i'm so sorry! i only just read your posting now. As to what inspires me to be creative, i guess it's because both my parents lost their homes in two wars and a migration and in my own life i had to move around a lot and it really made me sad that we only had a few keepsakes from some really pivotal times in our lives. So, I started photographing. :) how bout you?

No offense taken. I do trade with my friends quite a bit.

Thanks.

I think that it's great that you make use of your resources. I plant a garden every year and we're lucky enough to have asian pear trees and blackberry bushes so I can make jam to last during the winters.

Thanks. I actually love making my site. I wish I had more to say though. Now that I am working at home, I will probably post twice a often though. So who knows.

I make cold process soap, much like yourself. I haven't worked with animal fat as I like to make Vegan soaps. I've just been tinkering with essential oils and natural colorants (i.e. coffee, paprika). I've come up with 8 different combinations of soaps so far. What about you?

Well, I dabble in photography, oil painting and soapmaking.

Happy New Year to you also!

Hi! I love to make art, I'm just not very good at it. I enjoyed viewing your photos. You're making some wonderful things!

i know i answered this question in art school... lemme think ;) really i'm inspired by the absolute comedy of life - i get really excited about my work when it's got some irony to it - what about you?