Creative Thoughts

Having even a small area carved out for your crafts opens up a world of possibilities. Hopefully my own DIY craft closet can give you some inspiration for your own space!  We can all dream of spacious and perfectly curated craft rooms that are Pinterest-perfect. But in reality, many of us who love to create

It can seem like such a waste to throw away scraps of yarn. Instead, here are five ways that you can repurpose leftover yarn pieces of any size. Pretty much any crochet project has them. When you’re done putting your piece together and weaving in the ends, there is some amount of leftover yarn. Usually,

Creating fabric yarn with either knit or woven fabric is an easy process that only takes a couple of steps. Rag rugs, baskets, and bags are some of the things that work up really well with strips of fabric instead of normal yarn. Crocheting with fabric strips is a good way to make thick and

Getting low on yarn doesn’t mean you have to stop crocheting or knitting. Here are three creative ways to keep doing what you love. If you like to crochet, running low on yarn can really be discouraging. Sometimes, we just want to be making something, but we don’t have much yarn left. One way to

Getting the most out of your creative time comes easiest when things are organized. Here, I share my tips and how I got my yarn organized with the best easy, time-saving system. Usually when people think of yarn organization, they think of moving around the actual skeins/balls/cakes of yarn so that they are arranged in

Losing your “crojo” is the term we use when you’re out of project ideas or just aren’t interested in crocheting. Here are seven ideas for getting your crojo back.  Help! I’ve lost my crojo! This is something that comes up more often than I actually expected in crocheting circles. In case your’re not yet aware,

Pinterest can be an amazing tool for crafters. In this article, I’m going to talk about strategies for using Pinterest as a crocheter to get the best results. I don’t know about Pinterest users in general, but many of us who crochet have come to have mixed feelings about crochet patterns on Pinterest. While this

Making More time for Crochet is Something Many of us Want to Do, and thankfully there are some ways to increase it. More time. That’s something that most of us feel we could use at one time or another. For creative hobbies like crochet, this seems to be especially true because crochet probably isn’t our