I love to learn about what inspires people to create things... so I'll share some of what inspires me.
My grandmother has always been a source of inspiration to me as she taught me so many wonderful skills, baking, sewing, homemaking. Spending weekends at her home was like a mini home-ec clinic each week and I have so many treasured memories of her in my grandparents' home.
Sadly, she is no longer with us, however, she lives on in so much of what I continue to create. Whether in my kitchen using her rolling pin or in my sewing room cutting fabric with a beautiful pair of antique scissors I inherited from her, I feel her spirit with me and it fuels my creative fire.

So, periodically, I take the time to honor her memory by doing things exactly as she did... the way her mother taught them to her and the way she taught them to my mother and then to me.
I am also inspired by so many of the talented women (and men) I've found on Etsy. And I love how infectious their creativity is and how it challenges me and contributes to my forward momentum. As much as I can appreciate the foundation I gained from my Grandmother's teachings, I do so appreciate living in an age where I can connect with like minds from far away places through the Etsy community.
That is beautiful about your grandmother! I feel the same way about the etsy community! XOXO
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