5 Simple Ways to Find Time To Craft

Was one of your New Years Resolutions to find more time to craft ?  But now you have no idea how you are going to fit in time to actually make it happen? I know it is hard to set aside time just to craft with everything we have going on in our lives. But where there is a will, there is a way, right? 

 

 I have 5 Simple Ways to Find Time to Craft to share with you today.

• Steal some time for yourself…Get up 30 minutes early or stay up 30 minutes later than the family and make that your dedicated Craft Time each week. Even if you just do it a couple of days a week you could chip away at a project a little at a time but have one finished in a few days.
• Make a “date” with another crafter… Schedule time with another crafter to get together and craft. Doing this will get a craft time planned in your schedule and even if it is only for a couple of hours it’s guilt free time you set aside just to craft.
• Have “tech free” time…get off the computer and your smart phone in the evenings and do a quick craft project instead.  It is amazing how much time you can gain back in your schedule when you stop surfing the net, chatting on FB, or in the proverbial black hole of Pinterest 🙂
• Keep project kits handy…when you have a craft project you want to work on but never seem to have the time to do it at once, go ahead and pull those supplies together and keep near where you sit in the evenings watching tv, helping kids with homework, etc. I put my project kits in oversize Ziplock bags and toss in the papers, embellishments I might want to use,etc. and keep in a basket next to my comfy chair. I have one ziplock bag with basic supplies such as scissors, glue, adhesive, glue dots, a ruler and a pencil also in the basket. And a folding TV tray makes a great temporary work surface.So everything is handy and ready when I want to do a quick craft project such as card making or layouts. I made all my holiday cards over the course of a week just chipping away at them while I watched my favorite shows with the hubby.
• Trade Free Time…set up a trade with another family member or a close friend to watch the kids, do the dishes, laundry, run errands, etc. one time a week and use that time to craft instead. Then you help that person out by  trading a task to give them time to do what they want. When my kids were young, I traded time with my hubby 1 night a week so I had a couple of hours to do what I wanted like craft or even just take an uninterrupted bubble bath or read a book, etc. 

We all have the exact same 24 hours in a day to portion out what we need or want to get done. You can find time in your schedule if you really look and get creative.  What are your tips for making sure you have time to craft ?