HOW DO I FIND MY CRAFTING NICHE!
Kerrie Lytle • March 25, 2020
Stress or Relaxation?
I Don'T Have Time for a Hobby
There's on old cliche that says people have time to do what they want to do. We often spend our time in busyness and leave out things we think we don't have time for. It's no different than making time for exercise, we make time for what is important to us. Would you not agree?
Making time for a hobby not always easy in our hurry up world, especially if you have children that are busy with outside activities.
But first things first. Everyone needs a relaxer, something they enjoy and doesn't stress them. Actually a "relaxer" helps your overall productivity. So view your hobby as your relaxer!
....... you have to decide what you would enjoy. This will depend on your personality type. Do you like details or are you a more fly by the seat of your pants kind of girl. There are literally hundreds of Crafts and hobbies out there. One idea, take a walk up and down the aisles of a Hobby Lobby or Micheal's... what catches your eye or looks interesting to you?
....... Take time to do a little research. You can find all kinds of blogs, you-Tube videos, books and magazines on your interest.
What is the investment of your time and money?
....... Start small to see if you enjoy it. Hobbies can be quite expensive, so see if you are going to enjoy before you make a big investment
........ Focus on the process and not the outcome. First projects are just test to see if you enjoy...just like a child does not learn to walk overnight, your first project may not turn out the way you think is should. To get good at anything in life requires repeated practice. I love creating wreaths, but my relaxer is scrapbooking. Crazy huh....and I have become good at both by sheer practice. You can go back to my 1st blog and see my very first scrapbooking page and one I did later.
........Find someone who enjoys crafting too and schedule Craft days. It always more fun to do things with a friend.
The biggest Challenge is to Start... So take time and seek out others who craft and ask to join them for a craft day, just as women love to shop together they love to craft together. Your friend may have lots of supplies and would not require an investment until you see if you like it. Just take a step forward and Just Do it!
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