A Craft A Day!

A Craft a Day:

   During my unemployment I will complete a craft a day. A completed craft could be anything from photographing a good creative haul at a thrift store to sewing a purse. The purpose is to go through the process of creativity each and everyday. Unemployment can really make a person feel bad about who they are. Each day you search for jobs, talk to people, stalk the career sites on the internet and at the end of the day you have nothing. Unemployment suggests that you apply to 4 jobs a week. I find it very hard to contact 4 potential employers a week. I send out nice letters of contact, post my resume on sites and keep my eyes and ears open daily for new possibilities. It takes a toll on your self esteem. Everybody has an idea about what your next move should be.

   The other day I had to take a break from the constant job search.  I put on my IPOD and went walking. I was trying to remind myself about what connects me to other people. Why do people talk to me and what do I enjoy talking to others about? The answer came to me instantly. I love talk to people about great creative bargains, crafts and creative projects. I love bonding with friends over a good craft project. 

   Unemployment is very hard on the creative spirit. It is the one thing about myself that I do not want to be without. I really want to share this project with others who are feeling the stagnancy of unemployment. I will be using my breaks from searching for a job to work on a daily craft. I will post all my crafts whether they are successful or not. It is really the process of creating something that makes me happy. Learning from mistakes is very humbling. The only way to learn to do something better is to do it wrong the first time. Crafts that are worthy of resale will be posted in my store.

   I really would love feedback and input from fellow crafters! I would love other crafters to join me in my quest for daily craft. Send me photos of your crafts and I will post them on my site or provide a link to your blog. I would love to have a “Craft a Day” community. Unemployment makes me feel like I can’t connect with others. It makes me feel isolated and alone because everyone is out there working. I would love other people to join in.

Am I really going to complete a craft a day?  Honestly, there may be days where I complete more then one craft and days where I complete none. It all depends on my schedule….but the point of all of this is do something creative everyday on a budget. Unemployment requires one to be thrifty….the focus of many of my projects will be penny pinching. I have a feeling I will be spending a lot of time at the American Way thrift store down the street from my house!

   So stay tuned!  Lots of fun little and big projects are coming your way! I would love for others to join me in the fun. Please feel free to contact me with photos of craft projects that put a little sparkle in your step! The only thing that I ask is that you take nice photos of the projects. I prefer photos to be lit with natural sunlight or just very bright and clear photos! Let the fun begin!