The first basic truth about me is that sometimes I feel down, less than inspired because my crafty obsessions are pointless. I’m not so self-absorbed to think I’m alone. It’s just that sometimes I want to steep in it. And so when I wrote the draft of this post on Friday, my capital-BT Basic Truth […]
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Beating myself up while plagued with self doubt
Welcome to the last day of November. I’m making and making myself crazy with worries and self doubt. Before I continue, here’s my full disclosure. I didn’t sleep well at all last night. And the night before I woke up at 3:20 and could not get back to sleep. Those aren’t ideal conditions for trying […]
I know just where to put the glitter
What a week, what a week. I completed two custom orders and really love this one. It’s time to order more blue and green lucite cabs. Especially because this new piece sold within the first two hours of the market yesterday. The two journal covers below have resulted in more than enough inner turmoil and self […]
Be your own biggest fan today
As always, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the “worth” of what I create, which I manage to translate into some kind of measure of my own worth. Why do I bother making anything? Why bother trying to appeal to others and not just myself? How much longer will people be interested in […]
From off the rails to back on track
I’ll admit it: I still want to knit more than anything else. Sleep might be a close second behind the desire to knit. (I worry that the desire to sleep might read like depression, but that’s not at all the case. Think hibernation.) Luckily I’ve been able to shake off the laziness and finish two […]