I have a new blog post up at It's A Creative World, featuring downloadables for making yourself a cute kraft paper and scallop Christmas address book and organiser. There have been lots of great Christmas ideas going up all month, so check out my post and then browse around for awhile. And yeah, I know it's early, but I like the illusion that I will be all organised and on top of things, right?
I love my 'internet friends'. Don't get me wrong, of course I love my 'real life' friends too, and in a very different way. Many of my internet friends are people that I have met face to face, but only once or twice. The intermawebs allow us to make connections with folk that we may not meet otherwise, with shared interests and values. Sure, some of those connections are more real and lasting than others, but even at it's most shallow, you get that happy feeling that a good gathering can give.
Recently my online class habit has grown out of control. That's a confession for another time. November sees me with only two though.
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This OR That?
fabric OR paper
ink OR paint
grungy OR clean (totally depends on the project)
cut with scissors OR tear with bare hands (ditto)
measure OR just guess
careful OR haphazard
hoarder OR minimalist
Christmas OR Summer holidays
music OR talk radio
drive OR walk
gym OR beach
cook a meal OR buy take-away
fruit OR cake
ironing OR crafting
ironing OR vacuuming
my friends OR my own company
talk OR listen
you OR them (we'll take turns nicely)
always OR never (both make me feel panicky)
half-full OR half-empty
yes OR no
Feel free to share your answers.
I don't like to do people's advertising for them, but there is a human impulse to share when you find a good thing. I didn't really get the point of *genius* playlists before, but maybe I didn't have enough music loaded yet or something. I let *genius* loose on "Cinnamon" by The Long Winters (found them through Shimelle's cream cheese frosting recipe, bizarrely) and suddenly by bizarro eclectic collection of tunes seems ultra cool. Not sure I'll be able to pull myself away from it, it has been perfect for all manner of creative and house-tidying ventures this week.
If you know other stuff I need on there, please let me know!
Cinnamon The Long Winters Breakin' Up G. Love Fresh Feeling Eels Kathleen Josh Ritter Such Great Heights Iron & Wine There is so Much More Brett Dennen Mykonos Fleet Foxes C'mon C'mon The Von Bondies Six Different Ways The Cure Forever Ben Harper Bohemian Like You The Dandy Warhols Fell in Love With a Girl The White Stripes Scared Straight The Long Winters Off the Hook Barenaked Ladies Hold on Hope Guided by Voices I Don't Know Lisa Hannigan You Don't Make It Easy Babe Josh Ritter Caring is Creepy The Shins The One Who Loves You The Most Brett Dennen Oxford Comma Vampire Weekend Free G. Love Three Marlenas The Wallflowers Catch The Cure Walk Away Ben Harper Caroline David Gray Fighting for My Love Nil Lara