Making things

Work by Jazmin Berakha

I don't know if it's cold winter nights spent huddled by the fireplace or if this urge to make things never really stays quiet for that long, but when I saw this beautiful embroidery work by Jazmin Berakha it made me want to reach out for my stash of crafty tools and start stitching away just like her.

I also thought about  how much fun it would be to draw on something I can hold in my hand first thing in the morning. I love looking at drawings and paintings hanging on my wall, but wouldn't it be great to hold that drawing in your hand every day and let it greet you first thing in the morning while you're drinking your first cup of coffee? I love what Esther is doing, the way she's giving a new life to those old, unwanted things that have so much more life to them:

Photo by Esther Coombs, see more of her awesome work here.

And wouldn't it be nice to make something like this?

Photo and tutorial by Beautiful Mess

Do you feel the urge to make something during those long, cold, winter nights?

Monday reminder

Image taken from here.

Well, it's Monday, that dreaded day of the week when this kind of reminder is needed more than at any other time of the week, do you agree? :)

New blog discovered this weekend. It's one of those blogs that made me stay up late because I just *had to* go through its entire archive. See for yourself, but don't say I didn't warn you :D

Where are you supposed to be?

Text on the drawing by Story People

I've been determined not to make any plans or make any goals for this year yet. I want to see where this year will start taking me. I want to get surprised, hopefully in a good way.

But when you don't have to think about any sensible plans, all kind of nice and crazy possibilities start to present themselves. And you start thinking "Well, why not? Why not consider an option or a plan that might not be "sensible" but could prove to be more fun than I could ever (sensibly) imagine?"

Have you made any plans or resolutions yet? Do you have any fun-but-maybe-not-so-sensible plans for this year?