Hi PB!

Have you bedazzled a book!? I did one at a local bookstore craft meetup a little bit ago and it was so time consuming fun!! It scratched that "color by numbers" itch but make it "crafty". The prefect companion for an audiobook on a rainy day.

Here is the one I did!!

I'm OBSESSED now. 🤩

Post yours below!!🫶 I wanna see em 😍

Edit: folks asking what supplies I used:

1. Gem kit from Michael's (I recommend smaller size flat gems that don't have too much of a 3d profile and allow for more detail work
2. A gem picker- wax pencil or similar tool (NOT tweezers
3. A tray to put the gems! Some come with lines that help them lay flat
4. B7000 very fine tip glue! Small tubes are your friend
5. Only do a small section at a time so you can adjust and work your way around an area before it dries!

Have fun!!!

My 5 star reads have been lacking so far this year with only one fiction 5 star. I desperately need a win. Comment your favorite queer novel that deserve 5 stars from me

One of my favorite parts about collecting books are the covers. I have a couple books on display because they are simply too beautiful to leave on my shelf. I remember seeing Daughter of the Moon Goddess for the first time and being in awe over how beautiful it was. I’m curious, what are some of your favorite covers?

How do you all like to read a series?

Do you binge it all, finishing one book and moving onto the next in the series? Or do you read one book then have a few palette cleansers before progressing with the series?

I find sometimes when I binge a series I can get a bit fed up of the world or characters and feel like I then slow down my reading due to getting a bit bored of the same thing🫩 However, when I take a break in between, I can struggle to remember details from the previous books🤦🏼‍♀️

How do you tackle a series, or do you just avoid them? Any tips and tricks, I am curious✨

Are you ever listening to a song, new or old, and realise "Holy crap, this is JUST like character/s"? Cause it happens to me a concerning amount! Maybe because I listen to music about as much as I read.

The other day I was listening to a song I haven't heard in awhile, Is This How It Ends? by Wage War, and realised it's PERFECT for Nic and Tilda from The HazelHurst Duology by Holly Thorn. This is the newest of many, many examples. (Their song Magnetic also very much suits Nic and Tilda!)

Anyway, how often do you find this happening to you?