Blog - Sylvia’s Studio

2026
30 Aug Escape the swarm
29 Aug Journalling my way to what I need to write today
28 Aug Not everything needs to be in the cloud
27 Aug Do good, a short noodling on Dolly Parton
26 Aug Small adventures
25 Aug The zoo in Emmen, a campsnap adventure
24 Aug Start crafting, a manifesto of sorts
23 Aug Don’t give up, grow!
22 Aug Moving house
21 Aug My e-reader made me a worse reader
20 Aug How I plan and journal in the same notebook
19 Aug The man in the portrait
18 Aug Autumnal skies, pictures from the road home
17 Aug When I went on a solo adventure to London
16 Aug Do we really need the latest tech?
15 Aug Break out of convenient boxes
14 Aug Celebrate your bad writing
13 Aug My spirituality in three stories
12 Aug My reading habits and quirks
11 Aug I love myself enough to ...
10 Aug Learning French again
09 Aug Broken (a short scifi story)
08 Aug Library, an adventure
07 Aug Dear courage
06 Aug Lessons from my Bear
05 Aug I doodle with yarn
04 Aug Adapting to changes
03 Aug The power of gratitude
02 Aug On the Joys of Imperfection
01 Aug A talk with death
27 Jul Turn the kaleidoscope
25 Jul A visit to the zoo
21 Jul Five favourite things that haven't changed since childhood
18 Jul The Sylly rules
14 Jul How I fell in love with the Tour De france
13 Jul Weeknotes for week 28-2026
12 Jul Memory of a beach
10 Jul How I use my notepad
08 Jul Get out of your head, love
06 Jul Weeknotes for week 27-2026
04 Jul Middelburg part two
03 Jul My secret reading spot - a childhood memory
29 Jun Weeknotes for week 26-2026
29 Jun My memories of my great aunt
28 Jun pause doesn't mean stop
22 Jun I took the archetype quiz
15 Jun Don't be afraid to comment
08 Jun The gentle art of sweeping
06 Jun How blessed am i
04 Jun Campsnap Adventures - Middelburg day 1
01 Jun Dear Creative Soul: slay your what-ifs
28 May Crochet, frog, crochet
27 May Turning trash to joy
23 May Why I hate AI
22 May Some pictures from the road
21 May A low energy way of doing everything
20 May Why i use multiple journals
18 May I’ve found my joy in dots
16 May Smiling clouds
15 May Pondering or Procrastination?
11 May One week with my Xteink X4
07 May Yoga teaches me self love in unexpected ways
04 May Going dotty
02 May Antwerp day 2 part 2 - the zoo!
01 May Spring
01 May Antwerp day 2, part 1 - central station and ferris wheel
30 Apr Antwerp day 1 - a bit of sightseeing
24 Apr Gaming silliness (and life)
20 Apr An old project and a lot of new ideas
19 Apr My new camera
15 Apr Delft, the Netherlands in a couple of pictures
13 Apr My new e-reader
31 Mar Five silly things about me
30 Mar Story 7 - dawn
28 Mar Story 6 - nectar
28 Mar Dear courage
23 Mar Story 5 - Basket
23 Mar In and out
20 Mar Story 4 - meadow
19 Mar This is my genre
19 Mar Story 3 - seedling
18 Mar Story 2 - Rain
17 Mar Story 1 - blossom
17 Mar Where I give myself a writing challenge
10 Mar New Pen Day
06 Mar Bandcamp Friday recommendations part 2
02 Mar the simple joys, a poem
28 Jan Ten low-energy ways to protest
27 Jan How I manage to journal every day
18 Jan the light returns
09 Jan My tiny tidying habit
07 Jan How I use Tot
05 Jan Why I’ve ditched my notetaking app
2025
30 Dec How to succeed in your new year's resolutions
29 Dec My favourite reads in 2025
25 Dec A letter from Santa
24 Dec noodling on technology
09 Dec Savour the ordinary - journalling prompts
08 Dec Letting go of a toxic “lesson”
06 Dec Reignite your creative joy
04 Dec Five favourite Christmas movies (and a series!)
03 Dec One week before the Radiohead concert
01 Dec On being wobbly (and not falling down)
30 Nov Stuck with your story? Try this!
27 Nov The art of scribbling
24 Nov short story - coffee
22 Nov The writer watches
21 Nov Ten things I'm grateful for
19 Nov self care vs being useful
14 Nov On knitting, and life
13 Nov My antidote to winter depression (a free journal)
12 Nov Living a joy-led life
11 Nov The joy of audiobooks
10 Nov My morning Filofax routine
09 Nov On notions and reality
24 Oct the good and silly things I did when I thought I would die soon
17 Oct The alien in my cupboard
16 Oct Noodling on writing in a cafe vs at home
15 Oct It doesn't matter where you write, just that you write!
14 Oct Cute animals and autumn - a photographic adventure
13 Oct Weeknotes for week 41 - 2025
10 Oct Blogging for joy's sake
10 Oct The first ten days of Inktober
08 Oct short story - elementary
06 Oct Weeknotes 40 - 2025
03 Oct my iPad pondering doodles
28 Sep Dear Creative Soul - Stop overthinking
24 Sep An ode to my favourite pen
23 Sep I don't want to journal
22 Sep weeknotes for week 38 2025
21 Sep Dear Creative Soul - The power of gratitude
18 Sep Ten things I don’t like in romance novels
17 Sep Seeking quiet in busy cities
16 Sep A perfect autumn day
15 Sep Week 36 2025
14 Sep Dear creative soul - widen your mind
10 Sep What I’ve learned from being tired all the time
08 Sep Week 36 - 2025
06 Sep Deep thoughts on building your own website
05 Sep I’m not in control
04 Sep The fire in me, thoughts on writing
02 Sep Why did I ever abandon HTML/CSS?
01 Sep Week 35 2025
31 Aug Car boot sale
29 Aug Poem (a short story)
28 Aug On writing your heart out loud
26 Aug On lovingly forcing myself to do joyful things
23 Aug Why I love to read your blog
22 Aug Let go, a poem on the mind
18 Aug Week 33 2025
17 Aug a sad poem about alzheimer's
14 Aug When art overwhelms you in all the best ways, a happy snapshot
13 Aug Report (a short story)
12 Aug On Noodling
11 Aug Hey Sylly! It’s your birthday!
10 Aug Hello Amsterdam
09 Aug My notepad makes me happy (and somewhat more organised)
08 Aug Joyful geekery
07 Aug 3 Good Things, an exercise in joy
06 Aug a little follow up
06 Aug Hiding from my truth
05 Aug Processing...
31 Jul Cheap but infinitely worse
30 Jul I'm a doodler, and you can be too!
30 Jul Welcome to my little noodling nook
25 Jul Writing log for week 30-2025
24 Jul My irrational fear is...
23 Jul Writing logs
22 Jul On old blog posts (and wins and losses)
22 Jul Week 29 - 2025
19 Jul The truth about your creativity
17 Jul Re-loving my body
15 Jul On forgetting joyful things
13 Jul Small Web July update
11 Jul Draw circles around your fear
10 Jul APPreciation - Flatnotes
09 Jul Elephants playing in water
06 Jul 20 random thoughts on a quiet Sunday morning
05 Jul A little over, a retrospective
04 Jul When was the last time you played?
03 Jul An unexpected joy
02 Jul Small Web July
01 Jul APPreciation: Bear
29 Jun Documenting the way home
27 Jun A game! With prizes!
25 Jun The lights on the brewery
24 Jun My reading year so far
22 Jun Indistractable
20 Jun You have done enough
19 Jun Sorting old blog posts and many emotions
17 Jun APPreciation: Hipstamatic
15 Jun Building, and building some more
13 Jun All you can do is your best
12 Jun Walking a henge
11 Jun 20 random thoughts on a late Tuesday evening
09 Jun The story of my comfort cards
07 Jun Focus on the small things, a journalling exercise
06 Jun Make waves
05 Jun An ode to the Tour de France
04 Jun A perfect New York City afternoon
03 Jun A fun artjournal experiment
01 Jun Happy to be imperfect
31 May Do Nothing
30 May My favourite YouTubers
30 May Would I do this if this was my last day?
28 May Florence and the nerves
27 May 20 roads to more creativity
25 May Create a scrap journal
24 May Confronting past demons (or teachers)
23 May Dump your inner judge
22 May Whittling, a love letter
21 May The theatre of my dreams
20 May Life in ink and paper
17 May On old words and new ideas
16 May How to be a pro at failure
15 May Why I'm forcing myself to write this post
08 May Ideas for specialty journals
02 May Pictures from the car
23 Apr Blog Question Challenge: Technology Edition
20 Apr Come take a walk with me
20 Apr How to read more
18 Apr Just do it!
17 Apr A square filled with memories
13 Apr Set your creativity free
12 Apr Ten things I wish I understood before I got really ill
10 Apr My defaults, an update
09 Apr Meeting art
05 Apr Spring 2025 TBR
04 Apr The scrapbook of your life
01 Apr 20 tips for a hospital stay
21 Mar What you can do when you just can't create
15 Mar Gratitude (and faith)
14 Mar Dare to fail mightily
13 Mar How to keep creating when your world falls apart
12 Mar Labyrinth
11 Mar Creativity is simple
09 Mar When words won't come
08 Mar My favourite fantasy books by female authors
07 Mar Turn the Kaleidoscope
06 Mar Mischief
06 Mar Bandcamp Friday recommendations
05 Mar Chateau de Biron
05 Mar Puzzle
04 Mar There are miracles at work
02 Mar Zines galore!
28 Feb You are never too old
27 Feb I'm an introvert, but my art isn't
26 Feb Coldplay at Glastonbury 2016
23 Feb Broom
22 Feb Be a yellow tulip
21 Feb 20 random thoughts on an early Friday morning
20 Feb How I plan
19 Feb Lake
18 Feb Less fear, more adventure
16 Feb The fool is me
15 Feb The music I live in
05 Feb Create what you fear
28 Jan Earworm projects
26 Jan Photographic adventures
23 Jan Memento mori
08 Jan Winter 2025 TBR
07 Jan What to do when you don’t know what to journal about
05 Jan Blog questions challenge
2024
21 Dec Banner
20 Dec Every day is a gift
19 Dec 20 random thoughts on a cold Thursday morning
17 Dec A wonderful quote (and its impact on my life)
15 Dec Idol
06 Dec Wish granted
02 Dec The joy of quick sketches
01 Dec Lost words
22 Nov Start keeping a journal
21 Nov The creative multiverse
20 Nov A creative day
15 Nov Addlepated? Me?
11 Nov The thing with creativity
06 Nov Overwhelmed? Try this!
30 Oct When life isn’t easy, embrace the ease
23 Oct Whittling musings
20 Oct So many words
17 Oct Planting a creative seed
15 Oct First focus, then create
13 Oct Artjournal play
11 Oct My new deck, a lovely experience
10 Oct How can I write about joy?
07 Oct The joy in the lack of joy
01 Oct Magic, a letter to myself