The bucket list wall that could change your life. Here's how to put it together...

SALT LAKE CITY — At a glance, it may just look like framed sticky notes. But Taelyn Crosby calls it the wall that changed her life. It's her bucket list wall, and it's filled with ideas to make the everyday more meaningful. Crosby is a mom and artist who is using her gifts to lead a more intentional life. She explained how the bucket list wall works and why she chose to create it.

"This is essentially a gallery wall filled with simple ideas to make the everyday just feel a little more magical," Crosby said. She explained that each month her family chooses activities they want to do together. "We put them up on the wall and go throughout the month just choosing one at a time, doing it together," she said, adding that photos from each activity are put up once they've done them. "So it kinda becomes, like, this visual story of our days." Crosby said the idea started after a holiday tradition she did with her children. She made an advent calendar filled with daily activities instead of treats. After the season was over, she decided she wanted to extend the feeling throughout the year. "I just wanted to have something that would help me to slow down and just be more present in our everyday life rather than just rushing through it." Rather than adding more to a busy schedule, Crosby said the wall reframes things the family already does. "I feel like we're not necessarily doing more," she said. "We're just kind of doing the same things we would normally do kind of in a romanticized way." That intentional framing, she noted, helps moments stand out. "We're creating memories that we might have otherwise missed." Crosby said this is a really simple project any family can do. All you need is a wall in your house and some ideas to write down. She suggested using frames, fabric, or even a pinboard. "When I first made mine, I just pinned up some little pieces of paper, wrote the ideas on there," she said, adding that over time she began designing printables that double as art and prompts for daily living. Crosby has since turned the concept into a broader project. "I created something called Art of Everyday," she said. The monthly experience includes curated ideas, frame‑ready artwork and painting tutorials. "At first, it just looks like a wall of art," Crosby explained. "But when you look closer, it has, like, the little ideas written into the design."

Find Taelyn Crosby on Instagram, @taelynkcrosbyart, where you can find Art of Everyday.

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