Category: On writing

In Search of a Compass

I doodled and painted a quick little compass mandala in a fresh notebook late last night. I have been jumping between all kinds of journals and notebooks lately, not feeling…

Categories Notebooks/On writing

Adding Lists and Quotes to my Diary

I love taking a break with a cup of coffee and my diary. I love black ink and list writing. That’s why I’m participating in 52 Lists in 2013. Each…

Categories I write Lists/Notebooks/On writing

What’s new on my desk today

In today’s mail came the new embroidery magazine, and I am very proud since I am one of three editors. I’ve planned it, worked with it, written articles, edited text,…

Categories On writing

Favorite posts from 2011

Last year I wrote a post with my Favorite posts from 2010. While reading back through the whole year I picked out three favorites and I’ve done the same thing…

Categories On writing

On Deep Writing

This week I am finding my way back to writing by hand. At night I’ve been opening my diary and writing about this and that and nothing special. And it…

Categories On writing

Pay a blogger day

I just found out via Sister Diane’s Craftypod blog that today is Pay a blogger day (that’s their campaign site), in her blog post “Pay a blogger day and How…

Categories Digital Life/On writing

Set a Quantitative Goal

Set smart goals I learned from Lisa Sonora Beam’s great book The Creative Entrepreneur that all goals should be SMART. Smart stands for: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound! It…

Categories iHanna's Thoughts/On writing

Fuel Your Constantly Creative Brain

You have this amazing brain, a Constantly Creative Brain. I believe everyone is born creative. Maybe you’ve lost a bit of it as you’ve grown up yeah sure, and maybe…

Categories Creativity & Life/iHanna's Thoughts/On writing

Planning for Next Year

Nothing gets a writer more off center than not writing. Julia Cameron My inspiration board right now. I have participated in the lovely project Art Every Day Month during November,…

Categories Creativity & Life/On writing

Good writing pens are hard to find

Poetry is the journal of the sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the air. Poetry is a search for syllables to shoot at the barriers of the…

Categories Draw & doodle/On writing

Swedish Embroidery Magazine | Note from the Editorial Staff

This is the summer issue of the Swedish Embroidery Magazine. It is the second issue that I’m involved in making and it shows a bit of iHanna style this time….

Categories Inspiration/On writing

Planning to be Creative Next Year too

I’m planning to be Creative next year too. I hope you will join me. Not that creativity could be held down, right? It’s the force that can not be stopped….

Categories Creative habits/Creativity & Life/Inspiration/On writing