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For this activity, I decided to create a collage of stickers on the backside of my planner. The stickers themselves came from a couple different places, cute paper stores, homemade, etc. When I put them all together, they elevated the look of my planner, turning it into something colorful and meaningful.

I created my collage of stickers by gathering some sticker sheets I had previously bought from a boutique and then decided to make my own stickers, as well. I chose to put some stickers from Paper & Grace as the border for my planner and created the rest. I already have a printer and sticker paper from previous crafts, so I thought why not use this activity as an opportunity to use them again. The way that I arranged them was impulsive, I tried not to think about it too much or else I’d be there all day. I created a collage of images or icons I thought were cute on my laptop and instead of buying some new stickers, printed them at home. The goal was to make my planner feel more like me and not so plain.

The way that this activity embodies Rasquache, first and foremost, because I used solely what I had on hand, I didn’t go out and buy more stickers (that I obviously didn’t need). This also uses Rasquache in the way that my planner was uniform and didn’t hold any significant meaning or flags that reflected me. Medina-Lopez describes Rasquache as a movement that derived from a “sociocultural imperative to recycle, upcycle, make do, and make new meanings through whatever available bits and pieces.” I wanted to make new meaning through my planner and create something that when I carry it with me everyday, it shows a little piece of me; through the stickers I decided to create and display.