Some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner I’ve been playing on some Index cards (that is, filling them with colors). It’s a daily challenge […]
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Inspirational Quotes – Free Printable for your Not
I made a printable with inspirational quotes that is free to download and use in your own notebook. It consists of three (3) PDF-pages filled with different quotes that you can use in your notebook, sketchbook, bullet journal, calendar or personal diary! Because we can all need a pick-me-up of a thought-provoking quote at times, […]
The Hamster on my Head
You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not’? George Bernard Shaw Let’s draw selfies! Much more fun and original than taking them with your cell phone! Working on new journal with brown paper bags inside, but also in this one darling journal. There is […]
Art Journaling Peek: Photos in Smart Journal Volum...
If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign? Albert Einstein With the brown paper cover this smarty art journal is mellow on the outside but awesome on the inside… At least I think so. I love the flower illustrations on the left. Love! […]
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 week Moorea posts a new list prompt, and I think it’s perfect as diary writing! This week I caught up by writing the last week’s […]
Feminism and Pussy Girl Power
I want a Zero Tolerance policy on All The Patriarchal Bullshit.” Caitlin Moran Don’t be a pussy girl! You can do it! The feminist in me has been sleeping for a few years. But when I read more and engage in the world she is waking up and wanting everyone to sign the petition! Maybe […]
Art journal peek: Take your pills
Another page from my loose pages series. This one has a sadness to it, not sure if you can tell? Antidepressive pills along with depressing quotes…. The quotes by Pascal and Donne are in Swedish, and taken from some paper I got at university when I took Philosophy for one semester. I love this page […]
Everything is a Diary
I came up with my own proverb that I wrote down in my Art Journal to remember it (on the left page in the journal spread, written in Swedish). It says; It’s better to have one crochet project in your hand than 10 unused balls of yarn in the yarn basket on the floor… :-) […]
Poetic words and a Wire Flower
“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.” Beautiful words that I found via FB, together with this quote: Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: […]
You will craft nothing less than epic with your li...
The Swedish cover of Marisha Pessl’s book Special Topics in Calamity Physics is one of my favorite book covers ever. It is so pretty and needs to be displayed. I like the title too. I have been eying this book in the shop for a while… Then recently I found it at a flea market […]
Quote of the Year: Make your uniqueness tangible
Blogger, writer and crafty podcaster Sister Diane of CraftyPod blog recently introduced (together with some of her friends) the very cool site Making Meaning. It is fabulous, as it covers many of the subjects I’m interested in and write about too.
Your oneness is pure truth
Today I’m sharing this quote from The Universe: Any and all forms of separation – disconnects, divides, partings, breakups, and goodbyes – Hanna, are temporary. Very. You’ll be together far, far longer than you will ever be apart. Forever and ever. Your oneness, Hanna, is pure truth; your separation is pure fantasy. And my cat, […]