Inspiration: Words words words

Hi everyone, Lex here :) Likely you've seen a gadzillion "inspired by" Pinterest blog posts--I have to admit that by far it is my favorite time-suck. For a change, I thought I'd share some pins from a pinboard of mine that's filled with words. I'm a freelance writer by trade, and words have always fascinated me. One of the best things I've ever done this year was get back into reading regularly. Devouring new books and escaping into the words of another is a joy unlike any other (much like how I'd describe digiscrapping!)

And George Gordon Byron said it best when he quipped, "Words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew, upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps, millions, think." So here are a few words that made me think and marvel :)

... and this last one is particularly beautiful to me because a few weeks ago, I'd just come home after getting disappointing news about a medical condition I have. I was crying, I was furious, and I was hurting so much. Then I read this--and cried harder. But it allowed me to find peace and to, in the words of Tim Gunn, "carry on." :)

What words have helped you, shaped you, and inspired you?

Source: all pins from this board

Monique's Fave Finds for Foodies!

Hey KCB fans! I looooove to cook and bake. I loooove food. And I loooove scrapping my favourite recipes. So I'm here to share with you some of my favourite recipe loaded blogs! ;) Where do I go when I'm needing something new? Let me show you!

Crockpot 365 - the author spent a year using her crockpot every day! She's written a couple of cookbooks too.

Recipe Girl - the author has some very yummy recipes, I just loooove browsing through her blog.

Joy the Baker - the author has a huge list of yummy recipes too!

and the latest addition to my blogroll:

Our Best Bites - I'm on my way now to browse and print some new recipes to try from this blog!

So where do you like to go for new recipes?

Monique's Fave Finds

Hello KCB fans! One of our new features here on the CT blog is sharing with you some of our favourite finds on the WWW. Right now I'm looking for inspiration for using Kristin's I Love Cocoa kit - my new favourite KCB kit. So here are a few things I've found that are inspiring me... I'll be back next week to show you what they have inspired me to make :D Click on the images to be redirected to some other great blogs full of inspiration and even some tutorials.

What have you or would you like to make using this delicious new kit from KCB?!

Feel free to link me up to your fave finds!