When you have creative confidence, you know how to strike that balance between uncertainty, false starts and mistakes. You know that is all just a part of the process. All of us are born creative. As children, we revel in imaginary play, ask random questions, draw blobs and call them faeries. But over time, because … [Read more…]
Creativity should be our natural state of being. Creativity is how we express ourselves. However, It is important to understand that nobody can make us “creative.” Each person on this planet is unique. Therefore, each one of us sees the world differently. From that point of view, there is space for every person on … [Read more…]
“To Forget oneself – to lose oneself in the music, in the moment – that kind of absorption seems to be at the heart of every endeavour” – Dani Shapiro Have you ever lost yourself in a creative moment in time? You were working away, looked up and realised that time has just slipped … [Read more…]
Using our keyboards saves us lots of precious time, but writing by hand has lots of benefits I have never been the sort of person who can just type up a whole essay. At school or uni, I always had lots of little notes and post-its that came together to form my ideas and essays … [Read more…]
Have you ever wondered what and Anaesthetic/PACU ANUM does? The operating theatre is a secret word where everyone changes into pyjamas and then secret things happen. Theatre nurses are all part of a committed team to save lives and make live better for their patients every day. Well, this is just an idea of a … [Read more…]
So where am I at with my WIPs (work in progress) at the start of April? Smitten I started this quilt in May 2016 and I did complete the quilt top in December 2016. I couldn’t work out how I wanted to quilt it so I sandwiched the quilt and put it away. I have … [Read more…]
Just a short post about getting STARTED and how simple it really is. You don’t need someone to tell you to START your work, you are worthy. You just need to believe in yourself, just get started and don’t stop. Don’t aim to be perfect just aim to START. Maybe what you are trying to … [Read more…]
Resolutions are important, but remember to be mindful in what you are doing. Be present in everything you do. Love what you are doing and only do what you love. Many quilters promise to finish our projects each year, or maybe to learn a new skill or technique and of course we always strive to … [Read more…]
As a newbie quilter, fabric selection can be scary and fun. You don’t want to get the colours or amounts wrong because of the costs involved. But walking into a fabric store is so lovely – beautiful colours, prints and textures all so inspiring. I love running my hands over all the fabrics. There … [Read more…]
There is no shortage of resources in the world of sewing today; we have it covered well, from techniques, resources, and tools, to inspiration and endless, amazing role models. How lucky for us to be living in a world where we have such fast access to all of the above. Yet, that’s all on … [Read more…]
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