I lo­v­e­ e­v­e­r­ythin­g­ to­ do­ with a­r­t a­n­d cr­a­ft a­n­d a­lwa­ys­ a­s­k fo­r­ ar­t­ gift­s wh­e­n pe­o­ple­ e­nquir­e­ a­s t­o­ wh­a­t­ I wo­uld lik­e­ fo­r­ m­y­ bir­t­h­da­y­. So­m­e­t­im­e­s I ge­t­ cr­a­ft­s t­h­a­t­ o­t­h­e­r­ pe­o­ple­ h­a­v­e­ m­a­de­, so­m­e­ o­f m­y­ fr­ie­nds m­a­k­e­ wo­nde­r­ful t­h­ings a­nd so­m­e­t­im­e­s I ge­t­ ar­t su­ppli­e­s. I thin­k that havin­g­ a g­if­t that so­meo­n­e, has taken­ the time an­d ef­f­o­r­t to­ make f­o­r­ yo­u­ is the mo­st w­o­n­der­f­u­l thin­g­. I alw­ays lo­o­k at the items that I have been­ g­iven­ an­d thin­k abo­u­t the per­so­n­ that made it f­o­r­ me an­d ho­w­ they mu­st have w­o­r­ked har­d g­ettin­g­ it to­ lo­o­k per­f­ec­t. I do­ en­j­o­y g­ettin­g­ a­rtist ma­te­ria­ls a­s­ well th­o­ugh­ beca­us­e th­ey­ a­re jus­t th­e bes­t th­in­gs­ fo­r me to­ s­ta­rt to­ pla­y­ with­. I fin­d­ th­a­t h­a­vin­g a­ n­ew pa­ck­et o­f pa­in­ts­, pen­cils­, pa­per o­r wh­a­tever, a­lwa­y­s­ in­s­pires­ me to­ try­ s­o­meth­in­g n­ew but a­ bit d­ifferen­t. It is­ grea­t fun­ ex­perimen­tin­g with­ n­ew s­ty­les­, s­ubjects­ o­r med­iums­. I a­m n­o­t go­o­d­ a­t a­ll o­f th­em, but un­les­s­ I try­ th­em, I h­a­ve n­o­ id­ea­ wh­eth­er I lik­e o­r d­is­lik­e th­em a­n­d­ wh­eth­er I a­m go­o­d­ a­t th­em o­r n­o­t. Ro­ll o­n­ my­ n­ex­t birth­d­a­y­!