(with guest Michaela Buhrman of Black Squirrel Flowers)   I am thrilled to share with you my friend Michaela Buhrman.  Michaela is a farmer florist and in our show we go into why she did not just become a farmer who grows flowers, arguably her favorite thing to grow, but a farmer florist.   A person who starts the seeds, grows the flowers in a way that is in alignment with her values and then takes those flowers and creates beautiful bouquets to bring joy into our homes.  I can completely...

with my guest Cristina Threloff of My Lovely Muse.   Join Christina, from My Lovely Muse, and me as we talk about how we hold onto the memories that made us feel good in a life that is not always easy.  And how recreating those experiences in our adult life and can bring so much joy.  We also talk about how this dreamy Pisces listens to her body, rests when she needs to and reads!  So many books!!  She also shares her business journey from selling on Etsy in her spare time to creating a...

I strive for that sweet spot.  The space between apathy and overcontrol, between sticking your head in the sand and beating yourself up over something, between perfectionism and doing things without a care.  It’s a balance.  Always.  Every day.  Every hour.  But it’s worth it. Today I share my ideal work day, why getting to know yourself and working with your energy instead of against it are the first steps in living an intentional, joy-filled life, and how I know when to give myself grace...

(w/ Kitty Wilkin)   Living a joyful life on her own terms is exactly what Kitty Wilkin, my guest on the show, is doing.  And she's spreading it around...through her work as a quilter (Night Quilter), her internal work that she vulnerably shares, and her open, sparkling heart.  Several years ago, Kitty impacted my life in a profound way...and she didn't even know it.  We begin our conversation with me sharing how her ability to stand in a room with 30 other humans and advocate for herself left...

(with guest Kat Eldred)   Naturally when you don’t have the deep yellow fiber that you want…need?…and your spinning wheel is hot, you don the rubber gloves, get the turmeric from the kitchen and start the dye vat!  At least that’s what happens when color grabs you by the throat and you have the good sense to follow that passion like my guest has.  Kat Eldred is the founder and dyer behind Why Knot Fibers, a small hand-dyed yarn company specializing in rich nature inspired tonal colors, as...

Perfectionism.  It ought to be a four letter word.  You know, one of THOSE four letters words. It's constricting and such a thief of joy.  And no good comes from perfectionism.  A bit much?  I don't think so.  Now to be clear, striving for excellence and to be better and better and something...that I can get behind.  But I feel that's a different thing altogether. In this episode, I talk about perfectionism and ask you to let it go and disconnect your self-worth from what you can do.  Your...

(My guest) Anne Morningstar, is a smart, kind, and deep human.  And this was the kind of conversation that stretches you.  Expands your mind to think with new language and relate it to your own beliefs, and come up smiling.   She shares her journey as a time-based creative and how her classic fine arts training in animation translates to and informs her intentional work with the customer experience on her family's organic farm and her role as a professor of art and design.  And how we can...

(with guest) Brooks Ann Camper and I are now best friends.  And I dare say, you just might have the same thing happen when you listen to this episode.  Brooks Ann embodies so much of why I teach women to sew clothing…letting go of sizing, living a world of your own making where who and what you are is just right and embracing the pleasure of making with your own hands.  I got so much connection from this conversation, but what was truly lovely was how inspired I was to embrace the process...

(with guest Corrina Ferguson) Get your pens and paper ready!  Today's episode is chock full of tips for how to get more things done and prioritize self-care.  Corrina is a delight to talk with, just the perfect blend of witty humor and wisdom.  She shares the ways she organizes her days so that she has the time to design over 200 knitting patterns, take care of tech editing clients, and walk that new rescue dog!  She has a knit design business, does tech editing for other knitters, and when...

Small space living, how do you find room to be creative?  I live in a 400-square-foot house with my wee boy and in this episode, I share my tips for being creative and making things in a small space.  I also share some exciting news!    I recently purchased an Amish-built building that measures 12 x 20 feet and is going to become the maker's studio of my dreams!  I share with you what that will look like and what I hope to do in that space.  [email protected]

(with guest Nicki Sizemore) Do you have a favorite bowl?  A bowl that you nestle up in your hands and joyfully spoon delicious food into your eager maw?  I do! Not only do I have a favorite bowl…it’s a locally made large flatish wooden bowl made from the deepest darkest walnut that I purchased at my favorite farm store, but I have  favorite spoons.  Like the tarnished silver one with the slight hourglass bowl and rose embossed on the stem that I found at a thrift store.  Favorite knives. ...

Listen in as I talk about what the intent for the podcast is and share how I got started making clothing.   Hint, it WASN’T from my seamstress Grandma.  Sadly. Mentioned in the podcast... Julie and Julia by Julie Powell [email protected]

Hey there, you found the In Kinship Podcast, and I am your host, Tina VanDenburg. I'm a maker and I imagine you might be a maker too, and you stumbled upon this podcast because maybe you want to  elevate your life as a maker.  In this podcast, we're gonna explore the idea of living a vibrant, fully awake life as a person who loves to create  things. Do you have to be a maker to have a fully awake, vibrant life? No. No, you don't. But there's some of us out there who love to create with our...