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Crafting Intentions for the New Year with a New Pattern Club Design
Wow, I cannot believe Pattern Club is one year old! See what we're stitching to start off the new year.
Melissa Galbraith
2 min read
New Year, New Crafts: DIY Projects To Try In The New Year
I love to dabble in all sorts of crafts. Here's some of the DIY projects I'd like to try this year:
Melissa Galbraith
3 min read
How to Create an Appliqué Landscape Pillow
Learn how to sew an appliqué landscape pillow with MCreativeJ!
Melissa Galbraith
3 min read
The Year to Stitch Something New
It seems hard to believe that 2021 is just around the corner. There were many times when this year felt like it would never end and that...
Melissa Galbraith
4 min read
Paloverde + MCreativeJ Collaboration
Find exclusive embroidered botanical designs in two new Paloverde Botanicals gift boxes!
Melissa Galbraith
1 min read
Add Happy Houseplants to Your Home with the December Pattern Club Designs
Can you believe it's already December? Pattern Club is almost a year old! It's been so much fun creating a new pattern for us to all...
Melissa Galbraith
1 min read
Festive Stitches- Join MCreativeJ for an Online Workshop this December
Well the weather outside is frightful and stitching inside is so delightful, so let's stitch, let's stitch, let's stitch. I'm not one for...
Melissa Galbraith
3 min read
MCreativeJ Gift Picks: Find What You've Been Looking For and More!
Wondering what to give your friends and family this holiday season? Me too! from now until December 12th I'll be sharing a daily gift idea.
Melissa Galbraith
3 min read
MCreativeJ's Holiday Gift Guide + Maker Wish List
Shop MCreativeJ's favorite finds and craft supplies from her Holiday Gift Guide + Maker Wish List.
Melissa Galbraith
4 min read
My Three Favorite Embroidery Stitches and How to Create Them
Melissa of MCreativeJ shares her favorite embroidery stitches and how to create them in this embroidery DIY tutorial.
Melissa Galbraith
3 min read
Holiday Gift Guide: Local Maker Favorites from the Pacific Northwest
I've curated some of my favorite PNW shops to share with you as you start thinking about holiday shopping.
Melissa Galbraith
3 min read
Why Your Handmade Holiday Decor is the Gift that Keeps on Giving
Are you thinking of making some of your holiday gifts this year? Here's 3 ways you can give the gift of handmade this holiday season.
Melissa Galbraith
2 min read
Say Hello to New MCreativeJ Stockists!
I'm thrilled to share that you can now stock MCreativeJ products in more than 29 stores across the country!
Melissa Galbraith
4 min read
Desert Dreaming: Pattern Club Takes You on a Trip to the Desert
Stitch a canyon desert landscape with one of these new Pattern Clubs designs by MCreativeJ!
Melissa Galbraith
2 min read
Homebody Weekly: Why Seeing Fellow Small Business Women Flourish Has Given Me Confidence & More
MCreativeJ talks embroidery kits, stockists, baking, murder mysteries, and more in the latest Homebody Weekly.
Melissa Galbraith
3 min read
Cozy Crafting: Why You Should Take an Online Workshop This November
You can learn to embroider in an online workshop! From winter botanicals and snow globes, to lettering, space, florals, and PNW pins.
Melissa Galbraith
4 min read
New Kits, Patterns, and Needle Minders: The Perfect Gift for You and Your Crafty Friends
MCreativeJ has launched 3 new embroidery kits, 2 new Peel Stick and Stitch pattern collections, and new needle minder designs!
Melissa Galbraith
2 min read
Mindful Stitches: How Embroidery Has Influenced My Mental Health
MCreativeJ shares how embroidery has influenced her mental health and why she's grateful for this craft.
Melissa Galbraith
3 min read
Spooky Spirit Stitches: Stay Home with these Halloween Tricks and Treats
Try these spooktacular Halloween embroidery patterns, kits, and decor to help you get into the spooky spirit.
Melissa Galbraith
2 min read
9 Gallery Wall Essentials: Easy Ways to Create and Curate Your Eclectic Home Decor
Here's a few fun products that would make wonderful additions to your gallery wall
Melissa Galbraith
2 min read
Picture Perfect Gallery Wall
Picture perfect! Stitch the beginner-friendly Gallery Wall embroidery pattern with MCreativeJ Pattern Club.
Melissa Galbraith
1 min read
October Events: 6 Online Workshops to Embroider All October Long
Do you love embroidery like me? Or maybe it's something you've wanted to try but haven't quite found the time? Well this October there...
Melissa Galbraith
2 min read
From Envelopes to Boxes: Updating MCreativeJ Embroidery Kit Packaging
New embroidery kit packaging. The story behind why MCreativeJ changed her packaging.
Melissa Galbraith
3 min read
Stock Small to Shop Small This Holiday Season
Join the JOIN Design Virtual Trade Show September 22-25 to shop local and handmade items, just in time for the holiday season.
Melissa Galbraith
2 min read
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