For several years now, I've been lightly dabbing my feet in the creative waters of "all things crafty", with my whims lasting only several weeks at a time before I would get bored. Back then, my mantra seemed to be, "Wow, that's cool. I can do that...maybe I can even sell that....I gotta try that." I think that's why my whims did not last long. I got lost in the "...I can even sell that" mentality, pretty much sucking the joy out of the adventure for me, not really knowing why I was crafting in the first place or what it was I even liked.
Four years later with a closet full of crafting supplies and several dozen unfinished "projects", I've come to realize that crafting allows me to express my left-brain in a right-brain sort of way. I love the look of well-placed beads on an organza flower brooch or the chevron lines of a baby blanket crocheted with seemingly contrasting yarn colors. It all just seems to fit!
With that, I've taken the crafting plunge--to be creative everyday and to enjoy the pure simple act of doing so. I'll see where this new adventure takes me.
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