Evolving Vision for Random Acts of Crafting

I’m creating an evolving vision for this blog. I have a lot of creative friends, and I have a lot of friends who are creative but don’t quite know it. I know there are many people out there who are yet to be my friend who would be a real asset to this idea.

Random Acts of Crafting is about giving back, whether that’s by giving a hand crafted gift to someone, or whether that’s teaching other people how to do what you do, or by showcasing great finds on the internet and in your geographical area. I’m thinking Tutorial Tuesdays, Wedding Wednesdays, I Pinned It from Pinterest Mondays…you get the idea. Themed days that people will look forward to reading about, plus Random Acts of Crafting that will not only restore our faith in each other, but also teach us a technique we may not already know.

I’ve gotten a great response from people who want to help me with this blog – it’s great! The response has been so wonderful, that I’ve realized I need to come up with some kind of guidelines. It wouldn’t be too great to have 10 posts on one day, and then none for five days! I’m creating a survey in Google Docs that I’ll send out to whomever is interested in creating on the blog. And anyone who is going to be a part of the blog will need to have a Google/Gmail account since we’ll be utilizing Google Docs to keep the editorial calendar.

So here are some of the crafty areas I’ve identified for us:

• Furniture crafts: refinishing, repurposing, etc
• Home repair and remodeling
• Fashion: makeup, clothing, accessories, etc
• Vintage: finding vintage items, repurposing vintage items, crafting with vintage items, etc
• Beading
• Small business craft owner
• Needle Arts: embroidery, crewel, stump work, cross stitch, etc…
• Trash to Treasure
• Polymer Clay
• Paper Crafts: scrapbooking, card making, etc…
  
• Shrine Making
  
• Resin
• Crochet
• Knitting
• Food: baking, vegan, vegetarian, BBQ, etc…
• Jewelry Making
• Fine Arts: painting, sculptures, etc…
• Printables
• Photography
• Letterpress
• Computer Editing: Photoshop, GIMP, etc…
  
• Other…

And some of the themes I’ve thought up are:

• Everyday Living
• Baby
• Children
• Teens
• Wedding
• Organization
• Holidays
• Gardening
  
• Other…
  

I hope you’re still as excited as I am!
Please comment here or email me at RandomActofCraft {at} gmail {dot} com if you want to join our motley crew! I’ll send you the survey and guidelines for posting.

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A Pugly Random Acts of Crafting

When I saw the Pugly hand embroidery pattern from Sublime Stitching, several people came to mind who I knew would love to have this hanging on their walls. But I decided that I’d stitch it up for Tom and Terrie because they work so tirelessly to help animals, especially Pugs, in need. Tom regularly drives 100 miles to pick up an abandoned dog who would otherwise be euthanized. Tom and Terrie have opened their home to a veritable zoo of animals, and my husband, Todd, and I admire them deeply. Someday when we are able to afford our own home (instead of renting), we hope to follow their example.

This was a surprise Random Act of Craft in that I did not let Tom or Terrie know that it was being sent to them. It was hard not to post photos on Facebook or Instagram since it’s so darned cute, but I was strong! I stitched it up, mounted it, sent it out via FedEx, and sat on pins and needles waiting to hear that they had received it. I love doing these kinds of things for people! It’s probably because I like getting surprises so much, too.

Mr. Pugly’s proud new parents ❤