Click Business Retreat

Clickster's, Hipsters and my creative Sisters! We are ready to Uplevel

I am having such a great time with my business peeps at Uplevel You 'Click' event sponsored by Christine Kane, Inc. in Asheville. We are networking with other business owners and focusing on growing our businesses in a way that is in alignment with our Souls. I'm wearing @arttowearhouse designed by my favorite art to wear designer Suzanne Armstrong. My jewelry I'm wearing is made by my friend and gallery owner/artist Jennifer Johnson @obxbluepelican. Check out their websites for more gorgeous whimsical wearable art. ‪#‎arttowearhouse‬ ‪#‎obxbluepelican‬ ‪#‎clickasheville‬ ‪#‎christinekane‬‪#‎Craftydivacottage‬

old negative mindsets in the trash and replacing them with positive empowered ones.  ‪#‎clickasheville‬ ‪#‎christinekane‬

Last day in Asheville. Here is a photo of the Dream wall where people put their bucket list. Very creative

2015 a very crafty year

This has been an absolutely fantastic year for Crafty Diva Creative Arts Workshops at Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn I have had so much fun with my regular knitters on Tuesdays.  I've enjoyed Chatting and Crafting with the vacationers to Hatteras Island.   I was able to meet local artist's through a wonderful community crafting event.  I got to end the year weaving with old friends at the Clothes Encounters Clothing Arty Party.  Thank you all for your support and enjoyment in the creative process.  Especially thank you Jennifer Johnson for providing me this opportunity and Suzanne for cheering me on.

My regular Tuesday group and their gorgeous projects.

Loved meeting and chatting and crafting with the vacationers.

So happy to meet new friends and reconnect with my 'arty party' ladies.

2015 started and ended with a flurry of color and creativity.  I got to walk out my dream of crafting everyday in my dream cottage on an island.

Blooming where I am planted.

End of Summer

It's been a great summer at Camp Crafty Diva!  Thank you all so much for participating in our summer program.  I enjoyed meeting all of you!  It was such a pleasure teaching you and seeing your finished projects.  Thanks to Jennifer Johnson, Avery Johnson and the staff at Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn for their support and assistance this summer.  Have a great school year and fall!  See you next summer.

We've also had a very fun and productive summer at the Crafty Diva Fiber Arts Workshop at Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn.  The ladies have made some very creative and colorful hand crafted art-to-wear and home accessories.  I'm so proud of you all and look forward to more knitted projects this fall.  Next week we launch our fall schedule of classes.  Stay tuned and enjoy this last week of summer.  Happy Knitting!

Camp Crafty Diva

We had fun crafting on Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn porch this morning.  Two sister-in-law's Pamme and Joyce stopped by to make and create their own art-to-wear scarves.  It always amazes me to see the gorgeous fashions my students create.  I enjoyed working with these two ladies today and so happy that they left with big smiles.  Aren't their scarves beautiful?

Mom & Me at Camp Crafty Diva

Awesome morning on the porch at Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn.  We had a Mom & Me group making and creating beach memories at CAMP CRAFTY DIVA.  Three generations crafting fun and fabulous fashion accessories.  It was a joy to work with such lovely ladies and girls.  Didn't they make wonderful projects?

Camp Crafty Diva

We had lots of fun this morning at Camp Crafty Diva.  A young teen visiting her grandparents came in to craft today.  She made a beautifully handpainted and stamped matching backpack and skirt.  She's ready to go back to school and show off her art-to-wear fashion.  Such a lovely young lady and hope to see her again next year.  My studio assistant Avery and I made scarves today too.  All in all a great morning crafting on the porch at Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn.

Camp Crafty Dude

We had a great day at Camp Crafty Diva yesterday.  Aunt Sue brought her awesome nephews for a special 'Crafty Dude' workshop.  We were also joined by Patricia a regular shopper at Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn.  The boys hung out on the porch and painted and decorated a Totebag for their mom and a backpack.  Patricia decorated a backpack to hold her shells and other beach treasures.  Aunt Sue dyed, stamped and embellished a beach poncho.  Come join us next week Wednesday from 10-1 and Thursday from 3-6.

Summer Crafting

We're ready for beach crafting this summer at Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn.  Sign up NOW for our workshops and craft camp.

Totebags for the Summer

Those who know me well know that I am a bag lady.  I love my purses and Totebags.  My closet is filled to the brim with purses and totes.  The last couple of weeks I have been making totes, knitting them, painting them and teaching others to knit them.  I've had a great time designing and crafting these totes and using texture and color to make each one unique.

Last week at Camp Crafty Diva, Nancy from Illinois came to knit a sophisticated beach tote. Black and white color way. We had a great morning enjoying soulful chatting and sharing stories on the porch here at Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn. There were many visitors to the gallery this morning and we had a great conversation with another visiting artist. You never know who you might meet on this great porch of ours. I can't wait to see Nancy's finished project. Come join us this summer for 'Fun in the Sun' at Camp Crafty Diva.

Did I mention That "I LOVE TOTES!"

Camp Crafty Diva

Camp Crafty Diva At Blue Pelican Gallery and Gifts starts this week.  Sign up now!!

Samples for Camp

I spent an enjoyable time hard at work designing, creating and crafting samples for this Summer's Camp Crafty Diva which will be held at Blue Pelican Gallery & Gifts.  Stay tuned for more info.  The weather was gorgeous, just the right temperature to make and create on Jenn's beautiful porch.  Melissa the store manager was very helpful and attempted to make a sample, but we got a lot of customers.  As I was running out of ideas my 'Crafting Buddy'  Suzanne showed up and got right to work creating cloth.  We had a great rest of the afternoon crafting and creating.

1st Camp Crafty Diva Workshop

I had a great first day at Camp Crafty Diva!  The Sun Realty space is nice and bright, great to give one-on-one attention to the campers.  Sue brought her nieces in for an 'Auntie & Me' crafting time.  Sofie wove a wild & woolly dream catcher, Maddie painted a silk dream catcher and Sue learned to crochet.  Come join me over at Sun Realty in Avon, Nc for more Camp Crafty Diva adventures.

Camp Crafty Diva Workshop Launch

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Mini Camp Crafty Diva

We have started July off in full creative swing.  Tie dye and silk painting with the neighbors.  My head camp counselor Samantha enjoyed teaching and playing with the paints, dyes and kids.  Creativity is blowing our way... The calm before the storm.