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re: “Crafty” presents aren’t presents. It’s cheap crap and you’re trying to save a buck.
Posted on 12/25/20 at 1:06 pm to Otto Scorzany
Posted on 12/25/20 at 1:06 pm to Otto Scorzany
The Fantastic Five
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Posted on 12/25/20 at 1:09 pm to DiamondDog
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I feel like this makes me a jerk
Posted on 12/25/20 at 2:52 pm to dbeck
Well, I guess I done fricked up then, I gifted a buddy 5lbs of smoked sausage that I made and another buddy about 3 lbs of beef jerky that I made. So much for the crafty stuff. Damn, I just didn't realize that it was in poor taste to give someone a present that took time and effort to produce a quality product. Next time I will go buy some Mr. T's sausage and give that since I would have to go to the store to buy it.
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Posted on 12/25/20 at 3:11 pm to Otto Scorzany
I thought it was good and apparently, my buddy I gave the sausage to thought so since he used it to make his Christmas eve gumbo LOL I enjoy making different types of sausage and other smoked meats, and since I do it on a small scale and use only quality ingredients my "crafty" gifts are actually pretty expensive. I would never give this type of gift to someone who wouldn't realize the value of a homemade craft sausage. Those folks get a coffee cup or something lol.
Posted on 12/25/20 at 3:21 pm to LSU2001
You’re taking this to a whole new level over insecurity. I gave specific examples in this thread. If you are drawing parallels between that and some PVC wind chimes or foot mittens (look like half done socks), that’s on you.
Posted on 12/25/20 at 4:00 pm to DiamondDog
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DiamondDog
Look, are you going to send me the flower pot Linda made or not?
Posted on 12/25/20 at 4:10 pm to DiamondDog
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Outside those with real actual talent, it’s the most awkward gift ever. Every year people giving others something they made or personalized. Real talk. I don’t need my initials on something. I don’t need something you made.
I see a lot of narcissism and sociopathy in this statement.
Posted on 12/25/20 at 4:17 pm to fr33manator
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I’d rather have something heartfelt and original than more crap from a store.
same.
but im not an a-hole so theres that
Posted on 12/25/20 at 4:46 pm to DiamondDog
I appreciate anything someone gives me. You don't have to use it, just thank them & be done with it.
Posted on 12/25/20 at 5:36 pm to DiamondDog
It takes a lot of time, thought, effort, and usually money for some of them. Yes, there are some absolutely pointless ones. If I have ever made a gift it was something I thought would mean something to the recipients.
Posted on 12/25/20 at 6:14 pm to SpaceCamp
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My MIL made my teenage daughters crocheted doilies for Christmas. It was sweet and she doesn't have much money, but it is also weird as heck. My oldest had no idea what it was. A scarf would have been a better idea.
I have some from my great grandmother and the smaller ones we starched, and put on the tree as a sweet reminder of her. Others have been framed or used in other ways.
I suggest you have the girls save them and one day, when they are older, they will appreciate them and use them in their own homes one day.
These sorts of things used to be given for a girl to put in her hope chest for one day when she is older and has a home of her own.
Posted on 12/25/20 at 6:56 pm to SpaceCamp
I'm a crafter and one thing I notice among other crafters is that they will give their handiwork as gifts because it is about THEM, not the gift recipient. They want people to fall all over the amazing thing they made. Or they found something that they do well/easy to make/inexpensive so they give it to everyone. I began making personalized blankets this year that have sold well so my husband wants me to make one for everyone on our list simply because my raw cost is under $10. I know not everyone wants a blanket and it is such an unimaginative route to give everyone the same exact thing.
I will only gift something I made if I *know* the person will like it AND appreciate the time and effort it took to make it.
I have a few beautiful doilies my great grandma made that are true works of art so they are in my dining room, framed in simple square frames with a black backing (no mat). People notice them and comment and compliment them all the time. Maybe your girls have wall space in their rooms to do something similar, the backing can be whatever color to match their color scheme.
I will only gift something I made if I *know* the person will like it AND appreciate the time and effort it took to make it.
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My MIL made my teenage daughters crocheted doilies for Christmas. It was sweet and she doesn't have much money, but it is also weird as heck. My oldest had no idea what it was. A scarf would have been a better idea.
I have a few beautiful doilies my great grandma made that are true works of art so they are in my dining room, framed in simple square frames with a black backing (no mat). People notice them and comment and compliment them all the time. Maybe your girls have wall space in their rooms to do something similar, the backing can be whatever color to match their color scheme.
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Posted on 12/25/20 at 7:31 pm to DiamondDog
Ehh. Sometimes those are the best gifts. I have homemade gifts, letters and pictures that I git of my family that I cherish more than any store bought item. Im sentimental tho. To each their own.
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