Ana’s post about re-devoting herself to journaling made me want to take a look at my practice this year. This year I have been using three primary journals: For my daily planner, I use the Effin’ Birds planner. This is my third year using it and it just meets all my needs really well. For…
I recently spun up some fiber that had gorgeous colors – pinks, reds, purples and just a touch of blue. The colorway was called Blushes Deeply. So I went looking for an ink palette. What do you think? Sailor Shikiori Yozakura PenBBS #233 Nanjing Sailor Peche Tono & Lims Maboroshi DeAtramentis Deep Water Obsession Black…
I’m the tail end of Gen X and sometimes those stereotypes are spot on. I LOVE 80’s music, I identify with a lot of the memes. And apparently right now I’m starting to go into my neon era? In the last 2 months I’ve been testing knitting a scrappy knit dress for a designer (pattern…
While Ana was off meeting you at the CA Pen Show, I was gallivanting in Raleigh, North Carolina at QuiltCon. The trip was amazing and I returned feeling creatively inspired. This morning I sat down and wrote in my journal. This trip was fun in that there were photos and lots of stickers and fabric…
Every February for many years Ana and I have worked together on a little personal challenge we call “Fix it, Finish it or Frog it February.” While we specifically relate this to knitting, we thought it could be applicable to any craft or hobby you pursue. So today’s post is brought to you with knitting…
As Ana indicated in yesterday’s post, we have thoughts about color! Or rather, thoughts on where Pantone’s lack of color has gone. A few years ago a colleague of mine wrote an article called “Where Have All the Colors Gone?” and it got me thinking about this trend. All of a sudden I was noticing…
Hello! I’m on holiday break this week (but still working… sheesh!) and so I wanted to share a quick post about what’s new to my EDC/travel carry! Two fun new pens have entered the collection. The first is the TWSBI Eco Plum + Onyx ($55.99 at Lemur Ink). This is one area where Ana and…
