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Cross(stitch) Your Heart
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I write about crafts, specifically needle art and do book reviews every Friday.
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Books I Should Have Read Sooner Friday: George Eliot’s Silas Marner
While Middlemarch has been sitting on my kindle for a while it’s one of those books that always seems like a good idea to read, but never actually manages to ge... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Stitching Update: Hair, Hair Everywhere
The picture this week isn’t great. My hand kept shaking while I was trying to take the picture. Even with no real holiday plans I’ve still managed to catch the... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Borrowed Inspiration for Your Week: LED Magic
Today’s borrowed inspiration craft comes from something I think is super cool. Mini LED lights. there’s so much you can do with the and they are awesome. Read more
Posted on 11 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
What to Read This Week: It’s Back!
I’m back with your favorite feature post of the week. Here are the books I’m adding to my to-read list this week, and think you should too. Read more
Posted on 09 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Books I Should Have Read Sooner Friday: Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility
I am a graduate student getting a Master’s Degree in Literature. I am a professional editor who…literally makes books for a living. And yet, I feel very poorly... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Middle of the Week Update
Morning bloggers. You’ve made it to the middle of another week! Fantastic. I’ve made mini-progress on the massive stitching progress, but it’s starting to... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Borrowed Inspiration for Your Week: Confessions of an A Student
I haven’t had a chance to sped a lot of time talking about grad school on the blog. There are several reasons for this. I’m only taking one class right now so... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Books I Should Have Read Sooner Friday: Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl
As one of the last bibliophiles in the world to read Gone Girl there’s not a lot left to say about it. I had my introduction to Flynn’s work with Dark Places... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Middle of the Week Update
Hope you’re all enjoying your Halloween week. Keeping busy here and, sadly, have class tomorrow evening so no celebrations for me on the happiest horror night... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Borrowed Inspiration for Your Week: Halloween Horror
I’m a little disappointed I haven’t been able to get in the Halloween spirit as much as I usually do, but unlike normal people I also celebrate Halloween... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
New Release Friday: Sometimes Never, Sometimes Always
Sometimes Never, Sometimes Always by Elissa Janine HooleAnticipated Publication, November 8, 2013Bullying in highschools, whether cyber or otherwise, is a hot... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Borrowed Inspiration for Your Week
This weekend was a whirlwind of all kinds of things. Work, parties, family dinners, finishing awesome books, etc…With the new schedule it’s getting and harder... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Revenge Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
Andy returns in this poorly written sequel to Weisberger’s bestselling, blockbuster The Devil Wears Prada. Where her debut novel had originality, a believable... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Weekend Update
Hello fellow bloggers and readers! I’m baaaack. Well, at least a little bit. I’m not up to posting everyday energy but I did miss writing my posts so I though... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Love Transcending Life, How a Mother and Daughter Save Each Other After Life
Afterwards by Rosamund LuptonPublication date: June 9th, 2011 by Crown What Lupton does well in Sister is only multiplied with her next novel as she blends... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Raising the Undead
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Séance for a Vampire by Fred Saberhagen Sherlock Holmes and Watson return to investigate the case of a girl who has... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
New Release Tuesday x2: The Godborn (The Sundering Book 2)
The Godborn by Paul S. KempPublished by Wizards of the Coast LLCAnticipated Publication Date: October 1 In this installment of the new 52 of the DnD world Paul... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
New Release Tuesday: The Daylight Gate
The Daylight Gate by Jeanette WintersonPublished by Grove PressRelease Date, October 1 2013 This fictionalization of the Lancashire witch trials is exactly... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Smiths and Relationships
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell Eleanor is the weird kid in class. As if her frizzy red hair wasn’t bad enough, her mom doesn’t have money to get her the... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
New Release Tuesday: Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen
Dear readers, I apologize for my absence last week (and probably for the rest of September). Although it may not feel like and absence because I have all... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION