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 this year. Here are 2011 picks: Authenticity in a messy life Where I wrote about real life vs. what is shown in a blog post, […]
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The importance of a Home
The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change. Richard Bach I have longed for a place of my own for a long time now. In June I drew […]
Favorite posts from 2010
I know of many bloggers who among their own posts pick favorites that have been either well received or fun to write. I haven’t done this before but as I was looking through blog posts from 2010 yesterday to write about my 2010 achievements I happened upon three that I think are great, so if […]
The Perfect Protest
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats; neither fear nor shame can cure them. Jean de La Fontaine From my Art Journal: A Perfect Mess: I don’t even want to be perfect! Is it a contradiction in terms to call your art and your life “a perfect mess” – or is it the only […]
The gift of 365 Beautiful Days filled with Happine...
Yes, 4! Four days of 2010 have passed and all of those four days have been good days. I received a text message on New Year’s Eve saying I was gifted 365 happy days to use at my own disposal during the New Year. What a beautiful gift! Each morning since I wake up and […]
Innerpreneur, Photography and Lookabout
Inspired by Sister Diane’s resource roundup, Leah’s linkage posts and most recently Stina’s Veckans tips I’ve decided to yes, keep sharing my favorite web finds with you but do it in a more calm and collected way, once a week. This is inspiration linkage roundup number one. And I’ll just call it lookabout since that […]
Felted wool, Sequins and Embroidery on a string
Come visit iHanna’s blog and get a bit of the rainbow… Hehe. If you feel a bit gray in your everyday life, maybe you need a sparkly boost of color? Put on your best jewelry and shine, this works special wonders if it’s a necklace that you’ve done yourself! Those creative gems are the best […]
I love a bit of craziness around the neck
Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. James Bryant Conant When I was visiting the city library I had a very nice time in the craft section. Perfectly placed in front of the knitting books I found a little stool that I sat on as I was browsing through […]
Luxury Knitting with Alpaca + Ravelry Thoughts
After yesterdays nerd post about blogging I’m back today as a creative knitting nerd. I started this blog with a lot of knitting, reading knitting blogs and writing about it. Since then my interested in other creative hobbies has broaden but my knitting is still going strong, especially now during winter. When I visited my […]
I had a Play Date today
I had a play date today – with me and my art journal! SuziBlu’s home assignment for this week was a self portrait in your art journal. Hers didn’t look like her but was gorgeous and cute. Mine don’t look like me very much either – but are rather ugly. First I sketched myself in […]
Words about me
I’m: everything pink, lace, white, romantic, bold colours, roses, vintage, wabi-sabi, stained, cute, cats and kittens, b/w photos, striped tops, red shoes, black fingernails, quilts, granny squares, notebooks, black ink pens, messy collages, gesso, jeans, buttons, wool, rainbow colours, runny watercolours, hello kitty, green frogs, owls, browns, 1970ish patterns, golden ornamental frames, incense candles, brown […]
Luck is a skill
In creative endeavors luck is a skill. Twyla Tharp In July I started working in Art Journal number seven (7!)! Can you believe it? My style is really evolving right now, because I work in it all through the day when I’m at home. This is the first spread I made in it: It’s the […]