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.
My whole life, I’ve been chasing the questions “I wonder…” and “what happens if I…” Now, I’m letting my curiosity lead me on new adventures. As I researched things that piqued my curiosity (from knitting to spinning to felting to wrapping rocks and a tonne of other crafting adventures) I realized that many people need encouragement and permission to explore and experiment with creativity. That’s what I’m offering with my crafting workshops – 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.
My curiosity also led me to a quirky niche as a professional tarot reader for events and parties. In exploring tarot, I realized that it is in essence telling stories – something I’ve been doing through my blog, my photography and even through crafting for many years.
Follow the ongoing adventures:
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Microadventure # 8: Manotick's Dickinson Days Last year, my friend Debra and I shared a booth at Manotick's annual summer festival, Dickinson Days. Debra is a… -
How to Wrap Rocks: A book! I'm so excited to share that after months of work, my eBook called How to Wrap Rocks: A step-by-step introduction… -
Microadventure #6: Experimenting with cyanotype Cyanotype is a printing process. You coat paper (or fabric, wood or other substrate) with a chemical solution and when… -
Using visible mending to fix rust stains on a favourite hoodie I was annoyed when the mysterious rust stain appeared on my powder blue comfy hoodie, and moreso when I couldn't… -
Summer 2025 microadventure #4: collecting rocks at the beryl pit mine If you have even the most casual passing interest in collecting rocks in eastern Ontario, you've probably heard of if…
