You Are What You Read

It's been awhile since I've curled up with a good story book (I've been reading a lot of how-to and informational books lately), so I think summer's the perfect time to get started on a new novel. After all, isn't there a whole section of books called summer/beach reads (or am I getting the name mixed up)? Anyway, you've probably already theorized this, but never found much evidence to back it up, until now, which is: when you read a work of fiction, your thoughts and behavior can change to match those of your favorite character, according to a study published by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (via an article I found from The Body Odd).

We'll be a legend tomorrow by pintameldia

Inspiring Masterpieces Made From Books

I came across these gorgeous works of art through an intro to Guy Laramee from the Abduzeedo website. Aren't they seriously awe-inspiring? I'm intrigued enough to try my own hand at this, but it may be a disaster :) Check out more beautiful landscapes created from old books, below!

Unique & Free Fonts

If you've ever tried making a poster or a card on the computer, you'll know how frustrating it is to not have the perfect font that captures your message. Well, hopefully I've made your life a little easier by compiling a gallery of some fonts that I've found and really like!

Blanch font

How to Predict the Weather

In the spirit of teaching our kids (and ourselves :) how to read the weather in the old-fashioned, non-electronic way, here's an extremely awesome educational poster! And you know what's even better? It's a super big image file so you can save it, print it out, and post it on a bedroom wall! Are you as excited about this as I am?? :) Just click on the image for the original size. Here's also a link to the original source. Enjoy!

Cute Bento Box Lunches

Alright, I've been eating a lot of Japanese food for lunch because there's a Japanese supermarket near my work that sells packaged lunches for a very reasonable price range. Unfortunately, they do not sell super cute bento boxes like the ones I'm going to show you. One day, I'd like to make a couple of these for my future kids and be the coolest mom ever, but for now, let's just gush over how cute and fun they look! :)


by luckysundae over @ flickr and her blog at cuteobento

Top Words on Your Blog

Ever wonder what the most recent keywords to your blog or website are? Apparently, mine are about making orange juice and partying, ha! I found this awesome website called Wordle, which lets you submit a paragraph in a word box or the link to your website, and instantly creates this amazing word cloud by picking out the words that appear the most. This is a useful tool because it helps you see what your blog/site is really about, whether that's what you want it to be or not.

How Many Sisters in a Happy Family?

How many siblings do you have? Perhaps just one sister? If that's the case, did you have a happy family life?

Family Tree by zukzuk

Apparently, a popular U.K. parenting site (Bounty.com) did a study surveying over 2,000 families with different combinations of siblings and made a list of the "Best to Worst Combinations of Kids" for a harmonious family life (via one of my fav websites, the Body Odd, click to read the original article :)

Chasing the Crayon

Anyone feeling particularly whimsical today? Well, have I got the fix for you. And by "for you," I also mean me as well! :) Check out these beautiful illustrations by Tracey Long.

Mr Perriwinkle on a Ram by ChasingtheCrayon

Featured: Yee Von Illustrations

Meet one of my favorite artists, Yee Von, of Yee Von Illustrations and Whimsy Whimsical. She creates wonderfully dreamy, soft, romantic, and whimsical (of course) artwork. Looking at her illustrations takes my breath away and transports me to the days of magic, wishes, and fairy tales! :)

Poppies Fall - Small Print by chanyeevon

Name: Yee Von
Location: Malaysia
Website: http://chanyeevon.com
Shops: http://chanyeevon.etsy.com,
http://whimsywhimsical.etsy.com
Blog: http://chanyeevon.blogspot.com

I Love Spring Time Notecards by whimsywhimsical

Tell me a little about yourself.
I'm Yee Von, a freelance illustrator from Malaysia. My artworks are pen on paper and colored digitally in Photoshop. I love the feeling of putting my imaginations onto paper with ink. Other than that, I enjoy stargazing and looking at the clouds in the sky which just makes me feel relaxed. I currently have a full-time day job, and my etsy shops are my part-time job :)

Simply Happy - Mr Hedgehog by whimsywhimsical