About
For me, crafting is one of the best ways to recharge. At this point in time I mostly create cards for family and friends. I enjoy thinking of a person while I browse my craft stash, looking for an idea and working out the final design. Some cards come together quickly as planned. At other times I have to experiment and adapt the design to make it work. Either way is fine because I always learn something and I am usually happy with the result. The icing on the cake is if the recipients like the design.
Around 2010 I started to consciously set aside time for crafting as a way to distract my mind from work. At first I created worlds for fantasy stories and found that my drawings skills were not good enough to bring them to life. So I practiced drawing and learned to paint with watercolor. I turned some if the pictures into card and discovered the joy of card making.
In 2021 I started this website because I wanted to share some of my creations and insights with other people. This desire is still the main motivation to build and maintain this website. But I also want to see if I can manage to generate an income with my crafting. My retirement is afterall not that far off and an addition to the pension would be welcome.
But first and foremost, this website needs to remain a project that helps to recharge my batteries and does not become a burden.
I hope that the content will bring a welcome diversion to everyday life and maybe inspires someone to a new project.
Monika Manenti