Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Welcome to Crafty Diva Cottage
Welcome to Crafty Diva Cottage, twelve years ago this month I came home from a funeral sat down at my computer and started manically drawing these dreamy crafty women. I had never drawn or was a fine artist. My creativity always was in crafting. I created these women out of unspoken grief and pain at the loss that my children and I had just suffered. I became obsessed with creating these crafty women soon to become 'The Crafty Diva's.' I drew them on the computer printed them out, designed fabric, scarves, aprons and bags. Branded them and designed and developed craft kits. I even wrote and illustrated a fairy tale around their creation. I created a cottage business around them, where I sold my craft kits, hand knitting and held crafting parties and workshops. I created and crafted these divas to inspire women to use crafting and creativity to access their own innate power and voice. For a couple of years I had fun with my 'adult 'girl scouts.' The thrill faded away along with more grief and heartache due to my declining health and more family deaths. Last year I decided that I would relaunch the 'Crafty Diva's' in a new a more updated way. This blog is the just the beginning. Stay tuned to watch how we evolve and craft new hopes, dreams and desires. Here's a look back at the original line of 'Crafty Diva' Crafting Accessories.
Labels:
Crafting,
Crafty Diva's,
Grief
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