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  • Finding calm when your thoughts won’t quiet down
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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
Crafting, Knitting & Crochet

What is a test swatch in knitting & crochet?

Instructions for making & measuring a test swatch

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1 January 2025
Work-Life Balance

Do you feel like you’re drifting aimlessly through life?

Use these 5 steps do discover your core values

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4 December 2019
Art Journaling

What is art journaling?

An art journal, as the name suggests, is a journal for creating visual worlds alongside or instead of text. The main focus is on a diary-like quality, the therapeutic nature…

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22 August 2024
Design Journal

From my hands to your home

Why buying from small businesses is good for your soul

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30 April 2025
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  • Design Journal,  Self-Expression

    The lost art of postcard writing

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    The surprising origin of the postcard

    21 August 2024

    From my hands to your home

    30 April 2025
    How to paint a swan in Procreate

    How I’m learning to draw what the eye sees

    21 August 2022
  • Bird cards on a windowsill
    Design Journal

    The surprising origin of the postcard

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    9 studies for pet portraits

    21 August 2024

    The lost art of postcard writing

    21 August 2024
    How to paint a swan in Procreate

    How I’m learning to draw what the eye sees

    21 August 2022
  • Art Journaling,  Self-Expression

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

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    How to use a mood tracker + 5 free mood trackers

    5 reasons why a mood tracker needs to be your new best friend

    18 August 2019

    What is art journaling?

    22 August 2024

    Finding calm when your thoughts won’t quiet down

    7 May 2025
  • Design Journal

    9 studies for pet portraits

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    The lost art of postcard writing

    21 August 2024

    From my hands to your home

    30 April 2025
    How to paint a swan in Procreate

    How I’m learning to draw what the eye sees

    21 August 2022
  • Interviews

    Alexandra Gustafsson on how empathy and creativity are at the heart of being an actor

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    How silversmith Amber Veyser Kitzler found her marbles on the beach

    21 August 2024
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    How silversmith Amber Veyser Kitzler found her marbles on the beach

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    Alexandra Gustafsson on how empathy and creativity are at the heart of being an actor

    21 August 2024
  • Mental Health,  Work-Life Balance

    How to figure out what you really want in life

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  • Crafting,  Knitting & Crochet

    Trying (and failing) to crochet a rug

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    I learned how to do visible mending (and now I can’t stop)

    8 January 2025

    My nemesis: the Salty Days sweater

    10 January 2025

    How to crochet a donut

    7 January 2025
  • How to paint a swan in Procreate
    Design Journal

    How I’m learning to draw what the eye sees

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    Bird cards on a windowsill

    The surprising origin of the postcard

    21 August 2024

    From my hands to your home

    30 April 2025

    14 portraits in acrylic of Old Hollywood actresses

    21 May 2021
  • Managing Your Energy

    Free journal printables to help you be more positive and productive

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    How to turn your pain into your power

    Do you have what it takes to turn your pain into power?

    8 January 2020
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    5 reasons why a mood tracker needs to be your new best friend

    18 August 2019
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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.

Recent Posts

  • I learned how to do visible mending (and now I can’t stop)
    In Crafting, Visible Mending
  • 14 portraits in acrylic of Old Hollywood actresses
    In Design Journal
  • Take your art journaling to the next level: supplies and techniques
    In Art Journaling
  • What is art journaling?
    In Art Journaling
  • What is a test swatch in knitting & crochet?
    In Crafting, Knitting & Crochet

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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
  • My nemesis: the Salty Days sweater
    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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