I have honestly never done as many crafts in my life as I have this past year. I've never considered myself a crafty person and would turn up my nose at the thought of shopping at Joann's before. I still don't consider myself a very crafty person, but somewhere along the line I fell in love with the process of making. True makers would be ashamed of my sloppy crafting - I hate measuring and planning. I don't take enough time to think a project through and I usually hurry over my mistakes thinking psh! no one will even see that. I enjoy the process more than the perfection of a finished product. To me, the repetition of weaving over and under, looping yarn with my crochet hook or pulling stitches through fabric is the most enjoyable part. Ending up with a creation that actually resembles something is icing on the cake.

It's been fun having a few projects to keep my hands busy this winter.  I am not above going full-on hibernation mode during the winter months and working from home makes it even easier to settle in and only leave the house on a desperate need basis (like getting more yarn from Joann's). Most of these side projects are still in the works, but hopefully I'll have some finished pretties to share soon.