Time for a change...

This is my first blog... took me a while to jump on the band wagon, but hey better late than never, right? It's coming at a good time for me anyway. In about 2 weeks I will cut back to part-time at work and focus on getting my guitar studio going again, and on my crafts.

I think this blog will be a great way for me to document the upcoming months, during which I hope to build some momentum for myself, doing the things I love to do, and enjoying life more day to day, not spending the majority of my waking life in an office. More and more lately it has seemed to me that this is not a natural way to live, at least not for me. The voice in my head has been screaming, "Run! Get out!" and I've been increasingly aware of the passing of time... it seems to be going faster and faster everyday. I'm fortunate enough that my employer has agreed to me working part-time so I can take this leap of faith without having quite so far to potentially fall.

For now, I am working towards filling up my Etsy shop with hand-knitted wares. The first items I am listing for sale are these cute needle-felted zipper pouches, like this one:

I have been knitting for just over 2 years, and learned needle felting about a year ago. The real challenge for me with these has been learning to sew in the liner and zippers! I've got some beautiful fabrics to work with, a lot of Japanese prints and batiks from my local quilt shop, and I want to make the most of them. I've really been working on improving my sewing skills, and I think I've gotten pretty good...

Once I get a few more of these pouches (which I've got in various stages of completion) finished and listed, I plan to experiment with other ideas such as needle felted neck warmers or scarflettes, combining kntting with fabric in other ways, and anything else that comes to mind.

Well, I think it's time to go do some crafting. More later...