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I write about creativity, including a newsletter about 18” doll dressmaking and a newsletter about my creative business journey. I share lessons learnt about building a thoughtful creative life.

You can choose to receive either 1000 Weeks on a weekly basis or The Doll Clothes Pattern Club Edition once a month, or both.


The Doll Clothes Pattern Club

Once a month I publish the Dolls Clothes Pattern Club Edition. I usually publish at the end of the month. I write about doll dressmaking providing you with:

  • Inspiration

  • Sewing tips

  • General 18” doll news

Paid subscribers also receive an 18” doll clothes pattern designed by me. You get access to a new pattern every month as well as the pattern archive built up since the beginning of 2025.

The Doll Clothes pattern Club newsletter is for doll dressmakers of all ages and skill levels. The free newsletter is for crafters who like practical inspiration and tips about sewing doll clothes. If you like the idea of collecting quality 18” doll patterns you can upgrade to paid at any time.

The Pattern Club newsletters are easy to read and about 5 minutes long. Since not everyone wants to subscribe to paid I also offer the patterns in my Etsy shop and put a link to the pattern in the free newsletter.


1000 Weeks

This is my original newsletter inspired by my desire to journal about my creative life. You will read about my struggles and insights regarding blocks and mental models in my ongoing creative business journey. I share my problems and my solutions to both business and everyday life.

This newsletter is published each week, usually on Monday. It is free with the occasional link to resources I have created for paid subscribers. These resources will also be available in my Etsy shop and I will provide links and descriptions in the free newsletter section.

I decided to call my original newsletter 1000 Weeks because that was about the number of weeks left in my lifetime when I started. (I had just finished reading a book called 4000 weeks about the stages of life.)


Every newsletter you receive by email will include a Manage Subscription button so you can easily unsubscribe or upgrade to paid. I will never share your email address.

1000 Weeks with Val Spiers is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Two sections: The Doll Clothes pattern Club and 1000 weeks of intentional living. Doll clothes news and a new pattern each month for paid subscribers. Every week follow along as I expand and grow Into my 4th quarter.

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