Last year, I had bought myself a set of the first three issues The Beany, which is the illustrated journal of Michael Nobbs. I enjoyed them and I am now looking to give them away to someone who will enjoy them as well. At one time in my life I wanted to hold onto all the things that I liked, but these days I just don’t have the space, and I’m trying to simplify all my possessions. I’ve never done a giveaway before but I think this would be the perfect thing to gift to one of my readers (and more fun than just throwing them into the box for Goodwill).
How to enter:
Leave a comment on this post with a link to a website, blog post, YouTube video, TED talk, or anything else that you find interesting. I’m not picky. The deadline to comment is Thursday, August 26 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Then I’ll randomly pick a winner and announce it along with my thoughts on your links on Friday, August 27.
I read the other day that Michael Nobbs is in the process of selling off his final 40 sets of the Beany for $15.95, so there won’t be too much time left to get some copies if you want to buy them brand new.
Interesting both in the sounds of the instruments and this man’s crafstmanship and huge heart: http://www.archiesmithinstruments.com/
I haven’t heard of this little series, but it looks interesting. I’m not much of a keeper of things myself, but somethings it is so hard to let go! Photos, books, arts, things relating to my kids and/or grandkids…
I understand about giving things away, so please exclude me from the draw. My partner and I often say we suffer from TMS: Too Much Stuff. Downsizing our home in preparation for our retirement made us think very carefully about what to keep, what we really need (not want) and how easy it is to let go of the hoarded clutter.
Nice to hear from you Peter. Don’t worry, I’ll only include those who are interested. I am needing to get rid of a lot of stuff myself, and thought this might be a way to let someone else enjoy reading them.
i just recently started poking around on michael’s blog. love his aesthetic and would really enjoy receiving the beany! here is a killer talk from the great TED conference: http://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak.html
Thank you Shana. You have some lovely black and white photographs. Very nice!
thank you so very much! glad you like…
Also, I just watched this video on Celeste Berg’s blog. It was so fabulous that I thought you might enjoy it as well:
I’m sorry, Carolyn, the video didn’t transfer when I tried to type it in. Hopefully you can visit her blog to see this piece on Van Gogh.
Do you have a web address for her blog?
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I’d love to be in on this drawing….I’m not sure about the link I should provide…I’m tempted to link right back to your blog with the picture of the roadside foliage! That pen and ink work just fascinates me, to say nothing of the paints. But here’s another blog I really enjoy, you may already as well:
http://blogdelanine.blogspot.com/
Thank you Carol! I’ve never come across this blog before. Very exciting as I love finding new links.
Michael Nobbs has been an inspiration to me. There was a post on his blog where he speaks of spending 20 minutes a day on something that we enjoy. I keep that in mind always.
I like visiting this blog often just to ground me and bring me back to sanity:
http://www.thedailymind.com/
Another blog that I visit and love to read is http://www.drwaynedyer.com/blog/latest
I do’nt collect and keep many things. So, I like this idea of a give-away.
Thank you Sketch Gurl. These links look very interesting. If you win the beanys I’m sure you could give them away as well after you read them.