Overly Crafty Ambitions

I love craft in all its forms and have a wish list as long as my arm of projects I would like to do. Joining Pintrest was possibly the worst thing I could have ever done as there are just not enough hours in the day for my crafty ambitions. Crafting keeps me sane, feeds my need to be creative and also allows me to socialise with friends for irregular Stitch and Bitch sessions. I gain an immense sense of pride from creating beautiful objects and it also gives me something to do while I am watching the tv at night- much better than eating Tim Tams! To date, I have dabbled in: knitting, cross stitch, needle felting, card making, hand quilting and cake decorating. I won't even get started on what I would like to do!

In order to keep myself and my wallet healthy, I have imposed a strict rule on myself- I must finish one project before I am allowed to buy the materials for the next. This has been super helpful in keeping my hoard under control and also helps me to make sure I don't end up with too many un finished projects  to feel guilty about.

Which leads me to my problem- I like to take on projects of epic proportions. Here are two prime examples :


Example A: a heirloom knitted baby shawl. A friend of mine knitted one as a gift for her brother and his expecting wife and I really wanted to make one. At this stage I wasn't even pregnant and could only do basic level knitting! The shawl is knitted in 2 ply and took 17 months- I announced my pregnancy with Miss Muffet by wrapping an ultrasound picture of her in the shawl and presented it to my mum.


Example B: a Christmas stocking, completely done in cross stitch. After Miss Muffet arrived in May, I wanted to make her a Christmas stocking and took myself off to Amazon to browse. And bought this kit. Which took just over a year to complete.



I have to admit I have loved both of these projects and am thrilled with the results.  Unfortunately I am not so enamoured with my current project- a Christmas stocking for our impending arrival. I am not sure if it is because of the subject matter or that I am just needing a break from cross stitch but gah! It is taking forever! I am enforcing a new rule in which I have to complete half an hour of cross stitch four times a week, just so I can push on through.

Is anyone else is a similar predicament? How do you get over the crafty hump blues?