Beautiful things to look at. Creative solutions. Interesting journeys. And a possible assignment for you.

• Free quilt block of the month patterns.
• Awesome journal pages.
• These abandoned buildings break my heart.
• Artwork doesn’t have to be large to be impactful.
• Searching for happiness in a book.
• How one college is addressing systemic inequality in its curriculum.
• Maybe more than you ever wanted to know about folk dancing’s fascinating history as a social movement. Keep scrolling down–there are a bunch of cool dance videos.
• An artist’s watercolor journey.
• Beautiful photography on this Instagram account.
• It’s interesting to watch this sketch artist’s process.
• When I was in college, I had a roommate who decorated envelopes. When I transferred to a different school, I was the recipient of letters from her in those beautiful envelopes. Who can you think of who would be blessed by a handwritten letter in a hand-decorated envelope? Maybe you could do that this weekend. . .
• A photographer discusses a favorite photo.