Interesting Etsy Tid Bits

I have been cruising around Etsy this morning and found some really fun and interesting articles and videos I thought I would share.

The Clueless Crafter-Do It Yourself
http://www.etsy.com/storque/handmade-life/clueless-crafter-dont-do-it-yourself-6530/

Handmade Portraits-Mimi Kirchner (I found Mimis enthusiasm for her art very inspiring)
http://www.etsy.com/storque/handmade-life/handmade-portraits-mimi-kirchner-4405/

Open Studio Tour-SnitchesGetStitches
http://www.etsy.com/storque/handmade-life/open-studio-tour-snitchesgetstitches-5533/

New Rules-Support Your Local Economy
http://www.etsy.com/storque/craftivism/new-rules-support-your-local-economy-6092/

I hope you enjoy!

Finding New Breath

I have found a new breath.

A breath of hope.

A breath of peacefullness coming after a long journey through doubt and uncertainty.

So long I have walked. Through the pain of self doubt, and the pain of doubting in others faith.

I have sat in fear, so consumed by the "what if" I could scarcely breathe. sleep. eat.

It was terrible.

I have come out of that storm stronger then when I went in.

I have learned.

I have seen.

I am whole.

I have tossed aside those fears that have troubled me so.

I have seen what I could fix, and fixed it.

I have seen what I could not and let it be. I accepted.

I walk into a new year with my head held high, with a renewed sense of hope and pride. I have plans for me. good plans. strong plans. Nothing so bold as to be world altering, but just plans to make my life a better place for me to live.

I have found a new breath.