Crafty Craftster Introduction

Hello, everyone!

You may know me from Lariats and Lavender, which is my personal blog and my home sweet home on the web and as LnL is my home, this is definitely my craft room! If you haven't heard of LnL before, let me introduce myself!

My name is Angie, I'm happily married and in love with my gorgeous wife and soul mate Jen! Together we live in Utah, along with our fur babies (both kitties) named Wedge and Mau and our feather baby Jango. ♥ I'm 22 and my love for everything artsy craftsy started about, oh, 22 years ago! I've always been an artist, even when I was simply scribbling fashion or made-up worlds for my sweet little animal characters as a little girl.

Both my mom and my grandpa (whom I sadly never had the chance to meet) were artists and growing up, my mom ALWAYS made sure I had every artistic supply possible. Sketch pads, pencils and markers were my drug of choice until 2008, when my gorgeous wife who supports me so, so much purchased me my first digital tablet! Ever since than, I've been doing a mix of traditional and digital art. I love them both and simply can't choose a favorite! I'm very lucky and have a mother-in-law who also supports me and often gifts me sketch pads, pencils, markers and all sorts of artistic goodies that only further me along and encourage me! 

It's because of my lovely mother-in-law that I became an artsy type, however! It all started when she sent me a beautifully made Gothic Lolita bed-doll for my 18th birthday. I had never been around anything crocheted before and I fell in love with the beauty and detail that can only be done by someone's own two hands. When I moved in with Jen and her parents, I was able to experience handmade holidays. Christmas tree ornaments, stuffed animals, blankets and even sweaters made by my mother-in-law surrounded me! Plus so much more! 

I was truly afraid of starting down a craftsy path because I simply didn't believe I would have any craftsy talent. Earlier this year, my mother-in-law sat Jen and I down and gave us each our own bundle of yarn and a crochet hook and taught us the simple first stitch... And that's when my love for crafts exploded. 

I'm also lucky that the blogging community is SO FANTASTIC! I have a full GReader that has so many lovely, talented ladies who not only craft but buy handmade lovelies from around the world. 

And that's why I've started Crafty Like a... Craftster. I'm a beginner crocheter with a passion for crochet and so. much. more and I know many others out there feel the exact same way. SO! I decided I would build a blog where we could gather and mingle no matter the distance. This is only my first post, my introduction of sorts, however I have big goals for this little craft room of mine. I hope this will be more of a community than a simple blog... 

Watch this space for more information, because I want to make sure you - YES YOU - are involved in the crafty madness!

Before I end this post, I want to share a little bit more about me for those of you who don't know me very well: I'm a gamer and a geek - okay, make that a HUGE gamer and a HUGE geek! I can happily spend hours shopping or outdoors. I love airsoft. I love science, history, the unexplained, archaeology, mythology, astrology and astronomy. I love the unexplained. I'm an avid tweeter and I love e-mail. I adore letter writing. I'm a True Blood, The Big Bang Theory, Animal Planet, History Channel and Discovery Channel junkie... I also love animation! I'm a big kid.

My dream career is working from home as an artist and craftster and possibly, even a blogger!

I adore the holidays. I'm Wiccan with a huge jolly heart full of love for the Sabbats. I can happily browse Pinterest for hours. My favorite food is anything made by Jen, especially Italian and Asian dishes. Dollar stores make me smile. I love coffee and Mountain Dew, however hot chocolate will always be my drink of choice. Oh and let's not forget home-made beer, absinthe and really good scotch. I'm a hookah smoker - but I'm trying to quit.

I'm a Leo and a Snake. I celebrate my birthday on July 28th. Autumn is my favorite season! 13 is my lucky number and Captain Ron is my favorite movie. "I Cross My Heart" by George Strait is mine and Jen's song! I'm a huge animal lover. I'm a mix of a cowgirl, goth, hippie, artsy craftsy type and am a huge girly-girl who doesn't hide her tomboy side. I'm so, so thankful for my family and for my friends and for you! 

If you've read this far, thank you and WELCOME!!! Please don't be afraid to comment below, as I love getting to know others in the blogosphere!