Category: General
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Easy Halloween Crafts: Crochet Candy Corn Garland + More
Every year, I tell myself I’ve done enough decorating. My home is spooky, sparkly, and delightfully haunted. Then Pinterest whispers, Instagram nudges, and suddenly my imagination is sprinting far ahead of the calendar. Ideas pile up faster than I can crochet, glue, print, or even think. Time: 0. Inspiration: 1,000. Candy Corn Crochet Garland This Read more
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How to Set Creative Goals and Make Time for Your Craft Projects
Why Traditional Planning Didn’t Work for Me I used to plan anything from a week in advance to a year at a time. Inevitably those plans were very detailed and if I couldn’t keep up, I felt like the entire time frame I was hoping for was a wash and I just had to wait Read more
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Quarter 4 Goals: Time Management and Creativity
It’s the beginning of October and that means that quarter 4 of 2025 is here! One of my other big hobbies that of a planner. With everything happens in my days and weeks, I have to plan ahead a lot. It started out several years ago with planning out dinners for the week so that Read more
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September Inspiration Series: Big Beautiful Blackberries
As we start moving into fall in the Northern Hemisphere and the days start to cool off, I love being outside so much more. I am not someone who enjoys the heat! I start getting back outside more and enjoying being in my garden and I always revel at the way the leaves change colors, Read more
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How to Create Beautiful Crochet Sunflowers – August Inspiration Series
Follow this easy crochet sunflower tutorial. Detailed instructions to help you make beautiful flowers for your summer projects. Read more
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The Perfectionist’s Path to Growth and Learning
During the process of writing this short series of posts about crafting as a perfectionist, I did a lot of self-reflection and evaluation about my current state and where I want to go in life and what I need to build on in order to get there. I realized that I still have a lot Read more
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Finding peace in crafting – what life looks like now that I’m embracing imperfections
Last week, I did a deep dive into my experience as a perfectionist with my crafting. Once I began to identify the habits I had developed as a perfectionist, I also began to recognize how those habits were actually holding me back and I began coming up with ways to counter those habits. I still Read more
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How to learn a new craft type
One of the things I stumble on a lot when scrolling thru social media is new crafts or new craft types. I love seeing the creativity of others and what they come up with. Even if it’s just a new crochet stitch, new paper crafts that I’ve never seen, miniature builds from scratch using wood Read more
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How to choose a new craft project
I don’t know about you but I always have a lengthy list of craft projects. Currently, I have a backlog of kits from craft stores and online, dozens of pins on Pinterest with links to patterns and tutorials, requests for items from my kids and family, a wish list of home decor items, creative journaling Read more
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Organizational Techniques
My brain is usually trying to figure out the best or most efficient method to complete tasks. This has also found its way into my hobbies. One of my most frequent complaints about complete miniature houses is the fact that there is so much cutting and time spent finding components to complete certain steps. How Read more