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We are here to chat about art, crafting, mental health and maybe a little about what it is like to be a low income artist. It is raw, real, hopefully insightful and helpful!
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Getting caught in the 'all or nothing' trap
#gettingoutofthespiral #businessanixety #beingyourownbosschallenges This site isn't the only place where I write. As I talked about last...

Am I really doing this???
#newwriters #makingyourdreamshappen #scaredbutstilldoingit Hello folks! It's been awhile, in fact exactly 2 months. I figured that if I...

The 'Story' of My Life
Four days ago, I posted on my various social media accounts an image of me working on a writing project on my computer. Today I am going...

The Toaster-Cozy: Another Franken-knitting adventure!
From top to bottom, left to right shows the process of how I constructed my Franken-toaster cozy. I am still working on how to hand sew...

The 'Broken' Handed Artist
During this pandemic I joined a couple of knitting groups online and one of them posted exercises for knitters. Stretches that you can...

What does productivity look like to you?
I recently realized that I have not been heeding my own advice when it comes to being productive. Throughout my working/adult life, I...

Being Independent... Is that even possible to work without a safety net?
This business isn't my only creative outlet. I truly believe, as an artistic business owner having something creative that I don't have...

May the Franken-creation continue!
Hello again folks! If you recall, two weeks ago I posted about my Franken-scarf and mentioned to you that I had more Franken-knitting...

I just couldn't stop!
Howdy all! I decided that I would post what I refer to as my "Franken-creation". Projects that are meant as either practice run of a...

HAHAHAHA I FINAL WROTE SOMETHING!!!
Good afternoon everyone! It has been over a month since I have last posted, or even felt the need to. Well, that’s not quite right. I...

Must I Suffer for My Art?
Popular culture has this idea that being a creative person means that you must suffer for your art. Or you must be ill (mentally or...

New Year, New Possibilities
Happy New Year everyone! I didn't have anything planned for today and I capped off last month with a look ahead to this year! So I want...

2019 - I came, I saw, and I survived!
Hello folks! Well, here we are at the end of another decade. No, I am not going to look back on my decade since that would take too long....

Journaling ... you don't just have to write in them
Several years ago, I was going through an emotional time in my life. I needed some sort of creative outlet that would help to get my...

When is too many projects... too much?!?
Last night I was talking to my mom about all the projects that I want to do in 2020. The projects that I am continuing - this blog, my...

The Christmas Bazaar Challenge (Originally written Dec 4th, 2017)
Hello Folks! I am aware that this post is quite vintage, however with the Holiday season approaching ridiculously fast, I thought that I...

Mindfulness, and crafting – should the two be commodified? (Originally written Oct 15th)
Today is has been exhausting so I decided to post this older post from last month. Keeping with the theme of mindfulness, I am being...

Part Deux of the Misadventures in building a website (Written Nov. 5th, 2019)
Last week I attempted to create a new blog site and at the time I wanted to say a few words about how this can be really a overwhelming...

Adventures in creating a website (Written Oct 29th, 2019)
I believe everyone can relate to not feeling like you have enough money to support yourself. Your day to day needs and those of others...





















