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Last year I wanted to vlogmas but it wasn’t until the last minute that I realised it and so I didn’t. I did, however, watch a lot of vlogmases on Youtube in order to get some vlogmas ideas for 2023. But first –
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What is Vlogmas?
Vlogmas is a yearly tradition on Youtube where content creators post a daily video-blog (vlog) for the 24 days in the lead up to Christmas. It was started by Ingrid Nilsen in 2011 and has become a staple ever since.
What was clear to me was that planning was the key to get through all the days. So I started a page in my bullet journal with vlogmas ideas. These were mostly sewing sphere related at first but as I have now had one week of vlogmas under my belt, it isn’t so much about keeping it sewing related but about sharing the behind the scenes stuff. The part of life that you live away from sewing. And its been fun! I am really enjoying this vlogging stuff.
I am learning a lot about myself and how I can articulate my thoughts/ideas/choices without the option of editing or cutting out bloopers. I am literally just recording as I go along. If you’d like to see a slice of my unfiltered life I have included the first 7 days videos below with the titles giving you an idea of what to expect.
The concept reminded me of similar things in the blogging sphere like Blogtober (a challenge I’d like to do as well where you write a blog post every day in October). Without further ado here are some vlogmas ideas from my list. Remember to keep it simple!
10 Vlogmas Ideas to try out in 2023
- Decorating the tree.
- Favourite all time Christmas Movies.
- Best Christmas songs
- Christmas gift guide
- Favourite books of the year
- Visiting a local Christmas market
- Checking out the Christmas lights locally
- Christmas shopping
- Family Christmas traditions
- Christmas menu planning
That being said though, the best thing about daily blogging so far has been the spontaneity of it all. I never really know what the end result will look like. For instance, on the day I did my gift guide I had to record it as I was folding laundry in my utility room because that was the only time I was going to be able to do it!
There is something liberating about free form content creating compared to a crafted scripted piece. You can check out my vlogs here for the first week of December – in all my family regalia!
Vlogmas days 1 -7
Vlogmas Day 1 – Decorating the House and Setting up the Tree
Vlogmas Day 2| 6 Mental Wellbeing Gift Ideas plus my Monday House Clean
Vlogmas Day 3 | Cleaning the oven and Food Philosophy
Vlogmas Day 4 – Instant Pot Yoghurt, Fabric Mail & Courgette Spaghetti
Vlogmas Day 5 – Christmas Dress, Costco and thoughts on The Lion King remake
Vlogmas Day 6 | Favourite Christmas Movies, Hoola Hoop Dance Workout and Making Pizzas!
Vlogmas Day 7 – Christmas Jumpers, Youtube Woes and Shopping for Baubles
In other festive sewing news! I sewed up a Christmas shirt for my husband using my TNT McCalls M6044 and recorded a sew-along as well!
And for me, I sewed a Sew Different Everyday Chic Dress in a Christmas baubles fabric.
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