
This last weekend I had a few hours to myself to go to Seattle’s ” Urban Craft Uprising” event at Seattle’s Center Pavilion. This event has been running for three years and during three days local artists and out-of-state crafters/business owners come to showcase their work and mingle with other artists in the crafting industry. The weather was perfect Seattle summer weather and the event was full of creativity, great design and a medley of gourmet treats.
One album of a life that ended too soon and the second of three little lifes full of hopes, possibilities and blessings. And these two little albums brought me back to the reason of WHY I craft. It simply gives me joy. I don’t have to brand, market and PR this joy.
I simply can’t do this during this super busy season of life. The anxiousness I felt coming back from the show was gone and I felt simply content with my finished craft. I’m not sure when and if I’ll design something to market and sell. But what I do know now is that when I decide to do this, the reason will be to continue to en-joy crafting and not to try to keep up with all the talent and creativity out there. For now, I’m happy to enjoy the blessings God has given me and I’m very thankful I can encapsulate some of these in my crafts. Thank you for reading! If you wouldn’t mind sharing with me, why do you craft?
List of materials I used:
- 7 Gypsies mini album found at Michaels.
- Jenni Bowlin Studio Rub On Feathers found at Amazon.
- Trim/Bordure Lace found at Michaels.
- Hero Arts Stamps Printers Lowercase Alphabet found at Amazon.
- Puffies stickers found at Michaels.
- Photo Corners Coins de Photo from Papyrus.
Linking back to these fab blogs:
Mini album = cute!
I think you hit the nail on the head. I craft because it makes me happy. I like to create something I’m proud of, but it’s mostly about the process.
If I’m stressed, I know I can do some cross-stitch and that will immediately calm me. On day 3, post the birth of my 1st son, full of hormones & unable to stop crying, someone told me to “take a bath, then do something you really enjoy”. I started work on his baby book (photos, notes, newspaper clippings) & the process was like therapy for me. Took my mind off feeling blue and gave me a positive, creative focus :)
Hodgepodge craft, thank you for your insights!
I wish I would have discovered crafting earlier
In my mothering years ;) Now my you youngest is 4 but is another kind of exhausting! Thankful for crafting though!