Category: Sewing

Beading, Holidays, Sewing

Advent Calendar Project: Birds and Hearts

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Christmas has come and gone, but I am still making more ornaments for my Advent Calendar Project. After warming up … More Advent Calendar Project: Birds and Hearts →

Beading, Creativity, Holidays, Sewing

Advent Calendar Project: My Trick for Getting Started

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While I’ve been thinking about making an Advent calendar for years, it’s taken a lot for me to actually start on it. My vision of what it will look like when it’s done is rather intimidating. Making a board of inspirational images definitely helped, but the other trick that really worked was starting with something simple.

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Beading, Birds, Creativity, Holidays, Sewing

Collecting Inspiration for My Advent Calendar

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For years, I’ve wanted to make my own Advent calendar. I’ve had a clear idea of what I wanted to make but never started. While the weirdness that is 2020 is one of the reasons I’m finally doing this, collecting images that I can use for inspiration was what actually got me going.

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Art, Creativity, Drawing, Knitting, Quilting, Sewing, Spinning, Writing

Getting Started: 5 Ways to Overcome Creative Resistance

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When I read Rachel Mankowitz’s blog post about struggling to write music for some lyrics she’d heard, I could relate. How often have I had a spark of inspiration, a desire to do something, but never managed to follow through? Even when it’s something I really care about, resistance to working on the project is always there. In fact, the more I care, the harder it is to start. Why is that?

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Birds, Sewing, Textile Arts

Winging It: Embroidering a Kestrel

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When I recently got the bug for embroidery, I got out my box of embroidery supplies, eager to do something with thread. Most of my past projects have been kits or patterns, giving me instructions to follow and taking all the decision-making out of the process. This time, it wasn’t enough. I wanted to experiment and decided it was time to wing it.

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