Easter with mud

Let's be real... Easter isn't my holiday. I grew up without religion and Easter was only about chocolate and driving to the beach to see my grandparents to eat ham, asparagus and scalloped potatoes.

My kids get an Easter egg hunt & traditional ham dinner (that they don't eat). Joe takes Bean to church on Sundays while Boo and I roam around the house and make trouble. Today we dug in the dirt and drew with sidewalk chalk.

When Bean got back she wanted in on the fun...

So, happy whatever! It was a beautiful day and I'm glad I got to spend it outside.

Someone broke one of the cardinal rules of crafting

I run an art studio. A place for idea sharing; trying & failing; problem solving; friendship making; and, well, ALL THE THINGS!

Recently, I made a coffee cup cozie that had a little buzzing bee detail on it. It wasn't my best work but it was darned cute. And it served it's purpose as an example of what a cozie can look like...

So I was a little surprised and sad and mad when I found my example ... cut up... Someone decided the bee was just too cute to stay on my example cozie so they cut it off. (I can only hope they put it on some wonderful gift for a sick child who has always loved bees.)

Here's where the cardinal rule of crafting comes in...

You don't cut up someone else's work. You look at it and try to figure out how to make it yourself. Or you find the person who made it and ask them how they made it. Or you admire it and think, someday I'll make that!

But you don't cut it up. You. Don't. Cut. It. Up.

Craftcation inspired

Okay... Reality check.  No one reads this blog.  Why, you ask?  Because not many people know about it.

I just went to Ventura, Ca to a conference called Craftcation.  Which is just what the title suggests... Ventura was beautiful; the conference hotel was right on the beach and we ate tacos at every meal (practically).

If that doesn't sound like (va)cation, I don't know what does.  The Craft part is a little more complicated because the conference was about Making.  Crafting, making, being a maker ... and more. There were opportunities to learn how to craft and also how to succeed in the world of craft / DIY businesses.

Lego jewelry with Instructables

In short, it was completely inspirational and I'm having a little bit of a hard time re-entering my life in snowy Columbia, Missouri.  But as my brain is shifting and settling with all of my newfound knowledge, I am reminded about one of the main things I was told- no one will know about your blog unless... 1. YOU ACTUALLY POST and 2. YOU TELL PEOPLE TO READ WHAT YOU POST.

Oops.  That seems to be the thing I keep forgetting.  I'm not a great writer... I'm a good story teller... but I always need a good editor.  I tend to go on and on.   And I use a lot of... ellipses.

SO... with all of that said, I have a lot to post about Craftcation and all of the things I learned there... about myself and my future and why it's so important to find other people like yourself.  I hope to tell more people about this blog.  Soon.  I promise.

Makers Unite!