DIY: creative bits of life in a book.

 I had just a little time this afternoon, and after wading through an entire trunk full of pictures and several boxes, I had found a collection of photos from the past years of my life. I may not be very old, but I had quite the stack. My brain began to work out ideas and inspiration boards for a book featuring the randomness I had just found, when my eyes lit upon my hand-written books and short stories.

There is some poetry, a song or two, lots of short stories and endless ideas. I keep them, rather un-romantically, inside a purple folder. Then I had the brilliant idea of combining photos, quotes, paper, ribbon and texture into one little book.

After just an hour, it looked amazing. And by amazing, I mean that my brain was literally hopping from one thing to the next, storing up ideas and having the time of my life just being quiet and creating.

I have forgotten the simple happiness of just bits of ribbon and gold pens. It all came flooding back, room peaceful, birds singing outside an open window and just me, sitting on the floor being busy with remembering.

It's all about Details: Buttons

 It could be just a regular shirt, and a few well-placed buttons change the whole thing! My fellow Huckleberry, Tori, goes for detail while I tend to go for silhouette. I am terrible about the small things, being well known to forgo necklaces of all sorts a little too often, yet always running towards the big and bolder bangles.

Over a winter of dressing well everyday, I had to come up with unusual ideas to change up the same old outfit. Details began to emerge. Buttons here and a double-seam there. Pearls and nailpaint and shoes with bows. I was out of my comfort zone and it felt great! As I am searching for a summer work wardrobe, detail becomes more and more important!

Who's in with this years neon color palette?  Who's in for button-detail?

Hello Spring!

I had Winter Here

 Achingly fast, brilliantly slow, beyond perfect. I wintered here, my secret spot, away from family and friends, making new family and friends. I froze and played in snow and drove in my first blizzard. I sat at my window for hours and just cried for all the goodness that God has given me, for all the sacrifice Jesus made for me to live. I drank tea in abundance (English breakfast + spearmint) and laughed with those I learned to love. I hardly took any pictures, I wrote 3 notebooks full and my laptop crashed.

It was a good Winter.

And here we are... spring around the corner (or here already?) and this little blog is functioning again. We've plans and more to be made. There will be pictures and quotes and more huckleberry-ness on its way!

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