November nuances
Welcome!Autumn Wreath“We still do not knowOne thousandth of one percentOf what nature hasRevealed to us.”-Albert Einstein I love Fall.I love the warm colors it gives usafter a sunny and bright...
View ArticleLearning curves and leaves
Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspired Today is a beautiful Autumn day.We still have snow on the ground, and a chill in the airHoweverthe sun is shining and we have blue skieswith fluffy white...
View ArticleEat Your Vegetables or Play with Them!
Welcome!Pumpkin Kaleidoscope by inkspired As we enter the month of November my thoughts turn to the upcoming American holiday ofThanksgiving.Cred: Cartoonist Jon RussoWhile it may seem that retail has...
View ArticleLeaves and Leaves and Leaves!
Welcome!🍁🍁🍁‘J is for Jack Frost’ From “The Fairy Alphabet”By Fanny Young Cory1877 - 1972I got to crunch some leaves today.Big, dry, crunchy leaves!I kind of forgot how fun that was.When is the last...
View ArticleLeaves Galore!
Welcome!Vintage magazine cover, Autumn 1912I hope you are not tired of gorgeous Fall leaves yet.I seem to have more to share with you.😁I found more leaf crafting on Pinterest,and would love to share...
View ArticleWeather and Doodling
Welcome!Oh, the weather outside is frightful...🎵 🎶Kaleidoscope by inkspired We have been having typical weather here -warm days of 75 degrees Fahrenheit,then snow the next day, high of 30 degrees.Next...
View ArticleSnuggle with a book
Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspiredColder weather always awakens in me a desire to snuggle under a blanket and read a book.Artist: Kim Parkhurst ‘I have always imagined paradisewill be a kind of...
View ArticleLet’s look for Books
Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspired ‘Happiness.That’s what books smell like.Happiness.That’s why I always wanted to havea bookshop.What better life than to trade inhappiness?- Sarah MacLean (The Rogue...
View ArticleKaleidoscopes and free apps
Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspiredI was waiting in a restaurant recently, waiting for some friends.Since I can never just ‘sit’I always bring something to read, something to do.That day I had my iPad so...
View ArticleReading is good for the Soul
Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspired‘A reader lives a thousand livesbefore he dies.’- George R.R. Martin Unknown artist; found on PinterestApparently I am in a reading books mood!I think the early...
View ArticleA Blue, Blue Snow Day
Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspired Are you stuck at home,snow covering your drivewayand feeling oh so blue?The Dog, checking out the snow levelPhoto cred: K.KloberdansToo bored to even nap?Don’t want to...
View ArticleThere’s no Snow like a Snow Nose...
🎵🎶🎶🎵Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspired “When you rise in the morning,give thanks for the light,for your life, for your strength.Give thanks for your foodand for the joy of living.If you see no reason to...
View ArticleSnowflakes In Paper
Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspired We have recently had quite a bit of snow,and it’s still here in piles.That’s unusual for us.In the mornings our trees and plants are covered in a beautiful layer of...
View ArticleHandmade and Recycled Holidays
Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspired ‘The color of springtime is flowers;The color of winter is our imagination.”- Terri GuillemetsAfter a few snowy days of below freezing temperatures the sun is shining...
View ArticleAngels rejoice through the ages
Welcome!A wreath made with all hand cut recycled greeting cardsBy inkspired Today I have been looking at some beautifulVintage nativity scenes,especially ones with angels.A French 1893 nativity...
View ArticleChristmas iris folding
Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspiredToday I want to share with you some more beautiful iris folded art.In past blogs I have described how to make an iris folded design.Some patterns I had to remove...
View ArticlePrint, Cut, Decorate!
Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspired‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!’Do you like to decorate for the holidays, but always seem short on cash when they roll around?No problem!‘Poverty is the...
View ArticleIt’s a Paper Doll kind of Christmas
Welcome!A kaleidoscope by meToday I would like to share with you something that is dear to my heart - Paper dolls!Paper dolls found on PinterestPinned by mellymodolls.tumblr.comWith paper dolls all you...
View ArticleA few Christmas giggles
Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspired I don’t know about you,But the whole 6 Days Before Christmasis starting to weary me.Or panic.Or both.Today I think we all need a little giggle.Maybe even a few...
View ArticleThe Kids are bored...what to do?
Welcome!Kaleidoscope by inkspired You are at the dining room table,enjoying a nice Christmas dinner,THWAP!A bored child has discovered how to make irritating noises with his spoon and leftover mashed...
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