Hi there!

[botticelliwoman]

What a great forum! Found it through google and have loved reading the posts. Your work is all so stunning and it makes me proud to be a crafter again (been to too many craft fairs where they just peeled the made in Taiwan stickers off).
I don't have a website as I've been living in Egypt for a few years and am about to move to the States (typical, with the shape of their economy at the moment). I have some of my work on the you crafty lot site (if I'm allowed to say that?) DUH!
Keep up the good work y'all!!!!!!

[Seahorse]

(been to too many craft fairs where they just peeled the made in Taiwan stickers off).



LOL!!

Hello and welcome to you.What knid of thing do you make?

[botticelliwoman]

Hi Seahorse!
I'm what's loosely referred to as a decorative artist..LOL. Anything with a nice flat surface I wanna paint on it. Have done pet portraits, murals, painted furniture etc. Whilst I was in Egypt I was painting on alabaster vases and papyrus. I guess I'm a bit of a jack-of-all-trades; as long as I'm being creative I'm happy.

[candles by lisa]

Hello and welcome to the forum from me too.

When is it you are moving back to the states and are you looking forward to it.

Cheers.

Lisa

(welcome)

[Debeadz]

(welcome) from me too!

[Rodeo Lady]

(welcome) from me too !!!

Cheers Janice

[botticelliwoman]

I'm supposed to go to the States in March/April but I'm still waiting on the US Embassy about my visa. I'm going to train for the ministry (church not political) and hopefully set up a programme to teach crafts/art to otherwise unskilled teens. Perhaps there's room for a Christian Crafts Guild? (if there isn't one already). I get really annoyed that the emphasis in society is on people who do well academically and that arts and crafts are relegated to being a 'nice hobby'. Everybody is blessed with a talent of some description and we should celebrate and be proud of the gifts we have......sorry....soap box...LOL