The 100 Day Project is an annual event/challenge that asks people to do some kind of creative work of their choice daily for 100 days. This guide to how to prepare for the 100 day challenge will help if you’re doing the formal challenge or want to jumpstart a daily creative practice for yourself any […]
Why It’s Great to Be Bad at Something
I didn’t intend to be bad at something when I innocently tried to make a holiday decoration, but here we are. It was actually a great thing. My Sad Attempt at a Christmas Tree We decided this year we aren’t going to put up a Christmas tree. We have kittens who are about nine months […]
A Pep Talk for Creatives Who Just Don’t Want to
I use my morning pages as a conversation with myself pretty often, and this pep talk for creatives came out in pieces over days. It’s what I needed to tell myself; maybe you need someone to tell it to you, too. First, can we just establish that this last the last almost two years has […]
Need a Creative Boost? Try the 20/21 Creativity Jumpstart
Last year I wrote a series of emails to start the new year, encouraging people to make for 20 minutes for 20 days. This year I decided to add a day a turn it into an ebook: the 20/21 Creativity Jumpstart. While of course the beginning of a new year isn’t magic, and I’m a […]
Crafting Bucket List: 100 (or More!) Crafts to Try
I feel like we often limit ourselves when we think about crafting, but there are SO many different things to try. Here’s a crafting bucket list of crafts and projects you can make alone or with your kids. For some reason crafting a bucket isn’t on it. See how many you can check off, which […]
Crafting a Legacy
The world lost a feminist icon and a brilliant jurist with the passing of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and just a day later the knitting world lost one of its own luminaries with the death of designer and creative genius Cat Bordhi. Both of these deaths have made me sad for different reasons. […]
Stressed Out? Now’s a Great Time to Start a Creative Hobby
There’s so much to be stressed out about these days, and while you might not feel like piling one more thing on your plate, the truth is now is the perfect time to start a creative hobby or rekindle an old favorite pastime. Why Start a Creative Hobby? If you’re already a crafter, being in […]