CRAFTCAST

Alison Lee

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On Craftcast.com, host Alison Lee takes you through the world of Crafting, from interviews, product reviews, and do it yourself tutorials. Craftcast.com is the only podcast where you can listen, learn, and create!

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craftcast. com What if your purpose isn't something you have to find? What if it's something that's been quietly showing up in your life all along? In this episode of CRAFTCAST the Podcast: Where Soul Meets Craft, Patrik and I talk about finding your purpose and whether the clues may have been there much earlier than you realized. For me, the thread goes all the way back to when I was three years old. My grandmother showed me how to knit, and I remember being completely fascinated. But even more than wanting to make something myself, I had this feeling: "We have to tell more people about this!" Years later, when I was a Junior Girl Scout, I earned a Pen Pals badge. To earn it, we were given the names of Girl Guides in other countries to write to. I was matched with one girl in Australia and another in the UK. We wrote back and forth on those wonderful thin airmail letters, sharing stories about our lives—and talking about what we were making. I didn't know it then, but looking back now, I can see the thread. Today, through CRAFTCAST, I work with creative teachers from around the world, including teachers in Australia and the UK. That little girl who couldn't wait to tell someone else about what she was making is still doing exactly that. My purpose was never simply making things. It was sharing the excitement of making things and connecting creative people with one another. Patrik and I talk about how you recognize those threads in your own life. Does purpose have to become your career? Can your purpose change? And what if you're still waiting for that big Aha! moment? Maybe finding your purpose isn't about looking harder. Maybe it's about looking back. What have you always loved? What keeps pulling you back? What did you get excited about before anyone told you what you were supposed to be? And what have you always wanted to share with other people? Your purpose might have been leaving you clues your whole life.
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Glad I found you!

05/16/2017

zoez65

Discovered this Craftcast while searching for design related podcasts. I really enjoyed Alison's interview with Holly Becker from Decor8. Super interesting, revealing & inspiring! As Arnold would say, "I'll be back".
My favorite Craft Podcast!

09/09/2011

BTEdwards

I have subscribed to many of the podcasts out there and this is by far the best. The quality is so good that it feels like I am in the same room. And Alison? What can I say, she speaks to us like she is an old friend who just stopped by for a chat. She does not read from a script, just talks about the craft life, books to read, movies to see. And the people that she interviews come alive with their enthusiasm and knowledge. A great podcast - I look forward to each and every one.
Still loving this podcast!

07/25/2011

artsyjo

Alison talks to a wide variety of people involved in many different aspects of crafting, art, design and creativity. Even if you don't find one specific topic relevant, the next one could be just for you. And the conversation is always entertaining, whether she is talking with a guest, sharing about a book she is reading or encouraging all of us to get busy crafting.
A Superb Interviewer

07/11/2011

HolaMindy

Alison is a fantastic interviewer! Guests always comment on it, and so I started to pay close attention to try to figure out what Alison does differently. It turns out attention is the key - she pays attention to her guest and what they are saying. She doesn't run down a list of questions, she holds a genuine conversation. She is interested in each and every guest and it shows. We as the listeners are the winners. Besides getting to hear great interviews, you're going to learn a lot of neat stuff if you subscribe to Craftcast. Alison has a great balance between craft-specific guests and general creativity guests. I've listened to her speaking with someone about a craft, like polymer clay, and thought, "I'm not into that, but I'll listen anyway," only to find myself several months later standing in front of the clay section at the craft store, my basket loaded with four different colors. I always take a look at the books from the authors she interviews because she's got good taste. I've picked up some good reads as a result. All in all - a definite 5!

On Craftcast.com, host Alison Lee takes you through the world of Crafting, from interviews, product reviews, and do it yourself tutorials. Craftcast.com is the only podcast where you can listen, learn, and create!