Hello my friend, I would like to introduce you to a new artwork I am working on creating Crochet Painting. In many ways it is similar to mixed media artwork but uses crochet as a base. I’m excited to share this with you and show you more about my artists journey. :). Below, I have done the who, what, where, when, why, how of Crochet Painting and would love to hear any questions you have about it. I’ve also included several pictures of one of my works in progress. what is Crochet Painting:   What is it: Blank crochet canvas Crochet Painting is two words I put together to desc ..read more

By Michele Thymmons Knitting Pattern Design, while similar to creating crochet patterns, is still different and as such will have different tips and recommendations by designers as well as different software to create it. We’ve gathered an ultimate list of some of the best of these tips to include video tutorials, step by step posts, tips from knitting designers that are sharing their journey and lessons learned so you don’t have to make the same mistakes as they have and much more. Sister Mountain - How to Design and Release Knitting Patterns is a series of posts all about how to create you ..read more

By Michele Thymmons and Jerica of YarnHookNeedles Have you ever wondered how to start your own blog, if you can, or if it simply too much work or tech know-how? Or have you been wanting to start sharing you, your story, and your talent with the rest of the world but have yet to take that leap? Keep reading for how to start a blog tips and many resources by someone who was once in your shoes but now has an amazing blog and crafting business that is only going to get better, reach and encourage more people on a daily basis! Jerica has created a soon to be released blogging course and is even cr ..read more

Have you ever wondered how to start a website or create your own business online? Interested in hearing about what blog-flipping is or maybe want to start creating your own product? Chelsea of HerPaperRoute shares her ups and downs, successes and failures in her journey to becoming a multi-million dollar successful business owner, blog flipper, and niche content creator. Growing Your Business with HerPaperRoute By Michele of VAMICreations and Chelsea of HerPaperRoute What gave you the idea/inspiration to start HerPaperRoute? I launched HerPaperRoute shortly after I had my son. I was on mate ..read more

Starting out a new year with learning a new skill is always a bit like opening a present and opening a new one as you learn more and more. :). With this in mind, we wanted to dedicate this first month of the new year to the skill of creating a pattern which could be a crochet, knitting, cross stitch etc. This first post is focused on the software and different resources available for you to start creating a pattern. If there are others you recommend, please send me an email or comment below and we’ll add it to the list. Some of these resources will be articles with information on different s ..read more

Hello my friend! Have you ever wanted to start teaching your child more about being creative or wish you had more ideas about how to start them on their creative journey? Knowing how hard it can be to find ways for your kids to be creative while being creative yourself, I’ve created a list below of some ideas as well as several articles that list out so many more fun crafts, arts, creative story telling and so much more your child can do to encourage their creativity. The Ultimate List of Hundreds of Projects for Kids to Learn and Grow in Creativity By Michele Thymmons Weaving Loom: These ..read more

Have you ever wondered how to start a website or create your own business online? Interested in hearing about what blog-flipping is or maybe want to start creating your own product? Chelsea of HerPaperRoute shares her ups and downs, successes and failures in her journey to becoming a multi-million dollar successful business owner, blog flipper, and niche content creator. Growing Your Business with HerPaperRoute By Michele of VAMICreations and Chelsea of HerPaperRoute What gave you the idea/inspiration to start HerPaperRoute? I launched HerPaperRoute shortly after I had my son. I was on mate ..read more

Starting out a new year with learning a new skill is always a bit like opening a present and opening a new one as you learn more and more. :). With this in mind, we wanted to dedicate this first month of the new year to the skill of creating a pattern which could be a crochet, knitting, cross stitch etc. This first post is focused on the software and different resources available for you to start creating a pattern. If there are others you recommend, please send me an email or comment below and we’ll add it to the list. Some of these resources will be articles with information on different s ..read more

By Michele Thymmons Knitting Pattern Design, while similar to creating crochet patterns, is still different and as such will have different tips and recommendations by designers as well as different software to create it. We’ve gathered an ultimate list of some of the best of these tips to include video tutorials, step by step posts, tips from knitting designers that are sharing their journey and lessons learned so you don’t have to make the same mistakes as they have and much more. Sister Mountain - How to Design and Release Knitting Patterns is a series of posts all about how to create you ..read more

Hello my friend, thank you for joining us on this Ultimate List of Creative Community Encouragement. Seeing how much this global pandemic has affected the world from lockdowns to fear of going out and even of talking with or touching others to businesses going out of business and others thriving, I wanted to gather a number of those in the Creative Community’s responses to COVID and the things that they have found that have helped them during this incredibly trying time as an encouragement for you. :). This list originally started out from a conversation with my husband and grew from there ..read more