Winnie Wednesday, from Polkadoodles and Tonic Kaleidoscope box,

Im new to the blogging thing, I know that it seems strange as they have been about for ages, but it’s always been something that other people do, I'm not new to crafting though, and have been doing many different crafts over the years, paper craft is one of the newer things I have done, but I adore it.

It’s not that it’s something easy to do, but it is easy to me, or that I need a break from a long day at work (I wish it was) but more because I need to deal with stress and keep depression at bay.

I'm Autistic, which makes me different from others and can cause a lot of stress at times, because I can’t cope with dealing with people, they really confuse me, but my crafts seems to unite me with everyone else, I also have Fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition which leaves me tired and in pain all of the time, and I don't mean I have a tablet and feel better, I never feel better, but when asked I say I’m good because this is the best I will ever be, so people think I must be Faking my illness when in fact I spend more time Faking that I’m OK.

So I craft, I craft any time I feel stressed, I create things to relax and I enjoy my time crafting not because it takes my pain away but because it lets me forget my pain, and then I donate what I make to charity, it makes me feel like I’m still putting something into the world. I also create gifts for friends and family, and this box was created for just that, a friend’s daughter.

This box is made using the Polkadoodles Winnie Wednesday collection which I adore, I love all things Halloween, and especially love the little witch Winnie, she is so cute, and using the Kaleidoscope dies from Tonic Studios, a new set which has had me busily crafting for days now, and I have some lovely Christmas gift boxes for friends and family this year, will add them later, and they are so cute too.