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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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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Whether we realize it or not, who we are is essential to our creativity. This is brought home to me quite often since I do have some limitations on what I can/can’t do because of my eyesight. In my jewelry-making, I don’t use bead-weaving techniques or even very many seed beads (those tiny beads often […]
Continue readingBoredom vs. Quiet
Let’s revisit the poll I posted a few days ago. I asked if boredom was necessary for creatives. I didn’t get a lot of response, but that’s OK. I got a couple comments — here and on other social media platforms — that helped me formulate what I want to say. On my Facebook page, […]
Continue readingGetting Personal for a Minute
There are some things I don’t talk about on my blog or social media. It’s not that I’m embarrassed or ashamed, but they don’t fit in with my brand. Some of that will be changing, but there’s some that still won’t be talked about much. One of the things I don’t talk about is my […]
Continue readingA Short Announcement
I know I am well overdue for a blog post. I’ll get to that this week. For now, I have a quick announcement. I have opened an Etsy shop. It’s Made by JEN Enterprises. I have: books (including the 2018 Project Planner for Creatives and Create Your Own DIY Planner, all digital downloads) planner pages […]
Continue readingPutting Down the Needles, Picking Up the Hook
I could be called a fiber artist, if you were so inclined. Sometimes I refer to myself that way because I do more than one thing with yarn. I knit and crochet. I learned how to crochet about six or seven years ago. I learned how to knit in February. Since then, I have knit […]
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