I am taking @lizelayne five things December class. I’ve taken several of these before and always love them. Each day she sends some thoughts, a prompt for a list of five things and some wonderful links to poetry, music and more. I will be using her quotes to practice my lettering and her lists for my journaling and lettering. I will pair it with my @fodder.school fodders and @willa.wanders journal that I stitched in her class. A great way to add a little more creativity to December. So grateful for artists who help the rest of us practice more creativity.
Trying a new sketchbook by @etchr_lab @etchr_studio . This one is hot press. I love the smooth surface. I think the quote on this one messed up the balance but by the time I realized it it was too late. Oh well….it’s about joy and learning and not perfection as @thiswritingdesk @kolbieblume always reminds us.
so many people i love loved this book. I think parts of it are great and maybe it really should not be listened to on audio but I think the audio is not as good as I wish it were and parts of it really made me upset. So I am giving this a 3.5 and rounding up.
I checked out this book at least 20 times before I finally read it. I liked it fine but somehow I think small town, cozy mystery is not my thing. It was ok just not as interesting as I would have liked. I think i would have enjoyed watching this as a movie though.
This was touching and sweet (and don’t you love that cover!) but somehow it left me a little empty. I am not sure I can put my finger on the why and I am still glad I read it.
This was intense, and hard to read at times. but it was really well written and a fascinating story. I love redemption stories and I am so so glad it worked out well for the author.
I loved this idea of a lost bookshop and i loved both storylines. I think it was a tough week for me so i wasn’t paying as much attention as i could have so some of it didn’t connect for me but I still loved it.
I love Sarah Cray’s art. I love the way this book is organized so it can meet you where you are, at any skill level and it gives you light and easy exercises and slowly ramps up to more and more complicated ones. I love that the supplies also ramp up with your level of experience. I’ve never seen a book structured this way and I really loved it. It’s a book you can come back to again and again as you learn more and want to keep challenging yourself and want to keep growing and having fun.
with gratitude to netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
