How My Creativity Vexes Me

Amanda | March 8, 2010

I have this pounding beating in my chest 24/7 that wants me to stand up and find my thing. At the same time, I have a voice inside my head continually beating on me for not standing up and finding my thing quick enough. I’ve already rewritten these opening sentences three times. Is that the [...]

I won! Little Jane St Send Me Goodies

Amanda | March 2, 2010

What is better than finding a beautiful blog and stationery store to pore over? All that and winning goodies from said store! Yesterday a lovely package arrived for me from Australia from the lovely Alarna of stationery store, Little Jane St.
Alarna is one very talented lady who runs a boutique stationery store out of Brisbane, [...]

Vinyl Magic

Amanda | February 23, 2010

Back in the day a lot of my blogging was centred around music and concert photography as I used to shoot lots of bands on weekends. Most of the time I was just shooting for fun as I would go to many gigs with the Canadian. I really enjoyed shooting bands but after a while [...]

Journaling My Ideas and Staying Organised

Amanda | February 22, 2010

How do you keep track of your thoughts and ideas? Ever since I was a little girl I have written notes in journals and diaries, kept lists and jotted down little pieces of prose on pretty papers. Being a stationery junkie, I have long hoarded notepads and sticky notes.
I blame my forgetful mind for endless [...]

Polaroid Woes

Amanda | February 10, 2010

And just like that, the Polaroid film is gone. I knew embarking on a Polaroid a day project would end in disaster. If you haven’t already heard my cries of woe all over Flickr and Twitter, be thankful that you don’t have to live with me to hear me whine all the more about my [...]

Go Shoot A Photograph

Amanda | February 3, 2010

If you do nothing else creative today, go out and shoot one photograph. Or try a theme of photographs. Shoot red all day for Valentine’s Day. Shoot yellow in place of the sun. If you are lucky enough to have sunshine, shoot into the light. Find as many little things and shoot them all in [...]