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  • Finding calm when your thoughts won’t quiet down
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Art Journaling, Self-Expression

What I love about colouring & are there any benefits in colouring for adults?

Did you know what your brain experiences relief when it enters a meditative state – such as when colouring? This allows for the stress and anxiety to fade into the…

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21 August 2024
Work-Life Balance

How to remain zen as f*ck when faced with an adult bully

Have an adult bully at work? This is for you

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27 November 2019
Work-Life Balance

What are transformational relationships?

Learn how to create these amazing relationships at work

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7 December 2020
Crafting, Free Patterns, Knitting & Crochet

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A free crochet pattern perfect for beginners

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Mental Health, Work-Life Balance

How to figure out what you really want in life

Some tips for figuring out what your dream life looks like

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2 June 2023
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  • Art Journaling,  Self-Expression

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    My nemesis: the Salty Days sweater

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    Trying (and failing) to crochet a rug

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    How to crochet a rainbow pillow

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  • Crafting,  Knitting & Crochet

    What is a test swatch in knitting & crochet?

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  • Art Journaling

    Take your art journaling to the next level: supplies and techniques

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    What is art journaling?

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Hello!

I’m Eva, an artist and joyful chaos-crafter, piecing together a handmade life one offbeat project at a time. I rarely follow instructions to the letter and almost always go off-script — but that’s part of the magic. I draw, paint, letter, crochet, journal, sew, embroider, cook, garden, knit and love nerding out about keeping pets. For me, it’s less about perfection and more about the soul in a life built by hand. One day, I hope to move it all into a country house full of light, animals, and creative messes.

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  • What are transformational relationships?
    In Work-Life Balance
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Recent Posts

  • Finding calm when your thoughts won’t quiet down
    In Art Journaling, Self-Expression
  • From my hands to your home
    In Design Journal
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    In Crafting, Knitting & Crochet
  • I learned how to do visible mending (and now I can’t stop)
    In Crafting, Visible Mending

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