A Basket of Creative Inspiration

Patricia-fentie

Get ready for a burst of creative inspiration! Today I am sharing the amazing gifts of fellow bloggers and creators. There are simply so many wonderful and creative souls out there, and I wanted to share some of their work. This is called a ’round-up post’ because I’m rounding upRead More…

How to Sew a Rope Bowl or Basket

rope bowl tutorial

I love this project! Join me on a creative journey and learn how to sew a rope bowl or basket. I wanted to make a basket to store crochet projects in because I have been using wicker baskets, and the yarn gets snagged on the wicker ends (and that’s notRead More…

Why Crochet is so Good for You!

why crochet is healing

I have known for a long time that crochet (and other creative endeavors) are very healing. This is the premise for my blog and offerings, which is why I use the tagline Create~Nurture~Heal. I have seen a lot of anecdotal evidence for this, however, when I started to look forRead More…

The Evolution of Creativity

The evolution of creativity

Perhaps the evolution of creativity goes hand in hand with the evolution of consciousness? We are living in a time of waking consciousness, but also in a time of expanding creativity. It used to be that an apple pie had a simple crust on top. Now people are creating pieRead More…

Wire Wrapped Earrings

Wire wrapped earrings with seed beads

These seed bead and wire wrapped earrings are fun and easy to make! The tutorial shows how to make the earring form out of wire and then how to wrap the beads onto the form with fine gauge wire. I designed these earrings to match the wire wrapped bracelet tutorialRead More…

Dot Painted Christmas Card

Dot Painted Christmas Card

Creating homemade Christmas cards can be so much fun, especially using dot painting. This tutorial demonstrates how to dot paint a Christmas tree, but you could use the same idea to paint any Christmas symbol such as a snowman, a reindeer, a star or any number of shapes. I haveRead More…