You have to start somewhere

Hello!

That's how we should start, right?  With a nice, chipper, welcoming "Hello!"
Let's try this...

To begin: I have an amazing mother.
This may seem like a strange place to start, but it seems to be the first thought that occurs when I try to determine where my love of creating things may have come from.  My mother is at the very beginning.  *AND if you have ever seen The Sound of Music, you know that the very beginning is a very good place to start.  If you have never seen it, WATCH IT NOW*
My amazing mother wears many, many hats.  Most mothers do. :) As I was growing in our home, she taught me things that I cherish now more than I ever could have imagined during the learning process.  Of course, the MOST important things she taught me have nothing to do with being crafty.  However, while she passed on tons of life lessons, she also taught me to how to cook and how to sew.  Like anything else, learning such skills can be a very gradual process.  You have to start somewhere, right?One of the first things I remember learning how to make was potholders.  If you didn't go through the "potholder phase" I wish you could go back and have it now.  I have talked with SO many friends about the time they learned to make potholders on a square loom and attempted to sell them to ladies at church. We had BAGS full of those nylon strings.  If you have kids, I suggest teaching them to do this, because it really is fun!  Plus, they are really pretty cute.

What I am trying to say is that I think my love for making things goes back to my mother's lessons.  Eventually, I learned to use the sewing machine and she taught me to make bean bags.  By the time I was in high school, I decided I could make anything I thought up.  Pillows, purses, etc.  Then I studied Family and Consumer Sciences in college, which included sewing courses.  The fire has continuously been fueled, and now I LOVE taking on projects!  I typically stay away from clothing, but I LOVE to make home interiors pieces.  You will be seeing a lot of them in future posts, including examples of things that have been made in the past.
My mother also taught me to make mac-n-cheese.  :)  That's right.  I'm tracing my cooking skills to boxed macaroni.
It is the first thing I remember using the stove for.  I moved on, of course.  I learned to make mexican chicken, potato soup, biscuits and gravy, and beyond!  Of course, my college coursework also included nutrition and food science classes.  Another fire fueled.  I LOVE to cook.  What you are likely to see most of in future posts are cupcakes, cookies, and pies!  They seem to be the things I spend the most time on for special occasions.  If you have ever browsed through food blogs, you know that you can learn TONS of things from others.  I do it all the time in hopes for a better end result in any project.  

SO...my mother started this whole thing.  Throw in a tendency to believe I can make almost anything (with enough research and practice...)....and here I am.  Hoping to take something I love to do and share it with others.

I hope to use this space as a type of portfolio for things I have made and for new things to come.
The layout and design is obviously in the beginning stages.  I'll get the hang of it as time goes on.  Like I said...research and practice.

Coming soon - Awesome story about the title of this little adventure.