Hello my darlings and welcome.
In this video I invite you to plan with me for the month of April. I create some planner
stickers and plan out a magical month. The color scheme this month is purple.
Let’s do some Magical crafting.
Thank you for joining me as I plan for April. If you enjoy my plan with me or art content,
kindly leave a like on this video.
To create my planner stickers I started by creating a full sheet of purple watercolor.
I will scan into photoshop and block out shapes that I want for my planner. I created two
sticker sheets of rectangles, squares and other shapes
The second sheet I created is a full page of doodle stickers. I designed each doodle
to fit inside a one inch circle. This way the finished stickers will be easy to cut
out with a one inch circle punch. They are also easy to cut out as square shapes if you
don’t have a circle punch.
During the next portion of this video I sketch and paint these stickers. If you would like
to skip to the completed sticker set and planner portion, I put a timestamp below.
I start with pencil sketches and then go over them with a waterproof pen. And later finish
the stickers with watercolor paint. And this time I will be using purple paint as the most
prominent color, to match my background
As always, I started with the moon phases for planning lunar observances.
I am making a variety of stickers focusing on domestic tasks as well. Kitchen witchery
and spring cleaning. I wanted a few stickers that related to filming and videos for planning
videos on my channel, but they could also be used for planning a movie night or shows
you like to watch. The camera can represent skype or zoom calls with friends or for business.
I hope these give you some ideas for creating your own stickers or doodles as you set up
your own planner for the month.
And here are the completed sticker sheets, they have been scanned in, cleaned up and
color corrected. Then printed out on label sheets. I am very happy with how they came
out.
If you’d like to download a PDF of these planner stickers, please visit Magical Crafting
on Patreon at the link below the video.
My Patrons can download recipes, book of shadows pages, artwork and more. All provided as PDF’s.
And I continue to add new, downloadable content as I do more projects on the channel.
I trimmed out all of the elements and punched out the circle stickers. I love this particular
circle punch because I can see the design through the hole for lining it up, and the
punch does not have to be placed on a table for stability for pushing down like other
punches.
The first step is to write the day and date on all of the purple strips.
Okay, let’s get into the planner and my April pages.
This month my weekly pages are arranged with Monday through Sunday across both pages. This
is my first time setting up my planner like this, and I am just trying it out to see if
I like i t or not. The columns may end up being too narrow. I put a panel at the beginning
of each week to remind me to focus on important elements.
First I go through my week pages adding all of the day header stickers. I am using an
erasable pen to divide my days and to write in my tasks. I love these pens because I can
correct any mistakes. And I am blocking off the bottom portion of each week with a strip
of washi tape to leave space for a weekly tarot draw on the left and another monthly
checklist on the right
Now heading back to the beginning of the month I am adding a panel with the moon phases and
an area to plan out my monthly kitchen witchery plans. Every Sunday I’d like to make one
magical dish.
A sourdough bread loaf to strengthen partnership
A dandelion salad for good luck and wishes coming true
Chicken soup to promote hearth, home and health
And black magic brownies to give me energy and speed up my magical workings.
A big part of planning my month is scheduling all the videos for this channel, so that is
one of the main focuses of my first page. I list out every video I have planned for
the month. I am planning several DIY craft projects and several art projects as well
this month.
So far this year my upload schedule for this channel has been three videos a week on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. I am sticking to that schedule in April if I miss an upload day
I never beat myself up about it. This is part of my self care routine to reduce stress.
As I start to add the doodle stickers for the month, I start with the moon phases. I
want to get all of the phases into the planner first.
Next I go back through the month and add stickers to represent my videos that come out every
monday, wednesday and Friday.
I am adding a section called Rituals in April to plan out my New moon Ritual, Full moon
ritual and a seaside cleansing ritual for the month
The next section is to note down spring cleaning tasks I want to focus on in April. First I
would like to plant some spring flowers in the backyard. Next there is my monthly Declutter
and Donate day. And this month I have decided to remove the screens and clean all of my
windows. Something I should do more often. To let the springtime sunshine in. And finally
another backyard project. To clean up the patio after it’s winter disuse.
Another section is all about getting outside this month. The days are getting warmer. I
want to do one lunchtime walk at the beach each week in April. I’d like to walk at
the park on the weekend, and also get out into my backyard for gardening and cleaning
projects. Those are the three ways I plan to get outside more this month.
The next section is all about my April Patreon rewards. It is so important to me to make
sure that I’m providing value to my Patrons. I strive for between two and four rewards
uploaded every month. In April I have planned three printables as rewards, a ritual planner,
a Beltane greeting cards and May planner stickers.
At the end of the month I use the leftover space to add a column to plan my April Art
Witchery. Art projects are going to be happening almost every day in April and I am very excited.
I have set up all of my acrylic paint in my new art studio space, and invested in a stack
of canvases. It is time to get started painting all of my oracle card designs! I have 14 canvases
I want to get started on this month. As well as an acrylic canvas to represent the Beltane
sabbat, and a few other art projects.
Once that list is complete, I go back through the month and assign Art Witch stickers for
every day I intend to work on a painting of one of my oracle cards. I will be painting
every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, and I would like to try livestreaming my painting
sessions on Thursdays to see if I enjoy it.
At the end of each week, at the bottom of each left hand page, I create a space for
notes on a weekly tarot draw. Just a few lines to note down the general themes and advice
for the coming week.
Now it is time to go through each day and fill in each item that needs to get done.
This planner is mostly for the Magical Crafting channel, so all of my filming, writing, recording
and editing go in this planner. I also put all of my Etsy shop listings here and any
client work. And Since this is April I have added a few days of Tax prep and a tax appointment.
And a few special occasions like Birthdays and the delivery of a new refrigerator.
Because I share my actual monthly plans in my videos, instead of blank set-ups, get a
lot of questions about how I am able to do so much every month. I have four ways to answer
that question, the first one is coffee. Lots of coffee, and a very supportive partner.
The second answer is that I have recently moved into a new office space and art studio,
dedicated to magical crafting. That means I have cut out almost all distractions and
am able to laser focus on many projects each month.
The third answer is what you are watching right now. Planning. My plan with me videos
can take me up to four days to plan, film and edit. Every day is painstakingly planned,
and carefully thought out.
And the fourth answer is simply that I don’t. I absolutely do not do all of the things on
my planner every month. What you see here is purely aspirational. These are all of the
things I want and need to do for the month, but you will notice that there is very little
downtime scheduled in. So if I decide to take a day off, something has to give. And I am
okay with that. My upload schedule for videos is a guideline, not a rule. If you look at
an old plan with me video and review the list of videos for the month, and compare that
list with the videos I actually uploaded, you are sure to find a few changed or missing
all together. Just like everyone else in life, I just do the best I can.
And with that it is time for the final flip through for the month. This month has a big
focus on creativity and art projects. I will have my hands in acrylic paint, watercolors
or card making projects almost every day. I am excited to see how that feels.
I hope this video provides some inspiration for your own planning endeavors. If you enjoy
my plan with me or art content, kindly leave a like on this video. Each one of these videos
help me evolve my stickers and layouts so, If you have any suggestions for me to improve
my next plan with me video, please let me know in the comments.