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My Craft Hobby Obsession

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I Craft, Therefore I Am!

If it didn't look like a room from Hoarders, I'd show you a picture of my craft room. There's a narrow path to my rocking chair and work table. I can just about see the TV over the baskets of projects I'm working on, which all sit in front of my rocking chair. Trust me, I can go through yarn pretty fast, but I still buy it faster than I can use it. LOL I just can't pass up a yarn lot at the thrift store or on eBay.

What crafts you say? Well, I've crocheted since I was around 16 and I'm 52 now (*sigh*). I learned to knit finally, last year. Then there's learning to sew (or re-learning). I make soap and bath salts for gifts. I love to paint unfinished wood items too. So, getting a visual on my craft room yet?

But wait, there's more...

Crafting Is More Than Just A Hobby To Me

We get so much out of our crochet, sewing or knitting

While making home decor items, accessories and clothing for ourselves is tons of fun, many of us crafters get a huge charge out of giving something beautifully handmade to someone we love as a gift. Watching a loved one open a handmade gift is so rewarding.

Speaking of rewarding, making some knit or crochet hats & scarves to donate to a homeless shelter is such a heartwarming feeling. Or making lap blankets, wheelchair caddies and dog or cat blankets. How wonderful it is to be able to give away love!

One more benefit of crafting is the "therapy" I personally gain from it. Like my gardening, crafting gives me a chance to be creative, enjoy what I'm doing and even pray while I work. Crafting gives us peace, joy, relaxation and a creative outlet.

Giving Away Your Crafts Is So Rewarding

Make extras to donate to charity

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Simple Giving Crafts: Make to Give Handcrafts that Comfort (Paperback)

Simple Giving Crafts

Simple Giving Crafts

by: V Peritts

Amazon Price: $12.72 (as of 02/17/2012)Buy Now
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Simple Giving Crafts - Make To Give Handcrafts That Comfort is a unique combination of inspirational quotes, poetry, and easy craft instructions designed to teach simple skills that create simple projects for donating to shelters and elder care facilities. Includes more than 100 artistically rendered black and white illustrations and a comprehensive reference guide to finding need worldwide. The crafts are easily completed by both youths and adults and make perfect group oriented projects.

Vivian Peritts, craft book author and frequent guest on nationally televised craft shows, including HGTV, now applies her creative genius to a craft book that addresses the needs of others. Using her expertise in a broad range of crafting mediums, Vivian's great ideas not only meet the often less considered comforts for people and pets who find themselves in stressful circumstances, but also teaches simple, basic crafting skills. This collection of easy to use instructions combined with artful photo illustrations and motivational verse will inspire the novice and seasoned crafter to make projects that satisfy both the one crafting and the ones who will ultimately benefit from them.

Crafts For The Holidays

I get the biggest kick out of holiday crafts

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Real Women Crochet!

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Real Women Crochet by Jolette

Green Crafts Are Fun!

I enjoy green crafts because of the creativity involved

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I'm Crafty And Green!

More to come too, just like my craft projects, LOL

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How To Make A Bathmat Out Of Towels

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I Enjoy Writing About My Crafts

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Grab Some Yarn And Knit or Crochet With Me

There's no such thing as too much yarn

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You Can Learn Crafts On YouTube

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    earthybirthymama Oct 26, 2011 @ 2:17 pm | delete
    Great lense, obsess away!
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    Wednesday_Elf Feb 8, 2011 @ 12:37 pm | delete
    Hi Sylvia. Stopping back by to tell you that this lens has been 'featured on' and 'lensrolled to' my "SquidAngel Blessings by an Elf" lens. :-)
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    Momsbusy247 Jan 17, 2011 @ 8:54 pm | delete
    Doesn't sound like a bad obsession to have. :)
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    Wednesday_Elf Sep 5, 2010 @ 6:48 am | delete
    I've tried many crafts over the years, but my "main" craft is crochet, which has become it's own crafting obsession :-). Boxes & bags of yarn are piled here and there and everywhere :-). Never to be content with having just one project begun, piles of projects and mounds of yarn fill nooks & crannies in various rooms! Where is your 'rocking chair' exactly?

    I can SO relate to this delightfully presented story. Happy Crafting! Lensrolling to my "Let Me Spin You a 'Yarn' story and ~~sprinkling a bit of 'SquidAngel' dust upon your 'craft room'~~
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    WindyWinters Jun 1, 2010 @ 3:50 pm | delete
    Oh, oh, so crafty ideas and awesome lenses! I was a bit crafty in high school and when I was first married. I was going to knit Christmas Scarves a couple of year ago but...um...maybe this year! Happy Crafting!
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