Here are 5 reasons why I think you should craft:
#1 It’s relaxing. While you’re out in the terrible December weather, finding a parking place in the chaotic mall only to get elbowed in the face trying to get the last of your Christmas gifts, I’m at home, by the fire, watching It’s a Wonderful Life while I’m leisurely sewing the binding on my quilts for Christmas.
#2 It’s fun. In the hours you spend hunting through stores for the perfect clutch to go with your new dress, I’ve already made one for mine. And it matches better.
#3 It’s green. Once you start inventing, everything is a treasure. And once everything is a potential treasure, you’ll cut your trash in half. Do me one favor – if you start pulling used tissues out of the trashcan for a holiday wreath, wash your hands afterward.
#4 It’s cheaper than therapy. When I have a bad day, I come home, sit down at my sewing machine, and just make awesome. It makes me feel better. It makes me feel like I’m actually good at something, even if the rest of my day suggests otherwise. And then I get to parade my masterpieces all over the internet and get affirmation from the rest of the world that I am, in fact, good at something.
#5 It’s inspiring. Far and away the best part about being crafty is the gifts you get in return. I’m not saying that I do it for the gifts, but I certainly do appreciate them. When someone picks up a forgotten talent to thank me for a quilt or when someone tries something new because I inspired them, I am more proud of them than I am of my own work. And you know how egotistical I am about my sewing.