Blog World: I have arrived!

I am excited to start this blog.  It is something I have been meaning to do for sometime now.  I don't know what has been holding me back these last few months.  I have been in desparate need of an online venue for my work and now I finally have one! 

I capture my ideas and inspirations in various ways.  If I see something beautiful in my surroundings, I reach for a camera.  If a lightbulb goes on in my head, I reach for my Moleskine notebook and quickly sketch out my ideas.  If I'm captivated by an image online, I save it to my computer's "inspiration" folder (which is HUGE by the way).  The problem with these methods is that they are very personal, making it hard for me to share my creativity with friends and family.  And that is why I am in desparate need for this blog.  I need a way to capture my ideas, inspirations, and completed projects and present them to the world in one, easy location.  This is why Lauren Elise Crafted was created.

Now how is my blog different from the millions of others?  How can it stand out amidst the design blogs, the wedding blogs, the crafts blogs, the photography blogs?  All I can say is, my blog is about my work.  Although I will not be able to claim ownership of everything, I want to focus my postings on my own projects and images.  My goal is to hold myself responsible, document my work thoroughly and creatively, and push the boundaries to what I can create.  Here I go!