Crafting is a magical way to let your creativity and uniqueness shine. It’s a delightful pastime that empowers you to unlock your imagination and bring forth something exquisite and one-of-a-kind.
Up until this year I had only done one or two craft shows a year. I have dreamed of building my hobby into a business for a long time. I knew that in order to do that I had to start branching out to where I did year-round shows. The problem was, this was totally out of my comfort zone.
My goals seemed simple enough. Work at the store two to three days a week. Work on craft inventory daily. Write one blog article a week. Clean the house each day before, or after, work. Seems simple enough, right? I thought so too.
People ask me sometimes what influenced my creativity. The answer is simple. My creativity was born from necessity. My Appalachian roots shaped who I am today and are still evident in my art.
Being a vendor can be fun and exciting. It can also be exhausting and frustrating. If you are thinking that becoming a vendor is for you, there are 5 things that you should consider before taking the plunge.
The unit that we received is the Alexa Echo Show 8 from Amazon. I wasn’t sure how much we would actually use it. But for us, it has been so handy.
If you like sweet potato pie, then you are in for a treat with these tasty sweet potato scones. This delightful treat can be made the day before so that you wake up to a flavorful breakfast to kick off your Thanksgiving day festivities.
When I planted my small garden, I had two goals in mind. I longed for a return to gardening as a hobby, and I knew that it was also going to be a source for blog posts. My backyard garden harvest was well worth the work that I put into it. It helped me to…
My daughter and son-in-law live in Texas. They are expecting their first child, our first grand-baby. Though I swore that I’d never fly, a plane trip was a bit of a necessity if I was going to be in Texas to offer assistance and dog sit during the birth. I was excited about the baby,…
I read a humorous post that made fun of crafters by saying that our first hobby is crafting, and our second hobby is buying more supplies than we could use up in a lifetime. Though it made me chuckle, I didn’t show it to my husband. I knew that he would agree with the comic, and who could blame him, our basement looks like a store room for a craft supply store. Short of intervention, my craft supplies were going nowhere. Still, even I knew that I had to find a way to organize my stockpile. The solution to my dilemma was an upcycling project using old furniture.