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Hi! I'm Robyn, the mom behind the blog. I started Adventures in Abbyland when my daughter was born as a way to share with friends and family. Now Abby helps me and it has become our mommy/daughter blog! I love crafting, baking, reading and all things vintage while Abby loves drawing, gaming and all things kawaii! You'll find a little bit of everything here and we hope you'll join us on our adventures!

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My painting helper lol She wanted on the table, I

My painting helper lol

She wanted on the table, I told her no so this was her solution...she got in her box to "watch" 🤣

Fall artwork coming soon 🍁🍂

#painting #paint #curiouscat #catshenanigans #paintinghelper #art #fallpainting #crafty #create #craftymom #diy #diyproject #artproject #catsofinstagram #catstagram #adventuresnabbyland

A flatlay attempt with all my new decorative books

A flatlay attempt with all my new decorative books 💜

Of course the sun comes out after I'm finished and put everything away lol

I love decorative books to display as well as use in pictures, the blue clock one is my favorite.

QOTD: What is your favorite bookish decorative piece? Or What is your favorite place to shop for bookish decor?

#flatlay #flatlayfriday #fridayflatlay #bookflatlay #decorativebooks #decorbooks #bookishdecor #prettybooks #vintagestyle #upcycled #upcycledbooks #bookcraft #crafty #craftymom #diy #diyhomedecor #diydecor #diybooks #diyproject #booksofig #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookreviewer #bookblogger #adventuresnabbyland

Book Review: Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flower

Book Review:
Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers
by: Kyehyun Park

Thank you so much to the author, @quarto.knows and @netgalley for the #gifted ARC!

Since jr. high, I have loved to doodle, especially flowers. But they were always just that, doodles. Which has been great and they are cute and all but now that I'm wanting to do more with my art, I want to find ways to improve. I was ecstatic when I received a copy
from Netgalley to review. I couldn't wait to see what all different flowers were included and attempt to follow the instructions as I improve my drawing.

This book has been fantastic for learning and improving my "doodles", I have learned so much and I definitely feel like my flowers have greatly improved. While I still have much to learn and still need to improve, they are definitely more flower-like than cutesy doodles now.

The art featured within this book is stunning and inspiring, I have enjoyed not only using the book for learning but also just to read and look at all the beautiful art.

The artist, popular Instagram artist Kyehyun Park, provides excellent instructions, breaking things down in easy to follow steps. The techniques used are great for both beginners and those a little more advanced. Thanks to this book, I'm now able to create more realistic flowers and I can't wait to continue learning more.

I love this book and plan to purchase it along with others from the author. Definitely recommend this one for anyone wanting to learn or improve drawing flowers.

#netgalley #arc #bookreview #quartobooks #drawingandpaintingbeautifulflowers #kyehyunpark #drawing #painting #flowers #art #bookrecommendation #booksofig #booksilove #bookstagram #bookreviewer #bookblogger #bookstagrammer #bookstocheckout #bookworm #adventuresnabbyland

Book Review -
Ivy Lodge by Linda Murphy Marshall
𝘈 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺

Thank you @booksparks and @shewritespress for the review copy! #gifted

When I first came across this book, I was intrigued and knew it was one I wanted to read. Plus, the cover piqued my interest even more. I love sorting through things of the past, remembering memories and stories that each item tells, and often the explanation some provide.

Following the passing of her parents, the author, Linda, returns to her childhood home to sort through all the belongings. Keepsakes, trinkets, everyday items that now must be sorted into anything Linda or her siblings might want to keep. Items that hold memories and stories of the past.

Room by room, item by item, Linda sorts through her parents belongings and begins to attempt to translate true meanings behind the items, the stories the items hold, searching for "why" as well as some piece of evidence that her parents did love her and perhaps a tiny bit of hint as to the reasoning behind their behavior and the way they raised Linda and her siblings.

Among the stories of older days, Linda weaves in tales of her own children and life away from her family. I loved that she included this along with the past stories, it showed just how differently she chose to live and raise her children compared to her own childhood and how her parents raised her. Moving cross country, separating herself from her family and past, Linda chose her own path, she became a successful multilinguist and translator, she raises her own children as a loving parent and choses a better way of life.

Just as Ivy Lodge looked grand from the outside yet told a different story inside, we are reminded that family and life can be complicated and made of so many different layers.

#BookSparks #SheWritesPress #IvyLodge #LindaMurphyMarshall #memoir #bookreview #memoirreview #bookrecommendations #SRC2022 #bookreviewer #bookblogger #bookstagrammer #adventuresnabbyland

"Adventure Awaits Between the Pages of a Book" I'

"Adventure Awaits Between the Pages of a Book"

I'm so excited to finally finish this piece ♥ I've worked on it off and on for a few months and finally (maybe) feel it's complete lol (I was "finished" the other day and suddenly decided to completely redo the entire thing for the umpteenth time haha, my mom finally told me to leave it alone but I can't help but see flaws).

So yeah.... I've been spending a lot of time working on my artwork and digital designs lately, I have been having so much fun creating designs for the holidays. This particular piece was an idea I've had for a long time and I'm so happy to be able to create it.

QOTD: What have you been up to lately? What are you reading?

#customartwork #customdesign #drawing #photography #bookishart #bookishdesign #adventureawaits #betweenthepagesofabook #photographyandart #bookish #getlostinabook #books #bookstagram #bookcommunity #bookstagrammer #bookblogger #bookreviewer #bookworm #bookaholic #adventuresnabbyland

Good Morning! Happy Monday Hello July and everythi

Good Morning!
Happy Monday
Hello July
and everything else I missed while I've been away.
Yeah, it's been awhile since I posted (really posted)...
I've been sick, I have felt blah, I've battled depression, I have been insanely busy, I needed a break...
Most of all? I no longer felt inspired with my photos and posts and I got to the point where I dreaded having to post "just to post each day".
This have never been about keeping up with others, trying to play the number game, trying to be a huge account.
I've always just posted just to post. I've shared what I felt like sharing, I shared fun photos and outings and adventures and of course books but I realized I got caught up in trying to keep up with others, trying to fit, trying to be something I wasn't.
I hated that.
So I took a break.
Some reached out to me, some checked on me, some unfollowed only because I hadn't posted in a day or two.
And it's okay.
I want you to be here because you like me, you like my posts, you enjoy seeing/reading my posts, you like my content, you actually want to follow my account.
My time away helped me refocus, I'm inspired again, I have tons of fun stuff planned for the upcoming posts. I hope you're here to see it, enjoy it, share with me and chat but if not, that's okay. I'm still going to post because it's what I enjoy, it's what I want to do and it makes me happy.

QOTD: Have you ever felt like you lost "you" among all the craziness of social media? Whether it's for your blog, your bookstagram, etc, have you ever felt you lost "you" along the way?

#backtodoingwhatIlove #backtobeingme #refocused #reinspired #doingthingsmyway #backfrombreak #itsbeenawhile #backtoblogging #morebooksontheway #bookish #bookishphoto #bookroses #earlymorningcrafting #doingwhatIlove #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookblogger #momblogger #bookreviewer #lovetoread #lovebooks #lovecrafting #diy #mondaymood #adventuresnabbyland

Stitch Day! #stitch #stitchday #626 #stitchday626

Stitch Day! #stitch #stitchday #626 #stitchday626

3am and I'm painting pumpkins while watching Chris

3am and I'm painting pumpkins while watching Christmas movies....

It has been a rough week...a rough two weeks and I haven't been sleeping well...and this is how I find a way to just escape a little bit.

I would say this is how I cheer myself up but these darn Christmas movies and their sappy moments have me in tears lol

What are you up to this weekend?

#painting #paintingpumpkins #latenightpainting #christmasmovies #christmasmoviesinjuly #christmasinjuly #readyforfall #roughweek #whatshouldidonow #3amthoughts #sleeplessnights #restless #lotsonmymind #adventuresnabbyland

Recently Finished: Sunday Afternoon and Other Time

Recently Finished:
Sunday Afternoon and Other Times Remembered by Ben Ewell

Thank you @booksparks and @benewell.author for gifting me a copy of this book!

I have been reading more memoirs lately and this one definitely caught my attention.

The book tells us of an Easter weekend murder of a mother, father and daughter. The author, the brother of one of the victims, shares details of finding out news of that murder and other events in life. Ben shares with us life lessons he learned from his family, he tells a story of healing and it feels more like just sitting down, having a chat with the author instead of reading a book. I definitely recommend picking this one up!

#SAAOTR #SparkPress #booksparks #benewell #memoir #booktour #summerpopup #nonfiction #bookstagram #booksofig #booksofinsta #memoirrecommendation #bookworm #bookblogger #bookreviewer #bookstagrammer #bookrecommendations #adventuresnabbyland

Woke up to an absolutely beautiful day! Sunshine!

Woke up to an absolutely beautiful day! Sunshine! Finally!
It has rained so much lately and I never get much accomplished on rainy days.

A morning this pretty must be spent outside reading 📚

At least in the morning....we're under a heat advisory and it will be a sauna out here soon.

Currently Reading:
Jackie & Me by Louis Bayard

So excited to read this book, review coming soon!

Thank you so much @algonquinbooks @louisbayardwriter for this advance reader copy of Jackie & Me ❤️

QOTD: What comes to mind when you hear the name Jackie Kennedy?

#sunshine #sunnyday #readingoutside #currentlyreading #currentread #jackieandme #histfic #historicalfiction #jackiekennedy #jacquelinebouvier #jacquelinekennedy #firstlady #algonquinbooks #louisbayard #junerelease #booksofig #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #readersofig #bookblogger #bookreviewer #bookstagrammer #adventuresnabbyland

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