creativity
where craftiness comes from: your creative calling
Throughout this column I have explored the idea of craftiness and where it comes from. It has allowed me to realize that craftiness and creativity are within all of us, no matter what upbringing we had. These often show up as part of our personality and the way that we live our everyday lives, in [...]
About the Author
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.
the agony and the irony…
…and the transformational power of a bad diagnosis. Happy New Year, readers! Seems like eons since I last wrote here, and certainly much has happened for me. All over the blogosphere folks are making lists and setting intentions for 2012. That includes me, yet it is not what I could have imagined a few months [...]
About the Author
Gwyn Michael is an artist armed with a camera, Photoshop, some painting supplies, and a discerning eye. She is passionate about creating images that teach us to view the world differently or more deeply. To learn more about Gwyn, her inspirational art, and her passion for creative living, visit her website and blog. Gwyn frequently gives mini tutorials on Photoshop and offers creative challenges on her blog.
where craftiness comes from: letting creativity shine through
Craftiness is a gift that each and every one of us possesses. If may not be something that we use in our every day lives, but it is there. Craftiness is something that we use to solve problems and to see the world in our own way. Everyone’s creative background is different, but at some [...]
About the Author
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.
Busting Free from the Automaton Phenomenon
The following is a guest post by Syndee Stein. Creativity can be defined as something transcendent, something groundbreaking that travels way out into the beyond; something that interrupts prescribed patterns. I love that. It’s a much needed re-frame from the idea that creativity is about making things. Think about it. Someone can be a prolific [...]
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Carrie is Scoutie Girl’s advertising manager & assistant editor. She owns a graphic design & ebook editing biz and also runs a nifty crochet pattern shop for discriminating ladies, likeclochework.
best of… dannielle cresp: support, encouragement, & determination
Let’s take a look back on 2011 – the posts that inspired, challenged, and encouraged us. Today, enjoy this gem from Dannielle Cresp, first published back in May. After talking with six awesome ladies about where their craftiness comes from, I noticed three themes that really link them together: support, encouragement and determination. When it [...]
About the Author
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.
