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paint by numbers

This is a soothing activity and i can sit doing it for 12 hours while watching “sex and the city” for the first time in my life. Most of the art in my home is art that i have made from paint by numbers and what’s amazing about it is that they have many different styles. For a long time i thought the only paint by numbers you could do was animals, and i generally hate animals, so i avoided it. But it turns out you can make van gogh-like paintings, or gorgeous vistas from italy’s cinque terra, or a cityscape. If you are looking for something a little less committal (I tend to spend 40 hours on one but i get extremely detailed ones) you should do a paint-and-sip class at Pinot’s Palette. They are all over the US and you get to take a group photo at the end that they put on facebook like you graduated from high school :)

@rachel-kaly

Feb 15, 2024

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painting when youre bad at it

love indulging in the sensory experience, no worries about the product, just colors and canvas and unfettered creativity

@mjmartinez

Feb 22, 2025

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Paint by numbers

This is the most calm and comforting activity.

@bebbingtongoose

Jan 13, 2025

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My year of rest and relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

I hated this book when I first read it. I thought it was absolutely ridiculous. And yet, more than five years later, I still find myself thinking about it. No other book has illustrated my particular brand of depression better. Sometimes you just want to exit for a bit.

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Junk journals as time capsules for your travels

For a hoarder like me, what better way to organize cute aquarium tickets or photo booth strips than collaged into a little notebook for posterity?

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