Creating a brand new piece of jewelry gives me a real thrill – a creative contact high. But we can’t be on cloud nine all the time. Sometimes simple satisfaction is the order of the day because I don’t have the time, energy, money, or inspiration for a full project. For that, I find that fixing or improving...

All of this talk about creativity — and sometimes the lack thereof — had me thinking. On Tuesday, Naomi blogged about designer’s block , and she received some fantastic responses about how people cope with it. What confused me, however, is how many suggestions dealt with putting distance between one...