It’s hard to be creative with the holidays looming, right? Here are a dozen articles to get you in the mood:

• Things to do daily that will ramp up your creativity.
• Gorgeous plates.
• Writers need heroes.
• Would you devote ten years of your life to making a hexagon quilt?
• A creative look at New Year’s resolutions.
• I love this artist’s yearly tradition with her children.
• I am dying to sit in this chair. Doesn’t it look comfy?
• What? All out of gift tags? Well, print some out.
• Yessss…cats and tattoos together at last!
• The pitfalls of rushing through your pre-Christmas housecleaning.
• Beautiful photographs.
• How to get smarter.