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I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight o

I know nothing
with any certainty,
but the sight
of the stars
makes me
dream.
—- Vincent van Gogh
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With so much talk of black this week, I can think of nothing but, the inky black of a night’s sky and, in Sweden, this time of the year —- the shimmer of a starry night.
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Dreams are free and I you endless starry nights of dreams that stretch into your days + imagination!

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I’ve been thinking about black and other black wonders. Can you add to my list?
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5 black items or spaces of beauty: (What are yours?)
- A black night’s sky
- A black sweetpea
- Black sand
- and for the artists:
- @caseformaking ‘s graphite
- @blackwing pencils
(I’ll share my own version of black beauty today in my stories! I’d love to know what you can think of, too!)

An object I cherish: this second hand flower press

An object I cherish: this second hand flower press!

As a kid, I loved the discovery of placing leaves between a sheet of folded wax paper that I had easy access to in our kitchen. Do you know which wax paper I mean? I can’t find it commonly in Sweden but, as a child in the US, we could buy it in a the grocery store in a long roll that made me feel that I could create with it forever. (And, yes, it’s often an item I add to our suitcase still to this day when we visit the US!)

I remember the whole process captivating me and the magic in that transformation of bright, bendy, Fall leaves or full flowers on the table to then, seeing them muted under this white, waxy, paper and finally the waiting game of pressing. Would they lay flat? Had I tucked in their points well? Would there be tears if I checked too soon? Would they keep their colors or turn an unwanted shade? A world of transformation in such a simple and beautiful act of simply pressing leaves and flowers.

When did you last press a flower and do you have a favorite method?
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* This object also contains friendship and a Swedish road-trip: returning from a visit to @hildas.se , @linabythebay and @pysselbolaget @craft_and_creativity introduced the @fralsningsarmen shop in Örebro to me which was where I picked this flower press up (and still dream of the second flower press.. that got away!)

Wishing you small wonders this week! Petals found.

Wishing you small wonders this week!
Petals found. Morning sketch complete 327/365. iPad practice during these few snow days —- all combined to bring you a wish.
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Our snow has stopped, paths are walkable again and before I head out to send off orders ✨, I wanted to send wishes to anyone celebrating Thanksgiving this week!

When our 3 kids were in pre-school, as a cultural exchange, I loved volunteering to go into their classrooms to do story-time, lead songs and read picture books, sit cross-legged in a circle with their classmates and later make “handprint turkeys,” like i had done as a little girl, back in my hometown in the US; but, now in another language and without the same traditions or connections.

The simple idea of kindness, thankfulness and generosity could have been hard to translate correctly into pre-school vernacular; but, they were easily understood by Swedish or French pre-schoolers who told me that “they wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving, too.” (And not just the year I made a brown-paper-bag-Turkey for them that was filled like a piñata with popcorn!*). I send you the same wish that I would shared with these kids with their small, nimble, hands and big imaginations: kindness, thankfulness, generosity and wonder in the world around you.
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*If you’ve never seen a brown-paper-bag turkey, i’ll share one in my stories and also link you to my Pinterest board for last minute ideas.

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