Two Great Reviews for Crafters

If you are like me, you get exasperated when you fail to come up with fresh and interesting ideas for your next creative project.  I love 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.  Recently, I have been in the rut and have been searching for ways to kick-start my creativity again.  You may be interested in what I found at infoandarticles.net – a great website for humanities and crafts. 
 
First I came across 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 discharged it.  I am pleased that i have now read it because it has fully changed how I suspect about creative capability and capacity.  After working my way through the various 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 am so satisfied I did.  For those that do not know, 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 pining for a total instructional DVD on rubber stamping.  You in all likelihood guessed that I used to be a rubber stamper, but still set in all the old techniques.  It is now time to bring myself up-to-date and this DVD is completely full of step by step instructions to help me.  I also must complement the great video and audio production.