When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford Dear Photo Diary I am not taking as many photos with my big girl camera anymore, because of phone. It feels sad looking back, so sometimes I pull myself together and take some […]
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Diary Doodle: Flower Border gone awry
Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts. Jean Cocteau Finding your own favorite doodle pattern is a good feeling. I think flowers might be my thing, they reoccur all the time. They grow where ever I am. I start with a flower […]
Eye Candy | 50 Shades of Pink + desktop background
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. Dale Carnegie I was looking through some of the […]
Diamond Stitch Art Journal
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. Jim Rohn Trying something new to me, called diamond x stitch binding. It is a bookbinding stitching method. I thought it would be more difficult than it was, so I put it of for a while, but when […]
Video | Cut and Paste Index Card Collage
Let’s have some cut and paste fun together, shall we? My friend Tammy asked me to do a guest post on index cards for her annual summer challenge, ICAD: Index Card A Day last year, and then again this year! I said yes, brought out my scrap inbox of pretty papers and recorded a quick […]
The Pink Flower Mission
A Photo Project often start with one simple idea that spark your interest. The idea does not have to be genius or innovative, but it has to be something that interest you enough that you want to return to it from time to time (or else it won’t become a project). Ideas that I am […]
DIY | Tiny Neon Pink Planter
Time for a little DIY, don’t you think? I love neon pink! Oh how I love that color! But I haven’t really indulged enough in it yet, probably because it is a little overwhelming (to say the least) and a lot of people have an aversion for it. But not me. I thought neon pink […]
The ridiculous Magnolia Tree is laughing
I think I’ve been out four or five times snapping photos of dad’s big Magnolia Tree this past week. I started when the buds turned pink and I have kept taking photos (lots of photos) until now when the leaves are falling to on the grass below. I’m fascinated with this strange tree, a anomaly […]
Striped sweater goes glove
Recycling felted wool, yes please. From the same felted sweater that I made my mom’s mittens I cut out a new pair of finger gloves for myself. I brought them home with me un-sewed, but now I have hand sewn the parts together. They are a bit funny looking, but they fit me! I love […]
Fingerprints in my Art Journal
Studio Friday and the theme is Playtime! Tine of Tine sparkles says “dip the fingertips in the paints and start walking with them over the paper! Let your fingers go for a walk.” So that is what I did, in my Art Journal. Related PostsStudio Friday | Inspiration indulgence Homemade Soup Unleashed the wild thing […]
Project frenzy
It’s project frenzy over here, as usual. I got a green shawl in wool knitted by my smart mother for Christmas. One of the best gifts of course! Green is my second favorite colour – after pink. After Christmas when we went shopping I got some pink wool yarn, and knitted a pair of wrist […]