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Crochet NFTs, an Experiment in Interactive Pattern Design

Can you sell a crocheted afghan one square at a time? Let’s find out!

I’ve long argued that crocheters undervalue and underprice their work. Many crocheters use a formula of cost of materials multiplied by three, which is…not great. It has nothing to do with anything except bad advice shared around in Facebook crochet groups.

This pricing structure has caused so much harm to crafters and it’s resulted in a race to the bottom to see who can sell the most items for the lowest price. There are other factors – algorithms that require the constant production of new work and sales to remain visible; customers demanding discounted prices based on “comparable” mass-produced items sold in big box stores and on Amazon; and the stigma of fiber arts being “women’s work” and therefore less valuable. But an even bigger problem is that creatives are afraid to ask for what they’re worth and don’t expect to receive it when they do.

This needs to change.

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How to Dig Out of a Creative Rut – Vol. 4

Follow your interests. I was *supposed to be* writing the fourth post in this series and working on my 100 day project. Instead, I got really interested in a crochet project (I know, right!?!?) and decided to dig into it a little. Inspiration comes from the strangest places. When it strikes, you have to grab…

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Prioritize rest - Vol. 3 in a 28-day series on how to dig out of a creative rut

How to Dig Out of a Creative Rut – Vol. 3

Prioritize rest. I missed day 3 of #write28days. I also missed day 3 of The 100 Day Challenge. I’m not even gonna say whoopsie because I did it on purpose! I was going to write about this later in the month when I’d gotten to a point where I was properly worn out. When I…

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Let go of the outcome

How to Dig Out of a Creative Rut – Vol 2.

Let go of the outcome. So often when we start a creative project our mind zooms past the act of creating to questions like, “Will other people like this?” or, “How can I earn money from what I’m writing?” or, even “Is this worth my time when no one is going to see it?” Creativity…

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A pile of journals with various colored bindings and various shapes and sizes.

How to Dig Out of a Creative Rut Vol. 1

Bite off more than you can chew. I’ve just set up my BuJo for February and written down my to-do list for the day. It’s a snow day for Smalls, but not for me. But, we get big, glorious piles of snow so rarely in my corner of South Jersey I’m not missing my chance…

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Art journal spread, three girls practicing social distancing.

Art journaling through quarantine

(Subtitled: All the things bouncing around in my brain you didn’t ask me about but I’m telling you anyway.) What a weird day/week/month/year this life has been. I know, Captain Obvious in the house. So far we’re holding steady, staying home, washing hands, cleaning, schooling, working, strategically planning grocery outings to avoid as many people…

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Sesame Street Crochet Patterns Roundup

Ever since I was a kid I’ve been obsessed with Sesame Street and Muppets. I’m still obsessed and keep a growing collection of Sesame Street toys on my desk at work to remind me to go out and play as often as possible. So I scooted around on Etsy and found the best Sesame Street…

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The ONE question you need to ask yourself

Our Saturdays go something like this: Morning routine Tidy the kitchen and living room Smalls therapy Laundry Cleaning Making art Writing Reading Relaxing Dinner Bed Sometimes they go like this: Morning routine Tidy the kitchen but Interrupted by epic meltdown/tantrum Trip to the hospital for crisis evaluation Home Recovery Bed Those are extreme examples; our…

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Seeking Joy

The alarm went off. I smacked the “snooze button” and went back to sleep. A few months ago I tried to trick myself into waking up at 5 a.m. I’ve always been an early riser, but I wanted to get back to having productive mornings. The kind of mornings that enabled me to have enough…

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2019: Wholehearted

I just looked at my 2018 Word post and laughed and laughed.

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I'm on a mission to empower women to have crafty misadventures by encouraging them to make time for creativity; try new products and techniques; and have fun while making lots of mistakes. My core belief is that any creative project can be improved by adding a cute face to it. Read More →

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