I have to confess something. I am an Etsy forum junkie.
Every morning I log in and head right there. My personal fav is the Etc forum. I love the fact that people will put just about anything in there. From bitching about daily events to exploding joy over their first sale. I seen post about sex , political issues and just plain silliness. But what I love about is it puts you in touch with people just like yourself.
The life of a creative person can be a bit isolated, there is a lot of alone time in the whole process and its nice to know that out there, somewhere, in a small studio or a family kitchen table, there is a person that works with their hands and sees the world slightly like you. Creative people think outside the box, they have to in order to survive and think up all the work they do. When discribing myself I always tell people "I never color inside the lines"....
I have become an addict to this slight voyeuristic world of the forums. I have discovered a lot of very interesting people and things I just can't live with out. I have expanded my world and shrunken my bank account. With a coffee in hand, I log in and scan the ones that spark my interest. These forums have filled my time during this renovation and kept me sane and got me through. I have not been able to work on my art, so I have spent my free time snooping about, discovering new friends and shopping my heart out. To all who entertained me....I thank you. Your encouraging words has kept me sane and made me laugh. To all that I have shopped from...I thank you, and my credit card company thanks you too!
See you in the forums...
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Oops. I put that without a comment. My bad? I thought maybe you should take a look at that...it's Etsy related, of course.
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