Well Hello Excitement! I’ve Missed You!

Well Hello Excitement! I’ve Missed You!

Hey there my Lovelies! You didn’t keel over from the shock of seeing a post from me, did you? ...

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A Fabulous Design Star!

A Fabulous Design Star!

Confession. I stopped watching this season’s HGTV Design Star around the third or fourth ...

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My Therapists Have Whiskers

My Therapists Have Whiskers

One fine Sunday in July, hubs and I went out to breakfast. On the way home, we spotted a yard sale ...

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Gilt. Aged Golden Goodness.

Gilt. Aged Golden Goodness.

My nesting gene has lain dormant the last few years, a function of limited space and limited money. ...

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Life as Dominos

Life as Dominos

One thing leads to another. Meeting so-and-so led to this-and-that, this-and-that led to meeting ...

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Stressful TV

Stressful TV

Okay, TV producers, showrunners and programmers, enough. I can’t take it anymore. Uncle, ...

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Tuxedo Lace to Knit

Tuxedo Lace to Knit

Random favorite vintage pattern. The abbreviation “n” here stands for ...

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Category Archive for: ‘Lessons on Creativity’

Vintage Hollywood Spotlight

Creative Lights

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Sometimes I envy people who choose one occupation and target all their energy at that one pursuit. They typically become [...]

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Doris Day Knits

Do I Look Like a Grandma?

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I’m not sure where the idea that only grandmas work with yarn ever came from. Just look at these classic [...]

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Creative Rock

You CAN Create a Creative Life

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You’re a creative person. Yes, you ARE! Look. Don’t argue with me, okay. Must you be a masterful oil painter? [...]

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A Woman’s Work is Never Done

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Or, sometimes a woman’s work takes 67 years.   Take heart all you needle artists with WIPs waiting to be [...]

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Little House On The Prairie Original Cover

Accepting and Using Your Own Talents

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The scenario goes something like this: You know this person – it could be a friend, cousin, coworker, neighbor, whoever. [...]

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Metallic Stitches

The Art of Working With Yourself

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Everything needs to line up perfectly on a project. First A then B and C – there’s no way I [...]

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Jk Rowling

Fail Isn’t a Four Letter Word.

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Okay, well, fail does have four letters. But you know what? It’s not an obscene word. Failure means you’re working. [...]

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Crochet Ladies Dress 1

Used NOT As Intended

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Ready-made paths aren’t for us creative types. Dart out into the rough – that’s what we like to do. We [...]

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Crochet Camera Strap

Keep a File of Good Ideas

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Sometimes Often times I’ll come across some fabulous ideas in magazines and while surfing the web. I’ll scan or save [...]

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French Antique Key Hole

You Have Permission to Play

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Do you feel guilty when you’re doing something you love? Like sewing, knitting, crocheting, writing, reading, gardening, scrapbooking, painting or [...]

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