Prideful to be a crafter

I have been with etsy for a year. I did not work my shop very much during the winter. It was hard to find time to craft and have a full time job and do the craft fairs on the weekends. Busy! I would like to be able to do just on line sales and drop the craft fair route. I struggle with how to advertise and get and keep my shop out there. I am joining and learning about blogging but I am not sure anyone is really interested in what I have to say or not. I truly love crafting, I am not an artist but a crafter and I take great pride in that. Crafting to me is a long tradition of skills that have been handed down from generation to generation. Crafting was a means to an end. you could not afford to buy so you learned how to make it yourself. I was very poor when my children were young. I learned how to cake decorate so my children would have birthday cakes like their friends. I ended up making a few bucks with my skill because all my children's Friends wanted the cake my kids had. HMMMM!I taught myself and have handed it down to my daughters how to crochet. I could not afford nice warm blankets and so made them. My children would not sleep with anything else. Each item my hands create be it cards or a 200.00 afghan it is crafted in love and a deepness in pride. traditions are important in the stability of our families and crafting comes from traditions from a long ways back. I encourage myself as well as others to keep their craft alive. I will continue to sell my wares in hopes that I find that customer that just needs what I have to offer.