I have missed blogging so much over the past few weeks –
believe me, it was completely unintentional to disappear on you for so
long. To begin with I was posting a lot
less as I was focusing on moving forward with my ideas and plans. And then life took a sudden turn and, while
not unexpected, it still threw me completely.
Since then I have not felt ready to post (I am still not ready to share
all the details with you but the big event was Chris and I breaking up) as I
have been struggling just to manage getting through each day.
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| A fairy door I made for a swap |
And then, a couple of days ago, I started to feel more like
my old self again. I spent some time
doing some crafts for swaps on swap-bot and remembered just how much I love to
create. They were completely different
from anything I’ve ever done before (and included making mail art which I am
now in love with) which has made me want to explore my creativity once
again.
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| Cupcake mail art - front |
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| Cupcake mail art - back |
Since then I’ve started reading crafting blogs once again to
inspire myself. I feel ready for a whole
new level of creativity now. Before, I
tended to stick to what I knew, I followed step-by-step instructions and I
played it safe. But now I want to explore
my creativity, try new things and work on creating my own ideas. In some areas I am still following
step-by-step as I navigate my way through new terrains such as using my sewing
machine, just to get myself started with the basics before trying my own thing.
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| The no-sew doll I made for a swap (tutorial here) |
It feels as though I am quite literally crafting my way back
to life, as opposed to the existing I have been doing. The next thing I want to try is altered/decorated
matchboxes (if you would like to join me I’ve created a beginner’s swap) as the
pictures I have seen of them look truly amazing.
3 comments:
Sorry to hear of your break-up Tamara. Best wishes for the future and well done for getting back to crafting. It can be very hard to find the time, energy and motivation, but making things makes our lives much better on so many levels. Keep on keeping on! :)
Thanks for your words of kindness Marigold, I completely agree that making things makes my life better.
Tamara, I'm so glad to read of your burst of creativity. I know that helps my life at least as much as anything else. (This comment is late as I'm just now getting caught up on some blogs.)
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