Welcome to Curious Crone, the creative hub for my curiosity-inspired adventures. I’ve pulled together all of my favourite things under one roof. I’m endlessly curious and constantly exploring, and I love to share my discoveries. Here you’ll find creative ideas to explore, beautiful things to make, tutorials to follow, parties and workshops to book, stories to read, and so much more.
Choose your adventure:
Book a workshop
Gather a few friends at home and host a creativity workshop – crafts, tarot and more
Read the blog
The ongoing adventures of the Curious Crone – making, exploring, wondering, rambling
Explore tarot
Tarot reading, tarot parties, tarot events, and my thoughts on using tarot for creativity
Hire a photographer
I specialize in photos that tell a story – playful portraits for families in and around Ottawa
About the Curious Crone – that’s me!
Hi, I’m Dani. I’m a storyteller, a mom, an explorer, a maker, and a dilettante, among other things. I spent 20 years parenting out loud and in the public eye through my blog, Postcards from the Mothership, and Curious Crone is my vehicle to explore and share what comes next.
As my kids got older and I was able to carve out more and more time for myself, I chased curious impulses through a series of hobbies, mostly fuelled by the question “I wonder what happens if…” As I consumed reference books and joined forums and watched YouTube tutorials, I realized that many people need encouragement and permission to explore and experiment with creativity. That’s what I’m offering – permission to play and have fun, plus a few supplies and some guidance on how to get started, so you can kindle your own spark of curiosity.
Follow the ongoing adventures:
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Rock wrapping tutorial: basket weave pattern on a rock In an earlier post, I mentioned how I've fallen in love with the idea of wrapping rocks this summer, and… -
Summer 2024 fixation, part two: wrapping rocks In part one of this post, I talked about how I've fallen in love with off-loom weaving this summer. The… -
Two terrific tarot events in Manotick This week was full of amazing adventures for me. I was the tarot card reader at two very different but… -
Summer 2024 fixation, part one: Off-loom weaving There's a meme going around about how it starts with knitting and crochet, then you get into spinning your own… -
Happy Anniversary to the Curious Crone – introducing a curiosity journal It's been a delightful adventure in the year since I conceptualized and launched the idea that has become The Curious…
