HobbyScool: Where Creative Passions Become Life-Changing Journeys
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She hadn't touched her loom in years
She hadn't touched her loom in years Where Creative Passions Become Life-Changing Journeys It's a Wednesday morning and I'm reading through replies to one of our emails. There are hundreds of them. One-word answers, mostly: quilting, watercolor, clay. I asked people what they make, and they told me. I'm scrolling through, smiling at all of them, when one stops me completely. Her name is Linda. She tells me she used to quilt: appliqué, piecework, counted cross stitch. She belonged to quilt...
Most Halloween crafts get thrown out November 1
The Creative Corner · HobbyScool The Creative Corner · Sunday, September 20 Where Creative Passions Become Life-Changing Journeys Does it feel like fall where you are yet? Some of you are already wearing sweaters and some of you still have the air conditioning on, and either way October is less than two weeks away. And fall decorations stay up a long time. You put them out now and they're still sitting there after Thanksgiving, which is about ten weeks, and that's longer than most of us leave...
The craft with no loom, no pattern, and one knot
The Creative Corner · HobbyScool The Creative Corner · Sunday, September 6 Where Creative Passions Become Life-Changing Journeys The Art of Handmade Summit starts a week from Tuesday, and I want to tell you why we built this one the way we did. We keep hearing the same sentence from this community in different words: I just want to make something with my hands again. Not scroll past someone else's project, not save it for later, but actually sit down and make the thing. So that's what the...
Your paper scraps are already a book
The Creative Corner · Sunday, August 30 Where Creative Passions Become Life-Changing Journeys There is a drawer in my house that I have never been able to clean out, and I have stopped trying. It is full of ticket stubs and seed packets and the good wrapping paper from a gift I got two birthdays ago. For years I felt vaguely guilty about that drawer. Then I learned what it actually was, which is a supply cabinet. If you have a drawer like mine, this week's pick is for you. This Week's...
The 2027 schedule is out (and your VIP window is closing)
The Creative Corner · August 23 Where Creative Passions Become Life-Changing Journeys The Creative Corner Back-to-Creativity wrapped this week, and love notes have been coming in ever since. Eco printing, the cubist faces, fabric postcards, quilling, the granny square lesson. Everyone seems to have walked away with a different favorite and a project they want to finish. While it's still fresh, we're pulling back the curtain on what's coming next. The full 2027 HobbyScool schedule just went...
[Affiliates] 🌺 Thank you + payout info for Back-to-Creativity affiliates
Thank You + Payout Info — Back-to-Creativity Summit Where Creative Passions Become Life-Changing Journeys 💛 Thank You + Payout Info Hey Reader, What an incredible run at the Back-to-Creativity Summit! Your promotion helped bring so many new makers into the HobbyScool community, and I'm so grateful for your partnership. 💰 Commission Payouts You crushed it with your promotions! 🎉 Commission payouts are processed once the refund period ends — check your ThriveCart Affiliate dashboard for your...
Try a new craft before you buy the supplies
The Creative Corner · August 16 Where Creative Passions Become Life-Changing Journeys There's a comfort in sticking to the craft you already know. But some of the best creative discoveries happen when you step just slightly outside it — the quilter who tries polymer clay for the first time, the painter who discovers eco printing, the crocheter who picks up a paintbrush on a whim. On Tuesday you get three days to do exactly that, with the person who teaches it sitting right there with you....
It starts today: your first calligraphy stroke 🖋️
From Strokes to Letters: A 3 Day iPad Calligraphy Challenge — HobbyScool Where Creative Passions Become Life-Changing Journeys Hey Reader, Have you ever looked at gorgeous hand-lettering online and thought, "I could never do that — my handwriting isn't neat enough"? Here's the truth: calligraphy isn't about neat handwriting or natural artistic ability. It's a learnable series of strokes — and it starts today, right on your iPad! ✍️ Nicole Mauloni is leading From Strokes to Letters: A 3-Day...
The one thing that turns a hobby into a skill (hint: it's free)
The Creative Corner — August 9 Where Creative Passions Become Life-Changing Journeys Ever caught yourself saying "I just dabble in ___"? We hear it all the time. Someone shares a gorgeous handmade card, a finished watercolor piece, a first embroidery hoop — and follows it up with "oh, it's just a hobby." This week we're talking about the moment that shifts — the one where "just a hobby" becomes "I made this." First, a quick word from today's sponsor. Today's Newsletter Is Brought to You By...
You don't need a "fresh start" to start creating again
Your creative comeback starts this week — HobbyScool Where Creative Passions Become Life-Changing Journeys Here's the thing about creative ruts — they rarely announce themselves. One week you're painting every Sunday, and then six weeks go by and you can't remember the last time you touched your supplies. If that's you right now, you're not alone. Late summer has a funny way of doing this to creative people. But it's also, weirdly, one of the best times of year to restart. This Week's...
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