Hello to the entire world, imaginary and real friends alike. I am Sharon and this is my first blog ever! I tried with all that I have to get my 26 year old son to write this for me and he refused. He is a great writer, so in saying that I will give him a shameless plug, codyjamesharris.wordpress.com. Check him out.
Thinking back, having him to write about his 53 year old mom that lives mostly in her pajamas and makes things. Probably was not a good idea. I probably should just bite the nail and try to tell you about whom I am and what I do myself. Although, it will probably come across just as strange.
For as long as I can remember I make things. I love to make things, and I can’t imagine having to go through life without things to do. I can’t even sit through a movie without something in my hands to do. I crochet, knit, paint, make cards, and make jewelry, lamp work, metal working, and really any direction that my undiagnosed ADD leads me. I have to have a variety. I am an insomniac from hell. My mind will hardly shut off for sleep, but, I always say that sleep is overrated anyway. Some of my best ideas and creativity shows up in the wee hours when most people are sleeping. To go on to sleep and not use that creativity would be just a shame….hence, my insomnia.
I can remember making loom potholders at the age of 4, from there sprung crochet, painting, usually just what I seen my grandmothers and other people making, I was the little kid with wide eyes and ready hands wanting to make things too. From there it just kept blooming and I still don’t think I am finished. Now due to internet, pinterest, how to .com, and youtube…it is endless what I can look up and want to try next. My husband of 35 years is great about my ADD and endless addictions to needing more supplies. He actually will drive me to wherever to meet people I have arranged to meet from craigslist to get supplies. I actually call those escapades my crack deals. Not to be alarmed, it is all legal and has nothing to do with drugs. Just my drugs…the making supplies.
But, the point is my husband is a jewel, he supports my habit immensely and sometimes finds himself making things too He is a great photographer, he makes wonderful candles, and soon when he retires we will discover all the other things he can do.
I decided to start a blog, knowing nothing about blogs, except for the occasional ones I stumble upon to get ideas for making things to share my love of making things and to show others what I do. And hopefully be able to sell some of my wares instead of just making gifts I am sure that all of my friends and family have at least one of every new obsession I had that year.
This is how this blog began. I hope it is a journey that proves to be enlightening for whoever stumbles upon it and for myself going through the blog motions. I hope to have making things with tutorials my main objective. Please do keep in mind, that I think I honestly do have undiagnosed ADD and sometimes my blogs may go off the track and then you might run across how passionate and opinionated I can be about the many things that really matter to me.I hope this blogging thing works out. I look forward to becoming a part of the blog world that I really know nothing about. In closing this my first blog I want to say nice meeting all of you and I hope we see each other often and soon!
Crafty Brand Of Crazy 