The Darn Good Blog

Three skeins of yarn are laid out like a tower, the top skein blue, the middle skein pink, and the bottom skein yellow. Around the cakes of yarn are a few colorful flowers and herbs.
Perfect Crystals & Herbs For Crafting
by Kate Curry
Common crafting mistakes and how to fix them, title text over an image of a magic wand wiping away a permanent marker scribble.
Common Crafting Mistakes And How To Grow From Them
by Michaela Matthews
Three women are sitting in the grassy meadow, wearing multicolored knit and crocheted clothing and accessories.
Cool Down Techniques to Try When You’re Frustrated with a Project
by Jordan Lemley
An image of the subconscious mind as a house within a head on a chessboard, with swirling shapes and chess pieces around it.
How Crafting Helps Us Understand Who We Are
by Michaela Matthews
Self Care for fiber artists: image of craft supplies, a crown, and a crochet project on a floral background.
Self-Care Guide For Fiber Artists
by Michaela Matthews
How to take a break from crafting without losing touch: a lit match, a candle, and a bonfire floating over the ocean.
How To Take A Break From Creating Without Losing Touch Altogether
by Michaela Matthews
How To Integrate Yourself With Crafting, an image of a woman looking into her reflection.
How To Use Crafting To Integrate Yourself
by Michaela Matthews
A red watercolor background with black text that says: 'Muladhara, the Root Chakra: Red Color Theory' beneath the text is a red circle. At the center of the circle is a woman wearing white, sitting in a meditation pose.
Muladhara, the Root Chakra: Red Color Theory
by Kate Curry
A floral cushioned chair, with a few baskets of yarn beside it.
How To Feng Shui Your Creative Space
by Kate Curry
Title text: Positive incantations for crafters, surrounded by four tiles hands creating magical pastel colored smoke and stars.
Positive Incantations For Crafters
by Michaela Matthews
A stick person with outlines to either side, atop a set of scales on a green hill, with the moon on the left and the sun on the right.
How Can I Use The Law Of Attraction To Be More Grateful?
by Michaela Matthews
Do you need to be serene to be creative? Text above an open book with a fairy mushroom cottage growing from it.
Do You Need To Be Serene To Be Creative?
by Michaela Matthews
Can crafting relieve stress? Title above a stressed woman with her hands on her temples and a scribbled thought bubble.
Can Crafting Relieve Stress?
by Michaela Matthews
An indigo silhouette of a woman meditating in lotus position on top of a pastel multicolored yarn background.
Can Crafting Help You Meditate?
by Michaela Matthews
A woman giving herself a hug in front of a sunny arch window and a ball of green yarn on a purple background.
The Mental Health Benefits Of Crafting
by Michaela Matthews
'What is the three three three rule for anxiety' text and four multicolored triangles, with one at the center and one on each side.
What Is The 3 3 3 Rule For Anxiety?
by Michaela Matthews
A purple face with a green smiley on top of a dark purple heart coming from a ball of yarn.
How Creating Can Drown Out Negativity
by Michaela Matthews
A motion montage of a depressed woman laying on the floor, transitioning to an upright and confident woman with one fist in the air.
Is Knitting Good For Depression?
by Michaela Matthews
A woman sitting on the floor knitting a scarf in front of a rainbow swatch background, with a full battery thought bubble next to her head.
Abundance vs. Scarcity And The Psychological Benefits Of Color
by Michaela Matthews
A black pit pull dog is facing the camera, her eyes closed in happiness as she lounges on a pile of handmade and reclaimed sari silk yarn.
Top 10 Anxiety-Reducing DIY Crafting Projects
by Kate Curry
Heart shaped purple yarn ball with crochet hook, surrounded by multicolored paint splotches and splatters.
NLP & Creativity: How Each Practice Employs The Senses
by Michaela Matthews