Quote:
Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
when i was a child, my grandfather and i would begin making paper stars to decorate the christmas trees several weeks in advance. he would measure and cut the paper strips and we would both fold them. they looked like this :
we would make dozens of them and when my grandparents bought their tree my grandmother would take a needle and thread and make a loop on each star so we could hang them up. although i'm not a fan of christmas today, that is a childhood memory i cherish and from time to time i make a star out of scrap paper just to keep my hand in, so i don't forget, and i put them up around the house. sometimes the cat steals one, but it's okay, i can make more.
today i got the ikea christmas catalogue in my mailbox. this year, they are selling paper stars like i used to make with my grandfather (but green, instead of white, as they are meant to be (although i make them now in whatever colour i have)), 6 for 2.99€. something about that seems very wrong to me. *everything* about that, in fact. stars are to be made, not bought ! |
Those are fabulous (please share the directions) and you are absolutly correct. We are trying to make everything way too easy. Instead of making something with our own hands, we have to buy it.
Of course, I'm a huge crafter and love to make things myself. Having said all that, I just bought Ryleigh a Halloween costume when every other year I've made her one.
