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Learn How to Crochet Part 2: Double Crochet (US Single Crochet)

November 16, 2015March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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This is the second in a series of posts for people who are new to crocheting. If you you are a total beginner, you might like to have a look at this post here about crocheting chain stitch. You need to know how to do that first! If…

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Learn How to Crochet Part 1: Chain Stitch

October 29, 2015March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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Over the next few weeks I’ll be publishing a series of posts aimed at absolute crochet beginners. I  post crochet projects quite often but it occurred to  me that there might be people who would like to know how to crochet a treble before being told crochet a…

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A Crocheted Phone Cosy Tutorial

October 18, 2015March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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Last time I posted, I wrote about crocheting cables. You can read about that here! I was so happy that I’d figured out how to crochet cables I had to make something! Having the attention span of a gnat, it needed to be something small and quick. So I…

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Crocheted Wire Earrings

September 13, 2015March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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The other day I wanted to crochet but I also needed to make some earrings. So it got me thinking: would it be possible to mash the two things together and crochet some earrings? Preferably earrings that are neither enormous or woolly looking. I had a go at…

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A Crocheted Flower Earrings Tutorial

March 13, 2015March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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I haven’t made any jewellery in so long, it was nice to dust off my round nosed pliers and my wire bits and bobs! I’ve incorporated crochet into jewellery making before. You can read about it here:Crocheted Wire Earrings.   This time I have used a crocheted flower as…

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A Crocheted Lacy Flower Tutorial

January 29, 2015March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life

Crocheting flowers is great. They only require a small amount of yarn so the are a good way to use up odds and ends left over from other projects and who doesn’t love flowers? Especially at this time of year when spring still feels a long way off….

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"To be creative is to let little pieces of your he "To be creative is to let little pieces of your heart go and place them into each project you make." Pat Bravo, textile designer.

This quote shows perfectly why it doesn't matter if what you make isn't perfect.

Perfection isn't the point! A machine might be able to do something perfectly, and get the same perfect results every time. That's why mass produced is awful. Dozens of things, all the same, with no variation.

Handmade things are different. Each one is unique. Even if we make the same thing several times, each one will be different because it is very hard to make things that are identical.

It's the same in nature. Each little leaf, flower, buzzing insect, cat, or human is different. They're not supposed to be the same. We are not the same. And the things that make things different might be what makes them imperfect, but I'd rather have something unique and imperfect than boringly perfect and the same as a hundred others.

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As makers of things, it's easy to see how colour i As makers of things, it's easy to see how colour inspires us. It's often the first thing we think of when we're planning to make something.

But textures often come into it as well.

When we're sewing, it's how we want the finished thing to feel. A cool summer skirt, a crisp shirt, a flouncy party dress for a little child, a warm winter coat.

With knitting and crochet, we might choose stitches that give a smoother finish, like stocking stitch, or something more varied, bobbles or cabling.

Even with painting, there are ways to paint that suggest textures, and certain colours that evoke smoothness, or a rougher surface.

Different textures are all around us, and inspiration might strike if we take a moment to notice 💖🌸🌿

The theme of July's Wild Blossom Companion is textures, and if you would like to find out more about it, it is for sale in my Etsy shop Gather and Bloom. The link is in my bio 💖

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This is a shameless plug for a thing I've made. This is a shameless plug for a thing I've made. 

It's the Wild Blossom Companion for July.

Can you see how pretty it is? I wanted it to feel like a treat, so they are all pretty colours with nice graphics.

There's a little thing to read. The first couple of paragraphs are in the second picture. 

Then there are some quotes, from writers and artists.

Next there are some creative invitations. These are open ended, joyful suggestions that won't result in anything polished, but will give you a chance to exercise your creativity and might feed into something else later on.

There are journaling prompts, if that's your thing. If it's not, you could pick one or two to have a think about, or ignore them. I won't be coming round to check!

Lastly there's a blank page for you to write your thoughts down on if you want to.

The Wild Blossom Companion is a subscription, so you'd sign up for a year and get one every month. The info is on my website a.wilson.co.uk.

Or if you just want to try July, I have individual months for sale on my new Etsy shop Gather and Bloom etsy.com/shop/gatherandbloomGB

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Helping inspiration to find us doesn't have to be Helping inspiration to find us doesn't have to be complicated. A little walk and our senses are sometimes all we need. 

Even one small sensory thing can spark an idea. 

Swipe through the carousel for prompt for each sense that you can try when you are out. I've combined smell and taste, at least until the blackberries are ripe!

What sense feels most inspiring to you at the moment? 🌸🌿🌱

#creativelife #creativity #natureinspired #summer #slowdownabit #creativityeveryday
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