craftleftovers
I am driven to create, but not to create more waste. From the studio to the kitchen, I make a point to look at what is on hand first before running to the store.
I started CraftLeftovers.com as a way to keep myself accountable to using up my leftover craft supplies, and now four years later, it’s a place for others to find patterns, resources, and inspiration to live their lives creatively too!
Join my mission to not only de-stash, but also to find fabulous uses for all those leftovers, to live your life creatively!
How did Craft Leftovers get started and where did I learn to knit, crochet, and sew? Well…..
The Long Story: My grandma always let me use her sewing machine to make “creations” and had a huge stock of craft supplies that she let me use when I was growing up. As soon as I went to high school I dropped craft like a bad habit, it wasn’t “cool” enough for me. Being a painter, not a seamstress like my grandma, was my dream. But when my grandma passed away I hoarded her supplies, I felt it was my last connection to her. What to do with it? I hadn’t made anything with “craft” supplies in years. I started to teach myself to sew, then crochet. Knitting always alluded me. Enter Jason, my partner. He taught me to knit and that really got things rolling. I started Craft Leftovers shortly after that, I needed a way to keep mine and my grandma’s stash accountable.
My grandma’s influence on my life lasted long after she passed and continues to this day. Art and craft have combined in my life, just like her life. I graduated with a BFA in Painting this past May. I am still working through my grandma’s stash, but with the help of Craft Leftovers, I am making much headway. My sister says that she knows our Grandma would be of me. I hope so, I think of her all the time, especially when I have a question that I know she would have an answer for!