Crafting is a VIBE!
Hobbies are one of the greatest sources of joy in our lives. I believe we are all wired with innate gifts and interests that spark passion in our hearts.
It could be sports, or reading, a traditional craft, or tinkering with model boats. Basket weaving, deep sea fishing, pottery, metal or silversmithing, putting a plank of wood on a lathe and turning a bowl...whatever you do, it makes you who you are, and without our hobbies we would be super boring humans!
Rick and I have been married for over 30 years, and our hobbies are vastly different! For many years, I would pull my hair out that he had no interest in anything I was doing, making or pursuing. I couldn't understand why there were so many wonderful husbands pottering about with their wives at craft fairs and mine didn't even ask where I'd been all day when I would return home laden with bags of fabric, wool, yarn, or paint!
But now, being older and (hopefully!) wiser, I believe having interests outside of each other's sphere is a good thing for marriage. (I actually couldn't imagine anything worse than Rick walking around a quilt shop touching every piece of fabric, picking up and putting down all the notions, we would probably be asked to leave!)
Ever since we moved into our first home, I have made a space for craft. on the washing machine in the laundry, inside the kitchen pantry on a shelf where I could use my hot glue gun without little fingers finding it, sharing my home office with shelves of supplies, a desk in the corner of my bedroom, you name it, I’ve crafted there! But it has ALWAYS been a dream to have a studio of my own.
A place where I can lay things out, leave them there and know they will still be waiting for me to come back to when I have a few spare minutes.
I search online for inspiration when I’m dreaming of this space. Pinterest, instagram (#craftstudio, or #makerstudio)…there is a world of beauty (some of it seems a bit excessive for me, but no judgment here!! You do you!!)
I file away the cutest pics and insert myself in them, picturing myself in a sweet cottage with a steaming cup of tea, beautiful uplifting music, a comfy chair and needles in my hands.
This year there are a couple of things I’m thinking on.
A ‘craft-a-palooza’ weekend where we bring you here to the farm for a day, you will be enveloped in beauty, soft music, good food, great company, and a number of learning sessions in different mediums. A whole day or two of retreat, with other like minded women. You can come alone or with friends, either way you will meet people just like you, who love to use their hands to bless others with their makes. The option would be given for either 1 or 2 days with limited numbers.
(We will eventually have accommodation options available for this weekend so you won’t need to leave Havenwood’s peace for a minute!)
2. The other idea is for a regular once a term “Crafternoon in the Barn” - where you bring along whatever you are working on and enjoy a couple of hours in peaceful surroundings, with a group of ladies who will ooh and aah over everything you show! They will be your greatest cheerleaders and enablers!! This would include an afternoon tea, and would be approximately $20.
Would either of these ideas interest you? If so, could you do me the biggest favour and send me an email with your interest in either 1 or 2 or both! And what type of crafts, skills you might like to delve into?
Thank you so much :)
Create away!
Shani x
