I've had a hard time with improvising on crafts, too. I think i'm slowly getting better, but still working from very solid patterns with basically simple products. I get particularly frustrated with my (justified, i think) fear of details. A few classes that i've taken have helped me with the basics, though, and i think that allows me to move forward off of those basics.

Anyway, a lot of your work is both creative and beautiful and greatly appreciated, so let me add a little vote to balance the bad dress, ok?