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Craftastic
Apr. 6th, 2011 09:10 pmThe upside of being a crafter is never running out of things to do with my hands. No matter what else is going on, no matter how much or how little downtime I have or how boring or overwhelming or out of order the rest of my life is, there's always something I can do to distract myself, occupy my mind, and keep my hands busy.
The downside of being a crafter is that there are too darn many projects that I want to be working on at once. I try to limit myself to working on a few things at a time, to make sure that I actually finish what I start, but there are always new gifts that I want to make - babies being born, friends getting married - or new magazines with adorable patterns (I know that I don't *need* eight different crocheted cardigans, but they're all just a little different, and they look like so much fun to make!), or trips that require something smaller and more portable than any of my current projects, or beautiful colors and fibers that I want to work with.
And that's just crochet; when I remember that cross-stitch exists I wind up diving headfirst back into the sheer art of painting pictures with colored thread and linen, and I overwhelm myself with all of the different designs and images and patterns, and it's almost impossible to figure out what I want to do next.
This is at least half of why I do my best not to get caught up in any other forms of crafting - I'm already neck-deep with the few I practice already. Though the temptation to make more beaded charms for my hairsticks is strong. And I do love hand-spinning, and I should learn to use the little spinning wheel I've got. And I really could use another rosary bracelet right now; my last one broke when I didn't need it anymore, but I've got other things I need to focus on at this point. And so many other things look like so much fun.....
I've got several days of mandatory downtime next week. As much as I'm tempted to fill it all up with GOING and RUNNING and DOING STUFF, and as much as I sometimes feel like spending a day sitting around and stitching is a terrifying waste and proof that I am dull beyond belief, I may wind up doing just that. Find a marathon of something silly that I'm embarrassed to watch in front of my husband, and grab a project or two, and just wallow in the fun of making things....
The downside of being a crafter is that there are too darn many projects that I want to be working on at once. I try to limit myself to working on a few things at a time, to make sure that I actually finish what I start, but there are always new gifts that I want to make - babies being born, friends getting married - or new magazines with adorable patterns (I know that I don't *need* eight different crocheted cardigans, but they're all just a little different, and they look like so much fun to make!), or trips that require something smaller and more portable than any of my current projects, or beautiful colors and fibers that I want to work with.
And that's just crochet; when I remember that cross-stitch exists I wind up diving headfirst back into the sheer art of painting pictures with colored thread and linen, and I overwhelm myself with all of the different designs and images and patterns, and it's almost impossible to figure out what I want to do next.
This is at least half of why I do my best not to get caught up in any other forms of crafting - I'm already neck-deep with the few I practice already. Though the temptation to make more beaded charms for my hairsticks is strong. And I do love hand-spinning, and I should learn to use the little spinning wheel I've got. And I really could use another rosary bracelet right now; my last one broke when I didn't need it anymore, but I've got other things I need to focus on at this point. And so many other things look like so much fun.....
I've got several days of mandatory downtime next week. As much as I'm tempted to fill it all up with GOING and RUNNING and DOING STUFF, and as much as I sometimes feel like spending a day sitting around and stitching is a terrifying waste and proof that I am dull beyond belief, I may wind up doing just that. Find a marathon of something silly that I'm embarrassed to watch in front of my husband, and grab a project or two, and just wallow in the fun of making things....
