Above: Awesome, recently bought crafts book. Details HERE.

I’ve realized that I’m pretty much a craft whore. Take note that I’m not the sort of person who throws the “w” word around—you can ask my friends, who chide me for my prudishness, about this. (I even had trouble buying the book above because it has the word “ass” on it!) I’m using the word for effect, to say that I craft so much I’ll throw myself at pretty much anything that involves thread, needle, fabric and yarn. On other days my crafty vices involve scissors, paper and, even recently, animal hair! Tatting? Sure! Bobbin-lace making? Yes, please! And why wouldn’t I like to learn how to construct a lamp from woven popsicle sticks? Are you kidding me?

Whereas being this kind of crafter-of-all-needles can be gratifying, it also can wear a person out. I end up wanting to do so many things at once that I often spread myself too thin. And as you know, I bake and cook in my free time as well. And have a job to go to, and people to be friends with, and hockey games to catch and movies to see. Naku, talaga. Over.

So. I guess I’m writing this blog post to reign myself in and try to find a crafting focus, at least for the next three months. In an effort to streamline my crafting life, calm my crazed crafty self down and schedule time for each project so I enjoy the process of creating it, I will set aside all other crafts and projects in my big To-Craft List.

Over the next three months, I’m promising myself the following crafty goals:

Sewing
-    2 projects for a craft swap (can’t say what in case my partners read this blog!)
-    a coin-stack baby quilt class at The Urban Craft Center

Jewelry Making
-    3 pairs of earrings

Crochet
-    a crocheted throw/granny-square afghan

And now I can breathe!

So, I am forgoing sewing a purse, a skirt and some aprons, making more felt monsters, knitting mobious and pidge scarves, and everything else I have in my craft notebook. I guess what my dad says is about plants is true about my crafting life as well: There’s no blooming without any pruning.

I’ll post all my projects as I tackle them one by one! In the meantime, I hope your life, crafting or otherwise, is crazed as well—but in a good way.