Here are some more artsy links to keep you creating this week:
10 Reasons to Photograph Your Quilts from Quilting & Patchwork.
Doll Festival for Girl’s Day from Tottie Talks Crafts.
Help for left handed crafters from Tangled Thread.
How to Rescue Family Heritage Photos from The Artful Crafter.
Book Arts from Layers Upon Layers.
Providing Bird Nesting Materials from Junk Creation.
I was a bit too busy this week to submit a link.
Heather
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Lisa Vollrath, Ten Two Studios and Go Make Something have teamed up yet again for another holiday countdown giveaway for you. This one is for St Patrick’s Day, so you will find loads of cute green things to download and print out for your St Patrick’s Day inspired visual journal entries. These are free for you to use in your personal journals & visual art journals so long as you leave a link on your blog. So, go help yourself. There’s a new printable each day until St Patrick’s Day.
Heather
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Here are some more artsy links to keep you creating this week:
Annual Woven Narrow Scarf Challenge from Tottie Talks Crafts.

Making Monoprint Background Papers from Layers Upon Layers.
Pin or Bias Tape Weaving Patterns from The Artful Blogger.
Round Robin Time Again for the Fiber Divas from Quilting & Patchwork.
Sew your own tutus from Tangled Thread.
And I’ve shared the Collage a Day prompts.
Heather
Photo used with permission from Pixelperfectdigital

Today is Friday and that means it’s Freaky Friday. If you need to know more about this journal writing challenge please read the First Freaky Friday entry.
With all the prompts about collage I felt another for Freaky Friday might be good. Here are some suggestions. You could reread your journal looking for Freaky Friday prompts you have previously responded to and make a collage about them. Or respond to any of them using collage only. You could create a collage journal entry with no words at all. You could decide what FRIDAY means as an acrostic and find an image …read more

I promised to give you a collage prompt every day this week. Using the word Friday as the prompt collect images of the word Friday, and other words you associate with Friday. Also several images of what Friday means to you.
If you like add one word from the list below to make your visual journal session even more challenging. Be aware that the word Friday could bring up all kinds of images for you. While you’re collecting your images don’t censor yourself. Just allow whatever draws you to end up in your pile of collage material.
List of extra words:
debate
willing
coping
final
break
green
pink
measure
dent
express
Use either …read more

I promised to give you a collage prompt every day this week. Using the word Thursday as the prompt collect images of the word Thursday, and other words you associate with Thursday. Also several images of what Thursday means to you.
If you like add one word from the list below to make your visual journal session even more challenging. Be aware that the word Thursday could bring up all kinds of images for you. While you’re collecting your images don’t censor yourself. Just allow whatever draws you to end up in your pile of collage material.
List of extra words:
camera
tools
shopping
roster
socks
dull
angry
empty
busy
shoes
Use either …read more

I promised to give you a collage prompt every day this week. Using the word Wednesday as the prompt collect images of the word Wednesday, and other words you associate with Wednesday. Also several images of what Wednesday means to you.
If you like add one word from the list below to make your visual journal session even more challenging. Be aware that the word Wednesday could bring up all kinds of images for you. While you’re collecting your images don’t censor yourself. Just allow whatever draws you to end up in your pile of collage material.
List of extra words:
red
grey
birds
sand
sweet
salty
sipping
bright
baby
glue
Use either …read more

I promised to give you a collage prompt every day this week. Using the word Tuesday as the prompt collect images of the word Tuesday, and other words you associate with Tuesday. Also several images of what Tuesday means to you.
If you like add one word from the list below to make your visual journal session even more challenging. Be aware that the word Tuesday could bring up all kinds of images for you. While you’re collecting your images don’t censor yourself. Just allow whatever draws you to end up in your pile of collage material.
List of extra words:
night
dry
cold
noon
breakfast
midnight
daylight
stars
orange
purple
Use either …read more

I’ve been meaning to get more into collage in my own personal journal, so as a way to encourage me, and you, I’ve decided to have a Collage a Day prompt for each day this week. Using the word Monday as the prompt collect images of the word Monday, and other words you associate with Monday. Also several images of what Monday means to you.
If you like add one word from the list below to make your visual journal session even more challenging. Be aware that the word Monday could bring up all kinds of images for you. While …read more

Here are some more artsy links to keep you creating this week:
10 reasons why sewing is good for the economy from Tangled Thread.
How to Protect Your Work from Copyright Infringement from The Artful Crafter.
Snow art: Amelia Schaefer from Layers Upon Layers.
Remade Roses That Last Forever from Junk Creation.
Story People Dolls from Tottie Talks Crafts.
When There Are Aspects You Can’t Control in Your Quilting Business from Quilting & Patchwork.
And I’ve shared the A Kiss is Still a Kiss… entry.
Heather
Photo used with permission from Pixelperfectdigital