I was recently contacted to join in a blog merry go round. Basically it is a group of bloggers who all write on a specific topic. The other bloggers are:

Sara (me) from http://sarastexturecrafts.blogspot.com/
Ruth from http://insidetheartisan.blogspot.com/
Charlotte from http://fancypicnic.blogspot.com/
Lily from http://lilypangart.blogspot.com/
Marian from http://florcitasart.blogspot.com/
Fabs from http://easterya.blogspot.com/
Anna from http://halfanacreblog.blogspot.com/
Agathe from http://lebarduvent.blogspot.com/
Andreanna from http://blog.glamasaurus.com/

The topic for this month is our personal journeys into crafts.

I started crafting as a child. I have always been a bit of a loner and can honestly say I never had many friends until my adulthood. I would have the casual friend but I would always feel just different from them. Instead of being invited to the movies or to mall I would spend weekends at my grandparents making elaborate displays in tiny wooden dressers.

It was an escape from the isolation I felt from my peers. As I got older crafts continue to be a way for me to deal with stress and help me relax. As my life started towards the twists and turns of adulthood I put my creativity aside.

When I was 20 I started working with a girl who introduced me to polymer clay. We worked in a call center and in between taking orders on bike parts we would work on bottles covered in clay scenes or candle holders adorned with suns. I had found a new love using my talents to help me get through the day. I continued crafting until I moved to Switzerland. While I was here I took all my clay know how and applied it making hair accessories. I had short hair and wanted something fun to pull my hair back. That is how glamasaurus was born. I eventually expanded into fashion accessories and that was that.