Entering the Blogosphere...

2008-02-24T19:43:00.000-08:00

Wow, I've only just started and I'm using words like "blogosphere". This could get ugly...

Anyway, I've started this blog to celebrate my love of crafts. And yes, I know I'm one of probably five million blogsters (see, there I go again!) discussing this affinity. However, sometimes my experiments turn out ridiculously, heinously awful. I will document that here. For example, I tried to make soap a couple weeks ago using the book "Soapmaking for the First Time" by Linda Orton. Soapmaking is not as easy as Ms. Orton indicates in the book title. In fact, if I washed up on the shore of a deserted island covered in seaweed and general ocean debris and I (for some reason yet to be determined) just so happened to have a piece of my homemade soap on me, I would seriously think twice before using it.

But I have also dedicated time and effort to a few crafts at which I tend to be fairly successful. I've been knitting since I was about 8 years old and I just learned how to crochet. I have taken sewing classes and love embroidery. These endevors tend not to turn out so frightening. I will document those too so that you don't think I'm some crazy lady with a house full of pipe cleaners and doilies. Also, I think it's important to note that I don't scrapbook, nor do I ever aspire to be a scrapbooker. In my opinion this is an entirely different world than crafting. I have lots of opinions...

I've decided to call this blog the "Crafteteria" mostly because I think it sounds cute. Also, some of my attempts at new crafts will probably appear a bit elementary, hence the clever name.

So stay tuned and read about my hits and misses. Try them yourself and tell me what you think.

Until next time, happy crafting!

The Crafteteria

Entering the Blogosphere...