Introduction

I am brand new to this blogging thing, so I think I'll start by introducing myself and explaining why I want to start this blog. My name is Nikki Davis. I am a stay-at-home mom who loves to create. My road to arts and crafts has been a long one.  My grandmother started me sewing from the time I was 5.  I learned how to needlepoint and cross stitch from her.  Until college, this was the extent of my crafting.  I went to school hoping to one day be a computer animator.  Unfortunately, I chose both the wrong school and the wrong major to achieve this.  I don't regret anything though, since I love my life, but this is how I eventually came to major in art with an emphasis in drawing and printmaking.

Skip forward many years, and I now find myself loving anything crafty.  I am pretty good with a paint brush, which tends to be the basis of the  crafts I do now. I have two children, and they are usually the inspiration for my crafts. I also have my own Etsy store, which you can find by clicking on my logo on this page.  Since having my last child, I haven't had as much time as I would like for crafts, but I'm hoping that, as he gets older, I can start working again. 

So why do I want to start a blog?  I know that when I want to learn how to do a new project I always look to the web.  Most of the time, I find tutorials on someone else's blog. The same goes for some of my parenting questions. I have started to feel like maybe I should start giving  back and share some of my own knowledge and experiences to help other people.  I know that I have given friends advice before on projects and i would like to keep a written record of them for future reference. I also wanted a place to promote my work. 

My content is going to be a combination of parenting stories, craft tutorials, my personal artwork and the stories or processes behind them, and anything else that may come up that may be of interest to anyone.  I hope you will join me on this journey!