true confessions of a wannabe crafter

I was mad impressed when I read that my high school friend was already sewing her daughter's Halloween costume. I've talked about Natalie's creative powress before--simply amazingly talented! (you can find her blog here)

And she is an awesome photographer.

And she and her husband have the most adorable little girl named Penny. So sweet!

This is one of her most recent crafty creations:

Anyway, I was inspired by her holiday pre-planning so I decided to look up the woman who made our sweet Christmas cards that we used last year--Sara Tams of Sarah and Abraham to see if we could get a jumpstart on making them.

I found out she has an awesome crafty-inspired blog, too! You can check it out here. Look at all of her cute things that she sells on Etsy and on her own online store:

I think I spent an hour browsing through her blog and store. I still want everything! And I sighed to myself, thinking that there were soooo many creative crafty moms out there.

She kept mentioning this one customer that she loved working with so i felt compelled to click on her blog link. Oh my. Heather is simply amazing. Yet another amazing creative crafty mom. She even threw her own wedding, making everything from the decorations and table toppers to the food. Incredible. And she makes things for her kids (like real clothes they can wear!).

You have to check out Heather's blog, too. I mean, seriously, she has her own Etsy store, too, where she sells the cutest signs and applique shirts:

And, of course, i spent another hour on her blog, envying all of these creative crafty moms.

I came to a conclusion (or several, actually):

1. Creative Crafty Moms are Put Together
2. Creative Crafty Moms are Organized to the point that they have a gift for every occasion...three months in advance
3. Creative Crafty Moms are all networked together and have amazing links that keep you occupied for hours
4. I want to be a Creative Crafty Mom
5. I can never be a Creative Crafty Mom

Ahh, a sad realization.

So then I spent another hour bemoaning my lack of creativeness.

I clearly have a hang up about this as it is not the first time I've mentioned how crafty I want to be :)

But then I talked to J.

and he reminded me that I have other talents, other passions, and other God-given gifts that He created me for and to use.

So now I need to make sure that I am glorifying God for what he gave me, and not for what I think I want to be! And, besides, if we were all crafty, who would buy their products and support their crafty lifestyle? At least I can serve some purpose in the crafty world! :-o

Anyway, i really really have to get ready for church so this is as much as I can write...but I'd love to hear your comments!