Things to admire, and things to try out.

• Beautiful winter quilt.
• King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England.
• How to paint colorful whites in watercolor.
• I know you don’t know these people, but if you like to look at wedding photos, these are beautiful. The bride is one of my favorite bloggers, and I enjoy wedding pictures, especially because my youngest daughter got married last December.
• Insect portraits.
• Award-winning photographs on Flickr.
• A fun painting tutorial. I can’t wait to try this!
• Quilters, do you prewash fabric yardage when you bring it home from the store, in order to preshrink it and get rid of sizing and excess dye? And does it tie itself up in knots so that no amount of ironing gets the wrinkles out? Try this technique, which greatly reduces the wrinkles.
• Back exercises for writers. (Sitting at a computer for hours is bad for your posture.)
• Tips for becoming a better photographer.
• I love these sketches of people busy in the kitchen.
• For prospective first-time authors: How much do you really need to know about publishing if your manuscript isn’t finished yet?