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The Friendly Guide to Rewriting Your Patterns

The Friendly Guide to Rewriting Your Patterns

By maeg-yosef on January 12, 2012

Hey, Scoutie Girl readers! You might want your journal or pen and paper handy for this one. Here we go! Our lives are full of patterns and habits, from how we think or argue, to how we tie our shoes or brush our teeth. We have patterns in our creative work and business lives as [...]

Posted in Creative Call to Action, Plot Notes | Tagged change, embracing change, goals, habits, journaling, maeg yosef, patterns, personal challenge | 13 Responses

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Maeg Yosef is an artist, illustrator, and writer living in the Happy Valley of Western MA with her husband, stepdaughter, and son. You can find her writing about art-making, kid-raising, and creative living on her blog,
Edison Rex, and see her artwork here. When she’s not working to inspire you through her writing or bring you joy by putting art on your walls, you’ll probably find her up way too early, drinking way too much green tea, and attempting a wild new yoga position. Or maybe just on Twitter or Facebook.

notes on a handmade holiday: phydeaux designs

notes on a handmade holiday: phydeaux designs

By tara gentile on November 30, 2010

Brenda Lavell is the yarn goddess behind Phydeaux Designs. She offers cozy knitted accessories, patterns to DIY, and handmade buttons to finish off all manner of projects. Below, Brenda shares her notes on a handmade holiday: “Handmade” and “holidays” go together for me – absolutely inseparable. Over the years, I’ve received my fair share of [...]

Posted in fiber, holiday | Tagged brenda lavell, knit, patterns, phydeauxdesigns | 2 Responses

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tara gentileTara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.


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heart-to-heart

heart-to-heart

By Jan DiCintio on July 27, 2010

thanks to the etsy favorites feature, i have hearts, you have hearts, we all have hearts! here, we’ll hop from heart-to-heart each week, progressively adding to our heart trail as we follow the favorites from one seller to the next. Last week, we left off with… … anna joyce {lollipop flower linen café apron}, who [...]

Posted in accessories, ceramics, fiber, graphic design, handbags, heart-to-heart, home decor, illustration | painting, jewelry, paper goods, sewn, vintage | Tagged bird, flower, orange, patterns | 3 Responses

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Jan DiCintio designs and produces organic cotton fabric collections for her business, Daisy Janie. By combining her love of pattern & making with her passion for eco-friendly living, Daisy Janie’s organic fabrics allow Jan to contribute meaningful ‘green’ options to the sewing & craft community at large. Check out Daisy Janie’s list of resellers to find out where you can purchase Jan’s bold organic fabrics.

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