Blessings to You!

Happy New Year's Eve!!!

Can it really be that another year has flown by? It's been filled with ups, downs, art and life, times of struggle and unspeakable joy. This was the year I started my blog, the year I met and cultivated new friendships, the year I started sewing again (or maybe I'm just collecting fabric? ha) I pray the new year brings more of a focus to my art, a closer relationship with God and my family, a cleaner house *wink*, more joy than I've known before. I pray the same for you too.

Our Christmas was a special time spent with family and my parents in their new abode. We rounded out our Christmas with the movie 'Night At The Museum'. Great family time! I hope your celebration was as memorable.

This New Year weekend finds us moving quite slow. A couple of us have bad colds/fevers and DH is down with back spasms. I forsee a very sedate New Years celebration. My weekend plans to clean my art room have fallen by the wayside. I've been reading so many wonderful artsy magazines and blogs while cooped up here in the sick bed, that I'm itching to create. Several new blogs I've found that I love and want to share:

http://www.atelier455.com/
http://littlebirds.typepad.com/
http://michellecaplan.blogspot.com/
http://funkyfinds.blogspot.com/
http://annamariahorner.blogspot.com/
http://allsorts.typepad.com/
http://ervilhas.weblog.com.pt/
http://soulemama.typepad.com/soulemama/
http://www.rosamurillo.blogspot.com/
http://www.artistamuvek.blogspot.com/
http://www.on-my-desk.blogspot.com/
http://paperlily.blogspot.com/
http://rusticrelics.net/blog/
http://theblackapple.typepad.com/
http://pinkchalkstudio.com/blog/
http://www.thesmallobject.com/stenopad/wordpress/
http://www.camillaengman.com/misc/index.htm

http://norththreads.blogspot.com/
http://pamkittymorning.blogspot.com/
http://sweetpeas.motime.com/
http://sweetrepeats.blogspot.com/
http://pinktrees.typepad.com/

http://newgreenshoes.squarespace.com/
http://www.tagsaletales.blogspot.com/

http://tinas-space.blogspot.com/

http://nancydooren.blogspot.com/

http://boobyfish.blogspot.com/

I rec'd many wonderful things for Christmas including a Clover Mini Iron and a GC to Borders. I'm excited to pick up a few art books. I'm looking at Collage Unleashed and I saw that Audrey recommended Mixed Media Explorations. I would love it if you would share your favorite art books. I don't want to buy books I will just peruse and then leave on the shelf. I want useful books.

Have fun making New Years resolutions you won't keep. As for me, I don't think I'll make any this year. I think I'll just wing it! *wink* Happy New Year. May your year be blessed.