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Category: Work(s) in Progress

Work(s) in Progress documents my creative endeavors throughout the creative process. We often see the excitement at the beginning of a project and the glory of a finished project, but the middle points can sometimes be messy. Work(s) in Progress is about showing the authentic experience of creating something.

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Work(s) in Progress – Digital Spaces

Posted on May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 by Melissa

I can’t ever imagine going off-grid, and I wouldn’t call myself a Luddite, but I’ve definitely been spending some solid time assessing the digital spaces I’ve found myself in and created. I mentioned this about a year ago in my attempt at Removing Pennies from Dirty Pockets. Since then, my focus has ebbed and flowed…

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Work(s) in Progress – Busy Hands, Calm(er) Heart

Posted on April 8, 2026April 15, 2026 by Melissa

I’d be lying if I said the last couple of weeks haven’t offered up a plethora of external stressors that have impacted my nervous system despite my best efforts. I’m sure I don’t have to list out each stressor, we all have them and if you’re here in the USA, we probably share many. And…

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Work(s) in Progress – Finished Objects

Posted on March 25, 2026April 15, 2026 by Melissa

The fits and starts of creativity in my world have continued to be pretty wild, despite my best intentions… And you know what they say about the road to hell 😉 When I started writing about my works in progress (WIPs) last year, I was filled with inspiration and energy… Which ebbed and flowed and…

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Work(s) in Progress: Lace Crochet Update

Posted on March 4, 2026April 15, 2026 by Melissa

Alright, it’s not complete yet, but my lace crochet project is coming along… Slowly. I’ve missed stitches and frogged. I’ve added too many stitches and frogged again. And I’m sure there are mistakes in there I haven’t caught yet but will notice later. But it sure is pretty, isn’t it? The pattern I’m following called…

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Work(s) in Progress: Learning to Crochet Lace

Posted on February 11, 2026April 15, 2026 by Melissa

Apparently, according to all the cool people, lace is all the rage these days! Did you know? All I know is that I’ve never crocheted lace before and so am giving it a go as part of the Stitchwell Social Club’s make along challenge this month. I also know that I’ve never learned how to…

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Work(s) in Progress: On the Creative Ebb & Flow

Posted on December 10, 2025April 15, 2026 by Melissa

I have a confession to make: I have been unmotivated to make making a priority. I want to want to do things, but recently I just haven’t. I’ve not been sad or stressed or too darn busy, I’ve just been choosing to do other things that don’t involve active creativity… Like reading… Or playing Block…

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