Squirkworld Lots of knitting, crocheting, and general craftiness along with interesting musings on a number of things including migraines and music! (Squirky also happens to be my daughter.)
Crazy Aunt Purl More knitting, cats, and general hilarity. This was the first blog I ever read. (I had googled roll- brim knit hat.)
The Pioneer Woman The second blog I ever read. I don't follow it as frequently as I used to, but do check in every once in awhile. Evidently there is a movie in the works based on this woman's blog/life. Ranch life, cooking, home decor, kids, and homeschooling. She's also very funny.
And artist's blogs I follow. Beautiful photos, artwork, lifestyles.
I keep meaning to share my favorite blogs/websites. I have my blogroll that I go through everyday--usually in a certain order. A lot of women artists and crafty people, and a few other non-artist sites as well. But for today, here are a few of my favorite home decor sites.
how not to decorate
Lonny Magazine An online decorating lifestyle magazine. I especially like the current issue.
Decor 8 Blog
A blog that features gorgeous photos of everything decor inspired: magazines, shops, products, photography and photo stylists portfolios.
Apartment Therapy
I'm totally addicted to the home tours on this one.
Next time I'll share some of my other favorite blogs.
as if they were in my art journal. I need to make a new art journal, but in the meantime, I'm just grabbing whatever paper I can and drawing/painting/collaging away. The thing is, this "Acquerello" watercolor booklet is 9x4.5" and doesn't fit on the scanner to show the whole piece (as I painted it.) So here they are, slightly cropped.
For some reason, I don't consider my previous paintings in my art journal pages "real art." So I had to go out and buy some tiny canvasses to paint on. That should make it real enough. And here they are! Yep, there is no difference except I can hang them on a wall. And if I paint a bigger "stretched" canvas that will make it even morel like "real art." Or not. I just like to "do" art. Since I can't figure out how to had a caption to these pictures, I will put them here: upper left painting is acrylic on a 3x5 canvas " Purple Dress Girl." Upper right is a tiny stretched canvas, 2x3 "Grey Nude" watercolor. The last is a 5x7 canvas painted with gouache (which I love) called "Flowered Girl." It's so interesting and so much fun to try different arts/crafts/painting/knitting/crocheting/doll making/not to mention gardening/cooking/baking/sewing/. I guess I really like the "art" of being a homemaker/artist/retired person.