I've finally done it. I've succumbed. I've given in, and *gasp* created a blog. I'm not sure how often I will end up posting, but I would like to ultimately use this blog to show the creation and progress of some of my future crafts (sewing, chain maille, crochet, leatherwork), to help others out. I love step-by-step-with-photos tutorials, so that's most likely what will end up happening on here.
I love crafting. It's that simple. Any project that takes a raw material, whether it be yarn, metal, cloth, or cardboard and creating something else, fascinates me. There's something almost magical about the process. There's nothing quite like standing back once you've finished and admiring your creation. You appreciate it more than if you had gone out and spent a couple bucks (or a couple hundred!) at a store and brought it home. It's yours. A piece of you has gone into this work. Yes, there will be some days where you want to scream, and cry, and pull your hair out, and throw your aggravating little brain-child into the deepest recesses of the darkest closet you can find. Yes, there will be mistakes. There will be times you have to pull it all out from halfway in and go back to the very first row because you missed one (ONE!) chain. But believe me, it's all worth it. The satisfaction once you finish something that has been created by your own hands makes all the blood, sweat, and tears completely worth it.
And now, to craft!
