The snow has come, the arctic cold has gone, and I am back at yoga class. A deep soul-cleansing sigh was heard around the world. It's been a little more than a month since I last was at a yoga class. I did a class online, and lots of stretching and other exercise in between, …
Last week I shared with you my amazingly involved and life changing goals for 2018. Well, they're not earth shaking, but I did end up seeing a pattern. All the goals are about exploring and learning new things. Bettering myself, if you will. Hence, my word of the year will be LEARN. That's what I …
Should we have New Year's Resolutions? How about a set of Goals for 2018? A Bucket list? Is this just a bandwagon thing, or can it actually be helpful? I've come up with a list of 10 things I want to do, explore, work on, enjoy during the coming year. Maybe I am already doing …
I'm feeling the need to be crafty. Well, I guess I always feel that way, but today, I feel a hint of jingle, and a touch of balsam scented candle in that need. I want to make something, if not totally Christmas, at least wintry. I checked this book out of the library last week: …
I got hit by the Black & White Photo Challenge on Facebook. I caved and played along, but I didn't feel the need to harness that type of responsibility to anyone by nominating them to join in. I picked seven photos that really represent me and what I love about this craft, so I thought …
It's been on my list for a long time. You know, that list, the one with all those things you want to try but you don't give yourself time to do? I'm doing it, I'm crossing something off that darn thing. I'm knitting my first sweater! I've done a fair amount of knitting; hats, scarves, …
I am trying to broaden my artistic horizons. I have given drawing faces a whirl (gotta get back to that), have played around with gelli printing (LOVE THIS!), and now want to try painting with a brush (not just hands and stencils). But what should I paint? Something minimal, simplistic, cute, but not too cute. …
Last week I asked if I should start bullet journaling. Well, the truth of matter is, I was already stalking bujo (the in-the-know- way of saying bullet journal) sites and videos before I asked the question. I was poking around because a friend and I were wondering where we should go now that we have …
The fourth and final of the Four Sublime Attitudes is Upeksha, or remaining impartial to the faults and imperfections of others. Well. This is often easier said then done. This page (on the right, created with Tim Holtz and dylusions stencils and stamps) from my art journal illustrates this attitude in two ways. I can …
Week three's theme at yoga class was the Bramavihara Mudita, or celebrating the good in others. This is a fun one. It inspired this silly little page in my art journal, and reminded me of a few thank you notes I should send. Dylusions stencil, Tim Holtz stencil, vintage alphabet stamps, and probably Dylusion inks …
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