Links: Color Palettes, Knitting, & Cocktails!

Workspace with computer, journal, books, coffee, and glasses.Happy Wednesday! Can you believe it’s June? How are we halfway into 2016 already?

First, I’d like to give a big, huge thank you to the romance community. It’s been about a week since Redheadedgirl and Sassy teamed up to start a GoFundMe, and over $7000 has been raised! So thank you to those who have donated, those who have shared the GoFundMe page, those of you who have sent positive vibes and prayers. Seriously, all that you’ve done is amazing!

Over at the Gender Genre blog, Sarah MacLean is talking about what romance teaches us about being heroines:

Life does not simply “happen” to romance heroines. These are women who are the stars of the play—proactive, intelligent and passionate. They are women who recognize the issues facing them and the world and make clear, focused choices to tackle them.

The post has some great reading recs and will definitely leave you feeling infused with girl power!

As someone obsessed with film theory and cinematography, I’m loving this Twitter account, which dissects the color palettes found in films.

In a couple weeks, Redheadedgirl and I are off to Stockholm just because. We’ll be doing a round up post of our adventures once we’re back stateside, but if you want to follow our shenanigans on social media (mainly Instagram and probably Twitter), we’ll be using the #SmartBitchesinSweden hashtag. We don’t leave until mid-June, but we’re very excited!

It’s no surprise that Elyse found this particular link about knitting used as code during WWII, plus other cool knitting trivia:

The 365-day “knitting clock” uses nearly 1,500ft of yarn to show the passing of time and will leave you with a 6ft 7in scarf by the end of December. The 24-hour clock, created by designer Siren Elise Wilhelmsen, knits one stitch every half-hour, adding one new row every day.

I’m very curious what happens to the knitting clock once the year is done.

It’s no secret that I love a good drink, but I’m also fascinated by anything zodiac-related (Where my Aries at?!). So I love these signature cocktails based on your zodiac sign:

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Mojito

Gemini, you need something you can grab and take on the dance floor! Nix anything in an easily spillable glass (read: martini glass or coupe); instead go for tall mojitos with awesome straws. Keep the energy up and the party going.

Do you think your signature cocktail matches your sign?

Don’t forget to share what super cool things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!

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  1. Darlynne says:

    I’m so excited for your trip to Stockholm and look forward to following along. Thanks for all the great links.

  2. Welcome to Sweden and our beautiful capital!

  3. jimthered says:

    The artist behind over 250 of the SWEET VALLEY HIGH paperbacks is taking commissions for works! The article and contact info is at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sweet-valley-high-artist-commissions_us_574dc151e4b03ede441570d8 and while it ain’t cheap (portraits begin at $200). Consultations are free, so folks could find out beforehand if the artist has a problem with, say, mullets or dinosaur porn for those desiring the insanity often features on SBTB..

  4. Mara B. says:

    I am a rare (?) introverted Gemini but I’ve got to say a mojito on the dance floor sounds awesome.

    What is up autocorrect why don’t you already know mojito?

  5. SB Sarah says:

    I’m an introverted Gemini, too. You’re not alone! (Though I am not fond of mojitos.)

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  7. Carol S says:

    So many wonderful stories about knitting as code — like the tricoteuses who were the real-life inspiration for Madame Defarge in A Tale of Two Cities.

    I also love the story of the woman who was put in a German prison camp and forced to knit socks, so she deliberately knit them in such a way that they’d irritate the feet of the enemy soldiers who would wear them.

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