OK, I lied. I am not really crafty. The last thing I cross-stitched was when I was in the hospital after my second son was born. And I've got three sons now. And the oldest is married.

Oh, well. Between work and raising kids there hasn't been a lot of time to create. Unless you call making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches creating. Sometimes I would make a smiley face with the jelly. And more than once i dyed the mashed potatoes green just for fun.

With the youngest ready to go to college next year, I will have time on my hands. No more football games, basketball games, baseball games and musicals to attend. And since I don't just want tos it ont he couch and grow roots, I figure I need to dust off the crafty part of my brain and do something.

I kind of like the idea of making jewelry. I was pretty good with PlayDough when the kids were little. And decorating clay pots for Boy Scouts was a lot of fun. Once we used craft paint and once we made mosaic designs. That was fun, but a little messy. And how many mosaic coasters can you use?

So, I will be looking for encouragement and inspiration. It's kind of exciting.