What has been great about having to swap turns with Sal during Skyrim playtime is that I’m able to sit, re-watch episodes of Glee (Netflix streaming) and look through crafty blogs and gawks.
Lots of inspiration, no risk taking. Just the way I like it.
This week is less on the Craftgawker and more on the Etsy blogs. For one, I’m having difficulty with my webbrowser accessing my gawky-favorites, for another, Etsy and other sites have a wealth of information that’s really great and deserves reposting.
- I find myself incredible interested in The Dressmaker of Khair Khana. There’s an Etsy Blog post on it. I don’t care for the differentiation of women as a rule; yet it does resonate that women, and particularly mothers are drawn to crafting/crafty businesses. I think I’ll be “Kindling” (or downloading on my kindle) and sitting down with a cup of hot-cocoa for this one.
- This article on creating a hat inspired by a garmet or fabric accessory from Etsy is seriously inspiring! Look at those vintage fabrics, colors and lace!
- Last but not least, I find myself continuing to ponder what I’ve read on Etsy about Art CSAs. CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is very popular in Western MA. When I took my Molecular Bootcamp course, quite a few people from the area who attended were involved in the local CSA. I’m not sure if a CSA format in it’s typical form would completely work for the arts community, but it’s something to consider. Perhaps a creative twist on a CSA involving shares and actively “investing” in a cultural shift is something that communities would like. There must be some reason why artist communities and cities exist. People like art! Just something to consider.
Lately I’ve been considering a few different types of growing a small business. At a recent renaissance faire, Sal and I sampled Honey Wine and it was delightful! Ever since, I’ve wanted to purchase a bottle (or several) for enjoyment and found myself dissapointed with “accessibility.” Which of course instantly sent me to the internet to research homebrewing and it’s a really interesting topic! As a biologist, I think there’s a part of my soul (and the soul of other biologists) to fiddle with and at least attempt homebrewing. Except my colleagues typically head for beer! I dislike beer, and am generally turned off by wine (even a nice Riesling) because of the sulfites that are added to wines. I’ve recently learned that I have a mild-sulfite allergy and it makes it difficult to enjoy wines when one cannot breathe. Homebrewing honey mead may be a solution to this issue.
