Crafting, really! Stop laughing!

Eveyone who knows me, knows…I am always “gonna make something”. But I never seem to get around to it. Yes I have a million ideas, alas very few make it into the world of the real. But I do gorge on craft info from my favorite blogs such as Do Stuff, Creative Kismet and Red Shirt Knitting. Finally, a bit of crafty energy inticed me to get off the sofa and create! Actually, I have a cold and don’t have enough energy to leave the house. So following the directions given on Creative Kismet and a page torn from Woman’s Day that my mother lovingly tore out for me (maybe two years ago) I whipped up two purses. I am thrilled that I finally TRIED the Woman’s Day pattern (right) after all this time and the other purse came out GREAT! Even my husband, who is a stickler for details, declared it “almost professional” quality! Pretty good I’d say!

(Woman’s Day article adapted from Alterknits by Leigh Redford)