Rather than planning what to make - how about we plan how? How do we want to feel as we make this year. Let’s set some intentions….
Read MoreFeelings Don't Have Fences
Our feelings don’t have fences.
Our feelings matter. Our feelings - whatever they are - bleed out into all aspects of our life and our capacity to deal with what is thrown at us. They impact whether or not we have good well-being, whether or not we are OK in this moment.
Read MoreCraft as elevating the mundane.
Picking oxalis to do some yarn dyeing on our heaters mid-winter. Mundane, everyday magic.
I just read a clip by Mark Manson who was talking about the fact that most of our moments, across any life, are going to be mundane. And that by chasing the extraordinary we are doing ourselves and our “moments” a disservice.*
Read MoreWho gets to call themselves a crafter?
This is a post about judgement - self judgement and judgement from others. It’s about the stories we have about who is deemed to be worthy of using a title. It’s about our personal stories around worthiness and our cultural stories.
And it’s a story about who gets to call themselves a crafter….
Read MoreChoosing Better Projects In Tricky Times
This wee person is now nearly 10. This cardigan is still incredibly special to me.
Times are tricky and our well-being is critical. Critical because we matter, and because we are all deeply interconnected and we have friends, families and communities to show up for.
We can make choices about our craft that impact our well-being without drastically changing our lives.
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