Nature is so inspiring to me and I’m always amazed by the forms and patterns I find in the details of ordinary things. Sometimes it almost seems unreal, like perfect spiraling tendrils or perfect circles you see in plants. This weekend I went on a little walk with my niece, collecting wildflowers. I came across [...] See the full post »
Every once in a while I go on a random blog hop, in exploration of beautiful imagery and interesting reads. I suppose it happens to all of us – one link leads to another and another… This week I found the blog Peekadoo. Beautiful, stirring artwork on the blog, so touching to me. Every week [...] See the full post »
Happy Thursday to everyone! Besides the rain-on, rain-off weather we’ve been having lately, things are pretty lovely here in the Tuscan hills. I’m happy to hear the birds chirping, see the wildflowers popping up and feel the warmth of the sun getting stronger by the day. Although I was thoroughly annoyed taking photos today, given [...] See the full post »
This week has been full of computer-time and digital work for me, so when I needed to make a birthday card for a friend I naturally started with a digital design. With birds on the brain from my daily bird exercise, the phrase “bird-day” instead of “birthday” popped in my head. I decided to go [...] See the full post »
Sometimes when you are feeling down, a bit anxious or just uninspired one way or another – it helps to just sit down and doodle away. Use a black pen on white paper and just go at it. Dot, line, curve…fill it in until you run out of ink! Somehow, the process of doodling really [...] See the full post »
Although I realize that watching videos online is much like plopping onto the couch and watching TV, brain-might-zone-out, type of activity…I still think watching people in action provides great inspiration. Of course different from TV is the amount of creative shows and content available online. Even when I’m busy designing or coding on the computer, [...] See the full post »
Happy Friday my lovely readers! TGIF for sure. I’ve been really busy with work…and as I typed that, I realize that it’s probably redundant to say “I’ve been busy.” Aren’t we always busy? Aren’t we always occupied doing something or another? As I pondered the issue of never having enough time and being busy, I [...] See the full post »
Happy Thursday to everyone! Every week I join in with Kootoyoo’s creative workspace posting, so here’s a peek at what’s going on around here. I’m still working on my tissue paper roll minibook, making little yo-yo flowers from fabric. I allowed for so much space in between each page that I have to bulk it [...] See the full post »
Another hump day and my list of to do’s is definitely piling up. Even with some pressing items, I just couldn’t help myself and started working on a scrapbooking mini album. Sometimes you just have to take a break, right? I recently discovered tissue paper roll minibooks and posted the beginnings of my obsession on [...] See the full post »
Today happens to be a super gloomy, rainy day here in Tuscany. Although at times it can be quite peaceful and cozy staying inside the house, listening to the raindrops outside. I think it’s the lack of sunlight that really gets to me. My mood is so easily affected by the weather and even if [...] See the full post »
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