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Whimsical Wednesday has moved...

I consolidated my various blog interests into one site and thus the whimsy has moved to its own new page - do come and follow the fun as it continues ~ CLICK HERE (OR ON THE WEEDY SEADRAGON)

(http://dthaase-lines.blogspot.com/p/whimsical-wednesday.html)

Also, updated buttons/badges can be found HERE

Whimsical Wednesday wk 16 (extended):

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)

Submissions are open until 1am on Tuesday March 15th (Central Standard) 

Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder ------

I'm going on vacation 
so you all have two weeks to submit your whimsy

feel free to add more than one submission!

in the meantime ~ come visit my daily blog 

(you can also submit your whimsy or digital art on that site as well)

ALSO: check out the new "Whimsy Watch" on the right sidebar 

& all the great NEW submission sites under the "sites to see" tab above

(clicking on the "add your link" will allow you to add your URL & name - email will never be given out - ever - I only use it to notify winners. You can then easily add your thumbnail image - check the "crop" feature before you submit)
More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.

Whimsical Wednesday wk 15:

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)

Submissions are open until 1am on Tuesday March 1st (Central Standard) 

Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder ------

Here's this week's whimsy:

WOULD YOU RATHER BE A SLIDE OR A SWING ~ WHY?
leave your comment below

(clicking on the "add your link" will allow you to add your URL & name - email will never be given out - ever - I only use it to notify winners. You can then easily add your thumbnail image - check the "crop" feature before you submit)
More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.

Whimsical Wednesday wk 14:

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)

Submissions are open until 1am on Tuesday February 22nd (Central Standard) 
Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder ------

Here's my whimsy for the week ~ 

WOULD YOU RATHER BE A SPOON OR A FORK...why?

(leave a comment below with your response)

also, come stop by my new daily blog: CLICK HERE

(clicking on the "add your link" will allow you to add your URL & name - email will never be given out - ever - I only use it to notify winners. You can then easily add your thumbnail image - check the "crop" feature before you submit)
More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.

Whimsical Wednesday wk 13:

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)

Submissions are open until 1am on Tuesday February 15th (Central Standard) 
Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder ------

Here's my whimsical wheelbarrow for you to put your whimsy in:

(clicking on the "add your link" will allow you to add your URL & name - email will never be given out - ever - I only use it to notify winners. You can then easily add your thumbnail image - check the "crop" feature before you submit)
More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.

Whimsical Wednesday wk 12:

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)

Submissions are open until 1am on Tuesday February 8th (Central Standard) 

Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder -----

come & see some more whimsy & add your smARTs 

follow along @ the smART art collective:

click it or scan it

(clicking on the "add your link" will allow you to add your URL & name - email will never be given out - ever - I only use it to notify winners. You can then easily add your thumbnail image - check the "crop" feature before you submit)

More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.

ALSO - add to our new whimsy group @

Whimsical Wednesday wk 11:

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)

Submissions are open until 1am on Tuesday February 1st (Central Standard) 

Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder -----

Here's my one-line of whimsy this week...

with an invitation to join in The I Wonder Chronicles
(click through the slide show to see my children's response)

ALSO - add to our new whimsy group @

(clicking on the "add your link" will allow you to add your URL & name - email will never be given out - ever - I only use it to notify winners. You can then easily add your thumbnail image - check the "crop" feature before you submit)

More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.

Whimsical Wednesday wk 10 (w/a few additions!):

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)

Submissions are open until 1am on Tuesday January 25th (Central Standard) 

Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder -----

Here's my one-line of whimsy this week...
with an invitation to join in The I Wonder Chronicles (click through the slide show)

ALSO - check out our new whimsy group @

let us see some of the other things you're doing

(clicking on the "add your link" will allow you to add your URL & name - email will never be given out - ever - I only use it to notify winners. You can then easily add your thumbnail image - check the "crop" feature before you submit)
More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.

Whimsical Wednesday wk 9:

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)
Submissions are open until 1am on Tuesday January 18th (Central Standard) 
Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder -----

a year of whimsy 2011 calendar now available...

(clicking on the "add your link" will allow you to add your URL & name - email will never be given out - ever - I only use it to notify winners. You can then easily add your thumbnail image - check the "crop" feature before you submit)
More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.

Whimsical Wednesday wk 8:

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)
Submissions are open until 1am on Tuesday January 11th (Central Standard) 
Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder -----

this week's one-line of whimsy:
Eye Wonder has something it wants you to see...

CLICK IT!

(clicking on the "add your link" will allow you to add your URL & name - email will never be given out - ever - I only use it to notify winners. You can then easily add your thumbnail image - check the "crop" feature before you submit)
More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.

Whimsical Wednesday wk 7 (extended):

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)
THERE IS A TWO WEEK WINDOW DUE TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON:
Submissions are open until 1am on Tuesday January 4th (Central Standard) 
Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder -----

while on holiday I'm pulling together another project - come see what's in place so far

FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT

http://dthaase-lines.blogspot.com

(clicking on the "add your link" will allow you to add your URL & name - email will never be given out - ever - I only use it to notify winners. You can then easily add your thumbnail image - check the "crop" feature before you submit)
More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.

Whimsical Wednesday wk 6:

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)
Submissions are open until 1am on Tuesday December 21st (Central Standard) 
Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder -----

this week's one-line of whimsy:

Risible Rita has a great grin 

from under her nose, 

down to her shin. 

(clicking on the "add your link" will allow you to add your URL & name - email will never be given out - ever - I only use it to notify winners. You can then easily add your thumbnail image - check the "crop" feature before you submit)
More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.

Whimsical Wednesday wk 5:

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)
Submissions are open until midnight on Tuesday December 14th (Central Standard)
Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder -----

this week's line of whimsy:

pen & ink drawing w/color pencils

Plum Bird

Plum bird flew to the plum plum tree,

lands and sings the plum plum song,

sweetly nests in the plum plum boughs

then dreams the dreams of plum plum wilds.

Wakes to the pop of the plum plum bloom;

drinks the nectar of plumish juice,

nibbles the fruit of the plum plum plum—

takes to the sky till its nighttime roost.

Also - check out this great site I found:

Whimsical Wednesday wk 4:

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)
Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder -----

this week's one-line of whimsy:

Sally had a flower

whose bloom was blue and gold

and if you were to smell it

oh, the treasures you'd behold. 

Whimsical Wednesday wk 3:

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)
Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder -----

Here's my whimsy for the week:
Giddyup (a one-line pen & ink drawing w/Inktense pencils)

When Giddyup was a little pup
his hair was blue and yellow
but then he washed with seaweed pulp
and now he's a bald old fellow.

Also, check out the other whimsical offerings under the "more whimsy" tab above

Whimsical Wednesday wk 2:

Make sure you check out the "more whimsy" tab at the top of the blog to see the other invitations to whimsy - or just click here

What's the deal with the electric eel?
He's not plugged in but his charge is real.

Add your whimsy to the link below - THEN, NEXT TUESDAY you will have from 1am to 10pm (US Central Time) to vote on who should be the Wizard of Whimsy for the week (note - you can vote twice but not for yourself - after the Tuesday tally I will announce the results on Wednesday with the new invitaion to post. Keep posts kid-friendly. More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.




Also, Look below to see last week's Wizard of Whimsy winner!

Wizard of Whimsy - wk 1:

This week's Wizard of Whimsy is: Kay Day (for her bubble gum man) - more here

Also, make sure you check out a couple of the funny things sent regarding last weeks question: What is whimsy? - they are posted at the bottom of that post: click here for a direct link or scroll down to the post on the 9th.

I have also added a whole lot more whimsical fun here (see the "more whimsy" tab above)


Here are links to all of last week's participants:

Whimsical Wednesday Participants

1. Sandy Coleman 2. Juniper's Dreams and Reality 3. Julie 4. loveandpeas/jenny

5. Kay Day 6. Kristin Dudish 7. MerryDay 8. viajero

9. Burcak Kafadar 10. Mother Henna 11. Kerry Schofield 12. JA

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Whimsical Wednesday wk 1:

one-line pen and ink drawing of a glump

The glump, he is a fishy fiend;
he’s mostly hollow but filled with mean.

Even though he’s the size of a nut;
he’ll start with your toe and eat you all up.


A Whimsical Wednesday wondering:

If I say the color green
what color in your mind is seen?
And if you truly do see green,
why’s that green the one that’s seen?

What is whimsy?

Ok, I got a great question today from Gumnut (click to check out her art).

So, whimsical wizards of the blogoshpere:

"What exactly makes a piece whimsey?"

First off - you might have noticed the two spellings above: "whimsy" and "whimsey" - see how fun this is already, two spellings (both acceptable).

The New Oxford American Dictionary definition:

whimsy |ˈ(h)wimzē| (also whimsey)
noun ( pl. -sies or -seys)
playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor : the film is an awkward blend of whimsy and moralizing.
• a whim.
• a thing that is fanciful or odd : the stone carvings and whimsies.
ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense [caprice] ): probably based on whim-wham .:

whimsical |ˈ(h)wimzikəl|
adjective
1 playfully quaint or fanciful, esp. in an appealing and amusing way : a whimsical sense of humor.
2 acting or behaving in a capricious manner : the whimsical arbitrariness of autocracy.
DERIVATIVES
whimsicality |ˌ(h)wimziˈkalitē| noun
whimsically |-ik(ə)lē| adverb

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

Here's what you sent in:

Because of the phrase "on a whim" I think that maybe it can't be planned. Whimsey just happens and it's delightful when it does.

Whimsy is just fun, free and flowing--no agenda other than joy.

How about charming, delightful,carefree, uplifting, airy, pretty, sweet.

I think of whimsy as fun and light-hearted.

British people being silly

Edward Lear:


A statue in Australia intentionally erected upside down: