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Welcome in this new edition of «Share the love». If you are new to my blog, this is a weekly-ish series in which I share what I am currently loving. Because I believe in the power of sharing the love instead of spreading what pisses us off 😉

I have a fascination for names and where they come from. So when I found out this encyclopedia about the names origins of everything and anything in the Harry Potter universe, I could not stop fangirling.

«Tell the world we finally got it alright… I choose you.». And her Little Black Dress tour is coming to WA…

I decided to stop eating meat as much as possible, so when I came accross this baked salmon taquito recipe, I just squeeled with delight.

New art supplies to play with ? hell yes ! Especially when it is from my favorite brand creating spray inks.

It is so damn hard to find a good almond milk that does not contain the crap usually added to it… so I decided to give it a try and make my own vanilla almond milk.

She is my new creative crush. And fills my obsession with anything that has a deer on it…

I know I am now a grown-up (or at least I should be) but I love me some Young Adult books. I just finished reading this trilogy and I am so happy I was able to stay spoiler free: the ending was WOW ! I am anxious to see the movie for the first book, though…
“Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person. Somewhere there is a girl who tries to understand what people are going through, who accepts that people do evil things and that desperation leads them to darker places than they ever imagined. I swear she exists, and she hurts for the repentant boy I see in front of me. 
But if I saw her, I wouldn’t recognize her.”

I’m wondering how I will whip these handmade Glo Bars when Mom will leave us to go back home in France… so in the mean time, I use her elbow grease and we make them again and again.

Note: A few of the links I shared are affiliates, it means I receive a small commission when you purchase from that online store.

I am attached to every single one of my paintings this year. But there are some that I just can’t seem to let go and propose to you.

This is the case of Antonia, that I recently shared with you here. And this Nixie too, that has no name for now (she will share it with me later, I am not afraid).

It all began with a piece of round hardboard I found in my stash of stuff. Yes, I do rediscover things I had no idea where there… I covered it with scrapbook papers and tissue papers. I love adding crackle medium (I use the one from Kroma, which is local from here in Vancouver but can be found worldwide now). Once dry, I then I cleaned my palette from another painting on it, and it looked like this:

I really really wanted to use the technique taught by the amazing Mindy Lacefield in one of her online class, it became this (can you tell that at this point, I wass all lovey-dovey and could have easily left it like it was ? yes.):

I wish a picture could convey the amazingness that this step brought to the all thing. I ran my fingers over it, again and again (I am weird like that), finding the crevasses, the bumps of my signature texture that I created all around on the border, the cracks from the crackle media…

I sketched a little something I wanted to paint for my daughter’s room (it involves a unicorn, kind of) but for some reason I don’t know, it is not what appeared.

I am taking Willowing (Tam Laporte)’s class, LifeBook 2014, and this week is a lesson by another of my Kindred: Danielle Daniel. It inspired me so much that I decided to use this beautiful background instead of my journal.

I know she is FAR from being perfect, but I don’t mind. It does not bother me at all, in fact.

Under the shower I cleanse myself. 
Under the shower I wash the pain away. 
Under the shower I pray. 
Under the shower I relax the soreness. 
Under the shower I see myself differently. 
Under the shower I learn to be gentle. 
Under the shower I get my most amazing ideas. 
Under the shower I release what does not serve me anymore. 
Under the shower I let go of the Past. 
Under the shower I envision the Future. 
Under the shower I savour the Present.

Using repetitive prompts helps me to grab the essential without overthinking it. This blogpost came to me… well, under the shower. the sentences began to flow, one after the other, and I decided to share because maybe it will inspire you.

When do your best idea come from ? Is there a pattern you have noticed (for example, my husband and I have our best conversations while in the car…) ?

Meet Marietta, she is joining the Beyond The Obvious family. She told me so many things about her story… I wonder what you feel and see when you look at her (please, share: I would love love to know).

To learn more about this new series, check this blogpost.

Marietta is looking for a new home, and is available in my Etsy shop.

And then there is Antonia… there is something about her I can’t really pinpoint, I can’t let her go (maybe later ?). She speaks directly to both my Heart and my Soul.

Welcome in this week’s linky love blogpost 🙂 I would love to receive some feedback: do my links strike a chord with you ? are you finding them interesting ? tell me.

Today I am on day #7 of a flare-up. I am careful about what I eat and drink, I spray everyday twice with a mix of essential oils but still. Samie Harding shared this visual on her tumblr that gives a very good idea of what it is to live with fibromyalgia daily.

I am a visual learner and this is partly why I love YouTube in general. I just came accross this channel who has plenty of videos about book binding. I will soon try Coptic Binding thanks to her tutorial.

Athena and Pixie are doing it again ! Can’t wait to create my own Water Wheel.

It changes how I do my business a few years back and Kelly Rae is having her yearly sale. You know you want/need The Whole Shabang !

I don’t believe in coincidences. like at all. I have had this book since last year and recently, Sacred Contracts have been mentioned around me almost everyday. I guess it’s time for me to finally dive in.

I am downloading the new Etsy app, especially made for us sellers, on my iPad as I type those words.

I have, with hundreds or more other people, been waiting for about a year to see it back on the shelves at Trader Joe’s. The Soy-chorizo is back baby ! My favorite way to eat it is slightly cooked and in a salad with steamed lentils and lots of veggies, and a tad bit of vegenaise+Dijon mustard. Yum !

In case you missed it, from me: new series of portraits called Beyond The Obvious,

Note: A few of the links I shared are affiliates, it means I receive a small commission when you purchase from that online store.