Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The Craft Itch

This is the last week of the Spring semester. I have been working hard, but what do you do when your craft gets in the way of school? Crafting is my creative outlet and when I haven't made anything for a while I get "The Itch." Yes....the Craft Itch. You know it. It's when you start looking at the flyers with their 40% off any regularly priced item, or the yarn you love is one sale for $2 a skein, or you have that one thing you bought and haven't tried out yet like a new shaped hole punch.

Crafting is the release of stress but it's a catch 22 when you have final projects and papers. I keep telling myself "on Sunday you can do all the crafting you want," but I need that release to calmed down the end of semester jitters.

The Solution: half hour to 45 minut breaks. What I do it get materials ready for crafting. I am cutting lots of linen thread for my new product line or waxing the already dyed strands. That way when I am ready I will be able to dive right in.

We all have the urge to be creative so make sure you feed the need before you go craft CRAZY!!

3 comments:

  1. Ahh, Leslie! I have this problem too. I sit at work all day daydreaming about what craft I could be working on. If only I could bring my sewing machine to work...

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  2. Good luck with the countdown! I just found you blog and look forward to seeing all the crafty goodness you whip up this summer is going to be awesome!

    {Hugs!}

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  3. Thank you Dawn Marie! It's going to be an exciting summer.

    Feisty - Don't we all wish we could craft at work. I consider my daydreaming to be productive cause then I get home and dive right in cause I have to scratch the Craft Itch!

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