My first granny square.
#Crochet #newbie

Happy Saturday y'all.

Spending my Mother's day weekend in the garden and craftroom.

Haven't felt like creating much so I've been sewing hexies. They make surprisingly great page tabs. #junkjournal #sewing #artjournal #hexies

Created a mix media tag & pocket out of packaging. #junkjournal #artjournal #scrapbook

Took a few minutes to play in my junk journal. #junkjournal #artjournal

Book banning is not an “inconvenience”. It’s bigotry. Whether packaged as keeping kids safe from sexual content or removing politically charged material, the intention & practice of removing books from schools and libraries IS to directly undercut freedom.

If the point is to overwhelm, the solution is to be calm & find fixes.
If the intent is to misinform, the solution is finding proven trusted sources for information.
If the goal is to isolate, the solution is to find & cultivate community & work together.

Don’t panic, be the solution.

here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘

Index cards are one of my favorite ways to add journaling and smaller art creations to my junk journal planner.

Every month in my junk journal planner, I try to make myself a card. #junkjournal #cardmaking #Artjournal

Crafting and journaling helps me cope with the chaos. #junkjournal #artjournal

Trump just announced his first trip abroad will be to Saudi Arabia in May.

His first call with a foreign leader in January was with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

What is Saudi Arabia looking for out of a close relationship with Trump?

We investigated:

Ways to show up for our libraries:

-Get a library card
-Regularly visit your library
-Use library services
-Donate books
-Attend library events
-Become a library “friend”
-Purchase their merch or from their book sales
-Volunteer

Justice for Emily Pike.
Justice for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
This is a crisis.
The murder rate is ten times higher than the US national average for women living on reservations.
Murder is the third leading cause of death for Native women.
Emily Pike. Say her name. #MMIW

Some actions you can take this week for positive change:

-Support local food banks
-Volunteer at &/or donate to homeless or DV shelters
-Support legal funds that protect marginalized people
-Join a mutual aid network
-Boycott businesses rolling back Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility

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