The Heartful Canvas Podcast

This week’s Tarot Tuesday is all about momentum, divine timing, and the unexpected opportunities that can change everything. If you’ve been craving a breakthrough, wondering when things will shift, or feeling the urge to loosen your grip and trust the process a little more, this conversation is for you. A reflective pull on embracing change, recognizing lucky breaks, and allowing life to unfold in...

This Two-Minute Motivation offers a gentle perspective shift. If you’ve been hard on yourself lately, this short episode is an invitation to soften your gaze, reconnect with who you truly are, and see yourself through a more compassionate lens. Send a Fan Mail Message! If you've found this episode helpful or inspiring, feel free to support the podcast via Ko-fi 🌸 3 ways I can help you right...

This week’s Tarot Tuesday explores the balance between heart and mind in times of tension. When emotions are running high—personally or collectively—it can be difficult to know how to respond without getting swept up in the intensity. This episode offers a grounded reflection on clarity, courage, and protecting what matters without losing yourself in the noise. If you’ve been feeling pulled betwee...

Valentine’s Day may be over, but the conversation about love doesn’t end there. This Two-Minute Motivation is a gentle invitation to turn inward and reflect on what truly makes you feel loved, fulfilled, and cared for. When you understand what fills your cup, everything shifts. If you’ve been pouring into others, this short episode is a reminder that you are worthy of that same intentional love, t...

Welcome to Week 4 of Tarot Tuesday. Over the past three weeks, the tarot cards have brought us on a journey, navigating through loss, grief, and heartbreak; finding hope and light; and embracing beauty. This week, we continue this conversation perfectly.  In this episode of Tarot Tuesday, we take a look at healing, purpose, and choosing the path that’s truly meant for you. Embracing our deeper cal...

This Two-Minute Motivation is a quiet invitation to slow down. In a world that moves quickly and pulls our attention toward what’s wrong, this short episode offers a moment of presence — and a chance to reconnect with the beauty that's already here, waiting to be noticed. Send a Fan Mail Message! If you've found this episode helpful or inspiring, feel free to support the podcast via Ko-f...

In week 1 of Tarot Tuesday, we explored heartbreak, loss, and grief. In week 2, we continued this conversation, but with a shift toward light and hope. Fascinatingly, week 3 is continuing to line up with this same convesation. This Tarot Tuesday marks a turning point in the conversation. After sitting with grief and heaviness, this episode explores what it looks like to intentionally move toward l...

When the world feels dark, overwhelming, or full of fear, it’s easy to forget what we carry within us. This short episode is a reminder of the strength, love, and compassion that already live inside you — and how those quiet forces matter more than we realize. Send a Fan Mail Message! If you've found this episode helpful or inspiring, feel free to support the podcast via Ko-fi 🌸 3 ways I can...

Last week's tarot card spoke to grief, lose and heartbreak; and this week's tarot card continues the conversation, but with a subtle shift. In this episode, I reflect on what it means to allow space for hope, light, and the possibility of something new ahead. This is a gentle invitation to hold both: the sorrow that deserves to be honored, and the quiet reminders that not all is gone, ev...

This Two-Minute Motivation is a gentle pep talk for anyone who’s been carrying a lot lately. If you’re holding things together, showing up for others, and pushing through a heavy season, this episode is a reminder that your effort matters — and that you deserve care, too. Send a Fan Mail Message! If you've found this episode helpful or inspiring, feel free to support the podcast via Ko-fi 🌸...

For the first Tarot Tuesday, I drew a card that's all about heartbreak and emotional rupture. In this episode, I reflect on how this energy is showing up personally and collectively, and what it means to live with an empathetic heart in a world that can feel deeply painful at times. This is a gentle, grounded conversation about grief, compassion, and allowing ourselves to feel without needing...

Welcome to our first Two-Minute Motiviation episode! In honor of honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I’m sharing a few quotes from Dr. King and offering a gentle reminder to hold onto love, hope, and compassion —especially in a world that can feel heavy and divided. Take a deep breath. Let this be a moment of grounding, perspective, and quiet encouragement before you return to your day. Love you!...

Hello and welcome to The Heartful Canvas Podcast! This episode is sort of a new start, sort of a reintroduction, and definitely a realignment. I’m sharing why I’m changing the name and direction of this podcast (again), what’s been unfolding behind the scenes, and how this show fits into the bigger ecosystem of my work moving forward. While the name may be new, the heart of this podcast remains th...

Use my real 2025 Black Friday (from Snickerdoodle Knits, my knitting pattern design brand) results to optimize your own sale this week. I've already wrapped up my Black Friday sale for this year, so now I want to help you out by sharing the exact results from my promotion! In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on my entire Black Friday sale -- from the strategy and structure to the da...

Soooo this isn't the thing I'm most proud to share, but I just finally made my first paycheck from my business to myself. And I've been in business for over 7 years. But I know I'm not alone, and I know a lot of business owners have a difficult time setting money aside to pay themselves. So if that's you, this episode is for you. We're talking all about money, and spe...

If your to-do list keeps bumping into your energy limits… If you’re working in scraps of time, wondering how anything actually gets done… You’re not alone. This month, Minnie turned one, which means I’ve officially been a mompreneur for a full year. And I’m honoring that milestone by sharing, openly and realistically, the ups and downs of this first chapter.  In this week’s Studio Scribbles (avail...

Full Circle Entrepreneurship Weekly "Email" Diary Series #1 When things don't go according to plan, we, as the CEOs of our businesses, get to choose which path to take. Do we keep pushing forward according to the original plan, do we make some changes, or do we scrap it all? Past me (a few years ago) would typically push forward with the original plan as much as I possibly could. It...

Are feeling overwhelmed by the constant demand for fresh content? Do you feel confused about how to actually repurpose your marketing content across several platforms?  This episode of the Vibrant Artist Podcast is your go-to guide. I dive into why repurposing your content is powerful and time-saving, what content repurposing actually is, and actionable strategies - including specific examples rel...

Feeling stuck or a bit "meh" in your creative practice? Whether you're an author, poet, painter, graphic designer, knitting pattern designer, potter (you get the idea, right?) -- I have a free challenge designed just for you. I’m hosting a FREE 3-day Creativity Challenge to help you generate fresh, meaningful, and uniquely YOU creative ideas using my signature Creative Thought Journ...

Sometimes, things don’t go as planned—and that’s okay. This episode is a little more behind-the-scenes than normal, and it's a reminder that sometimes pausing to realign is the most productive thing you can do. I had a different episode planned, but instead I'm doing a bit more behind-the-scenes work to create super valuable content that's strategic so it reaches the right people. S...

Marketing doesn’t have to feel overwhelming or scattered. Whether you’ve been putting in the effort but something just isn’t clicking -- maybe your audience isn’t growing, engagement feels flat, or sales aren’t coming in like you hoped -- or you’re just getting started on your marketing, this challenge is for you. I’m hosting a free marketing challenge this week (March 7-9, 2025) called "Clar...

In an online world dominated by the "need" for engagement, negative headlines soar above the positive and mundane happenings around us. I'm not familiar with the scientific reason, but I do know the human brain seems to be captivated by negativity and controversy. It creates a fascination, a reaction, and a response; so our news, media, social media, and conversations are often over...

The podcast previously named "Pattern Design Circle Podcast" is now named "Vibrant Artist Podcast." In this episode I dive into why I've made the change, what you can expect on the podcast moving forward, and how this impacts you if you're a knit or crochet pattern designer. I'm excited to dive deeper with you into living vibrantly as a creative entrepreneur. Sen...

I feel a lot like I'm coming back to business with a fresh start after about 2 years marked by burnout followed pregnancy and then maternity leave. I still have the same excitement and passion for my business, but as a work-from-home mom with a baby, my work schedule looks a bit different. And my planning process is no exception. In this podcast episode, I dive into exactly what my slow, orga...

One of the most popular podcast episodes from last year was where I answered questions that you submitted, so we're going to do it again, but we're going to make it topic specific! Tune into the episode for all of the details on what kind of questions I'll be answering, and beyond. Submit your questions here no later than February 28, 2025. If you include your email address, you&apo...