sixty-four colors

when dani & i met in washington last summer, we decided we needed some kind of collaborative project. i came up with the idea to draw a color each week out of the crayola box of 64 and our project was born. it has been so much fun to hunt for a particular color each week and put them together in a diptych.

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(my favorite diptych so far)

so many people asked about doing something similar, that we started a group over on flickr. after we do our diptych, the group has the rest of the week to search for that color. want to join in the fun?

and while we're at it - cross #26 off the list!

the list

33 things to do before i turn 34

1. go ice skating in central park
2. walk across the manhattan bridge
3. give my husband lots of kisses
4. give my puppy lots of cuddles
5. make something with my sewing machine (find parts first)
6. go to the beach
7. renew my passport
8. learn a new recipe
9. make more handmade gifts
10. surprise someone
11. have my photos published
12. visit at least one new city
13. go to the new museum
14. read five books for fun
15. shoot more film
16. practice random acts of kindness
17. buy or make curtains for my bare windows
18. give my mom & dad big hugs
19. ride a bicycle
20. play skeeball
21. have dinner at tree
22. mail letters to my favorite people, near & far
23. learn to crochet
24. go the macy's thanksgiving day parade &/or the greenwich village halloween parade
25. go to a county fair
26. start a new photo project
27. get my medical file organized
28. shop at more thrift/vintage stores
29. open an etsy shop
30. clear out the clutter (in progress)
31. add to the list of flickr friends i have met in real life
32. organize my workspace at home (in progress)
33. document this list

33 things

for my 33rd birthday, i made a list of 33 things to do before i turn 34. i am always so inspired by the lists that andrea, kristin, elizabeth & dani make, so i wanted to give it a whirl this year. elizabeth, in particular, made an awesome mini book to document her last list. i used to scrapbook a lot, but now that everything is online, i haven't done anything. a mini book seems like just the ticket to get back on the crafty track.

so, taking inspiration from elizabeth, her inspiration (elise blaha) and ali edwards' december daily books, here is the beginning of my 33 things book. mostly assembled and waiting for the documentation to begin!

(can i just say how happy i was to find these sparkly aqua letters at target? and how happy i was to use my new japanese masking tape? hint: the answer is very.)

practicing

for something very, very good.

love

the empire state building + magic hour light + a borrowed lensbaby?

pure magic.