Have I told you lately how much I love to fish???

I was a teenager in the 80s and my favorite music is from the legendary HAIR bands. I have included my list of favorites along with my favorite songs of each!! this list will make you want to tune into your Spotify Hair Bands Channel!!

All my life I have always had a passion for art and design. I was always drawing, coloring, or creating something. After highschool I continued that passion into college and recieved a bachelors degree in art and design. As of now I have had art published in magazines, featured in stores for purchase, in art shows, created logos for businesses, and now designing art for print on demand products or digital downloads. I also design journal covers for Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. Not to mention countless craft projects. This list has my favorite designed products, art I love that inspire me, and supplies to start designing on your own. It is never too late to follow your passion, just take that first step and go for it.

Drawing is one of my favorite hobbies, plus I love journaling, so these are some of my favorite stationary items I use daily 🫶

I love my Louise carmen journal as you can accessories to fit your style and holds all your necessities!

All your witchy needs from Amazon finds to books to Etsy shops!

I live for cute notebooks and stationery. Items that I actually use and have no issues. I am always on the hunt to find cute pens, highlighters, washi tapes, etc

A load of hobbies I’ve tried post grad including painting, coloring, doing my nails, and going to the gym!

Because first impressions count! From an eclectic selection of designs that celebrate nature, gardening, to ballet, meditation, soccer, yoga and so much more, there's a journal (or planner) for that.

Stay inspired, organized, and creative with my ultimate list of journaling and planner essentials. From stylish planners and guided journals to high-quality pens, stickers, and washi tape, these must-have supplies make planning a joy. Whether you’re into bullet journaling, daily planning, or creative scrapbooking, you’ll find tools here to help you stay productive and express your personal style—while actually looking forward to organizing your day.

If you have someone in your life who loves to golf, there’s no shortage of golf themed gifts you can give them! From things they can use on the course to at home, the options are endless. Here are some tried and true favorites I’ve gifted my husband over the years!

Grab your snacks, blankets, and tissues because these TV shows will have you all in your feels.

My ride-or-die kit for live watercolor guest portraits—exact brushes, palettes, papers, and on-site tools I use at events. Every pick is intentional and travel-friendly, so your fashion illustration keepsake dries fast, photographs beautifully, and slides straight into a frame.

A curated collection of easy knitting patterns designed for true beginners. This list gathers simple, step-by-step projects — from scarves and beanies to cozy home accessories — that help you build confidence while creating something beautiful. Perfect if you’re just getting started or looking for relaxing, beginner-friendly makes.

For me, the ultimate in cozy games is being able to curl up on the couch or in a recliner with a blanket on my legs and my dog right beside me as I play. Nintendo Switch is my favorite way to play cozy games.

I love shopping from small businesses!! Here are some of my faves. I mostly buy enamel pins or things with a kawaii theme!!

A resource page for everything to help you start coloring for relaxation. These are suggestions as everyone colors with different styles or has a different budget. Start coloring and discover your favorites!This list contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you.

These are a collection of video games I played this year that I recommend for new and experienced gamers, to help them get out of their comfort zones.

Want to get a gift for your football fan loved one, but know nothing about football? Sports memorabilia is a difficult thing to buy without sports knowledge! Just find out their favorite team and I will have a few recommendations for you based on different players, era, and budget! I promise that if your loved one loves football, they will love these gifts! If you have any questions, I will answer all comments!

Whether you're hosting a game night or planning a casual hangout, the best board games for friend gatherings offer endless fun, laughter, and friendly competition. Our curated list features top-rated games that are perfect for groups, easy to learn, and designed to keep everyone engaged

Celebrate the people who hype you up, hold you down, and know all your inside jokes.

If you’re starting out, here are the tools I use and recommend. 🎨

A round-up of my favourite and most-used genealogy databases and resources to search.

Capture the perfect shot! As a portrait photographer in Lisbon, I rely on high-quality gear to create stunning images. This list includes my favorite cameras, lenses, and accessories—perfect for both professionals and enthusiasts looking to elevate their photography. Whether you're shooting portraits, travel scenes, or street photography, these trusted tools will help you get the best results.

I’m a gamer girl, but my first love will always be The Sims. Here are my favorite merch items (official and fan made!)

This list represents my personal 'gold standard' for accessories that marry superior craftsmanship with sophisticated design, ensuring your ritual is as refined as your collection.

PLEASE READ. This list is categorized into oil paints, acrylic paints, and painting supplies/tutorials. If there are painting supplies listed in the OIL PAINTS section, it is because those supplies are used *only* for oil paints. The same goes for painting supplies listed in the ACRYLIC PAINTS section. The supplies and tools listed in the PAINTING SUPPLIES + TUTORIALS section are agnostic and can be used for either oil or acrylic painting.

While you're out leaf gazing take a minute to view some autumn blooms and see what the flowers have to say. Make your decor & arrangements for fall gatherings more mindful by understanding the language of flowers! Floriography is the use of flowers to communicate messages covertly and has been a popular practice throughout the world for centuries. In Victorian times, when expressing open emotion was greatly frowned upon, floriography was introduced as a means to share true feelings. With influences from Asia and Africa Victorian flower language spread from the UK throughout Europe. The practice remains popular in certain countries to this day. This guide will explain the meanings behind popular fall blossoms so you can make extra mindful seasonal wreaths, bouquets, and floral garden additions!

Theses are all tools I’ve purchased to start hand building with clay at home!

Giving you guys some recommendations of my favourite Indie RPG games

Thanks to jujutsu kaisen I have become an avid ANIME watcher. Below is a list of anime that I really enjoyed. I think ALL anime watchers out there would agree and really like this list. I hope you enjoy my recommendations. THANK YOU 😊

Whether you’re watching solo or with the whole family, this list will keep your holiday spirit shining bright. This is a great combination of my wish list and movies I have seen or will rewatch this holiday season! Disney Plus has a ton of classics everyone will love! Let me know of any great ones I'm missing!

Fall is the perfect time to cozy up with some of my favorite finds! From heartwarming reads to seasonal must-haves, I have curated the perfect collection to make your autumn days a little cozier and a lot more magical. 🍁☕🍂

Woodworking tools and the best tools for any workshop or hobby wood worker needs.

I swear making a burr basket for him is the easiest win ever – just bundle all the cozy, useful things he never buys for himself and suddenly you look like the best girlfriend ever who cares and all that. All cozy brr basket ideas for bf in here!

my favorite tv shows of all time except i have such a hard time watching new stuff

My favorite things surrounding the lord wether that be Bible accessories, music and podcasts, and even my boyfriends current Bible setup

Game that I love to death, have played multiple times, and believe are must-plays for anybody.

After a long day at work, I like to decompress with one of my favorite low-effort, stress-free hobbies -- fun, enjoyable and relaxing Nintendo Switch games! From cozy quests to cute rpg's, there's a mix of all of my tried and true favorite video games here specifically for the Switch 1! (Except horror, no can do!) I can't speak for any other video game consoles or how the games are on other devices, just the Switch!

The sun sparkling on the water in the tidepools by the sea… my inspiration has always been close to the ocean. And is to happends that Coastal aesthetic is trending right now. I've created a collection of marine critters & ocean-inspired beads, always in bright colors as this is kind of my signature style. My beads often incorporate fine silver into the molten glass, adding texture and sparkle.

I work gigs professionally but of course there’s always moment where I just want to be a fan. Obviously that can involve a whole lot of things but really taking on the fangirl role is a task (a very fun). Here’s a few things that make up a great starter kit for going all out for a band.

All anime’s can be found on alternative sites apart from mainstream ones. I’ve watched all of them and I’ve only listed the ones I liked alot of them aren’t as popular though I would LOVE to show more of the epic anime’s I watched but I have super bad memory, will update when I do remember some :)

Teen boys are just challenging to shop for, so let me help you with some great ideas! From clothes to car essentials you can find some great ideas!

This list includes our family's favorite games. Some are great for increasing academic skills and others are just fun to play!

I love a good crime podcast! Whether it is something to listen to at the laundromat or on the drive home from work, podcasts are my favorite way to pass the day 🥰

Reindeer Games is Christmas Town's game shop. You can shop for Christmas-themed puzzles, Christmas-themed games, holiday activity books, and other fun pastimes. There are board games, card games, puzzles, word search books, Mad Libs, sticker activity books, and Christmas themed adult coloring books.

I put together this gift guide for lovers of Kpop Demon Hunters! I loved the movie and so did my friends so these are just some of the gifts that will be making it into their stockings.

These are my most favorite tv shows of all time. They are a mix of old and more current shows spanking from comedy, sitcoms, thrillers, action and drama.

Ceramic studio must haves! This is the stuff I have including other alternatives that I wish I would/could purchase

Being sick is no fun, but having hobbies that don't require a lot of energy makes it easier.

Interested in starting needlepoint as a new hobby? Here’s some must have tools you’ll need to get started!

Whether it's your first time to give Resin a try or you've dabbled a bit already this is a great hobby to try. I have been creating resin items for a few months now and I enjoy it so much. It's always fun to see the unique color combinations, swirls and designs you can create. Adding interesting items like tiny seashells, beach glass, pressed flowers and glitter can transform a resin item. Create jewelry, ornaments, gifts the ideas are limitless. Here are some items that work well for using as a base or just some ideas to spark your fuel.

Here you will find some of my favorite Mother's Day Cards sourced from Zazzle and Etsy. Love these two sites for these items as most can be customized with an option of digital download. For the handmade 3d cards I think it's worth the wait of having them posted to you as they are just so beautiful.

I have recently gotten very into art. I am feeling super creative and I am simply consuming art. I have also recently begun exploring creating art myself and it has been a fun process to go through.

A little holiday + birthday wishlist and some of my favorites, freshly made in Alaska. Since I just moved back home, I’m stocking up on winter hobbies and cozy comforts to get me through the long season. Think: baking projects, cross-country skiing, nordic skating, socks that actually make you excited about snow, and of course, I'm perpetually on the hunt for the perfect robe.

expensive AND inexpensive gifts my boyfriend has loved over the years! For reference, he is 27 y/o

I've been bass fishing the lakes and ponds of New England since I was old enough to hold a rod. This is the gear I trust to land the big ones!

If you're a crocheter who also loves spooky, celestial, WITCHY motifs, this is the list for you! I've curated my favourite patterns from Etsy for all my fellow lovers of this aesthetic ⭐

Horror movies that I think are incredible. Whether it's the story, the acting or the atmosphere, these movies are at the top of any horror list for me. Perfect for spooky season or a

At our house, December means cocoa, cat cuddles, and a Christmas movie every night till the 25th. Here are the ones that make even the cats stop judging (for a minute).

It doesn't always have to be Halloween to be in the mood for something spooky to watch. Dark and stormy nights, vampires, ghouls, and late night scares carefully curated by yours truly.

i love movies like most people, but i have a certain niche for claymation movies specifically. here are some of my all time favorite movies that have mostly grown with me through my childhood but still remain superior as i enter my adulthood

Here are some of my favorite stationery products I use for scrapbooking and journaling!

I’ve got a girlfriend who’s a Halloween addict! She loves decorating for Halloween with all the scary animatronics to little creepy figurines! Here are some of her recommendations.

Clearly I'm a game lover and always will be. It's my favorite hobby that fills my cup. I share everything from cozy games to classic games and even those I'm hoping to snag soon! If you are a cozy and classic game lover like me than you'll love this list!

The games we play when we swear its going to be wholesome family bonding, and then someonec cries, cheats or rage quits. Equal parts laughter, chaos and competition - because nothing says love like yelling “you didnt read the rules right” across the table.

Magpies: The Feathered Drama Queens of the Bird WorldIf birds had their own reality show, magpies would absolutely be the stars — loud, flashy, and always up to something. These sharp-dressed troublemakers are ridiculously smart too. They can recognize themselves in mirrors (which is more than some people), plan ahead, use tools, and even throw what looks suspiciously like tiny bird funerals for their fallen friends.

I'm new to junk/collage journaling my everyday life kind of like a scrapbook so here's what supplies I'm loving to use so far! You definitely can use whatever supplies you already have, but go all out if you want.

I recently took a drive with the family to Destiny USA in Syracuse, it’s a four story brick and mortar shopping mall, but it’s also so much more than that. These are some of the coolest things you can do there and in the area.

When your feeling stuck and not sure what your weekend adventure will look like don’t forget about your local performing arts center…Ours is wonderful and their seasons are always full of great suggestions for a wonderful evening or day out supporting your community and the Arts! I like to leave it as a surprise at times so hubby is excited to see what we are watching! Regardless whether it’s a night show or a matinee there is always something for everyone!

Enjoy music of various genres from soft rock, classic hip-hop, R&B, and smooth jazz! You will also enjoy retro TV commercials that are guaranteed to take you down memory lane!

Great film that we still love to watch as 90 babies

Instead of more “stuff” give the gift of something they feel, taste, learn, or explore. This collection highlights the best hands-on, adventurous and totally unique experiences perfect for holidays, birthdays or just because.

St. Petersburg, FL is where the arts don’t just live—they thrive. This vibrant Gulf Coast city pulses with creative energy. This curated list includes some of my favorites.

Here’s a list of all the items my golfing fiancé has approved! A majority of these I gifted him a while back and he continues to use to this day!

My recipe for a cozy night in. Whether you want to lounge, have a quiet night in or hang with your friends. These are the tools I’d use to mellow out and enjoy a night at home.

As I'm not a huge TV watcher, I want the series to be gripping, entertaining and/or something I can play on the background if I'm doing other things but keep me interested - these are some of my favs.

Brighten up someone's day! Happy mail is a thoughtful way to connect with others through handwritten letters, creative cards, and small gifts sent via snail mail.

The sound of legends... Without having to spend over 15 million dollars to get there.

All of these items you see on this list I’ve personally used and continue to use on every fishing trip I go on! Whether it’s just a 1 day fishing adventure or 3 to 4 days, this list will get you bites Guaranteed!

Who doesn't love a hot dog? Rep your favorite food or give a quirky gift

I was raised in a game loving family and consider myself a game enthusiast! These are some of my favorite games for duos, smaller groups, and bigger groups.

Many of these games we started playing together when he was about 8 years old. Most of these are lighter ‘gateway’ games that have brought us closer, given endless moments of joy, and taught him about critical thinking. Instead of playing video games and watching T.V. we will reach for a board game so we can immerse ourselves in another world together and truly enjoy each other's company. This is one of our favorite hobbies to do together!

I don’t know about you but anytime I look at gift guides for guys they are full of useless stuff that no guy I know would actually enjoy. So I thought why not create one with stuff that seems more useful and includes all types of hobbies and ideas!

Whether you’re just getting started or picking up your brushes again, this list has everything you need—from beginner-friendly tools to inspiring tutorials and simple techniques to try. 🎨💧

I love a good show that is very much character driven. These are the movies and TV shows that fit that description and I've watched hundreds of times. You won't be sorry.

A curated look at my fountain pen collection, along with pens on my wishlist and inks I’ve used and loved. Everything here is chosen based on real use, research, and long-term enjoyment.

Do I have a car? No. But if I did, these are the CDs that would be absolute essentials. These are nostalgic, upbeat, reflective, and just about everything in between. There's something for everyone in here whether you want to dance in your seat or cry all the way home.

My must-have tools for journaling and scrapbooking: pens, tapes, cutters, and adhesives that are affordable, easy to use, and perfect for beginners or seasoned creators alike.

It feels quite overwhelming to navigate through the endless offers and possibilities of art supplies, especially when you're just about to start your creative journey. Over the years I've tried and tested all kind of watercolor paints, papers and brushes. I'd like to share my favorites here that I truly enjoyed, the ones I wholeheartedly recommend and still use regularly. 🎨 Disclaimer: This list includes some affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

this is a list of my most memorable movies. from scary to classic to laughing on the floor these movies are the ones I remember the most for their emotional impact and experience.

These are my secret weapons for cleaner finishes and easier processes. That non-toxic fabric glue has saved me countless hours, and those mini rubber bands are perfect for my favorite macrame hacks that I share with my community. From the macrame board that keeps projects organized to the small easel that's perfect for detailed work, these tools solve the little problems that can make or break a project.

It’s almost the most wonderful time which means some of yall (cough* cough* men) need helpful hints to suprise those you love! 💕 and that’s where my Benable list comes in handy! Please review my tailored recommendations centered around quality for the entire fam ☺️ Please note this will be an ever evolving list as I come across and/or plan gifts for my own friends and family 🥰 Need personal recs? Comment! I am always happy to assist! 🫶🏻

These are the products I can’t live without in my crochet and knitting adventures! Whether you’re making cozy sweaters, summer clothes, accessories, cute amigurumi, or just exploring a new hobby, these essentials make crafting even more fun and stress-free. Whether you’re just starting out or deep into your next big project, these picks won’t let you down, trust me!

AFFORDABLE GIFTS IDEAS FOR PEOPLE ON A BUDGET

Games I play on stream and personally recommend!

Education is a fast paced field. From clothing to tools, this list shows must have items that I use daily.