I wouldn't describe anyone in my immediate family as "crafty" or "domestic gods". One of my grandmothers could sew beautifully (I've been told) but I had another that was lost in a kitchen (the only meal I remember her cooking was Ichiban) and my mother tried hot gluing my girl scout patches on rather than attempting to sew. It surprised everyone when a few years ago I got bit by the DIY bug.
First it was a family tradition of hand embroidering a stocking for my nephew. After I finished I found that I felt less stressed out and that something was missing. So I started another one...
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| These were my first three. I've done 8 or 9 now. |
Then I moved on to staining, recovering and putting together a bench and little projects around my house. Sometimes Boyfriend helps willingly and other times he just rolls his eyes.
Then I found Pinterest! I'm not a teacher, a human mother (I do have a beautiful Dalmatian/Lab, Cosmo), but I LOVE finding and saving craft ideas. My first Pinterest project was a beautiful wreath my friends and family mocked during the process but loved the end results.
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| My birthday gift to me! |
Now my "me" time is very limited. I'm working full time and managing a household of two working humans and one very active shedding dog not to mention trying my best to be a good girlfriend, daughter, friend and member of society. But I'm noticing the more time I lose to other things the more I desire to craft or work on being a "domestic goddess". My hope for this blog is that I can use it to document my successes and sometimes failures in the world of "domestic arts" as well as my crazy life as a Texas American Princess.
