by Sarah Kuntz Jones, Assistant Branch Manager, St. Louis County Library This may come as a surprise, but libraries have limited budgets. I’ll give you …
Making Backgrounds for Festive Papercrafts
Knitting Self-Love: Top 4 Ways Knitters Can Practice Self-Care + Free Pattern
by Liza Laird Knitting is a relaxing dance of sticks and string that creates beautiful, finished objects. For those who find bliss playing with yarn …
Befriend Your Attention: 3 Ways To Pay Closer Attention in Your Color Studies with Lorene Edwards Forkner
The beloved Mary Oliver wrote: “Instructions for living a life. Pay attention, be astonished, talk about it.” Excellent advice to which I would add: pay …
Playing With Color with Lorene Edwards Forkner
Hopefully life is feeling more colorful this month. Generously share your daily color practice with others and ask them to suggest what you should paint …
Cultivate a Color Vocabulary with Lorene Edwards Forkner
How did your first week of foraging and capturing color go? Some days, when the light is right and the colors flow, are delightful. Other …
Let’s Color: A Daily Color Study with Lorene Edwards Forkner
Let’s face it, after the tra la la of the holidays, January can be a bit dreary. Add to that the relentless hustle to improve/give …
A Beginner’s Mind
by Liza Laird The New Year is known as a time for resolutions, which usually means setting intentions to grow in some way. I have …
Your 2024 Handmade Holiday Gift Guide
Handmade gifts always add an unmatched magic to the holiday season. DIY not only gives you the opportunity to make personalized gifts that your loved …
Knit & Crochet Patterns for Fall & Holiday from Vickie Howell
Hey there! I’m Vickie Howell, a multi-hyphenate creative type who you may best know from my patterns partnership with Creativebug. It is officially Fall and …
Craft a Cozy Fall Season with Our Graphic Designer, Tyffany
Hey there! I’m Tyffany, graphic designer at Creativebug and an avid maker. I’m thrilled to share a few projects I have in the works this …