I love having crafty friends. I love seeing their inspiring creations and I love sharing my creations with them! I love my boyfriend, but frankly, he is not the most helpful when it comes to constructive criticism regarding my crafts. ;) So I am always excited to discuss and share new ideas, products, and content with my beloved creative soul mates.
My former roommate, the lovely Mrs. Whitney Williams, is one of those crafty friends. She is also one of my friends whose style I know to a tee. There have been many times when I've stopped while I'm making something and thought, "Ohh, Whitney would LOVE this!" And that gets me so excited. :) I had one of those moments when I was making my crochet-along mary jane slippers and again when I was making my lacy crochet beads.
Of course, as soon as I posted a photo of the slippers, Whit was smitten. She immediately wanted to order a pair, and I knew that I would be sending her lots of goodies along with them! Whitney and her husband moved across the country last summer, so much to my dismay we don't get to spend much time together these days. Just another reason I wanted to send her a bunch of super pleasant surprises via good ol' air mail.
I ended up sending Whit the pair of slippers she wanted, a crochet heart pillow, a necklace made from my lacy crochet beads, and a teddy bear plush (new design). I didn't tell her I was sending things in addition to the slippers (uhh, that'd ruin the surprise!), so she was blown away when she got her package. She is one of those beautiful people that is so genuinely thrilled with life at times; don't you love that?
I wanted to share Whitney's instagram photos of the package with you, just because I think they are so lovely! Of course I realize that I'm biased, ha. She gave me great feedback and suggestions that are going to help me develop better products. I am trying desperately to convince her to start a blog of her own, but alas... I haven't made much progress yet. ;)
Do you have any trusted crafty amigos that you bounce ideas off of, or that you just love to get crafty with? Someone to help you perfect your vision?
Might sound weird, but my mum is one of the people I turn to for inspiration and advice. She has been sewing for over 30 years and she works on different crafts projects all the time. She gives me awesome advice on how to handle new projects. We love brainstorming :)
ReplyDeleteLaura, I LOVE that!! My mom is a total creative too. We craft together all the time, though not as much as I've gotten older... We even have a crafty business together (the Etsy in the sidebar).
DeleteCrafty moms are so inspiring. We are lucky ladies! ;) :)
I love all these! What a fun package to receive! You are the greatest Mon! The GREATEST!!!!!! xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteI don't have very many crafty friends, which explains why I don't craft much. These blogs are def inspiring me to craft more.
ReplyDeleteMy friends and I cook a lot, so we bounce recipes off each other :)
Haha Ashley, I love that. See, I wish I had more friends who cooked. I am definitely a novice in the kitchen. ;) I just drool over food blogs and envy their skills. ;)
DeleteI don't really have that many friends that are into crafts and none really who are into the same sorts of craft as me, but I am really, really into sending letters and parcels to friends, I love sending surprises!
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I am still mastering the art of the instagram photo, but Whitney has it nailed! I'm so glad you shared these lovely photos with us. And that's one epic package of goodies you sent her! No wonder she was floored. ;-)
ReplyDeleteYes, many of my family members and friends I.R.L. are crafty and we'll sometimes share crafternoons together...but I feel like a lot of my idea bouncing happens in blogland! It's a fun balance.
Haha, thanks Lauren! :) I love sending goodies!!
DeleteAww, I wish more of my crafty friends lived near me so we could have crafternoons together. I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE!! So clever and adorable, hahaha. Blogland is definitely an inspiring place. You've gotta love how easy it is to find crafty soul mates in the blogosphere. :)
i can see why she was so thrilled with her package! :)
ReplyDeleteHi there amigurumi friend. I also crochet and started with little plushie toys. I have since started making my own mounted animal heads. They are very cute. I think we would get on just swell. Check out my blog to see my crochet work.
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Taylor
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