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This is really cute and heartwarming. :-) Just wanted to pass it on.

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emmyc:

THE BEST. I love this one especially

I want to be a magic person of the world. ;_;

"IF YOU WANT TO BE AN ARTIST, HERE IS THE SECRET. GET UP EVERY DAY, AND DO IT ALL DAY."

Stapleton Kearns

(Source: stapletonkearns.blogspot.com)

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I’ve been watching a lot of hooping videos for beginner tips and this is BY FAR THE BEST ONE. It makes me feel like I can actually learn and improve. Other videos show people with perfect form who never drop their hoop. I find those videos really intimidating and discouraging. If I’m having a hard time, I’ll watch this video and feel better knowing that even expert hoopers drop their hoops sometimes!!

I really want a professionally made hoop. This is the one I want. So after I have been hooping everyday for 3 weeks, I’m going to buy it! They say it takes 3 weeks to make a new activity a habit and I want to improve a bit before I spend money on a new hoop.

I’m probably going to babble about hooping a LOT this summer. Just to warn you. I tend to hyper focus on things when I first get into them. :-P

"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."

Winston Churchill

"The only real failure is the failure to try, and success is measured by how we cope with disappointment."

Evelyn, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

"When I was 22, during my final year of earning a science degree, I came to terms with who I really am. I am an individual who wants to turn ideas into tangible items that people enjoy, and I want to earn an income from it – all while staying at home to care for my children. I want to be my own boss, and I want to make my short time on this Earth meaningful on my own terms. That is the joy of being a maker."

Ashley Pahl

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Drawinggggg

I just bought ANOTHER sketchbook. I hope this one is THE ONE. I found out that Moleskine makes BIG sketchbooks! Who knew? Not me. I bought one. A4 size, 8.5 x 12. I hope I will like it.

My favorite sketchbook of all time is out of print (Running Rhino Sketch Journal) and I’ve been trying to find a suitable replacement. Nothing will ever be as good as my beloved Rhino Sketch Journal. I drew in them for TEN YEARS. The paper took anything and everything I threw at it and it always came out fantastic. Ink and markers especially. I think I actually cried a tear when I got the confirmation from Running Rhino that I wouldn’t ever be able to get my hands on this sketchbook ever again.

Le sigh!

I know this sounds weird (or maybe it doesn’t?), but half of my inspiration for making art is loving the materials I’m working with. I used to draw ALL THE TIME. Then I couldn’t find my sketchbook anymore. I feel like part of the reason I don’t draw so much anymore is that I haven’t been able to find a new sketchbook that I love.

But life goes on I suppose. I will try the Moleskine and if it still doesn’t do it for me I will keep looking! If all else fails, I will find a paper I like and make my own.

THIS. This is what I needed all along. I bought this little sketch book three days ago and I’ve drawn in it everyday since. Drawing three days in a row might not sound like a monumental achievement, but it is for me.

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