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CraftSanity Episode 116: A Conversation with West Michigan Fiber Artist Beth...
On this episode of CraftSanity you’ll meet West Michigan fiber artist Beth Ann Williams, an accomplished quilter, teacher and author who never ceases to inspire the people around her. Tune in to hear...
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Crafty Summer Reading Part 1: One-Eyed Monsters
Hello! I’m back from a short and lovely vacation with the family and excited to catch up with all of you. I’ve been working on lots of creative projects and will be sharing those is posts sprinkled out...
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Have a little joy
I had kind of a frustrating day today. I’ll spare you the sordid details but I channeled my frustration into emotional fuel for a faster-than usual run around the neighborhood. That’s what I do when I...
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Suburban Sunset
I’m a city girl who has longed to live in a big old house with a wrap-around porch on a patch of farm land all my life. But every now and then the view out my suburban window is absolutely...
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Let them fly kites
My daughters learned to fly a kite Sunday at the beach. I’m so grateful for these beautiful moments. I dreamed of days like these.
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Channelling Anxiety into Action: Gearing Up for Big Changes and the Recycled...
It’s been a roller coaster week. The sky fell at the newspaper that has been the main source of my family income since 1998. Massive layoffs were announced and many talented people were let go. My...
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CraftSanity Magazine Issue 5 Feature: 2012 Bucket List
When I was in college I had a poster hanging on the wall of my office at the campus newspaper that read: “A goal is a dream with a deadline.” As a deadline woman and chronic dreamer, the poster...
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New organic cotton yarn inspires lovely possibilities
When the lovely folks at Galler Yarns sent along a free sample of their Inca-Eco 100% Organic Cotton Yarn for me try, I opened a package from them a short time later and found myself in that happy...
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My Instagram Addiction Is One I Have No Plans To Kick
This was one of those lucky shots. It’s not a great photo, but it’s one of those funny photos that is all about timing. I happened to have my iPhone nearby when my cat, Justine, decided to start...
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A Beautiful Night in Grand Rapids Got Me Thinking…
Thousands of paper lanterns were released into the night sky Friday in downtown Grand Rapids as part of ArtPrize 2012. The entry, by Mark Carpenter and Dan Johnson, resulted in a stunning visual...
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CraftSanity Magazine Issue 9 Preorder Preview Sale
At long last, the CraftSanity Magazine Issue 9 Preorder Sale is on! Preorder your copy by Monday (6/24/13) and save a dollar off the cover price! I’m expecting the magazines back from the printer by...
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CraftSanity’s Arm Knitting Video Tutorial
Hello! Things have been pretty quiet here on the CraftSanity blog while I’ve been off teaching journalism at the local community college. I’ve been swamped, but I have not stopped crafting or writing...
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 142: A conversation with ArtPrize 2014 Artist...
By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood A little girl jumps high delighted by her wild-haired shadow. Nearby a young couple engages in a public display of affection casting a romantic silhouette upon the wall....
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Role Reversal: This time I’m in the hot seat
Greetings from snowy West Michigan. If my day goes as planned, I will not be leaving my house. : ) I have a fun podcast in the hopper that I will be releasing soon. In the meantime, I invite you to...
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 152: A Conversation with Screen Printer and...
If you’ve ever pulled a print, you know the simple pleasure that comes right after moving the squeegee across an ink flooded screen. You know, the part when you lift up the screen to see how it turned...
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CraftSanity Episode 156: Sherri Lynn Wood Talks Improv Quilting
If you’re sad about missing QuiltCon, cheer up because QuiltCon is coming to you during this episode featuring Sherri Lynn Wood, author of “The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters: A Guide to...
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‘Live Your Best Life’ Project = The Best Semester Ever
By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood I’ve been absent from this space for a couple weeks and I need to explain why. At the end of last year I decided to partner with Hospice of Michigan to create a service...
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Girls on the Run Coaching Experience Inspires Latest CraftSanity Video Tutorials
There are days when life seems too good to be true. You know, those moments when you feel like you’re living out the movie version of your life and you wouldn’t change a thing about it? That was how I...
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If I had a time machine, this is what I would tell my younger self…
Jennifer in the CraftSanity booth on opening day of the Fulton Street Artisans Market in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 14, 2015. Photo Credit: Jonathan D. Lopez If I had a time machine and went back...
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 169: How Rosa Rojas, a quilter from Spain helped...
I’m not easily bamboozled by product pitches that promise life-changing results. After nearly 10 years at the helm of CraftSanity, I’ve seen a lot of craft tools and written off plenty as unnecessary...
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