just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode is a short catch up as we are mid-move and mid-major life transition. Thank you for being here and listening! Looking forward to catching up again in the fall. :) shownotes, as always, can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

season wrap up and a few thoughts on change.

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode is about being a beginner and how important it is to understand how you learn best (and then lean into it instead of trying to fight it).  shownotes can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

thoughts on being a beginner

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode is about summer crafting. I share some of my favorites from past years and a few of my goals (crafting and otherwise) for this upcoming summer. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast.

let's talk summer crafting.

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode is about the big and small personal style changes I have been drifting toward lately. Includes why I think I am gravitating toward such a different look AND how I find inspiration for new projects.  shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

thoughts on "style shifts"

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode is about how I keep track of alllll my plans from a macro ten year level to the micro tasks that come in through my inbox each day.  shownotes can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

how I keep track of all my plans.

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode is about documenting memories! I share a bit of my backstory and how scrapbooking was my original creative habit (for over a decade!) and then how I switched to other things based on my interests changing. I share a few of the easy ways I like to “keep” memories now.  shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

thoughts on documenting life these days.

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 can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

making time for hobbies when you have kids.

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 for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

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 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 for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

let's talk craft tools.

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode was inspired by a great question on Instagram — “what are your 10 crafting bucket list goals?” I went a slightly different direction and shared five major craft project milestones from the past and then shared eight creative ventures I would like to take on in the next year and over the next decade.  shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

major craft milestones & my "craft bucket list"

just Elise this season chatting crafts and hobbies and life and work shifts. (And whatever else comes up!) This first episode is a brief recap of life post MAKE36, what I mean when I say “I am taking a break from work” plus some of the “just for fun” creative projects I am working on right now.  shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

Let's catch up!

just Elise this whole year as I work on a long-project called MAKE36. This episode is the final in the season(!) and includes details about the January project as well as an official wrap up. shownotes can always be found at elisejoy.com/podcast and the January project will be available on 1/22 at 9am PST at elisejoy.com/shop

MAKE36 : JAN : let's wrap this MAKE36 project up

just Elise this whole year as I work on a long-term project called MAKE36. This episode is about throwing 200+ pots over the past year and creative practice. Plus a brief wrap-up of how I am feeling at the end of 2021. shownotes for this episode plus photos of the pots can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

MAKE36 : DEC : pottery and creative practice

just Elise this whole year as I work on a long-term project called MAKE36. This episode is (mostly) about the November product development and then I share a few simple tips for avoiding burnout as a small business during the busy season. the November MAKE36 product will be available at 8am PST on Monday 11/22 at elisejoy.com/shop. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

MAKE36 : NOV : prototyping a puzzle and tips for avoiding burnout as a small biz owner during busy seasons

just Elise this whole year as I work on a long-term project called MAKE36. This episode is about the October product and how my ideas for products have developed and changed over the past year. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

MAKE36 : OCT : how my ideas for this project have shifted

just Elise this whole year as I work on a long-term project called MAKE36. This episode is about the September product and I am answering your questions about tackling creative work and this project so far. shownotes for this episode and all episodes can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

MAKE36 : SEP : a Q&A about this project so far

just Elise this whole year as I work on a long-term project called MAKE36. This episode is about the August product and I am talking about something I just learned about my creative process and sharing ways that I help myself get through it (and past the idea stage!) shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

MAKE36 : AUG : something I just learned about my creative process (and how I work through it!)

just elise this whole year as I work on a long-term project called MAKE36. This episode is about the July product and I am talking about changing plans, putting ideas on the shelf and batch-working through large tasks. (Plus I am nearly halfway done and feeling more upbeat!) shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

MAKE36 : JUL : changing plans, "saving" ideas and batch-working

just Elise this whole year as I work on a long-term project called MAKE36. This episode is about getting to the middle of this giant project (and feeling the overwhelm!) plus details about creating 36 original cyanotype pieces. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast.

MAKE36 : JUNE : crafting cyanotype art & feeling the "messy middle"

just Elise this whole year as I work on a long-term project called MAKE36. This episode is about everything that went into the May product and things I have learned about minimizing risk when buying in bulk. shownotes for this episode can be found a elisejoy.com/podcast.

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