First for the new year! And it’s going to be a hot one. Only thing to do, grab a cold drink, find a cool breeze … and do some weekend reading.

1. A Maurice Sendak interview illustrated
2. A year’s worth of breakfasts in one collage // via peta pixel
3. Amazing star trails  from the Australian outback
4. New for your digital newsstand ~ Fiore
5. Print your smartphone photos at a Polaroid Foto Bar
6.  Iceland’s mysterious plane wreckage on Instagram
7. Playful and interactive street art
8. Wallpaper with a message from oh hello friend
9. More fun street art
10. Turn your portraits into 3D

It’s a weekend of few plans but will include Christmas shopping, a treat for the smalls who brought home good reports cards this week and some photo taking ~ my shutter finger is getting itchy and I’ve been very slack! (case in point, picture above from the archives)

In the meantime, take some time out from the Christmas crazy with some weekend reading.

Inspired // Tim Ferriss vs. Leo Babauta Showdown: On Whether Goals Suck

Read  // New issues of Matchbook Magazine and 91 magazine

Get // NASA’s free downloadable Earth as Art book

Bloggy // 101 steps to becoming a better blogger

Do // Join the One Day  on Earth project

Home // The fire place in this home

Photo // A round-up of round-ups of the best photos of the year

Check out // iPhone blackout ~ download a black wallpaper and see the difference

Watch // A Christmas gift from The Piano Guys

Zesty finds:

• Don’t open till Christmas packing tape
• Christmas countdown calendar
• Polaroid employee jacket

Lime Lane picks from the week:

• The big Christmas round-up of printables
• And Christmas fonts
• Not to mention, Christmas carols
• Wishing for a tidy workspace
• And looking back at November

And as always #74funthings on Twitter ~ it’s all about the Christmas craft

Have a great weekend.

Pinch and a punch and all that!

Do // Tie a perfect bow ~ a much-needed skill at this time of year

Home // Loving the large photo art in this home

Inspired // Changing direction

Go // Jump on this 170-foot long trampoline

Read // Amy Butler’s new magazine Blossom and A Subtle Revelry’s holiday issue

Photo // Master Instagram’s tilt shift

Watch // A rainbow appear {by JetForMe}

This week’s {zesty finds}:

• New from Sharon Montrose at 20×200
• Stars Wars and son holiday gift tags
• Singapore’s solar-powered super trees
• Cute camera cosy
• Scout Creative’s December calendar

And someone suggested I do a desktop wallpaper for the December calendar image. Happy to obilge. Download below.

1900×1200 / 1900×1080 / 1600×1200 / 1600×1050 / 1280×1024 / 1280×800