Something About Nothing

 Jill K. Berry, wrote a book called Personal Geographies: Mixed-Media Map-Making .  I read her book when it first came out in 2011 and have been wanting to make an arty map ever since.  Sometimes new things intimidate me and so they have to float about in my head for a long time before I make them.  I am a literal and linear thinker with a lot of things and just thinking about making an arty map has been stretching my brain in all kinds of unusual and interesting yoga poses!   Recently  Jill issued a challenge to draw a Map of 2014 for a blog hop she is hosting in January - here is how she describes what she would like everyone to do: "This project is about making a  map of the future, in particular the year 2014.  You can approach this in many ways, and here are some simple guidelines to get you started. Pick a subject or focus Goals Travels Relationship(s) Career Health Personal Journey And on and on… Pick a medium ...

Congratulations to Barbara Woods winner of my Thanksgiving Blog Hop Party!

We slept in for the black friday early morning sales but are about to head out to see if any specials are still around, but as I checked my email I was excited to see that ALL of Craftsy's classes are $19.99 or less!  Woohoo!  Time to buy MY Christmas present! Are you shopping today?

Did I already share this? I just love this birdy statue in my yard. And one more for today:

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I need a new pair of glasses so I ordered 5 pair of glasses to try on from Warby Parker  for FREE.  I tried them on virtually first but it was much better trying them on in my house.  I was able to tell if the glasses would be comfortable AND good looking. I really liked the way these looked but they did not fit on my ears at all.   I thought these green frames made me look a bit sickly.  I was trying to get a look at the green legs on these purple frames.  And this pair FELT great and I think they look good too.  And of course I had to see how they fit on the top of my head because this is where I wear my glasses most!   Warby Parker has teamed up with Beck to create a limited-edition pair of frames to promote Beck's upcoming Song Reader concert.  They weren't available when I sent for my sample frames.  The new  Limited Edition Carmichael Frames - Inspired by Beck , are available to purch...

I'm so thankful for a time of year that reminds me to be thankful!   I try to be thankful all year but I love having a special time of year for all of us to remember. I have much to be thankful for! And because I am very grateful for all of my friends,  who also like to read my blog (even if this is your first time!), I want to giveaway a fat quarter of my hand dyed fabric to one reader.  Leave a comment telling me what YOU are thankful for  and I will draw a winner's name November 27th. PLEASE, please, please make sure you leave your email address in your comment or that your account is linked to your email.  Nothing breaks my heart more than to select a winner and not have ANY way to contact them! I am more than willing to ship the fabric internationally so everyone feel free to enter! Thanks so much for stopping by  and be sure to hop on over to Quiltinggallery.com   to visit all the other blogs giving away awesome...