first blog!

I started crafting as a child not because I really wanted to, but because I had to. My family didn't have money to spend on frivolous trends, and I grew up with a grandmother who was a seamstress from the original era of DIYers. Every time I saw something I wanted, she would ALWAYS look it over thoroughly and then say, "I can make this cheaper and better." And she did. Unfortunately, as a junior higher wanting to "fit in", I didn't really appreciate this. But now that I am an adult, I find myself doing the very same thing. I am thankful that I grew up without everything I thought I wanted to suppress my creativity.