Crafting

Well, I've been on a crafting binge lately.

Maybe it's because I've become a rabid fan of Suzanne McMinn's website, Chickens In The Road. She's also a romance writer--and a couple of years ago, she packed up her kids and moved to a small farm near her family in rural West Virginia.

She's been discovering the country life and exploring her own talents and I'm telling you, once you read her blogs, you'll be hooked.

Well, the upshot is, reading about Suzanne's adventures reawakened my own passions for crafts. I found a pattern for a crocheted dishcloth on her site and liked the pattern so much, I expanded it! That's a picture of the final product up there. I made my dh a blanket with soft, thick yarn that turned out so cozy it makes you want to curl up for a nap. (after reading a good book, of course).

Now, I'm thinking I'll pull out my candle making pots and scents and wicks and wax and make a new store of home poured candles.

So is it just Winter, I wonder, that's behind all of this nesting? Clouds and cooler weather do inspire the urge to get cozy. So maybe when Summer rolls around, I won't be so eager to dive into my hobbies.

Guess I'd better enjoy it while I can.

How about you? Fun hobbies you feel like sharing?

Labels: candle making, crocheting, Hobbies, winter

posted by Maureen Child @ 12:26 PM   6 comments