What do you do when you get "out of the mood"?

Find a reason. You know as a gift or for a charity.

I don't craft, but I do write. When I get out of the mood with my writing, I think about the money I will make, and then I continue on. It could be something big like a book I'm woring on, or something small like what I'm doing right here on MyLot. Bottom line is it all earns me something.

Maybe you need to get inspired. Have you ever looked at crafting magazines? Or looking around on etsy and seeing what other people are doing might give you an idea.

Oh! Crafting! All this means is your muse has left you. She'll be back. In the meantime Do Not Push yourself to do anything you are not up for. That is how you get blocked. Just do what you feel.With me when I my music muse leaves , my artwork muse comes to visit!so just go with the flow.

I just started quilting myself and am trying to figure out my sewing machine so I can sew my pieces of fabric together. I love quilting and am looking for more fabric so I can make my niece her Hello Kitty blanket. I am hoping to finish my quilt by the end of the week.

I think sometimes you have to inspire yourself. Maybe if you have a friend that does it or if you join a group online it may help. I cross stitch and did not find this craft til later in life. I had done needlepoint where the design was already on the canvas. But counted cross stitch I did not start doing til in my 50's. Now I had gotten the pattern bug LOL I have quite a collection so right now I am working on 3 different pieces. The only thing I did wrong was choose a smaller aida cloth size. Now I wish I had done it a little larger. But they are coming along nicer and once they are finished I learned my lesson LOL But for now my cross stitch is sitting in a corner because I am working on an baby afghan it will be oversized so my daughter will be able to use it long term. I get out of the mood of knitting because I have had to make 4 in the last two years, and now she is expecting again. The one I am making now is going to turn out gorgeous. But It is in squares so I am on the fourth color lavender, and after I finish these 12 I have to start putting it together. I am looking forward to my break finally from knitting so I can get back to cross stitching! Hopefully another two weeks and it should be finished. But I know what you mean when you have a hard time getting back to it. I know i am getting tired of knitting and want to sit it aside for a few months! I belong to two cross stitch groups on facebook so that keeps me interested. As far as the knitting, my daughter getting pregnant again for the 3rd time in 3 years is keeping well off the streets and out of trouble knitting baby afghans for her LOL Good Luck hon!