Putting the cray in CRAftY since the 80s
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 free time to write and make art.
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Everything I thought I knew turned out to be wrong. And that’s ok. The past few months I haven’t had much to say here on the blog. I’d rather say one good thing once a year than 1,000 mediocre things over the course of a year. I’ve decided no one will assign my worth to…
I just looked at my 2018 Word post and laughed and laughed.
You don’t need to be an artist to start making art. I’m going to tell you a secret art schools don’t want you to know:
Give yourself permission to suck. I can’t draw. If you’ve ever peeped my Insta, you know I tell no lies. But, I’ve developed a certain level of fearlessness about sharing my failures as I go because I learned that nothing bad happens when you share sucky art. So this is the story of why I…
“…it’s absolutely possible to reinvent yourself.” – Patty Eskridge, Art Journaling Magazine (Oct/Nov/Dec 2018) When I read Patty’s words a couple weeks ago I got goosebumps. I’d been feeling discouraged about blogging and designing crochet patterns. Maybe discouraged isn’t the right word, because by all accounts my business has been growing and to most people…
I’ve just got done cleaning out my craft room (more on that in a few days) and was overwhelmed by how many crafting materials I’ve accumulated over the years. I said to my husband when I was done, “If I can’t make something with what I have in here, I don’t need to make it…
Confession: I’m a mess. Most of the time I look like I have things pretty much together. But it’s a trick of light and careful editing. Creating is one of the things that supports my emotional well-being. Maybe it can help you too!
Uh oh! The recommended Pinterest image sizes have changed (again!). Here’s a common sense guide for how to deal with those changes.
Bad alpaca joke. Gut Shots. Retro camper playhouse plans. Why does Etsy hate makers? Kelly Diels smashing the patricarchy. Here’s what’s been bouncing through my mind the past two weeks.
