Reflections

If you've been following my Crafty Wench blog, you'll find all the old posts have moved here. It was well past time to consolidate my endeavors under the Tenuki Handcrafts banner, so to speak. 

When I started blogging four and a half years ago, I wasn't sure where it would take me.  My intention was to document my craft projects. 

In the time that has passed, I have set up an Etsy shop, set up and closed two other on-line shops, added new hobbies and dropped others.  I have found nifty blogs to follow, places to shop, and sites to visit.  I've joined and left Etsy teams.  I've even changed jobs.  

I continue to make jewelry and cards, but no longer offer these items in my shop in favor of giving them as gifts to family and friends. 

I renewed acquaintances with some past loves: dolls, vintage, and sewing.

You've no doubt noticed the growing doll collection.  I find that I love to both shoot and sew for them.  Both activities tie back to my theater days...can dioramas be far behind?  Future posts will show off my wee friends.  

I have found that, with some persistence on my part and taking a spinning class, that I both enjoy and am good at spinning yarn.  That spinning wheel purchased nearly 20 years ago no longer sits around collecting dust.

The Noir City Film Festival came to Seattle four years ago and with it a renewed interest in vintage fashion, that along with doll clothes, has seriously revived my love of sewing. 

For future projects, both personal and for my shop, I'm going to focus on smaller pieces, new techniques, and vintage inspirations. 

I'm also looking into organizing the posts by categories rather chronologically, but that involves a bit more HTML coding wrangling than I've had time to sit down and enjoy.  I'd also like to move from one of the blogger templates to my own design, but again, time and coding ability are my limiting factors.  These are still in mind mind to do so look for those changes in the future. 

As for the photos in this post, I just wanted to share some of my favorite shots. 

Happy crafting!