She's Crafty | Finding Time to Craft

Creating things makes me happy but I'm finding it harder and harder to find the time to craft. Or, perhaps, I'm not making time to craft? Either way, it might be best if I locate some projects that will fit in with my hectic weekdays. Some options include:

• Zentangle, which I talked about in this post, would be a great option during breaks at work.

• A crochet project, like opera-length fingerless gloves, can be worked on while vegging out with the family at night.

• Instead of checking Facebook for the zillionth time, I could go outside and snap some photos to use as layers in a digital collage.

Really, the possibilities are endless. I just need to make that commitment. And for me, it's worth my time and effort.

It's true.

Quick, simple projects might make it easier to inject some craftiness into my daily life. The more I think about it, doing some repetitive needlework while decompressing after work sounds like an excellent idea. Maybe these books have just the project I'm looking for...

• Quick Knits by Judy Ann Sadler.

• Simple Knits for Sophisticated Living by Barbara Albright

I even found a few blog posts by other craft bloggers who ave graciously offered their ideas on finding time to craft.

• Stacey wrote the post Tips For Making Time To {Craft} on her blog, Glued to My Crafts and Everything In Between.

• Hilary Chybinski wrote the post, Squeezing Time to Craft Into Your Busy Life for the blog, A Life In Balance.

Have you found ways to be crafty even when you're busy?

Malia