Comments on: Episode 3 – Quit Telling People I Made That http://craftculture.danido.com/episode-3-quit-telling-people-i-made-that/ A Podcast for Crafty Thinkers Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:53:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3466 hourly 1 By: Andrea http://craftculture.danido.com/episode-3-quit-telling-people-i-made-that/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Andrea Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:09:06 +0000 http://craftculture.danido.com/?p=11#comment-5 Dani, I too am a total immersion crafter! I don't know exactly what it is in my personality that makes me this way, but the force is strong! I come from a very artistic/creative family, so I grew up around people who were always making, doing, creating things, taking what could be nothing in it's original state and making something beautiful or useful, or both from that. Aside from crafting (I'll call it that for the simplicity sake) being in my blood, it's always fascinated me. Some people can look at a piece of art or craft, and just see it as it is and "ohh pretty" over it. I am not one of those people! I want to pick it apart, see how it was made, analyze every part and layer of the item, think of how I would have made the item different, or learn how to do something I didn't know how to do. Or, I'll see an item that I really like, and rather than buy it, I'll think, I can do that! As a result, I'm not a ton of fun to go to craft shows with. I'm also one of those people who isn't content with just the basics to work on the project at hand. I have to have all the tools, supplies, etc. It started with scrapbooking, paper crafting, cardmaking and has exploded from there. I've got a ton of those supplies, quilting and sewing supplies, and now.. yarn, and knitting supplies. I thought I could stop there, but no.. Then I started drop spindling, I wasn't happy with the speed of that, so I bought my wheel, now I'm moving onto dyeing yarn and fiber. There are things that I would very much love to get into (pottery, glass blowing, woodworking, stained glass) but have purposely avoided because I know that it would just be too much! I will say this much about my knitting/fiber habit. I now know when to say when when it comes to stash building. I try very hard to keep my stash to a minimum. Buying things that I know that I will use and love. I no longer will stock up on a yarn just because it's on sale and I might one day use it for something. Any yarn or fiber that I buy for my own use, has to speak to me, because I refuse to have a room full of yarn that I don't love (like a lot of my fabric, rubberstamp, or paper/scrapbooking supplies). It's quite a compulsion, but I wouldn't have it any other way! Thankfully my Boy has hobbies and obsessions of his own, so he is 110% understanding and supportive of whatever I want to do create at any given moment. Thanks again for doing the podcast! I love hearing other peoples thoughts on the subject. You're doing a great job! Dani,
I too am a total immersion crafter! I don’t know exactly what it is in my personality that makes me this way, but the force is strong! I come from a very artistic/creative family, so I grew up around people who were always making, doing, creating things, taking what could be nothing in it’s original state and making something beautiful or useful, or both from that. Aside from crafting (I’ll call it that for the simplicity sake) being in my blood, it’s always fascinated me. Some people can look at a piece of art or craft, and just see it as it is and “ohh pretty” over it. I am not one of those people! I want to pick it apart, see how it was made, analyze every part and layer of the item, think of how I would have made the item different, or learn how to do something I didn’t know how to do. Or, I’ll see an item that I really like, and rather than buy it, I’ll think, I can do that! As a result, I’m not a ton of fun to go to craft shows with.

I’m also one of those people who isn’t content with just the basics to work on the project at hand. I have to have all the tools, supplies, etc. It started with scrapbooking, paper crafting, cardmaking and has exploded from there. I’ve got a ton of those supplies, quilting and sewing supplies, and now.. yarn, and knitting supplies. I thought I could stop there, but no.. Then I started drop spindling, I wasn’t happy with the speed of that, so I bought my wheel, now I’m moving onto dyeing yarn and fiber. There are things that I would very much love to get into (pottery, glass blowing, woodworking, stained glass) but have purposely avoided because I know that it would just be too much! I will say this much about my knitting/fiber habit. I now know when to say when when it comes to stash building. I try very hard to keep my stash to a minimum. Buying things that I know that I will use and love. I no longer will stock up on a yarn just because it’s on sale and I might one day use it for something. Any yarn or fiber that I buy for my own use, has to speak to me, because I refuse to have a room full of yarn that I don’t love (like a lot of my fabric, rubberstamp, or paper/scrapbooking supplies). It’s quite a compulsion, but I wouldn’t have it any other way! Thankfully my Boy has hobbies and obsessions of his own, so he is 110% understanding and supportive of whatever I want to do create at any given moment. Thanks again for doing the podcast! I love hearing other peoples thoughts on the subject. You’re doing a great job!

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