making time for hobbies when you have kids.

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode shares my thoughts on how I make time for hobbies with little kids. I get asked this more than almost anything whenever I share a project online. My advice honest, encouraging and realistic I promise.

SHOWNOTES:

not much this week as this was sort of a confessional/non-stressful pep talk :) but…

• here is a link to the Encouraging Creative Kids ecourse. Code GETCRAFTY makes the course $8

• here is my book 100 Pep Talks — use code YEPPEP for 25% off through 5/15

• and here is The Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi, my book share this week

let's talk time.

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode was inspired by a few different questions I got about making time for crafting, juggling different hobbies and having patience for longer projects. I talk about how I mindlessly spend my time vs. how I mindfully spend my time and why I am able to slow down as a crafter now compared with ten years ago.

SHOWNOTES:

• Cripe Cottage sampler

• previous podcast episode with my husband Paul as a guest

• knit project recap reel

Currently reading:

• Children of God by Mary Doria Russel which is the sequel to The Sparrow which I read last month and loved

This week’s (semi) craft book:

• Dinner a Love Story by Jenny Rosenstrach

Hyping:

• Jul2022-Jun2023 Get To Work Book planners are shipping now

let's talk craft tools.

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode was inspired by a few different questions I got about craft supplies and tools. Where to start? How to store them? What about the crafting off season? I answer those questions but also talk about taking inventory, starting at entry level and letting go of the “stuff” to make space.

SHOWNOTES:

• blog post that shares where I get my craft supplies including everything I mention in the episode

• “Young House Love tile saw” google search

• the Me Made May challenge

• and a past blog post about MMMay

• flower a day cross-stitch pattern

• this is very similar to my cross-stitch storage box

• these are the zippered pouches I like to keep knitting projects in (also great for bringing along

• Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski

• Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

• a peek at the art house

• newsletter I sent about The Power of Moments

Currently reading:

• Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee

This week’s craft book:

• Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein with Julie Chai

Hyping:

• Olive & June nail polish. My code ELISEC20 saves you 20% on the mani-system or pedi-system.