I bought the sixth season of Friends on DVD the other day (Target has THE BEST sales, we bought three seasons of How I Met Your Mother for $13 each!).  During one of the episodes Joey and the hot dancer roommate are knitting potholders and, for the first time since Texas, I got a “yarrrrrrrrrrrrrrn” growl in my craft-consciousness.  Now all I want to do is sit around and crochet or knit and just…make stuff.  I think I’m turning into a Crafter.

Of course, the responsible part of me said that I had to get some work done before I could play with my yarn and that got me thinking.  Thinking about Etsy.  And whether or not it would be worth the time and the effort to open my own Etsy shop.  Don’t worry, I am under no illusions that I can make scarves worth $50.  I was thinking more along the lines of pot holders and washcloths and littler things that I could sell for smaller amounts–pretty much just to pay for the yarn it would take to make them.  I have no desire to be a professional crocheter or knitter, but it would be nice to do something with the things I make and to have something to make when I sit down with my yarn and think “okay, I want to crochet, but I have no idea what I want to produce.”

I also like the idea of selling photos on Etsy–but only because then I would feel less guilty about spending our next sunny day out and about instead of chained to my desk and writing.  After all, if it brings in an income then I’m technically still working, right?  Even if that income is only a couple of bucks (because that’s all I could charge seeing as how my photog skills are still….novice-y)?

This idea is still only a shadow on my brain and might not ever actually happen–but it is fun to think about!