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Craftwig: less pinning. More action.
A friend, Rebecca, and I won a little contest called Startup Weekend Kansas City way, way back in April. We pitched the idea for a website that offered one point of entry to learn a new skill-set, share the skills you have, and to participate in an online community of real people learning as a group. There were some other bells and whistles, too, like craft mentorships and a super cool shopping list feature.
But it stopped there. We started a Facebook page (which you should follow), tweeted a bit and spent a great deal of time talking, thinking, meeting up and saying "wow, I really want this to be a thing" and not doing.
We were scared. I was scared. We had day jobs - still do - demanding ones and wanted to make things because we loved to. But then I stopped making things. I started a marketing company and got consumed with that. I daydreamed about making things. Bought supplies. Scoured Pinterest (like it was my job). And talked about making things... a lot. But no damned action.
Then I found that I had cancer. (I think this is the first time I've written the word. Weird.) As fucking trite as it sounds, it has taken something like a killer-attack ovary (from Mars) to spur me to the next phase of my life.
So here's the deal. I love, love, love to make things - but I have craft ADD. (Wanna go knit for a second and then not go ride bikes?) I'm all over the place. I love to buy materials and covet the talent of the amazing folks in our community. But I need to get some action here. (Minds out of the gutter, kids.) I need to get back to making things.
Craftwig is a space to learn to craft. Together. We don't need no stinkin' fancy website (well for the moment and, ahem...unless you want to invest to build one). We just need some cardboard, someone else on the internet to have already done it (haha) and a hell of a lot of glitter.
I really like glitter. xo
- Jennifer
