Is my urge for creativity coming back? Is it?!? Is it?!? Maybe! Since I started a new full time job last October, working away from the crafts industry and leaving my freelance craft work behind completely, I've not had the desire to do anything. I've not made a single card or scrapbook page. Well, other than 100 wedding invitations and 100 order of services, but I don't count that.
What I mean is, I've not picked up a single piece of paper, just 'because I felt like it'. That's partly because my craft area is a mess and I really need to sort through and get rid of lots of it. And the bonus of that is, I can get rid of all of the materials that I really don't like and never would use unless a magazine asked me to - that's such a good feeling.
I'd built up such a collection of cards that I am still using them, but I've got a reason to make a few cards about now (I can't bring myself to buy one!) and i'm starting to feel the creative urge again... so just maybe, this could be the revival I was expecting at some point.
It's not been as long as I thought, and it's not back quite yet, but I knew I'd need a definite break. And I certainly love having my working hours at fixed times again so that my evenings and weekends are mine to do as I please. I think a good clear out of all of my craft materials is a good place to start as being left only with things I love to work with is surely a good thing. That, and I still have artbase vouchers to spend...