tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12272116.post7538496767187091219..comments2023-04-02T09:07:15.247-05:00Comments on Denise M. Hartman: Crafts -- good or bad?roamingwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11798304569822903068noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12272116.post-51333686225372885322010-12-07T12:23:08.026-06:002010-12-07T12:23:08.026-06:00Themed stepping stones. We got them one year for ...Themed stepping stones. We got them one year for a VBS. We never painted them, but we've kept them, because we may want to someday. That's a good craft, right? :) (Or have I just saved myself the misery of thinking "how ugly" by not getting around to it?)Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08970992601452040058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12272116.post-44491562975553070002010-12-05T23:30:28.615-06:002010-12-05T23:30:28.615-06:00When I think about crafts that haven't aged we...When I think about crafts that haven't aged well I always think of those yarn and plastic Kleenex box covers. I think that anyone who does craft projects has a few that they run across later on that make them cringe. That's probably true of any hobby where something is produced (writing, painting, etc).<br /><br />While the idea of crafting (can that be a verb or gerund?) is presumably to have something useful or attractive at the end, I think that most of the value has to do with the process and having something that you personally created. I was telling Golden a few weeks ago when our church put on the holiday bazaar that people there would sell more items if they sold do-it-yourself craft kits rather than the finished product. Selling the end product cuts out a most of the value that people get out of crafts in the first place, so that keeps people from wanting to spend their money.shakedusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380500891984359879noreply@blogger.com