I am scared of crafting.
This is odd. Not least because of all the things one could be frightened of, I pick crafting? Really? But it’s more than that. I used to sew. I was in a 4H sewing club. I made something cute. I won AWARDS for sewing.
But that was over 20 years ago.
Today? Terrified.
When I think of crafting, I think of spinsters wearing sweatshirts with cats on them, and making toilet-paper holder dolls, not at all ironically.
I am also a perfectionist. I am excellent at following directions. You need someone to put together your IKEA furniture? I’m your gal. But put a pile of materials in front of me and say “go! create! craft!” and I freeze up, start stuttering and quickly find an excuse to go be somewhere, anywhere else.
Except, I got the teeniest bit of hubris from putting together an official “craft” yesterday. Kimli was passing out pinwheel kits in the swag bags at her talk, which came with directions and all the materials I’d need, down to a needle and thread. I dusted off my old sewing skills, and gosh darn it, I made a thing!
Perhaps I can do this after all….
So it is with great trepidation (and a tiny bit of hope) that I am taking a leap and have signed up for the Mighty Ugly workshop tonight.
I am to make a thing. An ugly thing. An ugly on purpose thing. Without directions.
This is so far outside my comfort zone, my head may explode.
Perhaps that will count as the ugly.
Wish me luck!
Good Luck,
If you love me you will make me a Toilet paper doll cozy, I always wanted one. seriously…. and good luck on your crafty endeavors.
I can’t wait to see your Mighty Ugly creation. Y’know, until this day I had observed but not really mentally processed your avoidance of craft. I always thought it was because you quite literally had better things to do! 😀
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Steven: I promise you, I will make you a toilet paper doll cozy before the end of 2010. I can’t make any promises on materials or prettiness, but by god you will have some sort of draping with a doll in it for your bathroom tissue rolls!
Sue: pictures will be forthcoming. It is truly hideous! And yes, one of the benefits of leading a full life is that it makes it really easy to hide our neuroses and avoid situations that bring them out!