Comments on: Why Do You Create?

By: Good Time Charlie

Good Time Charlie — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:17:22 +0000

Great post! I create for some of the same reasons your other followers do. I started because as a young married gal, I couldn’t afford the cute painted furniture look that was beginning to be so popular in the early 90’s. (Yes, I am old). I gained so much satisfaction from the process of taking junk to something beautiful, it grew into a nice side business for me. Now I can’t imagine going too long without painting. It centers me, it relaxes me, and it helps pay the bills. Have a great day. -K

By: Evie

Evie — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:23:54 +0000

I’m ridiculously independent! I know I have the ability to make something I see and I LOVE to say that I made it. Plus, if I didn’t create, I’d burst (and sometimes I do)! As to the haters – ah maybe they have a point sometimes!

By: The Heskew Happenings

The Heskew Happenings — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:32:53 +0000

You know I normally do not post comments! However Miss Mandy, I like you! You left a rockin helpful comment on my blog and your just all around a cool chick!

I love to make something that is ugly into something beautiful! I am not good at a lot of things but when I started redoing furniture I found out I am really not bad at it. So... that got me started. Now I love to look for a bargain and revamp whatever it may be. Plus, I don't have any money in the decorating budget so if I can get good deals and make them pretty I am that much closer to getting my new houser a little more "homey"!

By: Sheree Flick Photography

Sheree Flick Photography — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:54:23 +0000

It makes me a “cheap date”. 🙂

By: Jennie

Jennie — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:02:40 +0000

I have this crazy creature inside of me.(LET ME OUT!) If I hold her in or if I choose to shut her up in my tiny little head, I become lost and TOTALLY depressed. It's who I am. I have to create. ((I know I'm a total nutcase and probably suffer from the hearing voices in my head syndrome:)) People always ask me why I did this or why I made it like that. My answer,"I LIKE IT THAT WAY, If you don't like it, go and create somethin' better!" They will ask for my opinion about a creative somethin' or other. My answer, "IF YOU LOVE IT, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS!" We have all been blessed with the wonderful opportunity to create...not all of us have the eye to be able to appreciate it!(SHOOT!) Who cares. DO WHAT YOU LOVE! Maybe you will inspire someone to create something even better. BLAH, BLaB, BLAH, YACKITY, YAK! SHUT UP ALREADY, right? I'm all done;)

SmOoCHes!

Jen

By: Regena

Regena — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:05:42 +0000

I’ll admit, adoration is nice, but I create because I have to. It doesn’t matter what I happen to be creating as long as I am creative.
I learned to sew because I hated what everyone else was wearing. LOL
My obsession with period clothes and costumes is two-fold: 1…I had kids, they wanted to be awesome for All Hallow’s Eve, I complied…eagerly! Then I wanted to be awesome for the Halloweeniday. Then they got into dance and acting and I became costume mom and I really don’t do things half way. LOL I jump, feet first….screaming with anticipation, to learn a new technique or have a new experience.
Making corsets and aprons are my current obsessions. Also trying to rekindle the muse part of my brain with the sketchbook project.
And yes, I am also a nut and the nay-sayers can just continue to be jealous that I am comfortable enough in my own skin to be who I am supposed to be regardless of who they think I should be! :-P~~~~~~~~~~ If I want to show up opening night to Star Trek in uniform……so be it!
I love letting my freak flag fly!!

By: Rhiannon

Rhiannon — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:43:32 +0000

Exactly! a good friend once said you either in or you in the way! I dont tell you how to dress what kind of car to drive so I dont care if you dont like my creative side. I do it for me, cause its what i want to do.
I hope that doesnt sound like a witch… eekk, cause Im not, ok maybe sometimes I am.

By: Traci

Traci — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:40:25 +0000

Hmmmm…quite an interesting question. I very MUCH need other people’s approval…and when my friends don’t compliment me on my renovations, it really hurts my feelings. I think even if I had an unlimited budget, I would still create everything I decorate with…because it’s WHO I AM. I think when people don’t compliment me on my creations, or like the way things I do turn out…they’re rejecting ME. But, I’m so much more than just what I can do or create, so that thought process is definitely flawed. Hard to remember that sometimes though! =)

By: the cape on the corner

the cape on the corner — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:40:17 +0000

lol, this post really cracked me up! i have to say i don’t do much creating-not so skilled in that department-but what i have done are things i was determined to not buy b/c they looked so stinkin’ easy to do. i say it in my profile, i’m a cheap ass who’s determined to make things myself instead of buy it off of etsy. clearly there are lots i do buy off of etsy b/c i am not crafty, so it must be pretty simple if i think i can do it!

By: Toodie

Toodie — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:06:34 +0000

I was born with this creative gene. Also as ah kid Ma got rid of me for ah day with a list of things to get from the woods. Fern, leaves acorns etc. When I got home she had me use this creative jean to create something beautiful with those items and a bottle of glue.
So it stuck all these years 😉