I had been thinking for a while about looking for somewhere to link up some of my regular crafty update posts, and after a conversation on Twitter I connected with Nicola at Me, You and Magoo, who was planning on starting a monthly linky inspired by her recent post The therapeutic effect of being creative.
The post really resonated with me, and I know that I definitely need to make space for crafting in my life. For me it's a way of relaxing, as well as finding a way to express myself and my own individuality. I also love seeing what other people have been working on as I find it really inspiring. So today we are launching a new monthly linky - Crafting is my Therapy - so that you can share your crafty blog posts. You can find more details about how to link up at the bottom of this post.
My main crafty project at the moment is my Sky Blanket. I love having a little project that I can work on every day (although it won't be that little before long...) and each row only takes me about fifteen minutes so I can easily fit it in. I've started working on it in the early evenings while the children are in the bath and reading, I think it's important for them to see me crafting and then perhaps when they are a little older they'll be interested enough to want to learn crochet or knitting for themselves.
Next up, in my Baker Ross box this month there were some blank wooden hearts to decorate. As well as letting the children loose with them I also quite fancied decorating some myself, although they aren't finished yet. I've painted one and added a border using a thin red pen, then added some thick lace for hanging. Now I just need to find a suitable quote to put in the middle!
Finally I'm slowly plugging away at my granny square crochet blanket. After a big push over Christmas to get all the squares sewn together I'm now adding a wide border. It's a big blanket now so it's going to take quite a while to get it finished but I don't mind as I like having something easy sitting there ready for me to work on when I get a few minutes! I'm having a bit of trouble with the border curling up and looking uneven, so I'm decreasing stitches to try and make it lie flatter and hoping that as the border gets bigger it will be less of a problem.
Oh I'm in! Great minds think alike as I had thought about something similar, as my crafting has taken off since my youngest started school a couple of years ago.
ReplyDeleteLovin the new linky :) And isn't it fab to have projects on the go that you can dip in and out of as and when - sometimes its such a relief to get to the end of the day and think, 'ooo, lovely, i can do a bit of crochet, knitting etc' (usually whilst also dipping into brew and cake!) Your blankets are looking gorgeous by the way :) Good luck with the linky, will try to support however i can x
ReplyDeleteLoving your blankets! Working on a vintage crochet rainbow one myself at the minute, I try and do a bit every night. I was working on hearts myself during the week. Thanks for this link up, its great to see other peoples work
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