I have just discovered a wonderfully artistic video blog. Wait, let me start at the very beginning. A very good place to start.. (enough of Mary Poppins). Donna Downey, on her blog, has been doing a painting a day. And she makes it look like sooo much fun! Now, I am not artistic. Creative, maybe, but not artistic. But I have always wished I was. And so I admire Donna's painting a day, and a seed is planted. Next, I follow a link from Donna's blog to this wierd and wonderful character, called Suziblu. Now this is cool. This girl is awesome! And what do you know, she actually inspired me into action. She tells you how to start an art journal. The nice thing about this is that it is much less expensive than painting on canvasses. And nobody EVER needs to see it! It is in a book, and only you can see it, if that is what you want. If you are a frustrated artist, go see this. And if you want to watch a wonderfully kooky girl, also go. 
I bought a book, and I am giving it a try.. I have always enjoyed playing with paint. Even when I scrap, I like to paint a little. So, I'm sure this will be fun, even if it isn't very good.
Great! My internet connection has been incredibly s..l..o....o.... ..o..w.. lately, and just disconnects in the middle of everything. And just sometimes, it is so fast, its brilliant. I had such a connection earlier, so fast that i could download videos faster that they could play. Uploading photos was a pleasure! And, of course, it could not last. It disconnected, and the new connection is back to the usual.
The colourful pictures dotting this blog, are photos that I took of all the pretty new ribbons I bought for the shop. I LOVE ribbons, and these are particularly beautiful!
Let me know if you also feel inspired to start an art journal. Leave a comment, and tell me if you are also going to try it.
Love, Jacki
