a little research...

if i was stopped in the street by a market researcher,

asking me if i had a few minutes to answer some questions on crafting.

i would say

"why yes i do"

she would then continue

"are you a crafter, madam ?"

i would reply

"why yes i am"

and then she would ask

"what is your one true love used within your crafting endeavours?"

and i would answer with no hesitation,

no need to pause

nor

ponder my response,

for i know in my crafting heart of hearts, that i would not be able to continue down the righteous and goodly crafting path i have chosen in my life without a certain something that gets my 'cogs a turning'...

yes, i love my yarn,

yes, i love my lace

and

yes, i still continue to love my doilies,

all of which have a part to play

but what i love more than all of the above is

secondhand linens

covered in flowers

bright, sludgy, oversized, little, pretty, quirky, odd, ugly

i'll take them any way they come.

be it a pillowcase, a bed sheet, a tablecloth, a napkin, a runner or a curtain,

each and every one of them,

upon discovery,

whisper sweetly to me,

get my juices flowing,

'turn on' my crafty self

and

set me out on a love affair until i have used up every last scrap...

after which i morn our lost love.

but it's never for long,

as there is always 'another love' waiting upon the shelves of despair,

ready to take a spin with me and Miss Ethel, thus resulting in the beginnings of a new love affair.

she is keeping her energy levels up with her five pack of cadbury's chocolate flakes ~ Tif