*Tutorial by Heidi @ Green Doodle for her win of the Spring challenge of season 15*

1.Tell us a little about you and your blog.

I started my blog to be able to share with my family and friends the fun things that I had been creating. More specifically I had become quite infatuated with creating fun and interesting cakes for my friends and family for holidays. I remember sitting on the couch one day watching a cake show on food network and thought to myself….”I can do that!”. I looked up a few things on the internet and I was on my way.

2.How and when did you start crafting?

My mom helped my sister and I start crafting at 

Hey hey everybody! (did you all start singing that somg from LOST? anyone? every time someone says that the song gets in my head.) How was your Easter weekend?  I hope you all had good food and a great time with family.

Before we get to the current challenge, the Knock-Off round (which you readers voted as your favorite theme in that survey a month or so ago) let’s go over the results from last week.

and the crafter/project match up:

Hey guys!  Just wanted to drop in with two quick things.

First, the voting is still open!  Because of the problems we had with the poll (which turned out to be my fault due to some typo’s in the coding :\ ) I’ve decided to extend voting until tomorrow night.  And the results will be announced on Monday along with the new challenge.

So go vote!

And second,  Thank you so much for all the kind things you’ve emailed to me since my announcement on Wednesday.  I re-read the post yesterday and realized it was a pretty downer post.  Don’t worry!  I’m happy and I’m hopeful, I really am.  I was just trying to be realistic with you all about my thoughts on leaving.

And it’s not like I’ll be leaving the online world for ever – I’ve made too many friends and have too much fun here.  I will still have the 3 hours a day Abi is at preschool, and the nights that my husband works late to do my crafting (there’s no way I’d be able to just give that up).  So I’m still going to have my shop (that I’m still working on stocking with the stuff I already have made) and my other blog.

What’s great about them is that there isn’t always a deadline looming over my head during family time. There’s not a tight schedule that people are waiting on like there is here on SYTYC.  If I decide that I would rather go to the park than post the new cinnamon bread recipe I made, then I will go to the park and I won’t even spare a thought about that bread 🙂  It will allow me to focus on me and my family and I’m so excited!

Welcome to the “I’m Crafty!” party!  Were you inspired to be crafty this week? The “I’m Crafty” linky party is where you can link up any project you’ve made because I know you all don’t just  think  you’re crafty, you  are  crafty! It doesn’t even have to be a new project!  A few things to remember: Link to a specific… Read More

I have been thinking about writing this post for a few months, since I returned home after our failed adoption placement to be exact.  Then a few days ago I got some devastating news that made me start thinking harder.

But the last straw was yesterday afternoon when I was struggling to get our internet back up and running (I’m actually writing this from the library because the connection is still down).  My little Abi came up behind me and in a very quiet voice said, “Mommy, please don’t do anymore work today. I really want to cuddle with you.”  So I dropped everything and cuddled my sweet girl.

It made me realize that although I feel I keep a pretty good work/life balance, Abi may see it differently.  She will only be 4, then 5, then 6 once.  And I may only be able to experience those ages with this one child, I may not get the chance to raise more.

As much as I have enjoyed running this blog and being inspired by all of you for the last 3 and a half years, there is one thing for sure.

If you were to ask the 5 year old me, the 15 year old me, or even the present day me what I wanted to be when I grow up my answer wouldn’t be blogger.

It would be mom.

But I can’t just let So You Think You’re Crafty die.  It is what helped me out of my depression after my first miscarriage.  It has been what I spent my quiet hours alone doing.  It’s helped finance my fabric addiction and help out with bills when money was a little tight.  And I think it’s a great, fun way to both be inspired and share inspiration.

So I’ve decided to sell the blog.

Don’t worry, everything will continue on as normal until I find someone that I think will take care of the contest, and probably even improve on it (because there sure is room for improvement :) ).

If you would like to send me an offer or get more information just send an email and I’ll get everything to you.

soyouthinkyourcrafty@gmail.com

Come on over a learn a little bit more about our season 14 winner, Kim!

The crafters work so hard for this contest and they deserve some awesome swag. Thanks to our Season 15 sponsors the top 3 crafters will be getting some awesome prizes.

Come see the list of great prizes from people like Lisa Leonard, Fat Quarter Shop, Oliver + S and many more GREAT shops!

Here we are you guys, season 15!  I seriously have to double take when I think about that.  I’m coming up on 4 years of running this contest.  It’s crazy to me.  And I’ve got some big plans coming up over the next few months so stay tuned for those.

This new season is looking to be one of the best yet.  Here’s a reminder of the lovely 10 ladies that will be competing and links to their rad blogs.  Make sure you check them out!

Click on over to see their great projects and cast your votes!

Catherine had a great run this season and came out as the “fan favorite” with the most weekly wins. Congrats!  Click over to see her interview and some of her projects from the season.

Man! So you guys like a close race don’t you?  This week’s votes were SOO close!    But in the end Kim’s Grandfather Clock Make-Over that pulled ahead.  I love the fresh look of the white paint. And the etched flower on the glass is the perfect touch.   She had so many great projects this season with a couple… Read More

Welcome to the “I’m Crafty!” party!  Were you inspired to be crafty this week? The “I’m Crafty” linky party is where you can link up any project you’ve made because I know you all don’t just  think  you’re crafty, you  are  crafty! It doesn’t even have to be a new project!  A few things to remember: Link to a specific… Read More