Yes!! I finally jumped in, with both feet into the great world of blogging. I was so apprehensive about starting a blog because I knew that it would be something that I would have to consistently maintain and update. Normally, this would not be a huge undertaking, but I am a housewife attempting to manage three kids and a crazy (in a good way) husband as well as starting up a new business. Talk about a SUPERWOMAN!!!! With God's strength and grace, I'm sure that I will be able to accomplish all that He has set out for me to do.
So, today I decided to talk about my love for crafting. It all began when I was a little girl. Whenever I was put on punishment, my mother would take away all my toys. The only thing that I was allowed to do was crafts. Needless to say, since I was an only child, I stayed in trouble because I had no one to blame my shenanigans on, therefore alot of crafting took place in my home. Anyway, my mother taught me how to sew, crochet, paint and even draw a little. The only time that I would consistently do a craft was when I was on punishment. Once the punishment was over...so long craft. I think this is the reason why I am always jumping from craft to craft as an adult. My husband just shakes his head when I get the "feeling" to learn another craft of some sort. I can't help it. I see a craft and I think to myself, "I can do that" and off to the races I go.
This is how I found my love for face painting. I was at a party at my friends house and she had a clown who was face painting. Of course, a light bulb went off in my head. Immediately my mind started racing. "How hard is it to paint on kids faces?" I thought to myself. I love kids, I love to paint...a marriage made it heaven. The following night I went into research mode. I looked up all types of face paint kits, looked up books at the library, studied YouTube videos. I was in full face paint knowledge mode. A few days later, I went to Michael's and purchased a Palmer's face painting kit. I didn't want to throw a ton of money into supplies right off the bat. So, about a week later, a young lady form my church was going off to college and had a cookout. I took the paints and painted some of the kids faces. I had a ball!!!!!! Granted, my work was less than perfect and the paint was sub par, I knew that with time and practice, the craft would come to me. Eventually, I obtained a professional face painting kit, which was a huge improvement in itself.
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| First Butterfly Face Paint |
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| First Batman Face Paint |
Since then, I have face painted at several parties, church festivals and school fairs. I am in love with painting faces. I try to practice every chance I get. My only obstacle is getting my two daughters to let me paint on them. In the beginning, they were begging me to paint them. I guess the novelty of it has worn off. I have to bribe them into getting their face painted. Can you imagine that?..The nerve....LOL......
Well, I am excited about staring this blog. In the future, I plan to have tutorials on face painting, sewing, crochet and any other craft that catches my eye. Until next time.....
God bless and happy crafting!!!
