Crafters – How To Deal With Creative Block

If you’re like me, you get frustrated when you fail to come up with fresh and interesting ideas for your next creative project.  I really like to think about this as being similar to ‘writer’s block’ – any creative person can also get in a rut and run out of creative ideas.  Lately, I have been in the rut and have been searching for methods to kick-start my creativity again.  You may be interested in what I found at infoandarticles.net – a great website for humanities and crafts. 
 
firstly , I found The Artist’s Way review which I read with awe and then proceeded to buy the book.  I had been told about this book before but had dismissed it.  I am pleased that i have now read it because it has utterly modified how I think about creative ability and capacity.  After working my way through the diverse exercises, I discovered some long forgotten interests that when i did them again I gained immense pleasure.  I found myself asking why I had stopped doing those things. 
 
The other surprise from the site was the DVD Rubber Paper Scissors with Judi Watanabe review which also led me to buy and I’m so glad i did.  For people that have no idea, Judi Watanabe is a vet in the rubber stamping industry.  You will have seen her recently on CraftTV doing super scrapbook-related episodes.  For some time now, I had been craving a complete instructional DVD on rubber stamping.  You most probably guessed that I used to be a rubber stamper, but still set in all the old methodologies.  It is now time to bring myself recent and this DVD is chock-full of step-by-step instructions to help me.  I also must complement the great video and audio production.

Ellenbogenschuetzer