Not really sure how I started crafting, think I've always been a bit of a paper engineer, taking pieces of paper, folding them into different shapes and see what results I get, this then lead to other things and card making became a bit of a hobby; as well as some other crafts along the way like cross-stiching and beading.
Why I do it though is because of the life I have outside of my crafting world. My job is very stressful and I get put upon a lot to sort things that aren't actually my responsibility but still I get lumbered. Today I again had to put my own work on hold to cover someone elses job becasue that persons team leader is a total waste of space. So now the pile of work that was sitting on my desk at 7:30am today ready for me to get on and do, is still sitting there waiting for me to tackle it.
So after a day like today when I come home feeling very lonely, dejected and thinking "why do I work so hard when others seem to just class my work as unimportant", I can just get out some of my crafty bits and do something that I want to do, and at the end of it hopefully accomplish something that I can feel proud of as it's my own work.
It's also something that I can do on my own which for me is a big bonus as I don't really got on well with other people. Too many people just seem to use me and put me down, and when I try to go to someone just to get my frustration out, they let me down, when I really needed a shoulder to cry on as I could have done with today.
Oh well, think I'm just going to have an early night tonight, hide under the duvet and pretend that the world outside just doesn't exist.
