Blog: Guest Designer | Kim Oedekoven

We're thrilled to have the lovely and talented, Kim Oedekoven

Glad to be here! The Studio Calico team is fantastic and I couldn’t be happier to be chosen as your May guest. I wish I could call myself a mixed media artist, but that artist part just doesn’t stick. I love to play with all sorts of things like fiber art, planning, scrapbooking, and Project Life® in all different types of medium. In my former life, I taught quilting, journaling, and paper arts classes using textile techniques to people of all walks of life: from blind school students to therapy workshops for cancer survivors to at-risk pregnancy patients. I feel like everyone has a story, and I love to be the happy helper in getting those stories told! Professionally, I have starred in three educational sewing videos for use in high school classrooms and shown my own fiber artwork across the country. It all started when I began learning to traditionally hand-quilt as a young lady, and have since evolved into memory keeping and planning using my beloved fabric techniques.

On a more personal note (and quite possibly a lot less boring of one), since settling in Pennsylvania one year ago from Oregon, I’ve officially become a full-time stay-at-home mom, caring for four sporty, smelly, sweet boys ranging in ages from 4 to 17!

May Planner Kit | Traveler's Notebook Dashboards: I made a series of dashboards and dividers using a modified photo pocket protector and vellum. It’s a great place to use some of those add-on kit alphas from Pink Fresh Studio, along with some ephemera and the fabulous Alfresco Kit paper.

May Planner Kit | Pocket and Dashboard Love: Pockets are helpful for holding the functional pieces necessary for planning. I used the SC packaging to create a notecard, and the One Little Bird notecard is a great addition for jotting down those quick lists.

May Planner Kit | Monthly Task Lists: My monthly to-do page is a blank slate for bright alpha headers. The task list is made by the Alfresco packaging, and a notecard can be slipped into my documenter album as a keepsake of our summer fun!

May Planner Kit | Weekly Layout: For my weekly planning, the ring binder page protector had a cute shape and pattern. I used it to create a landing zone for my weekly notes. The ephemera adds a pop of color, too!