For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a crafter.
I have wanted to make something out of nothing, turn an idea into gold, question not whether I can do it, but know that I can do it.
I went to college with a girl who knew not only how to sew, but her and her mother would make and paint Christmas ornaments. I wanted that. I wanted to be a mini-me to a Martha Stewart-esque maternal figure.
As I got older, I tried my hand at all sorts of crafty activities. I tried to fall in love with scrapbooking. I tried to make my own ornaments. I tried to adorn everything with pretty. Sparkly and pretty.
I wanted to be a crafting goddess.
But here’s the thing. It’s time to face facts. It is time to be truthful with my inner domestic diva.
I am tired of trying to be a crafter. Sure when I go into Michael’s Craft Store, I want to make all the things. I want to throw twenty-five different projects and all their accoutrements into my cart and plop my ever-present 20% off coupon on the counter and roll out of the store in slow motion with loud music playing in the background.
But you know what happens when I actually go into Michael’s? I don’t purchase crafting stuff. I buy seasonal décor with my 20% off coupon.
I buy things that other people made.
Boom, revelation time. Mind blown…
And you know what? It’s okay that I am not a born crafter. It is totally okay. I am an awesome organizer. No, really. All of my books are alphabetized by the author’s last name. And my clothes are all on hangers facing the same direction, organized by color. Yes, I am one of those people 🙂
I rock at organizing.
And I would rather be an organizing superstar than be super handy with a glue gun, felt, and a mason jar.
Because I wouldn’t even know what to do with that 😉
Oh my gosh – SO DITTO here!!! My mom is a super talented sewer/crafter. I tried in vain to knit her a scarf this Christmas but got bored silly a quarter of the way through and gave up. I’m so bummed, but it’s just not in my heart, and I need to be okay with that.
I totally understand about knitting! I’ve wanted to know how to do that for so long, but it’s like, if it was really something I wanted to do, I would’ve just done it already 😉 Knitting and crafting are just not my thing…
Okay, just another reason why we are buddies, Mackenzie! I am a wannabe crafter too, but most of my attempts look like a kindergartner made them. And that might actually be an insult to kindergartners everywhere! I am always amazed by what crafters can do, but I’ve learned to appreciate their talent, not attempt to replicate it, because the result ain’t pretty! The gifts I’m making for my family this year are a bit more crafty, which is why I keep procrastinating. I’m deeply afraid the way they look in my mind (obviously amazing) will be very, very different in reality!
“Most of my attempts look like a kindergartener made them”. Ha, ha, ha, you had me laughing out loud! 😀 I too, am amazed at what crafters can do, they certainly have a special gift that’s for sure. We are wannabe crafters who would rather be reading! 🙂
I would not classify myself as crafty. I’ve done a few arty projects with the girls but they were pretty basic. I love a-ha moments and learning to appreciate who we are. Nothing wrong with not being crafty!
I agree Shannon; I too love a-ha moments, and honestly, I feel a weight has been lifted now that I’ve admitted it aloud. Like you said, nothing wrong with not being crafty! 🙂