Crafty Palette

I make things. 

[thebookshelfmonster]

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.

Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something.

So that’s my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody’s ever made before. Don’t freeze, don’t stop, don’t worry that it isn’t good enough, or it isn’t perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.

Whatever it is you’re scared of doing, Do it.

Make your mistakes, next year and forever.” Neil Gaiman

#happynewyear #neilgaiman #newyearnewbooks #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm4SFjoLXhH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[karinamorenoart]

Feliz #diadelosmuertos ! Here are my pieces for the &Gallery Lore show last month! I had Día de Los Muertos in mind. Prints are available at &Gallery in Tucson!

Here are the saints of magia blanca (white magic) - Señora Santa Muerte and La Virgen de Guadalupe- whom both have powers of healing and protection. I hope everyone can remember their loved ones fondly in these two days of celebration!

[craftypalette]

Sometimes, a certain furry friend thinks it's OK to park on my yoga mat- whilst I am still practicing. 

[craftypalette]

He continued to do this till the very end! The mat became his and was helpful for his arthritis. :)

R.I.P sweet boy

[handsomedogs]

Peter.  Beagle, german shepherd mix.

[craftypalette]

Proud mom moment….my sweetie on handsome dogs!

[craftypalette]

I remember submitting this photo several years ago, and later found it made it’s way to pinterest. My sweet boy crossed the rainbow bridge Sept 6, 2022. He was the best boy. I miss him so much.

[raffinthebox]

witchtember 10th - ghost

spillin’ shades

[charlottecors]

[mexicanamericanlife]

Curanderismo altar at the curanderismo conference. University of Texas-Pan American

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

ways to tie knots on pendants and keychains

[aspiritualwarrior]

Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.

Rumi (via aspiritualwarrior)

[did-you-know]

Frequent daydreamers are likely to be more intelligent and creative. Studies of mental functions found that wandering minds are associated with creative thinking and more efficient brain activity. Researchers think day- dreamers can grasp concepts so quickly and easily that they can’t help getting lost in other thoughts once they understand what’s happening in their current environment. Source Source 2

“One way to tell if your brain is more efficient is if you naturally zone out of conversations… …but when you tune back in, you find you haven’t really missed anything.”                                            

[craftypalette]

I tune out of conversations often...LOL.

[texturesandtextiles]

Alexander McQueen, Fall/Winter 2016

Paris Fashion Week

[allthequeenstarot]

You guyssssss, I need the Marigold Tarot so bad.

[dappledwithshadow]

Odilon Redon

[xbunnyclawsx]

[evermore-fashion]

Michael Cinco “The Impalpable Dream of Versailles” Collection

[craftypalette]

Super late shout out to the Education department at my old workplace for letting me raid their supplies long before anyone else had a chance to do so. Not only did I come away with tons of thread, I got bobbins, seam rippers, ribbon and elastic..😏

[craftypalette]

My mom unearthed a few of the dresses she crocheted back when I was a toddler. She had some skills, I remember she would also make dresses for our Barbie dolls.