We're now into April, and the trees and hedgerows are springing into life. There is blossom on the trees, and although it is not exactly warm, it's not freezing cold and it's been beautifully sunny. I really wanted to make something, and I hit on the idea of crocheted cherry blossom. I've made crocheted flowers before, a long time ago, and I still had the yarn from the granny squares I made last year. So after a little bit of experimenting, I ... Read the Post...
The Benefits of Going For a Walk
A few years ago, I read The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. If you haven't read it, In the book she talks about her own difficulties as a writer, and she suggests some things that creative people can do to allow their creativity to flow without having to resort to extreme things like heavy drinking. Some of the things are quite general. There's also a twelve week thingy people can follow. One of the things she mentions is artist's dates. An ... Read the Post...
What to Do When You Don’t Like What You Have Made
Even saying the title of this post makes me feel uncomfortable! It's like a nasty little secret that I daren't say out loud, like having verrucas or a cat that keeps going to the loo in places it shouldn't. A quick look on social media or elsewhere on the internet will show plenty of happy looking people proudly showing of the things they have made. I've done this myself, plenty of times. But what doesn't tend to happen very much is people ... Read the Post...
How to Make a Woven Braid
For anybody who has had some fun making colour schemes using the free mini course, and might be wondering what they need for exploring the colour schemes they've made, I would always recommend having a look at what you already have in the first instance. Coloured pencils, scraps of fabric, different sorts of thread in all kinds of colours, an old painting set, and scraps of coloured paper are all things you can use to make stuff and explore the ... Read the Post...
