How are your New Year's Resolutions coming along?

Me? I made fun resolutions this year. One thing I decided to do was 1 mixed media project per week of the year for a total of 52!

This is to force myself to explore new techniques and ensure that I get enough creative time in for myself...something that used to be lower on my priority list. Why not make a resolution that makes you happier and more well-balanced. Other obligations work themselves out somehow or other. So here's what I did: I pulled out all my old Cloth, Paper, Scissors, Somerset Studios(and other various Stampington and Co. mags.) Then I perused and picked 52 projects to try and wrote them on index cards.

Now I just pull out one randomly and begin the project. Admittedly, I'm a little behind but there's Spring Break, then summer vacation to catch up. I'll get there!

As an aside, I started thinking about the correlation between there being 52 weeks in a year... 

and 52 in a standard deck of cards. So I went web-surfing.

Apparently, many others have considered this too and have discovered some interesting facts. created entire stories around the fact. And even a song. What else comes in sets of 52, I wondered? Well, the English alphabet does if you count lower and upper case.

There was once a comic-book series entitled 52. I didn't find anything else, so far but am keeping my eye out. And of course we have heard of the B-52 Bomber; which later became an awesome band in the 80's(well, I thought so, anyway)! But I digress...


I have been on a long hiatus from blogging but have decided to return to keep myself on track with this resolution and will begin posting them soon. I look forward to reconnecting with old blog friends and making some new ones!