Initially, like all new friendships it was polite, but supportive, conversation about how best to advertise our pages, advice on new products we were creating and asking for help with things we needed or did not how to do. Once we all got to know each other through these conversations, which was very quick, we soon developed it into lots of banter and got to know each other's addictions in greater detail! Conversations are fast and if you are not around over the weekend you can easily miss out on lots. I think we can easily compare ourselves to a Mothers Meeting when we get going and have often said what fun it would be if we could actually meet up one day - crafting talk, tea, coffee, cake and good friends - a perfect get together! We are able to let off steam when products are not working, orders fall through and customers are being tricky. This allows us to take off the smiley face of the business and offload in a more professional manner, after all who wants to go on a business page and hear the owner ranting and raving? I don't, that is for sure!
This little group of crafters all do different crafts, from fabric related, glass, bath products, wood and wool and all have addictions to different aspects of it. For me, and a few others, our addiction is fabric. We can spend hours 'chatting' and comparing places to buy fabric, searching for the best deals and fabrics around. Our delight at finding an undiscovered treasure cove of fabric is quickly shared with the others and the credit cards are soon quivering in our pockets whilst partners are grumbling about something like 'don't you have enough fabric?'
It can be lonely crafting, it isn't quite a team sport! But this little group of fantastic and talented women make it wonderful. Logging on to see who has had a sale, how everyone is and even just to say 'hi' can make a bad day a whole lot better. xx
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