Estella – Planet Creative Studios

On Why I Create

Creative Musings from a Beautifully Imperfect Masterpiece If you'll indulge me for a moment, I'd like to share transparently about my background and experience as a creative. I’ve dabbled in many things creative and have been creative for as long as I can remember… my first memory of making something with my hands was at the age of 8. My mother had been sewing for as long as I could remember, but it was my grandmother who had the patience to teach me how to sew by hand. I made some clothes for my dolls and I was hooked. I…

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Art / Creativity / Inspiration

Creative Mojo

Ahhhh. The elusive creative "mojo." Your unique creative genius. Your creative brilliance. It requires daily attention, nurturing and love. It can be wiped out by a phone call, some (more) irritating news from the TV, a messy or cold or hot environment or even a lack of self care. How do you maintain your creative "mojo" when things are tough? What are your favorite daily practices that help you stay creatively productive? ********************************************* Estella Banks Chief Creative Officer Inspiring, Nurturing, Sharing Creativity

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Challenge / Sewing

The Patch Job

I've had a hole in my jeans in the right hip area for a long time that I have patched before and the patch disappeared in the wash (maybe it's with the missing socks)! Since then, I've been thinking about ways to cover the hole in a creative way. This weekend I was remembered a video I had seen with various creative ways to mend clothes. I vaguely remembered seeing a method for mending a hole that looked like a spider web.I searched and searched, but as the Internet would have it, the location of the video from my memory…

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