Neat stuff floating in our creative juice this week.

• You know you’re better off financially than most people, and you’d like to contribute to making someone else’s life better. But how do you effectively do that?
• A peacock Christmas.
• You probably need a dog for Christmas.
• At Christmastime, more emphasis is needed on presence rather than presents.
• A different translation of Psalm 23.
• Whimsical embroidery.
• For the fiction writers: how to nail your character’s voice.
• Count the animals.
• Colorful quilts.
• I love this quilter’s work, and I love how she blogs about her quilts.
• How watercolor gives.
• Street art in progress.
• Christmas gift ideas for fiction readers and writers.