Introducing me! Again!

 About a week ago, I was daydreaming during a massage (as one does when they spend approximately six hours of their day in almost complete silence ((I should mention I’m a massage therapist, shouldn’t I?)) and I got to thinking about the life I would lead if I magically woke up the next morning and got to do high school allllll over again but this time, I’d be armed with the knowledge I have now. What choices would I make differently? Which direction would I steer myself?

Naturally I thought of blogging, which is something I did faithfully from the ages of about 11-20. I decided that I would focus all of my efforts on learning to sew, knit, and crochet so I could blog about the process during the height of blogging, get a bunch of sponsorships, design and sew my own prom dresses, and eventually make my own wedding dress. I’d make tons of money as a teenager and be set for LIFE. 

Unfortunately, I haven’t figured out a solid plan to get back to 2010, but that doesn’t have to stop me from getting better at textiles! In fact, I can still make my own wedding dress for when my husband and I renew our vows in two years. I have visions of oyster-colored silk that drapes beautifully down my waist, a plunging back, and pearls. Lots of pearls. We’ll see how that design changes over time, and along the way I’ll chat about the projects I’m working on currently, projects I have in my pipeline, skills I’d like to learn, and progress as I develop them. 

I’ve always loved fiber arts. In kindergarten  I learned how to sew buttons onto scraps of cloth, and had grand visions of making a beautiful quilt of all the scraps put together (never happened, unfortunately). As I got a little bit older and entered elementary school, I would clumsily embroider designs as I’d pretend to be working by the fireside in a small cabin, making a quilt for the winter. I made hats on looms, tried hand sewing little dolls, and as life became busier as I grew older, I slowly forgot how much joy I derived from simply sitting down and making something soft. 

When I lost my first daughter in September of 2021, I turned to crochet to comfort myself. I reasoned that even if I wasn’t making a soft and beautiful baby, I could still make something beautiful and soft and woven, so I made my first baby blanket. 

I’ve been hooked (ha!) ever since, and crocheting has become like a friend to me. I’ve knit a few scarves, and have plans for a knitted blanket, too. Embroidery hasn’t featured as heavily in my fibrous resurrection, but I also have plans to remedy that! I’m even tossing around the idea of learning how to weave so I can make a nice big area rug rather than just buying one (why purchase a rug for $300 when you can spend, like, three times that in crafting supplies and educational courses???) 

I love creating. I LOVE the process, even… when I don’t. Here’s hoping that this little blog helps keep me accountable, and brings back some of the joy I got from writing. :^) 

Thanks for reading, whoever you are. I’ll remember you when I’m rich and famous (from all of the sponsorships that’ll come pouring in when people discover a Blogger account written by someone who crochets poorly and has dreams of embroidered duvets, of course)!