New Year, New Creative
By – Ciatta-Mae Stubblefield

“When creativity is seen as a luxury or something we do when we have spare time, it will never be cultivated. When I make creating a priority, everything in my life works better”.

When I came across this statement while reading Brene Brown’s “The Gifts of Imperfection”, I inhaled truth and exhaled hope (sidebar-This book is life changing). She was right. I had plenty ideas about being creative but between the never ending laundry and the sink that always seemed full of dishes, creativity took a back seat. But something deep inside of me longed for the peace that you receive by making time to express yourself creatively. So in this new year, I want to make time to cultivate creativity.

Here are three things I plan to do to make time for my craft life.

1. Create space – Set up an area that you can gather all your creative supplies, tools and materials. Whether it’s a craft bucket or craft desk, place everything in an area so you don’t have to run around when you make the time. Think about what you can do to make the area a space that reflects your unique personality.

2. Create time- If this does bundles for refreshing our souls, then we gotta make the time. Sometimes projects may be spontaneous but other times we just have to carve out regular time on our calendar and protect that time.

3. Create community – Find people who will celebrate your love of creativity. Come out to our Craft Savvy Market on March 10th and meet other creatives. Find a friend or two and throw a craft party. You could join a local meet up group or  connect with a Facebook group. Whatever you do, connect with other creatives.

Let’s make this year our most creative year ever!