandelier logo for you to use! You can easily order my design pre-printed on fabric from Spoonflower.com–no trying to print and iron on a design with less-than-stellar results!

Each eight-by-eight-inch pillow front features the chandelier and full scripture for the Mutual theme. You can select either striped or damask backgrounds.

When you order your fabric, you’ll notice I’ve added cutting lines right into the design, so you won’t need to measure at all–just cut on the lines. Better yet, layer the pillow-top fabric on top of purchased black cotton for the pillow backs and cut out both together! I’ve also allowed for a 1/2-inch seam allowance on each side of the pillow front.

Make these mini pillows for your girls to put on their beds to remind them to pray and “Arise and Shine Forth” in the morning!

Since each pillow front is eight-by-eight-inches square, and each yard of printed fabric is 42-by-36-inches, you get sixteen pillow fronts per yard. At a cost of $18 (US) per yard for the quilting cotton, that makes the cost for each pillow front $1.13 (US)! Add in the cost for black broadcloth/quilting cotton for the backs and poly fiberfill for the stuffing and you have a great gift or craft project for about $2 (US) per girl! You may also have ward members with extra fabric and stuffing they could donate so you don’t have to buy anything but the pillow fronts.

If you need just one pillow front, order a sample for $5 (US) plus $1 shipping and you will get one eight-by-eight-inch pillow front. Fat quarters are also available.

I have more Arise and Shine Forth fabric designs in the works at Spoonflower.com and will release them as soon as I’ve proofed the final prints. They are all-over prints with the chandelier logo or just chandeliers. These prints will work perfectly for pillow backs, or you could combine them with the pillow fronts to make quilts, tote bags, aprons or bandanas. You may want to frame a pillow front for a fast and easy gift. Girls could use my fabric designs to make gifts for Stake leaders, Bishops, camp Secret Sisters or as a Value Project.

To make my finished pillow, I used my custom-designed pillow front fabric and a piece of a black fabric remnant for the back plus about 1/4 a yard of inexpensive (about $1 (US) per yard) blue tulle for the ruffle around the edge. I also added some black beaded trim(about 3/4 of a yard) I got at the craft store. This quick project took me just over an hour to sew, stuff and sew closed.

Spoonflower.com prints on high-quality fabrics which are washable and colorfast, just like the printed fabrics in the store. Plus, at Spoonflower.com, you can order fabrics in several types: Kona cotton, quilting-weight cotton, cotton poplin, cotton voile, cotton silk, linen-cotton canvas, organic cotton interlock knit, organic cotton sateen, upholstery-weight cotton twill and silk crepe de chine. Check out this page here for more information on fabric options.

Here’s how to order my Arise and Shine Forth Mini Pillow Fronts fabric:

Go to Spoonflower.com and search for “Arise and Shine Forth” in the search box OR
Visit my Spoonflower.com shop OR
Click here to go to the damask background pillow front fabric page OR
Click here to go to the striped background pillow front fabric page
Select the desired fabric you want the design printed on. I used quilting cotton ($18/yard–16 pillow fronts per yard)
Calculate the yardage you will need and select the amount you need to order in the “sizes” area.
Once you’re sure about your order, click “Add to Cart.”
Complete your order.

Note: One test swatch will give you one pillow front.

If you have any questions about Spoonflower.com fabrics, shipping times and prices or ordering, check out their help page here. I’ve been impressed with their quality and customer service.

I am so excited to share this fun project with you! If you decide to make something using my pillow fronts, please be sure to share your project in the comments!

Arise and Shine Forth Program (Cover & Inside): Interactive .pdf for New Beginnings, Young Women in Excellence, etc.

Published on January 26, 2012January 3, 2013 by neisha11 Comments

Here’s another reader request: an Arise and Shine Forth program cover and inside for you! I’ve created for you an interactive .pdf document which means you can add all your program information right in Adobe Reader! And, all of your text will be in Euphorigenic, the font I’ve used for my logo.

Page one of the .pdf has a text field where you can enter the title of the meeting (New Beginnings, Young Women in Excellence, etc.) as well as your ward name. The back features the 2012 Mutual Theme scripture.

hrotm_2012_program cover example_Page_1 — Arise and Shine Forth Program (outside)

Page two of the .pdf (the inside of the program) has the chandelier logo as well as a text field where you can add the meeting title, your ward name and the date. The second field is ready for you to add your speakers, prayers and other program information. Finally, I’ve added a third field inside the front cover where you can add announcements, song words or anything else you want!

hrotm_2012_program cover example_Page_2 — Arise and Shine Forth Program (inside)

Once you’ve added your meeting details, print out page one. Then, re-insert the paper in your printer and print out page two. After you fold the printed programs, they’re ready to go! So easy!

If you don’t have the FREE Adobe Reader program, download it from Adobe.com. I’ve also included high-quality .jpeg files of the inside and outside, so you can totally customize the program to fit your needs.

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Download my 2012 Arise and Shine Forth program .zip file here.

You will need to unzip it after downloading in order to use the files.

Remember, all of my files are for non-commercial, personal or Church use only!

DO NOT SHARE my files! Send your friends here to download their own copies!

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