crafting with a purpose

two girls, making and selling crafts to benefit eating disorder treatment. this blog is to share our ideas, products, hope, and updates on Alex's current treatment. expect random tutorials, inspiration, lots of craftiness, and even more hope.

[icantdrawbutdontcare]

[blurinoktober]

It’s officially fall, so I’m stocking up on Hogwarts House scarves! I have a few in each house already made, so standard orders can be shipped out promptly. These are my favorite projects for fall and winter, so any orders/reblogs to keep me busy would be appreciated! Shop name is castinglines, the content source should take you to my page :)

[castinglinesdesigns]

It’s getting to be that time of year again! Fox and calico ears and tails (in adult and child sizes) will be up in my Etsy shop by Monday. Others (currently planning black cat, raccoon, and tiger) will trickle in over the coming month. 😸

[thenewsunshineone]

[castinglinesdesigns]

New listing alert! Your pick of four cotton elastics for only $10. I love making these and I will do so in any color cotton yarn I can get my hands on. Click here!

[recoveryisbeautiful]

#guysrecover

THIS IS OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL!!

I’m going through my blog and adding the #guysrecover tag to everything I have from the past but I don’t know if they’ll show up when you search the tag.

ANYWAY- we need to support all the guys out there struggling. It shouldn’t be so difficult for them to find it. This tag can be a safe, recovery based tag so guys can find support when they need it.

PASS THIS ALONG SO EVERYONE KNOWS.

[recoveryisbeautiful]

Reblogging this so we can get the tag more well-known and used.

[podkins]

Simple square stitch: Diagram + step by step instructions via MyPicot.

[obsidian-gsd]

“Keep on Keeping On” - Travie McCoy, ft. Brendon Urie

Why don’t we talk about this more? I mean, his dancing is everything

[motleycraft-o-rama]

Spike stitch square, by Craft-O-Rama.

(Yep….I made a little something.)

[metamorphosisofmeg]

[castinglinesdesigns]

These are my favorite beanies, the floral pattern makes them interesting, without being too much, and they’re made thin enough that I can wear them all year! Not to mention, I’ve already made them in a ton of colors and I’m always up to making more! Click here!

[edrecoveryprobs]

Awkward conversation after weight restoration

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[mollamills3]

This is how yarn chain is made, simple technique and the result looks super cool.

[podkins]

Very cool reblog from Molla Mills.  Love it!

[tnbtheories]

[meladorascreations]

#freecrochetpattern #crochet Waistcoat Stitch http://oombawkadesigncrochet.com/2013/08/an-old-crochet-stitch-done-in-new-way.html PIN IT https://www.pinterest.com/pin/159666749265534757/

[proud2bmeus]

Eating Disorder Recovery Zine

By Lorna

In March 2015, as part of my medical school’s medical humanities project I was given the task of creating a zine with the theme of ‘recovery’.

For those who don’t know what a zine is (I didn’t!), it is a short, self-published magazine that tends to deal with issues that are controversial and therefore are often not covered by more mainstream media.

I decided to create my zine with the theme of eating disorder recovery. This was a tough decision for me, because researching other people’s recoveries brought back many emotions I suffered from an eating disorder for over a year.  With the help of my doctor and my parents, I put back on the weight I lost and gained back my life for myself.

I wrote the zine as if I was addressing a younger version of me, at the start of recovery when I felt alone and frightened. It uses advice that has helped me over the years and also tips I found on blogs during my research, which I believe I would have found helpful during my own recovery.

The idea of the zine is that you print it out and carry it around with you, reading it and rereading it when you feel like you need to. I hope that it will help people in recovery through times when they can feel their ED taking over.

It offers small pieces of motivation, tips and space for the user to add their own ideas and tips as they learn what triggers them and what helps them. This personalized aspect of the zine was important to me – everyone experiences ED and recovery differently, so it was vital to me that the zine itself was unique to the user.

You can find my zine here and on tumblr. Feel free to print and share!

Please bear in mind that I’m not a doctor (yet!) and any advice is based on my own and other ED sufferers’ experiences. If you are in recovery now, stay strong and keep fighting – I promise you it’s worth it!

About this blogger: Lorna is a first year medical student in the UK. She suffered with an eating disorder for around a year and hopes to use what she has learned through her experiences to help others going through the same thing. She loves to travel; last year she visited 6 countries in 2 weeks whilst interrailing around Europe. She is the captain of her university’s netball team and has recently taken up weightlifting.

For more body positive and ED-related art, check out:

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Meet the Artist: Vanessa Papstavros

Love Your Tree

[castinglinesdesigns]

Clearance alert! I only have Slytherin left in this classic style. And, to top it off, it’s on clearance for almost $5 less than my other Hogwarts scarves! Click here if you’re interested. I may also be open to making other houses on a custom order basis, just message me on Etsy!