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I like crafting , there I've admitted it and if you don't already know me maybe you have got an idea of what I am like from that statement 

I've tried my hand at most arts and crafts , some starting when I was a very small girl and some that I have come to later in life , I have learnt some of them from my Mum ,but many I have just instinctively done 

My current favourites are acrylic painting and wood burning , the latter being one of the most relaxing things I've ever done , but sadly one that can only be done in the summer as the fumes are too much to do inside ! 

So getting back to my initial statement , you may now have a vision of me based on my hobbies 
Long hair , clogs , mismatched clothing , my living areas covered in second hand furniture painted every colour under the sun , random items from skips turned into sofas , picture frames or mugs ? 

Well that is the vision of crafters that you seem to get from television programmes 
Kirsty Allsopp routinely scours skips turning oil cans into chandeliers , ladders into beds and other random impossible things 
A new programme on Channel 4 tonight made a variety of mismatched 'Cuban' themed items for a dining room , clashing colours , many of the items costing more to make than their shop counterparts 

They all portray crafters as people who don't like things neat or matching , who make EVERYTHING in their lives and who never throw anything away 'just in case' 
I know some crafters are like this and that's amazing for them but where are the programmes that portray crafters as normal people who just like to make things for their own enjoyment but don't have to make everything ? 

I feel I fall into that category, I like making things , I do it because I like it but if something can be bought better or for a comparable sum of money then I buy it !! No crafting or 'upcycling' just for the sake of crafting or upcycling 
I do have long hair and like pattern on my clothing but clogs aren't my thing and I've never felt the need to knit my own yoghurt !!

Time for the image of crafters to step out of the 1970s xxx