Comments on: recap – spring fashion preview

By: katheyl

katheyl — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:55:39 +0000

There are different reasons why I blog, especially when things evolve along the way for the last few years.

When I first started, it was purely because I love to ‘talk’ (to myself).

Then when I’ve moved abroad a couple of months ago, it’s a mean of keeping my family and friends updated on what I’m up to on a regular basis.

Nowadays, it’s also for me to share the gorgeous finds on Etsy, as well as to publicise my works

By: kendalee

kendalee — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:08:30 +0000

I don’t think I truly qualify because although I’m passionate about handmade and buy lots of it, I don’t make stuff myself – my blog IS the stuff I make. And why do I do it? ‘Cause it makes me happy. Very Happy!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:10:13 +0000

I came upon a blog one day, not even knowing what a blog was, called “crap I’ve made” and it struck a chord! I thought hey, there are other people out there like me that make random things just because… so I wanted to share my “crap I’ve made” and that is how I started my blog. I like it because I don’t have to stick with what is in my shop, I can show all my cre8tive sides And pretty much no one in my household really cares all that much about all the crap I make Now I have my own people to share it with.

Love your Blog!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:18:02 +0000

I started blogging so my faraway family and friends could have a peek into what I was doing — I’d just started knitting and had gotten back into sewing, and my husband (deployed for a year) always wanted to see pictures of my projects. My blog’s always been more about everyday home life (crafts, recipes) than my personal life, and I am inspired every day by all the wonderful likeminded blogs out there. I really love the conversations that develop, and aspire to one day be half as marvelous as my favorite bloggers.

By: nightowlcraftworks

nightowlcraftworks — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:44:24 +0000

Why do I blog? Because I like to talk to myself… no, seriously… I started blogging as a way to let everyone know what was going on with my shop & life. It didn’t take me long to figure out that I needed to be more focused, so this is why I blog now…

I blog to educate people about my craft(no, it’s not a dirty word). I also like to let people see a little bit into my life, because hey, we are all human! And I love to bring new shops to the forefront, to be able to help out my other handmade enthusiasts is WONDERFUL & EXCITING!

i <3 sustainability

By: Candy from Candied Fabrics

Candy from Candied Fabrics — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:26:24 +0000

Fun sneaks! I Started blogging just over a year and a half ago as a way of recording my artistic process, and as a way to have some web presence for people who would see my work at a local art/craft fair and want to connect at a later date. I had learned so much from other blogs that it was my hope I could start giving back to that world wide community.

A year and half later, I’ve found a wonderful community of oh so supportive folks who comment with encouraging “way to go’s”, give me well thought out, helpful advice when I ask for it, and sometimes surprise me with incredibly insightful peeks into why I do what I do. By blogging about my process and inspiration, I have been able to articulate better why I do what I do, I’m actually discovering how I work, and this is allowing me to find me way through artistic dry spells – which used to cause me such gnashing of teeth!

What started as a self conscious diary has become an conversation with like minded souls about things that matter to me. What amazes me is that this all happens without any face to face contact – there are so many amazingly helpful people out there (Scoutie Girl included), I NEVER would have met them if I hadn’t taken up blogging!

By: Jenya

Jenya — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:19:45 +0000

I started blogging with hopes to increase traffic to my shop but then something happened. I got laid off from my full time job and all I had was my shop(s) and my blog (and my family of course). I was blown away with the fact that while blogging you can meet people who know exactly what you are talking about and care about similar things. The amount of help I got by circulating in the blogosphere was tremendous. Now I catch myself thinking about my blog more that my shop. Oops.