Last month I had the opportunity to write a guest post for Home Made Simple, and I’m excited to report that it has been published! The article is about DIY Dream Catchers you can make with a doily and an embroidery hoop as the base. Use beads, feathers, buttons, old jewelry or anything else you […]
How to Be a More Efficient Blogger: Write Faster {Craft Your Blog}
It’s ironic, but I’m trying to write this post fast. After a discussion with a friend and looking at what I got done (and didn’t) last year, and what I’d like to this year, I realized I’ve been letting myself remain unfocused and called it creative thinking when really I was reading blogs and trolling […]
Upgraded Canvas Shoes {Iron Craft ’13 Challenge}
I told you a couple weeks ago that this year I’m really trying to embrace creative challenges that come my way, and one of the projects I said yes to was Iron Craft. This is a challenge put on by Kat at Just Crafty Enough, which I learned about because she’s a knitter and she […]
Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve and Keep Your Arms Warm
I’ve had this sweater sitting in my bedroom for a while. My mom gave it to me. Someone else had given it to her, and it didn’t fit her. I wasn’t wild about the way it fit me, either, and knitter though I am the circular yoke cardigan thing is not really my style. This […]
Ten Ways to (Try to) Turn Around a Bad Day
Yesterday morning was pretty terrible. The Bit didn’t want any part of anything we were trying to get her to do, from washing her hands to eating breakfast. There were five screaming fits before 7:30 a.m., and I was more than done by the time it was time to go to school. All of that […]
How to Be a More Efficient Blogger: Planning {Craft Your Blog}
The other day husband took the Bit for a day to see her grammie and left me alone for about seven hours, many of which I spent writing. I reported on Facebook that I wrote a book review, three long blog posts and four short ones, as well as doing some other creative stuff with […]
Creating Space {One Little Word}
I told you that I’m focusing on the word Create this year, and taking part in the One Little Word class or whatever you want to call it. One of the things that’s going on in there is an emphasis on a particular focus for the month that has to do with your overarching focus […]