I have to admit I was surprised when I saw this question for the first time. Is creativity dangerous?? I suppose it goes back to the common myth of the starving/suffering artist. The short answer is both yes and no. It can be, especially if you buy into the myth that all artists/writers/creatives are drug […]
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Did you read yesterday’s post about getting out of a creative slump? No? Go do that real quick. Today’s post is a kind of continuation on that conversation. OK. So did you go read it? Good. Let’s get started. The process, when you realize you have a problem, tends to go one of three ways. […]
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Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All that means is, if you click the link, at no additional cot to you, I may receive a small commission if you purchase through that link. I’ve been in a creative slump. I haven’t really wanted to do anything new, so I haven’t. It hasn’t mattered that […]
Continue readingSometimes saying thank you is difficult. Sometimes we feel awkward, but we need to do it anyway. I meant to post this yesterday, but I procrastinated to the point where it would have gone up really late at night and no one would have seen it. This week, I participated in my first ever crochet […]
Continue readingIt’s summertime. You don’t want to carry a full purse with you all the time. And you don’t want a big, hot crochet project. Enter this easy crochet pattern. It’s available for around a dollar. I was excited when the opportunity came up to participate in Susanna’s Summer Vibes Blog Hop Over at Fosbas Designs. […]
Continue readingCrochet hooks are a very personal tool when it comes to crochet. Something I love, you might hate and vice versa. Instead of writing about everything I already said in a video, I’m just going to share this video with you. It went live on YouTube just a few minutes ago. I would appreciate it […]
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When I got my new tablet, I decided to look for some crochet apps to help me with keeping track of rows, patterns, and the like. So I went to the App Store and found what I was looking for and then some. The apps I found (and use0 are My Row Counter and Crochet […]
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Today I am doing something a little different here. I am restarting my YouTube channel. It’s been a while since I posted anything to it. For some reason, I decided now would be a good time to have another go at it. In the past, I talked about a wide variety of things. I talked […]
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As you know, I usually do blog posts on Tuesdays and Thursdays. However, I intentionally did not do a blog post yesterday. That was partly because I was getting ready to put out a call for crochet pattern testers. But, also, today I am starting the Ultimate Blog Challenge. The mission, and I chose to […]
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Have you even searched the internet for a quick and cute baby gift you could crochet for a friend or a coworker without spending a lot of time and money? Well, stop searching, dear crochet friend, I’ve designed just that for you. Leopold the Lion Materials: 1 skein of size 2 cotton yarn in the […]
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