What a lovely Sunday surprise to come home and find a familiar name at The Creative Cottage door! Let's give @Georgi Allan a big cottage welcome! Georgi and I have known each other for many, many years since before we had babies! Years later we live on opposite sides of Australia = and that happens to be a huge distance but we've always stayed connected over the years, and often through our creativity! Hey Georgi tell everyone a little about yourself, where you live, your creative ventures, and don't forget your cottage garden!

🌟 Cuppa & Create hang out at the Cottage - 10am - Perth Time AWST - that's soon! ☕ Make yourself a cozy cuppa and come join me for a live creative session at the cottage. Whether you're working on a journal, your latest crochet piece, or just doing a bit of sketching, bring your current project along! Let's slow down, share some gentle encouragement, and just enjoy making things together. (or just bring you!)

🌟 I'll be hosting a Cuppa & Create hang out tomorrow at the Cottage - 10am (I realise it wont suit everyone - next time we'll switch it up for the overseas crew 🫶) ☕ Make yourself a cozy cuppa and come join me for a live creative session at the cottage. Whether you're working on a journal, your latest crochet piece, or just doing a bit of sketching, bring your current project along! Let's slow down, share some gentle encouragement, and just enjoy making things together. (or just bring you!) I'm excited about gathering together and creating , or not creating if you so please, all without the hustle.

Have you ever eco dyed paper? Here's a journal I made with some eco dyed papers. In particular the first picture shows what can be achieved with leaves from your garden! Check out this post @Lydia Cox shared showing how easy it is! https://www.skool.com/write-make-create-6156/pretty-paper-crafts?p=4043524e

What feels ok, and what doesn't? 🍂 I want to check in with you all because I want The Creative Cottage to be a completely non-pressured space. Creativity isn't about the hustle—in fact, hustle will just suffocate it. I want you to know that I am absolutely not about that hustle mentality. While I'd love to see this community grow, (and yes, of course I need to generate income) but that isn't my primary goal right now. Your presence, your slow progression, (or fast, if you should so choose) and connections we're building are what is more important to me. I think there's something special about the community we are creating here, and I want to protect that. I deeply value your honesty and your engagement, so I’d love for you to tell me exactly what will work best for you. My biggest priority is making sure this never becomes a place of overwhelm. Could you let me know in the comments: - What do you most want to get out of this space? - How many posts each week feels okay for you? - What is something that makes you feel overwhelmed in other Skool communities (so we can be sure to avoid it)? Take your time, and thank you for being here!