Cool stuff on the internet.
Web Related | Cool Shops | Artists | Knitting Related | Just For Fun Here are some resources, mostly graphics, that might come in handy if you're building a website.
99 Gif Shop — The world's premiere gif dollar store.
Betty's Graphics — Tons of backgrounds and gifs.
Bonnibel's Graphic Collection — Huge collection of graphics.
Cameron's World — Cool collection of graphics. Fun inspiration.
Coco's Pixel Safari — Dividers, favicons, stamps, blinkies, and more.
Cool Text — Turn your text cool.
garlic.garden — How to make a webring.
GifCities — Search for old graphics.
GlitterGraphics Graphics created by users.
Texture Town — Even more backgrounds.
sadgrl.online — Free layouts, tiled backgrounds, and a layout builder.
Cool Shops
These shops are filled with interesting items. Some are handmade, some are vintage, and some are just plain cool. This space will only list shops that I've actually purchased items from and vouch for. This space will never use affiliate links.
50 Watts Books — Unusual books from around the world.
bellalulu — Cool vintage finds.
Bug Under Glass — Sustainably sourced preserved butterflies.
Crunch Supply — Fun ceramics!
Krystan Saint Cat — Quirky stickers and stationery.
Lackluster Co. — Cool vintage finds.
Rolling Designs — Cute handmade ceramics.
Vintage by Crystal — Vintage-style spun cotton figures.
Artists
These are some artists whose work I enjoy. Some links go to shops. Those marked with a * are those I've purchased something (likely a print) from and would recommend. Other links go to Instagram pages or portfolios.
Brendon Farley* — Lovely paintings of Minneapolis scenes.
Bonnie Hislop — Super fun ceramics.
David Horgan* — Paintings. This horse print is my everything.
Hayley Kolar* — Painted rainbows, patchwork, clouds.
Katie Benn — Painted rainbows, patchwork, clouds.
Leah Giberson* — Paintings. Reflections and desert vibes.
Lina Scheynius — Interesting photography.
Noah Verrier — Oil paintings with fun subjects.
Rikkianne Van Kirk — Drawings. Found objects art.
Steve Terlizzese — Funky mosaic wall pockets, mirrors, and more.
Good knitting resources, including patterns, favorite yarns, and other helpful websites. If I never retire, it'll be because of hand-dyed yarn.
Bad Sheep Yarn — Hand-dyed yarn. New colors often. Very nice yarn.
Cashmere and Coconuts — Hand-dyed yarn from my neck of the woods.
Chart Minder — Create and edit colorwork charts.
Kelli in the Middle — Smaller hand-dyed shop. Nice experience here.
KnitPicks — Great spot for afforable wool.
Purl Soho — Gorgeous yarn. I buy when I'm pretending to be rich.
Ravelry — The holy grail of patterns, finished projects, and more.
Just For Fun
Here are some more fun places around the internet that don't fit into any of the other categories.
2048 — Great puzzle game.
Bathroom Art — My favorite post on Tumblr. Bathroom art inspiration.
CivClicker — Battle work boredom. Build a civilization in your browser.
Marginalia — A search engine that focuses on non-commercial sites.
Neopets — Keep your digital pet alive. Blumaroos forever.
Zine Library — A collection of scanned pdfs of zines about many topics.