Textile + Fiber Arts

Fabric Flower Collages

Two lovely flower slow stitch collages I made!

Art Journaling Tips & Techniques

How to Tea & Coffee Dye Papers and Leaves

Learn how to make beautiful tea and coffee dyed papers with leaf imprints.

Doing Things Badly is the Perfect Fuel to Do Things Well

One of the good – or I guess bad things – about releasing a horrible album like Songs for Sheep, is it is the perfect fuel for getting the “good stuff” done and out there. If I got eaten by a bear tomorrow, I’d be horrified that the only music I

Music

Songs for Sheep

I released an awful lo-fi album called Songs for Sheep, recorded entirely on my laptop. Here's the full story.

editing

Are You Constantly Self Editing?

One of the hard things about being a writer, artist, musician, or any type of person who produces anything for that matter, is knowing when and how, and what to edit. If you’ve ever tried to write a paper, or a book, or even maybe a short article, it’

Art Journaling Tips & Techniques

82 Things You Can Do With an Old Book

Here are some fun ideas for reusing books beyond the art journal.

family history

How to Record Audio to Save Important Family Memories

Here's everything you need to know about recording audio to capture your family memories.

memory keeping

31 Family History Interview Questions and Prompts

Use these questions to document your life, capture the story of family and friends and use for memory keeping or memoir writing.

Writing Poetry

How to Write an Acrostic Poem

Acrostic poems are fun and easy to write - here is everything you need to know for writing acrostic poetry!

Writing Tips

Allusion Examples and Why You Need Allusion in Your Writing

Allusion can be a powerful way to connect to your readers, whether you are writing fiction, news editorial pieces, or poetry. Here are some famous examples of allusion and how you can use this stylistic literary device in your writing.

Creative Prompts

365 One Word Journal Prompts for Art Journaling, Writing & Creativity

Sometimes all you need to get going is one word. Here are 365 one word journal prompts to to inspire you.

Junk Journals

Halloween Junk Journal Flip-Through

I'm so excited to share with you this flip-through of the Halloween junk journal I created this year! It's Spooktacular! :)