BOOKS and the Bookstore Obsession

Went Shopping today. Again. For books. I love books. I especially Love craft books. I love the little 6 shelf Sew Section in Barnes and Noble ( I scored an Educational Discount!! 25%!!) and I love the 2 Shelf Beading and metal work section and I love the clearance section.....I just love it. Granted, I buy 30238 books a year and read 4....but i have them and I love them and they give me a warm fuzzy feeling of education when I see them. Yep, i love books.

I love the smells, the new crisp papers, the gloss and the pictures. I love the fact that they are unbroken and have yet to be read and defiled by anyone. They are new and ready to go. i especially love just grabbing them from the shelves into a little pile on my arms and the excitement it gives me.

Books are a great resource for inspiration. Regardless of the fact that you may read it once, breeze through the pictures a few times. Its the High you get from the possibility of ideas, from a change, from something new. Seeing an awesome set of earrings and knowing that you could do that too.....or at least try. I love learning about new techniques and possibilities and living vicariously through the craft artists in them. They make it seem easy and Quick. Like I could make a whole slew of shirts, baby blankets, earrings and home items in one weekend.

I love sitting on the floor of a Barnes and Noble Reading away. Its Free really. But I always end up buying at least 2 books....

Timeline Part II

* 2007 - 2008 : Set up an Etsy Store, started researching what people were buying, the styles and finding my own niche. Decided upon a Logo that is ever changing, colors and ect.

*2009: Formed the NY Artisans Collective with some great girls and got motivated to take my crafts to another level.

*2010: Joined the NewNew Collective in Brooklyn and have officially thrown myself into LadyThree Designs.

Along the way I learned how to Solder metals (still not very good at it) , cut hard metals, use a power drill on sensitive materials, Threw myself into Paperie and scrap-booking, STAMPING! i love stamping.....Have spent countless hours on YouTube "How To's", Learned to Knit, Crochet, Honed in my Sewing Skills, Spent many a night reading craft books, Sharing tips and ideas with other awesome people, Melted records into Bowls, tried and tested lots of different jewelry techniques, Bought and tested different glues and adhesives, visited many different antique and vintage stores, Went to many estate Sales, picked my favorite tools, became a hardware store guru and have pledged that this Christmas I will hand make 90% of my gifts! PHEW. yep. thus is the journey of a crafter.....