The Idea

The idea is to do every craft in Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts starting from chapter 1. I work full time, have a husband and am starting a non profit so I am not giving myself a year deadline or any other crazy timeline. In fact, just getting through the Encyclopedia, even if it takes me ten years, seems like something to be proud of. The reason I am doing this is because I need an excuse to write, I haven't written anything creatively serious for quite some time now and I need an outlet. Also, even if I told myself I could do all the crafts in Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia, I would never finish them, except if I had an audience. And the reason I am doing them in order, is well, quite simple, so I have no excuse to skip things that sound infinitely challenging such as the Gilding chapter that starts on page 134.

And to all you skeptics, I am not saying this is a new idea. Yes I have seen Julia & Julia and I fully admit the idea was born from that movie (not the blog, I apologize but I have never read the blog). And no, I am not hoping this humble blog becomes some hit movie with Meryl Streep. I just wanted to do this and I have no other justification. I just want to see if I can.

I hope those who love crafts will read this blog and share their secrets and challenges so we can all benefit.

And so, Martha Stewart, queen of all domestic artists, may the best lady win.