As a bookmaker, I love a reason to make a special kind of book and Valentine’s Day presents a truly irresistible motif: a heart. These …
Make a Heart-Shaped Mini Book for Valentine’s Day
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 …
From Thrift to Gift: The Framed Quilts I’m Making Everyone for The Holidays
by Faith Hale Making and crafting is how I show my love the best, but it’s easy for me to get bogged down in overly-ambitions …
From My Kitchen to Yours: Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
By Cobrina, Artist Coach and Instructor Whether you’re making goodies to take to a party or a treat after dinner for one, it’s lovely to …
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 …