Craft Update... Or not...

So I should be posting my craft or writing from the last two months but.... well... not happening.  managed to get very easily distracted with an online game and these months have just flown by. Just like when I was distracted by the new Diablo 3 game, I was so easily distracted and immersed in Final Fantasy: A New Empire.

Aside from the social aspect, it's hard to say exactly what was addicting about it. It was fun up until the realm merge... Now not so much. I duck on and check in every so often and hang around if people are online but otherwise I tend to go back to reading.

Speaking of reading! I got into my Wheel of Time series again by Robert Jordon. I loved that series and was sad that he passed away before completing the final 3 books but Brandon Sanderson did a good job writing the last three. Particularly the last scenes between Rand and the Dark One.

I've also got into Yugioh fan-fiction again. Been looking at my old favourite stories and re-reading them again. I'm hoping to finish the arc's I've started writing but you know me, it might be another year before I get to it.

I know it's not much of an update but hey, I didn't want to go completely AWOL on everyone without some sort of contact. Will post again... Hopefully sooner but if not in 2 months time.

Thoughts on Writing

Last month was stagnant with craft projects so I'm going to do the update every 2 months rather than monthly.

I've been thinking about my writing and how to increase or improve the amount I actually do write to get back into swing of it.

I've decided that the Iron Wolves series is going to be free so it can be found on Inkitt. My stand alone stories from the past NaNoWriMo are going to get an overhaul and I'll be putting those on sale on Lulu. But I don't think that will be happening any time soon.

I've also started looking at Twitch, Youtube and other media platforms to expand my presence. I haven't decided how but I do know that I want to incorporate education, writing, crafting, and gaming into the channel. It still requires a bit more research and experimentation but I'll see.

March Craft Update

I like this layout, it works pretty well. Anyway, here's this month's update.

Completed Pieces
This month had me playing with plants. I've had Fang for a while so I expanded my garden apartment to add herbs, mushrooms, and strawberries.

  









Aside from the plants, this month was sparse in the way of craft things. Been working on a lot of large projects.

 A small cross stitch fan from a kit I got off my sister. There's a series of these so I have the bamboo one in my to do list.

Random drawing. I haven't drawn or painted in a while so I decided to draw something. Not entirely happy with it but it's ok.

 Random toilet roll holder. Was playing with different crochet repeating patterns and made this. Needed one anyway so it was worth the test.

Lastly, gloves made with Red Heart "Lisa" yarn. I have a scarf and a pair of long socks to do before I finish this set and move on to the next set. 







Completed Pieces
- Shop
The lemon commission is still being made in a batch for sale in my Etsy shop once. I've ordered some custom tags and other business themed items to make it more "official" like. Hopefully I get this up and running soon.

- Personal
I've started a Google Sheet with information on what I have in progress so I can check them off as I go. I've got 10 of each listed for Shop, Personal, and Commission.

Here's some teasers for my personal things I have in progress.

- Commission
In terms of commission items, I have a few hairclips my sister has asked me to make for her on the list but I haven't commenced anything as yet.

Writing In Progress
Writing has stagnated. Really not much to add here at the moment. Hopefully I'll get back into this soon.

Randomness Update

Been a bit busy for the start of the year but I do have a few things planned to put up for everyone.

First up: The Ragnarok Online fanfiction will be going up. I've had the pages set up for a while now but I haven't had a chance to put them in and link them to the fanfiction page.

Second: I've been crafting a fair bit this month and I've been taking photos of everything I've been making so I can put them up at the end of the month. My crafting stagnated in favour of uni and work-related things but hopefully I'm back on track to getting through all of my unfinished pieces.

Thirdly: When I get time this year, I'll reopen my online store on etsy/madeit/independent. Not sure what platform to use or whether to make my own storefront without the use of a store. I'll look and see.

Fourthly: It'll be the end of this year but I'll be going to Japan with my sister. I'll be trying to daily post about our travels with photos for you during that time so look forward to that as well.

I'm going to be learning Japanese when I can throughout the year so if you have any suggestions or helpful tools on how to effectively learn the language, please let me know.

Random Thoughts

I've been thinking on making just a random blog for a while now just to get my thoughts out. Perhaps daily... I haven't really decided on what exactly this blog will contain but it'll probably be all over the place, just like my head and my life.

I've been kind of introspective lately when it comes to what I need versus what I want. Right now, I want my own place. Bought not rented. But as it stands, my bank balance prior to the April 2016 incident was in a good position to do that but now it isn't. I don't have much to even think on moving to another place. This year will really be a cut back for me in terms of buying things.

Tho in saying that, I'm not exactly low on things to keep me occupied. I have enough unfinished projects and craft supplies that it'll take me 6 life times to get through them all! Tho in saying that, if I didn't work full time I could easily work through all of it in the space of a few years.

Resolutions? I hate making New Years Resolutions... I always end up breaking them. I tend to go for goals more than anything else. So this years goals?

1) Build my bank account back up again
2) Make a significant dent in my UFO boxes (UFO is crafter for UnFinished Object) I currently have 2 waist high boxes and a small box that's like one you would put at the end of a bed.
3) Finish my Masters. I have this year to go with units and I want to finish without failing anything else. I'll graduate at the end of this year with all units done. What am I doing? Masters in Mental Health Nursing. It contributes towards my ultimate goal.

I've also got 4 craft projects that I need to finish regardless of anything else this year. 2 are blankets that are being made for 30th birthdays and 2 are cross stitch pieces that are photos that were converted that are Christmas presents this year. I doubt I'll finish both blankets but I'll at least finish one and the Xmas pieces can be easily knocked through in my November leave.

If you have any topics you want me to talk about or anything you want to take a look at... If I have it/feel comfortable showing it then I'll dedicate a post to it for you and give you credit for the idea in the beginning.

Until next time... Keep the imagination flowing!