Want something creative and artful to do this summer?

Seed the revolution. HopeRevo is issuing an challenge this summer for all you guerrilla artists who also are harboring some hope in your heart. Create a seed bomb and leave it ready to bloom in your favorite urban jungle. See Renee Garner or Krystyn Heide for more inspriation. Other variations on the theme? Plant a hardy sunflower seed in an unexpected place and see what kind of happiness summer sun brings.

Take a walk on the bright side. ShutterSisters is hosting a photo walk at Blogher this year. Join Tracey Clark and company for an afternoon of taking in the sights and seeing what you can find through the viewfinder. Whether you are in attendance or not, there's nothing stopping you from setting that day aside to click the afternoon a way--thanks, Natala, for the suggestion! If you're looking for alternate venues, why not your local farmer's market or favorite old library. Color and texture is what it is all about.

Free Ice Cream Day. This is on my to-do list for a repeat performance from last summer when our local ice cream truck owner and I decided to host an ice cream free-for-all for the neighborhood kids. All it took was a note on the neighborhood list-serv and a blog post and our kids were in ice cream heaven. Want a less fundraising heavy alternative? Why not pick up a 24 pack of popsicles from the Safeway and make your way to the nearest fountain? We've done this, too, and it's a fantastic way to make friends and spread a little summertime good cheer.

If all kinds of summer inspired goodness isn't in the cards for you at the moment, you might enjoy this nice collection of art and design blogs with summer mood in mind:

Dear Ada has lovely paper cut outs on display.
Aesthetic Outburst will make you wish for a hankie.
Interior Divine will make you rethink your aversion to all things Victorian. I promise.