Welcome to my empire of self-love, inspiration and encouragement.

Where I hope to encourage you in and outside of the craft room, or if you're like me for

many years, beyond the kitchen table.

This is Beyond Crafting.

Perfection is something we strive for every single day.

Something some of us obsess over.

Our work, our hair, our body, our relationships.

Think about this.

According to the New York Post, the average woman surveyed who said they routinely spend

money on their appearance, spend about $225,000 throughout their lifetimes.

That's crazy, right?

About a quarter of a million dollars on just makeup in a lifetime.

And even more than that, an estimated 45 million Americans go on a diet each year.

So Americans spend $33 billion each year on white loss products.

$33 billion a year.

Just in America.

Perfection is something that is placed so heavily on our shoulders in all aspects of

life.

We feel not only do you have to look perfect, but we allow perfection to rule our parenting,

our partnerships, our friendships, work, everything.

And it's exhausting.

I'm here to tell you, I'm tired of trying to be perfect and I'm done with it.

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