August 2011
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where craftiness comes from: kelsey golden
Kelsey Golden is a creator and Kansas native living in Myrtle Beach, SC with her husband, dog, and two cats. We recently spoke about where her craftiness comes from. Kelsey is the designer and maker behind the colorful and modern pet bed & accessories business Pipsqueak & Petunia. Creativity runs in Kelsey’s family, with each [...]
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Dannielle Cresp is a creative direction enabler and web designer, creating a handmade friendly world through mindful living. Learn how you can too at her blog.
What I Learned on My Summer Vacation
This summer I reacquainted myself with a few things that had been missing from my repertoire of life over the past 9-10 months. Much of my summer was about slowing it down, reining it in and walking instead of running (and even floating instead of standing). The last week or so I have had several [...]
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Liz Kalloch is an artist, designer, traveller, and writer who has worn many different creative and entrepreneurial hats – and some of these hats she has even designed and knitted herself. Her artwork – and life – is focused on searching the soul to stay connected to her life path, clarifying and re-clarifying a life purpose and always trying to listen more carefully to that inner voice that speaks the truth. These days you can find her in the San Francisco Bay area where she runs her own freelance design and art creating business and blogs about it here.
art to inspire: simple tips for avoiding burn out
Feeling uninspired and overwhelmed by your work? Don’t worry, it happens to everyone. There are some easy ways to avoid complete and utter burn out. You just have to recognize when it’s time to step away and listen to that little voice inside. So, let’s start with a couple of questions… How do you know when [...]
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Brittni Mehlhoff is the editor of the handmade blog, papernstitch, and is also the owner and creator of an exhibition site by the same name. If you are a creative entrepreneur, small business owner, or a blogger, join the growing community of 7,000+ Stitchers and sign up for Brittni’s free weekly biz tips + handmade picks.
Collective (P)inspiration
Just in case you failed to catch my drift in those Pinning Down Indie posts, I am addicted to Pinterest. It is, in fact, my go-to website for sewing inspiration, tutorials, recipes, decor, wedding porn…you name it. And I’m not the only one. People worldwide are collecting their inspirations and storing them here. But why? [...]
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Janice Bear designs unique garters (for offbeat brides, burlesque, Tuesdays…) because she believes everything you wear should be a reflection of you – right down to your underpinnings. To learn more about what she does and why she does it, please visit her blog.
Thrifted Thoughts: Card File
There’s something just so intriguing about a cabinet full of tiny drawers. Don’t you just want to open each one and see what’s hiding inside? In this case, there’s no need. Because it has no top, you can see inside already. Let’s remedy that, shall we? This piece would function best in a space where [...]
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Lia Fagan is the blogger behind Mod Nest & the designer behind Mod Pieces. Learn how to design outside the lines, visit her website.
