If you’ve ever hit January already feeling behind before the year even starts… this is for you. The Creative Vision Retreat (Jan 20–22) is a free, 3-day experience designed to help you slow down, reflect, and design a year that actually fits you — not someone else’s planner or timeline. This isn’t about hustling into a new version of yourself or forcing a rigid plan. It’s about: - Getting clear on what you want this year to feel like - Using creativity (vision boards, journaling, gentle planning) to guide your decisions - Creating anchors you can come back to when life gets busy or messy You’ll hear from 22 incredible creative thinkers and artists, and each workshop is available for 24 hours so you can participate when your energy is right. 🎟 Free to attend 📅 January 20–22, 2026 👉 Need the link to register? Let me know below or check your email from HobbyScool. Question for you: 👉 What do you want more of in your life this year? (Not a goal — a feeling.) Drop a word or short phrase below 👇

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Thank you @Lisa for such a sensible presentation. Your implementation steps are easy to follow. Getting started right now. So sorry the generation before me has passed.

How do I find out if I registered for the VIP Pass yet (I can’t remember 🤷🏻‍♀️🤔)

I really enjoyed Jennifer Strauser’s Stitch Without Stress presentation in The Art of Handmade Summit last month but my sewing supplies were not handy. Then I saw similar techniques used in two projects in this week’s Making Zen summit and I started to gather fabrics for those projects… then saw them more as a placemat in Jennifer’s style! I’ve got the outside edges all basted on and 3 rounds of running stitches now (photos from the layout and the cat intrigued by hand stitching). I am merging styles and plan to add double fold tape around the finished piece later… but must rest, and tomorrow I’ll have new sashiko needles and thimble to make it even easier! (Oh I also tried sashiko on a salvaged unused face mask panel that may become a wide shield shaped pouch later!) Edit: adding updated picture 10/29 3:30pm to this post and in comments are some of the other projects I did overnight