Tell me about yourself. I live a pretty good life in South Africa with my husband and fur baby. I force them into photos and homemade adventures, and they oblige because they love me. Last week I quit my day job and I’m crazyexcited to build up my business and not have to wear pants every day.
What is one weird or interesting fact about you? I get goosebumps when I sneeze. According to T, this is strange.
What do you do to express your creativity? Write out ideas, Project Life our everyday, art journal my innermost feelings, write in Notepad and delete it straight afterwards, read, wear silly underwear.
How did you get started doing this? I’m a planner. I started planning for Project Life two years before I actually opened up the file in Photoshop and added pictures. Once I got into the regular groove of Project Life I realised that I don’t actually have to plan every detail before diving in. It was a revelation. Now I try to do before thinking about it. That’s why I’m loving art journaling. There are no rules. It simultaneously freaks me out, and intrigues me.
What do you love most about what you do to be creative? Everything. Planning, process, and the final result. Each satisfies a different part of me.
Who or what inspires you? To do lists. Lists. Mind maps. Non-fiction books. Instagram. Not Pinterest. My husband.
How do you stay inspired? What do you do when you feel stuck or uninspired? I have an Ideas Moleskine, and Evernote. My Evernote is broken up into categories (blog, shop, life, creative, etc) and I get absolutely everything out of my head and into there. Sometimes writing down ideas lead to more ideas and that’s when my favourite types of projects are born. My Moleskine is less of a brain dump and more organised into plans. I’m working on shifting from ideas to completed projects, and so these lists include action points too.
Why do you do what you do? What motivates you to be creative? I do it because I get this itchy feeling if I don’t. I’m totally motivated by this itch and by the end result. I love seeing my art journals filled to the brim, and my Project Life files lined up on the shelf fills my heart with glee.
Describe your creative style. What I have learned is that I can’t force my style. I’d like to be minimalist but then I smear a bunch of glitter on the page. My style doesn’t fit in a box and I’m fine with that because everything I make still fits into the Caylee box.
Name your top five favorite tools or products.
- Uni Pin Fine Line
- Scissors
- Double-sided-tape (stupid glue)
- Photoshop
- Moleskines
Are you an early bird or a night owl? When are you most productive? I’m a night owl and I’m so happy that working for myself allows me to stay up until as late as I can manage. I am my most creative at night, but I’m most productive in the first hour after waking up. It’s a good mix.
What project(s) are you currently working on? Project Life, my art journal, my Radical Self Love Bible, my Etsy store (fave project !), and bettering myself through self-learning.
If you had to be a color in a crayon box, which color would you be? Black since they wouldn’t get enough glitter in the gold.
If you could possess a super power, which one would you choose? The power to Get Things Done. And I’m truly working on this one.
What is your favorite quote? Pretty much anything that Chuck Palahniuk says, but this is one of the favourites: “Your handwriting. The way you walk. Which china pattern you choose. It’s all giving you away. Everything you do shows your hand. Everything is a self-portrait. Everything is a diary.”
I couldn’t fit all of Caylee’s creativity into one blog post, so be sure to follow her on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and her blog to keep up with this inspiring lady!
Thank you for joining us today, Caylee!
Hello Caylee
Nice to meet you. You seem to be an interesting person. I think we should connect with each other.
Andrea 🙂 hihihi
silly fox.
Thank you for having me, Amelia. An absolute honour.
PS: 8 is my favourite number.
SO glad to have you, Caylee! And that you got to be your favorite number 8 in this series (: xx.
I love “the Caylee box” concept! You truly rock!