I have always had diverse interests. Travel, arts and crafts, science, the sea, the woods, maps, music.... I love to learn new things and explore new places. It's when I feel most alive.
The challenge/benefit (take your pick) of being a dabbler is knowing a little about a lot of things, but being a master of none. For many years I've entertained the notion of trying to sell things that I make. The feeling has come on with a vengeance in the last couple of months. I've been inspired by amazing women who are working hard to sell their creations online, who are writing blogs to share their stories on a variety of topics and leading me to others doing interesting things. It's given me a wee bit of hope that maybe this is something I really could do.
The biggest question for me that stops me in my tracks is: what should I make? I have a history of learning a new craft, making some things as gifts, and then moving on to where the wind of inspiration takes me next. What will satisfy my creativity and keep me interested? What would be most profitable? What would be most marketable? What could I be OK with making over and over again? What will make me happy?
So this blog is going to capture my journey of exploring my options: talking to experienced crafters, exploring the blogosphere, and making experimental items from my long list of ideas to try to find the answers. It's going to be a long process, given the full-time job and all the other major life happenings going on - but I am ready to begin!
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