Okay, so you know how you sometimes know you should try something, but you don't because that something can result in rejection? Well, I didn't let that fear of rejection get in the way of me applying to be on the Scraps of Color Creative Team for 2014. :)
While I don't have a permanent spot on the team, I *DO* have a guest team spot for March, April AND May of this year!
I'm super duper stoked for this and I hope I make you all proud as a creative member for Scraps of Color! I plan to bring my A-game and hope I can inspire others even if it's just in the smallest way!
As I post to the Scraps of Color blog and my own, I will link to each post in this blog post over there AND over here all over the place. LOL
Links to the creations on the Scraps of Color blog:
March 2014: LINK TBD April 2014: LINK TBD May 2014: LINK TBD
Links to the creations on my blog:
March 2014: LINK TBD April 2014: LINK TBD May 2014: LINK TBD
You will not miss my projects provided you're anywhere on the blog from this day forward. :D
Of course, not being a permanent member of the team, we should really congratulate those who ARE permanent members of the team since we'll be getting a boatload of inspiration from them throughout the year!!!
Emonieiesha Varnado
Deirdre Smith
Shalana Glass
Kelli Fortier
Kimberly Bolden
In addition to the selected creative team members for 2014, there is also another guest team member who also needs a high five!
Szetorri Porter
What an amazing team I get to be a part of, even if only for a few months! I'm so freakin' lucky!! :D
Stick around for a pretty awesome set of projects if I do say so myself!
This blog post is in response to Madame Ro's "Talk to Me" video that she uploaded today:
Well, I was going to do a video in response to this, but I thought it would be easier for me to express myself in writing, so I can clarify and add details as needed. :)
SO, Why Do We (as crafters) Hoard Stuff?
Interestingly enough, I think there's very few things that I actually buy to "hoard". We've never had lots of space, and I used to be a sewing enthusiast before I was ever a paper crafter. I used to hoard fabric and it got out of control... So I sold bits and pieces of it until there was really not much left. I still keep fabric scraps since I use it with my paper crafting from time to time, however I don't have any large pieces left.
Thankfully, my experience with sewing and holding on to fabric I thought I would use for projects has helped keep me at bay with my paper crafting.
I think the paper related things I hoard (including Graphic 45 paper/embellishments) are likely due to their availability where I live. Having limited access to certain brands has really made it difficult to pass up on certain things unless I am 100% certain I WON'T use it. If there's any chance at all that I will use it and I know I won't find it locally, then I tend to buy it.
But one thing I can say is that once I start cutting into or using something I've hoarded, I go through it like it's nobody's business. LOL
Top 3 things I don't hoard (anymore):
- most 6x6 paper pads
- solid cardstock of any brand
- most12x12 paper pads
Top 3 things I still hoard
- Graphic 45 products (paper/embellishments/staples)
- Wooden/Metal/Chipboard embellishments
- Alterable items
At What Point Do You STOP Hoarding?
I don't think there's a point where I stop hoarding... It's always based on availability of a product. If I knew there was a G45 boutique within 2 hours of me for example, I would stop hoarding it, knowing I could make a day out of a trip to wherever I needed to go to get it. Seeing as that isn't the case, I buy it up when I can for (typically) a decent enough price and then have it "on-hand" for when I want to use it.
I guess the answer is just that I stop hoarding, once I have the item, that I would otherwise not be able to obtain. Are you on the verge of ending up on Hoarders?
Not even close. Although there are some people who can't believe how much stuff I have, I too know of some people of whom I can't believe they have so much stuff. LOL My craft stuff doesn't overflow from my craft corner in the hobby room, so I'm actually doing pretty alright. Will you ever stop hoarding?
Honestly, I have no plans to stop hoarding as long as I can use some of what I'm hoarding occasionally. I think because I do eventually use stuff that I hoard, that I'm not in a dire circumstance as to say I will stop. I've got a boyfriend, a mother and tenants to give me a swift kick in the rear in the event that it were to get that bad anyway. Is it hard for you to let go? If so, why?
It's hard for me to let go of things I don't think I'll be able to get back. Papers are like clothing... If I were to say, give away or sell a pair of jeans or some plain t-shirts, I wouldn't feel any particular way... However if I were to sell a t-shirt I got at a one time event that will never come around again, then yes, I'd feel a way getting rid of that shirt... Similarly, if I bought cardstock in some level of bulk and only used 1/5 of it, and then the rest was sitting there, I would have no issues giving it away or selling it... Once we go into patterned papers however, because there is a reason I like a patterned paper the way it was printed, it makes it difficult to get rid of; And of course, there are some papers that are more or less difficult to say goodbye to based on how much or little you like them. :)
In conclusion, yes, I hoard things. No, I don't hoard to the point of oblivion. No I don't think I'll stop hoarding, as my hoard seems to be quite healthy in terms of the amount of craft turnover it experiences.
It's been a while since I posted... Over 2 months to be exact.
How about we make this year a bit better than last year? What do you say? :)
While I have some time on my hands, let me tell you about all the crafty and perhaps not so crafty things I'm up to in 20134! (You have no idea how many times I've already seen people write 2013 when really it's 2014).
Gotta love a new year!
First off, I'm part of a bunch of swaps.... Like, a lot. I decided that not only will I create more, but I will try to show more of what I make so that you can all see what I'm doing and not just what I'm buying. LOL
Some of them include a couple altered spool swaps
Some stick pin swaps
Some Valentines Day swaps :)
I also started an 8x8 PL album for 2014 before the holidays came about, and will try to show what I do in it over the course of the year by uploading photos of my PL spreads.
My boyfriend is in the process of moving in has moved in and the house is in a bit of a disaster, however that's what happens when two people merge lives I guess. I'm somewhat happy it officially "begins" at the start of a new year so I can have a more positive outlook on it - You know, the whole new year, new take on life thing.
Because we've merged lives, OUR (it's so hard to get used to "our" when it's been mine for so long) hobby room is FULL and it's become super hard to find a place for everything. Super. Hard. Nonetheless I've been creating to try and bring my stash under control and have stopped buying as much... Except for a few things from winter CHA. I'm only human after all. :P
Okay, so here, I leave you with the first altered spool of the month that I've completed and plan to mail out today. :)
Turned out far better than I could have anticipated! if you have any questions about it, please let me know and I'll go into more detail about it! :)
