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Creative Spring Fever

Does spring give you a creative boost?  Does it get you all ramped up to make and learn and create?

For me it does.  To the point where I am so ramped up that I am going in circles.  I have a massive urge to learn new creative things, try and experiment and just generally muck about.  It feels like a million ideas flowing through my brain - all at once.

The problem?  It is too much creativity right now.  There is so much going on in my brain and so many ideas that I can't seem to focus.  It happens to me every spring.  The urge to stretch myself is overwhelming.  I want to learn EVERYTHING.  I mean I am reading books on felting, bookbinding, crewel work, watercolors and so many more.  I just flit from one thing to the next - just soaking it all up and wanting to try it all.  The problem is that there are just not enough creative hours to fit it all in.  I mean if I worked all day just making stuff I couldn't fit it all in.  And since I obviously DON'T have ALL day to just create I feel frustrated.  When I do try tomake something I feel like I should be making something else or I need to go and get supplies for the new thing I want to learn and the I end up doing nothing.  Just going in circles I am!

Totally on creative overload and not able to create.  How crazy is that??  I mean I dream of feeling this creative and here I am complaining (well sort of complaining but not really -I have a smile on my face as I type this cause I can see how ridiculous it is!). 

So since I can't really focus I made myself sit last night with a crochet hook and I created these.  Something out of the norm for me and I was 'learning' so I was sort of satisfied - for about 2 seconds, lol!

Just fooled around and created.  A small project and they take little time to make so I was kind of satisfied.  I made MANY more than just these :) and I am not really sure what I am going to use them for but I like the way they look and they are all pretty tiny.  I figure I can use them on a scrap project or something - I have them in just about every color now!  LOL  It felt good to be creating - even if it wasn't some crazy loom weaving project or a wall mural....seriously, I have no room for a new hobby!  Scrapbooking takes up all the spare space in the house!

So that is me in a nutshell right now and probably for the next bit.  All ramped up on creativity and no way to get it out in a way that is completely satisfying.  :) 

Ah, if this was the worst thing in life then I expect that is pretty good! :)



4/11/2008 9:07:59 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [5] 

4/16/2008 3:06:36 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
Your little flowers are SO CUTE, and I've wanted to make some for my LO's. How sis you crochet them?? Can you post the direstions or E-mail the direstions to me??
Thanks!
Denise from PA
4/16/2008 5:10:49 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
those flowers are beautiful. they are very spring like just love them
nicole x
4/17/2008 8:46:25 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
Denise - I am emailing you some of the pattern links :) Let me know if you get stuck on anything.
cjr
4/19/2008 6:27:15 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
I know just what you mean! You sound just like me Creative overload. However, I am able to create just not as much as my brain wants too. But then we think at 800 words per minute and my body can't keep up with that pace! Tee Hee!

I would love your flower patterns too! They will make adorable embellies on a hat or LO! Thanks! Denise S
4/21/2008 3:25:03 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
Denise S - I posted the links on my blog for everyone. Post date is April 18th - Crochet 101. I'm going to email you just to make sure you get them. CJR
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