There have been some new developments in the new year for me. I recently joined a website called Postcrossing. You sign up (for free) and say you want to send someone a postcard. They give you a random address of someone in a different country (who belongs to the site), and you send them one. Then someone from a completely different country sends one to you. I love this idea! My first card goes to a girl in Finland.
This brings me to the second piece of news. I decided to take up watercoloring as a small hobby. This may seem odd to many folks because I am not artistic in a painting/drawing way. I have never done more than the occasional forest scene (that I have been doing since I was 10 years old). I am much more into photography, writing, knitting, and crocheting than painting. I have to say that I am very pleased with my first piece. I used a photograph I took as inspiration, but made some of my own changes to it. It will actually be the postcard I will send to the girl in Finland. I need to get a can of spray for protecting it this weekend, but then off it will go. I will also my making/painting a bookmark for a handmade bookmark swap in my Ravelry group. I am really excited to try new things this year and see what happens.
Also, I should be finishing up my book in the next couple days so check back for a full review…
My first watercolor!!!
