About Me

  I am an almost 40, married, empty nester living in North Texas who loves to create. I was raised crafty, my nickname growing up was bug, and my favorite color is purple so I am starting my journey as The Crafty Purple Bug! 

I come from a long line of crafters and it is as much a part of who I am as loving Christmas, playing games, and yelling at various teams as they win or lose on my TV.   Because of all the crafters in my family, I have a lot of fun “crafty” memories from over the years. My aunt making me a ballet skirt while I was over playing with my cousins, crocheting with Grandma while on a family road trip, going through my great grandma’s fabric closet during a cousin sleep over, crawling under quilts set up on frames to help get them yarn tied, quilt retreats, and so many handmade gifts that I have given and received over the years. I am sad that I don’t have pictures or journal entries about all of these and want to start 2020 off right.

My goal with this blog to document my crafting and maybe inspire someone else to be crafty along the way. It brings me such joy  to create (although some frustration usually pops up too) and remembering helps bring those feelings back. Hopefully you will feel some joy and enjoy seeing my projects too.