LJ Rucker

Back in 2015, I created this "EpicQuest4Crafts" website and related social media accounts to share the zillion craft hobbies I loved to...

Did you ever notice the imperfections in the painting "Watson and the Shark?"

For 2019 I pledged to read 60 books... did I meet my goal?? The answer may shock you (but actually, it probably won't)

“Make beautiful things even if nobody cares!"

We are 25% through 2019! For me, January felt like it had 80 days in the month, but then February came and felt normal, and then March...

I'm pretty hit-or-miss when it comes to making "New Year Resolutions." HOWEVER, the end of 2018 brought on some new big changes for me!...

A new year means reflecting on the old year, analyzing what did and didn't work, and coming up with a new plan of attack! Of all the...

I'm 31! So many thoughts, so much nostalgia! I HAD big ideas for this blog post. BIG ideas. I had cute doodles, some lists... but all my...

At the beginning of this summer we bought our first house. For an idea of what we were getting ourselves into, the house was built in...

It's October! One of my favorite months (and not just because it's my birthday month!) here in Oklahoma, it's the month where the weather...

At the beginning of 2018, I wanted to be more committed to pursuing my artistic passions. One way I wished to accomplish that was through...

Over the years since college, I have slowly re-discovered my love of reading. College textbooks burned me out for a while, but since...

HOW IS JANUARY ALREADY OVER?!? Wasn't it just yesterday it was the beginning of the new year, where everybody decided on their "word of...

My art and photography has always been something that has always been present in my life, but I've never been sure what direction I'm...

I am the type of person that when I hear a beautiful song for the first time, I'll usually go through a phase of listening to it on...

I am a 28-year old unmarried female living right in the Bible Belt of beautiful Oklahoma. I am, what some might call, a "Black Sheep....