A Little About Me

Hi everyone. I decided to write this blog so you could get to know me a little more.

I consider myself to be a very artsy and crafty person. It all started in my childhood. My grandma loved to sew, knit, and crochet. I asked her to teach me and quickly became enthralled by the world of creating. I made some cross-stitch projects, and many scarves and hats. I moved on to the art of friendship bracelet making and then started my first business venture of selling them. My Grandad taught me the love of art. As a child, my sister and cousins would gather around the table for hours at a time drawing and painting. In high school I looked forward to my art/photography classes the most. I did summer school so I could have more spares in my school year which allowed me to fit in some art classes. I took my first photography course in grade 10, and really enjoyed learning to use my grandfather's SLR camera (which he gifted to me later on, I still have it and treasure it). I really enjoyed learning how to take a picture manually and truly making it my own. I still enjoy doing all these things and have added a cricut, sewing machine, serger, and a cake/cookie decorating kit to my inventory. I love how all these skills give me such a vast creative outlet. Some would say I have too many hobbies, but I just love doing them all, and it gives me so much joy to make things for people.

Other than arts and crafts, I love spending time with my family and friends, reading (especially fiction, my favourite books are the Harry Potter series), watching movies (I have a weakness for Hallmark Christmas movies, I know they are super cheesy, ugh but I can't help myself - it just nurtures my Holiday spirits) and TV, traveling, boardgames, cooking, baking, swimming, visiting farmer's markets (markets in general), and being out in nature and exploring.

Right now my goal in life is to be grateful, kind, and live in the moment everyday. Of course, this is not an easy thing to do and sometimes I dwell on things I shouldn't. I've learned in these moments that a simple few minutes of deep breathing can just change your outlook and make things a little clearer and more positive.  Taking things as they come with "one step at a time" or "one day at a time" in my mind has really gotten me through some hard times. 

That's all for now. Until next time.

Cristina