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Year of Crafting Dangerously ~ Adventure Crafts

January 18, 2013

2013 is my year to push my limits and take risks with yarn and any other crafty things I can get my hands on.  That's right. . . it's my year of crafting dangerously.   Every January, I sit with pen and paper writing my list of resolutions.  The same ones, every year.  Lose weight, exercise, and spend less, etc.  But this year, I am embracing my existing waist-line and by-passing the gym.  Instead of focusing on limitations, this year is going to move towards "expansion."  If I see it, I'm trying it!  I'm going to test new combinations and methods.  The call of the wild becomes me.  And if I can take others with me on my crafty adventure, all the better.    For instance, take this week.  It was all about the "adventure craft."  What is an adventure craft? 

I currently work as a caregiver and instructor of arts and crafts in an day program for adults with developmental disabilities and special needs.  I have the challenge (one I relish) of picking different projects for a diverse group of people every week with the hope of bringing people out of the shells and supporting their creative insights.  This year, I asked how can we do "more" and transport ourselves beyond the...

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