Artisan Craft Kits
Starting in 2021 we'll release limited-edition Artisan Craft Kits every other month.
Discover this month’s kit and get freshly inspired by the artist-grade tools and handmade materials.
Artisan Craft Kits
We're declaring 2021 the year of creativity with our Artisan Craft Kits: a DIY project with beautiful, materials and hand-made projects to inspire.
All kits are limited editions, so be sure to sign up to be the first to hear when they go up.
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6 Ways To Make This Valentine's Day Life-Changing
Valentine’s Day is coming closer. Do you love it? Do you dread it? Are you kind of meh about the whole thing?
I’m a longstanding member of club ‘meh’.
Sure, I like chocolates and flowers as much as the next person, but if it isn’t accompanied by something personal and meaningful, it fails to really move me.
But this year I don’t want to (just) be on the receiving end.
I want to share my love for the people around me in a meaningful and creative way.
Here's how...
Motherhood and the creative business
While Ellie loves sewing, I'm more of a painter but we both agreed that energy seems to come as soon as we're creating. No matter how tired, it's always a happy headspace that's more powerful than coffee and feels more nourishing than kale.
Painting offers a moment to process thoughts and be something other than a mother. Don't get me wrong, I love being a mom but it can get overwhelming. Just like I remember when I was single having to do everything myself also felt overwhelming.
Rhythms for the new year
I have tried so many different planners and organizers to bring order into my days. I would set deadlines for myself. I tried desperately to plan my day according to the pre-printed times in my planners.
I WILL submit the proposal by 9am. I WILL finish that commission by Friday. I WILL meal-prep for the entire month.
As if mere willpower would magically free up time in my day and force my two young boys to play peacefully and independently when I needed them to.
Strangely enough my daily schedule never fit into what I had so rigidly planned for myself and I ended up frustrated instead.
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Slowly Gathered is run by artist & product developer Lottie with the help of Nel (general amazing person), Sam (all the wood things) and Eli (our 10-year old photographer in training :)
We're based in the beautiful Guelph, Ontario Canada.