My name is Jill and I live in Cairns, Australia with my husband and two beautiful daughters.
I am currently trying to 'Create my way to Success'. I want to set a good example and be a good role model for my kids. I want to show them that they should strive to do what they enjoy in life - just as I am doing now.
We all need to make a living, and to be able to achieve this through doing what we love is a dream. I want to make my dream come true. This blog is my way of exploring how I can use my creativeness to find success.
I enjoy creating and sewing is my main creative medium. I believe in sharing my knowledge and encouraging and motivating others to believe they can do whatever it is they want to do!
When I first started my blog, it was mainly as a way to 'show and tell' what I was creating.
My first tutorial for insulated lunch bags proved to be very popular. I made me realise that I could combine my training as a teacher with my enjoyment of and love for sewing.
The tutorials I then continued to make have provided a useful resource for myself when I come to make the same thing again, and it is also great to have them all recorded so that I can 'teach' my daughters how to make all of these things at any point in their lives.
I get such a wonderful response from my tutorials which are my main traffic source here on my blog - and I am always open to suggestions of tutorials that people would like to see.
Here are just some of the lovely comments I've had on my tutorial posts:
"What wonderful bags! And the tutorial is wonderful! I can follow along with no problems.
Love the initial!!" - SueAnn, Insulated lunch bags tutorial
I am currently trying to 'Create my way to Success'. I want to set a good example and be a good role model for my kids. I want to show them that they should strive to do what they enjoy in life - just as I am doing now.
We all need to make a living, and to be able to achieve this through doing what we love is a dream. I want to make my dream come true. This blog is my way of exploring how I can use my creativeness to find success.
I enjoy creating and sewing is my main creative medium. I believe in sharing my knowledge and encouraging and motivating others to believe they can do whatever it is they want to do!
My first tutorial for insulated lunch bags proved to be very popular. I made me realise that I could combine my training as a teacher with my enjoyment of and love for sewing.
The tutorials I then continued to make have provided a useful resource for myself when I come to make the same thing again, and it is also great to have them all recorded so that I can 'teach' my daughters how to make all of these things at any point in their lives.
I get such a wonderful response from my tutorials which are my main traffic source here on my blog - and I am always open to suggestions of tutorials that people would like to see.
Here are just some of the lovely comments I've had on my tutorial posts:
"What wonderful bags! And the tutorial is wonderful! I can follow along with no problems.
Love the initial!!" - SueAnn, Insulated lunch bags tutorial
"made one last night for a friend. Really simple but so effective. Thanks" - on Fabric Origami Bag
"Excellent idea Jill, and I commend you for all those clear instructions, I can definitely see myself making these for stocking stuffers. What lady doesn't need a few of these in her handbag. Thanks so much for sharing." -Ruby, Handy Zip pouch tutorial
I now have over 50 free sewing tutorials available here at Creating my way to Success. You can find those on My Tutorials page. Several of those tutorials are in my series of "Anyone can Sew - projects you can make in just 5 steps and 15 minutes"
Other things I blog about include :
- Clothes Upcycling - which I continue to explore with the help of the fabulous linky resource you can find here - which now has over 300 clothes upcycling ideas linked up and is constantly growing. Go take a look for some fabulous inspiration - or to add your own ideas and projects.
- My quest to declutter and better organise my house - I feel sure I can solve any storage problem with a sewing project!
- Things I learn about blogging - I try to share the things I learn, as most of the things I have learned have been from other generous and knowledgeable bloggers. It's nice to think I'm helping others too! Go here to see some of the things I have learned!
I want to be the best version of myself that I can be, live life to its fullest, and encourage my kids to do the same. More of this can be found on my other blog - Be Our Best, where I try to document things I learn about helping my kids grow and develop in terms of education, fitness, social skills, and anything else I learn through parenting.
Phew! If you're read through to the end of all that - then thanks for showing such an interest! Please do take a look around my blog and do say hello, follow along or come back sometime to see what's new!
If you have any comments or questions about things I've blogged about, my tutorials, or anything else!
I'd love to hear from you.
You can email me on:
jillinamillion@y7mail.com
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