Diana Trout's blog

How I Set Up My Travelers Notebook (and why :)

I love this planner revolution! I've tried out a few over the last few years, including the Recollections from Michaels. I've used Day Timers in the past. All great systems. But I've wanted a Midori for awhile now. They have a rustic elegance that speaks to me. I tried out... Read more →

Organizing in My Studio Sanctuary

Hi all, I'm popping in with a video on organizing. I'm still at the beach and it is heaven! Before leaving, I spent some time giving my sanctuary a good tidy. I'd been looking for better lighting and found some at Ikea. I use pan racks to hold file folders... Read more →

Plan With Me!

Hello everyone! Thank you all for so many good wishes. I am still recovering from my surgery last week and am feeling better everyday. The pathology reports were benign. We are slowly shifting into a lighter mood around here. I was up in the studio today relaxing and playing with... Read more →

Stencil Wrangling

Thanks for all of your input on my Practice Art post! I can see that this topic resonated with a lot of you. I'm thinking about what the next step could be. Thoughts? Art Practitioner sounds a bit over the top. "I Practice Art" ? In the meantime, I'm moving... Read more →

Plan On It

This is looking like a busy week between finishing up Art In Layers (coming VERY soon) and a Wine & Art MeetUp on Friday. I've used a planner for years but some weeks it is more crucial than others! Erin Condren's planner has been on my radar for a while... Read more →

Time Keeping: Planners 2

Welcome to the New Work Year (ouch). Over the weekend, I spent some quality time with my planner and journal. Business first. You can see another post and video about my planner here. Ahem. Does adding a washi tape tassel to your planner qualify as "business?" I also added a... Read more →

Time Keeping: Planners

It's that time of year when I review my planner from last year and decide whether it's working for me. This system is working really well for me. Several years ago, I went paper-free. It was inconvenient and unsatisfying. One day in Office Max I found Avery's 5.5." x 8,5"... Read more →

My Favorite Notebooks

and it's Monday. Again. The first studio clean up since the "troubles" with my hand happened over the weekend. That's been three months so you can imagine the mighty dustballs. It's tidy and clean again at least on my personal tidyness factor. Which is plenty good enough for me. I... Read more →

Organized for Art

Cigar boxes are a great way to organize supplies, especially if they are in your living space. You can usually get these beautiful boxes at your local cigar shop, at flea markets and Ebay has them too. And isn't it a great idea to put these brass labels on the... Read more →

Inspiration Addict

I am a sucker for inspiration. OOOOOO! Isn't that cool, beautiful, clever, magical?! OOOO! I wanna do THAT! But wait a minute ... what about all of the ideas that I already have? Chopped liver? REALLY? I sat down the other day with my journal, a pen and a pile... Read more →