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I guess this month is the busiest month to all bloggers! Considering the entire pack of events, making day-to-day posts, social media marketing, and administering Facebook Page as part of blogging syndication, making a product review wherein many companies are coming out with a desired to be featured in any blog post and getting the last minute shopping in time for a year end SALE.

The question is, are you ready for the next year plan? Do you have a planner to organize all your activities?

Remember my last year DIY Blog Planner post by Erica Made Designs? This planner totally organized my actions. My monthly activities are entirely written and well taken notes.

For me, I love to stay organized for this year 2014, I am going to use the design from THE BLOGGING GARDEN.

I downloaded the free printable blog planner and available that time is the Blogger Planner Cover Page, Blog-To-Do-List Page, Blog Finances Page, Weekly Blog Planner Page and My Monthly Calendar Page.

You will need these supplies:

CHIPBOARD
COLORED CARTOLINA
Cute Gift Wrapper or Pretty Paper Good
Puncher
Post Screw
Scissor
Pencil
Ruler
Scotch Tape
Art & Crafts Glue or Pudding Glue
Stickers for decoration

1. Cut a board same ratio size with the papers to be added later. Here I have 8.5" x 11" or a short bond size paper.

2. Cut and cover the cute gift wrapper with the chipboard.

Here I am using the LEEHO ART and CRAFT Premium Quality White Glue No-clog applicator.

This is my first time to use this glue. What I like about the product is it dried so fast and its clean. It's not messy and it is safe to use and non-toxic.

3. After covering it, cut a smaller size cartolina just to cover both back end of my cover page chipboard.

You can see here that I use scotch tape just to make sure it will attach things together, to make it more durable.

4. Next is to make a hole for my POST SCREW.

Using a puncher, make a hole for your post screw and line it with a pencil to produce a guide so that your journal will receive a nice lining.

5. Finish product. Yepeehhhh!!!!

I do love scrap booking, it's my way of establishing and expressing my artistry side and at the same time making myself STRESS FREE.

Adding more....

When I started blogging I had no idea what is blogging all about. The niche, link, HTML, blog templates,etc all are new to me. Totally lost in blogosphere world.

Then someone told me to organize my blogging. Hey! What is that again? ORGANIZING? You mean I have to make a plan?

ORGANIZING is a struggle to me that time, though I am a graduate of BSBA-Marketing and I know how to manage my time, I still have a problem in making my plan.

Thanks a lot and I saw this post from a fellow blogger, a download copy from her site www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com from Erica Made Designs, LLC.

This is her 2013 Colorful Floral Blog Planner.

CONFESSIONS OF A HOMESCHOOLER is known for their incredibly and useful printable and blog planners. And I was lucky enough to download her Blog Planner for 2013.

Though I am late to have my blog planner now, I am still willing to have one.

After downloading and print the planner I prepare all the materials needed for my DIY BOOK BINDING.

BOOK BINDING is a meticulous work to do, especially if your a mom and you are in a hurry, you need to buy things in a rush because it is an intimidating job that requires specialized tools and expensive supplies. This one is so easy and inexpensive way to bind books, no need to worry for an expensive supplies and specialized tools.

All you need:

Colorful gift wrapper ( you can use fabric or wall paper, etc)
String or embroidery floss and needle
Scissor
Puncher
One sheet of paperboard(cover stock/card stock)
Glue
Ruler
Pen/Pencil
Tape

HOW TO DO IT?

Just compile all the pages. Then punch it per inches wide (in my case I prefer to have 4 holes only).

Cut 2 more pages from your paperboard. And cover it with your colorful gift wrapper.

Cover the paperboard with the wrapper by using a glue. These will be the Front and Back pages of your book. Then using a needle with a string, sew the pages. No knot is needed to use here at the beginning. Stitch all the way down and tie off your stitch by running your needle under one of the stitch. And to make it sure it is lock make a loop and repeat it then cut the excess string.