Tag: creative

Have You Ever Done a Make-Along?

Depending on what you choose to do as your creative outlet, a make-along could be a crochet-along (CAL), knit-along (KAL) or something else. This year, I participated in my first ever crochet-alongs. One was in March for the Crochet Guild of American (CGOA) in honor of March being National Crochet Month. The second was with […]

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Here’s Your Permission Slip

On Monday, at the end of story time, I said you need to give yourself permission to be creative/call yourself a writer. Well… I decided some of you might want or need a permission slip. So here you go. Save it to your computer and print it out. Sign it and date it. Tape it […]

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Let Me Tell You a Story

Have I ever told you how I started writing? Or anything about my creative journey? No? I want to do that now, then.From the time I was about 7 to 16 (I’m guesstimating), my mom was a babysitter. My job, if you can really call it that, was helping to entertain the kids. That included […]

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My Favorite Crochet Hooks

It’s no secret I crochet. A lot. This summer, I actually crocheted myself into tendonitis, but that’s not the point of this post. I want to talk a little bit about my favorite crochet hooks. My go-to hook is a size J/10 6.0 mm hook. In the picture here, you can see the wear on […]

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To Pin or Not to Pin

This is something I struggle with. I often forget to pin things to Pinterest, even when it’s in my interests to do so. It’s often said that pinning items on Pinterest attracts more viewers, readers, or customers. It’s also said that pinned articles have a longer shelf life than those that don’t. I haven’t noticed […]

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Choosing Pictures for Blog Posts

I thought I would share a little peek behind the scenes and talk about how I choose pictures for blog posts. First, I start with the topic of the blog post. If it’s a general post, I might just use a picture of me. If it’s about something specific, like this one, I know I […]

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January Wrap-Up

Is it just me or was January both the longest and the shortest month ever? I didn’t quite meet all of my goals for the month, but I did pretty good. My theme for the month was “content.” As in, creating content. To help with this, I participated in the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I ended […]

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Begin at the Bell

The following is an excerpt from 80 Creativity Tips. A friend of mine said this before writing exercise we did at the kick-off party flash meeting with a lot for the local National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) group. “Begin at the bell” is actually pretty good advice. When it comes to working on our creative […]

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Meditation for Creativity?

I confess, I’m on the fence on this one. Then again, I’m on the fence about meditation in general. So why am I talking about meditation, especially as it relates to creativity? I know some people do benefit from it. I’m not opposed to it. In fact, I have no doubt that if I made […]

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What Do I Pay to Get Published?

It’s often an unasked question, implied instead of direct. Many people don’t want to appear crass or rude by talking about something as obscene as money. (Please read that as tongue-in-cheek as it was intended.) The question is still there, though. “How much do you pay to get published?” In the early days of the […]

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