From Riveting Broads On this week’s Riveting Broads’ episode, Molly and Jacqui take a minute to reflect on everything happening in our world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the sudden and devastating loss of Molly’s dad, Don, Molly, and Jacqui explore the complexities of grieving, feeling, being, and coping through a major disruption. The broads talk about collective trauma, coping with loss during

Photo credit: @_irina_lisa Trapped in our homes we cling to the small nuggets of joy. We’ve transformed our homes into blanket palaces, watched every episode of Love is Blind (Damian absolutely looks like Toby from the office, fight me.), and tried to make the perfect loaf of bread. Ah, delicious bread. But some of us have been more industrious than

Image credit: RenLorian Designs It’s been a hard month. When the news started rolling out mid-March the initial response was shock and uncertainty, but the next step was action. Instead of sitting back and wondering what could be done, creative people figured it out and started doing it. Here are some of the people doing good work and some of

by Stephanie Voyer of SaVor Designs So many people have asked for a tutorial on how to make a mask at home.  I laid out the steps below and included coordinating pictures. There are lots of versions of masks being made, which is wonderful!!!  This tutorial is for the accordion or “banana” style mask and is not intended to replace

by Joey PhoenixDisclaimer: Grief comes in many stages, acceptance is only one of them. Wait. Check your phone. Anything new? Virtual. Screen to Screen. Is this the new normal? I’m an extrovert. I spend my life seeking out people to talk to, connect with, understand. If I were surrounded by humans for a week straight with little to no privacy,

In response to the social distancing policies and restrictions happening across the globe, it has been a lesson in rounding up virtual experiences to keep us all engaged and distracted. While we can’t go to zoos and aquariums at the moment, we can experience them virtually through webcams and virtual tours! The team at Creative Collective has been working on

fifth generation of women in my family who crochet. My mother taught me, her mother taught her, you know how it goes. I learned to crochet at an early age and loved it. While some kids loved getting new toys, I loved getting new yarn.