Initiation, The (1983)

Is gift-making, instead of buying gifts, a waste of time? In today's society, Christmas (and other holiday gifts) has become so commercialized that we are constantly inundated with the latest "hot" products to buy and give. Television, radio, print and web presents a world of goods that our loved ones' can not live without ". Call me old-fashioned or just call me old, but I prefer to hand the gift, the gift of love designed. Unfortunately, the world does not agree ...

Over the years, I created the handmade crafts and gave them as gifts. And, alas, over the years, most of the gifts away in this unknown place for most humans, "the island of misfit gifts. The island of misfit gifts is also known as the closet, attic or storage area base that exists in most homes. That's where unwanted gifts are sent, never to be seen again (until the spring cleaning and garage sales days ...). Yes, I admit. I am one of those evil people who actually check to see if a gift that I gave is displayed or used. I ponder the possibility of forming a group to fight against this phenomenon Gift lose. I'll call "Society for Rescue of unwanted and discarded Presents Island Misfit Gifts", or "TSFRUADPFTIOMG" for short. As the future founder of TSFRUADPFTIOMG, I bravely ventured into the island inappropriate gift (the occasional wardrobe or storage area) and I found some treasures shocking. For example, the ceramic chess that I did in 1983 (house ceramic board included) for my sister. Pieces of this series and a partial board were all that remained in his office back room. This set took six weeks to create ceramics classes, and sections of green, painting and firing costs. On the bottom of each piece you are getting the original, CAM 1983. Why carve my initials and date in the bottom of each piece? As an unsigned masterpiece will never gain. It 's acts of a piece of wisdom from my ceramics teacher gave me for free. Now, of course, this chess game lost (house edge ceramics included) will never increase in value ...

In previous years, I also made a foray into the world of painting, to find the pictures that I gave as a gift does not "correspond to the decoration" of the house where the paint has been given. Although he never read aloud, this fact became evident to me when no year after year of my paintings can be found on the walls of the house. To date, none of these masterpieces of origin have been located in the island of inappropriate gifts. I can only conclude that they may have been accidentally included in a garage sale of some sort. So if you ever come across paintings signed by MAC 1989, MAC 1990, MAC 1991 or MAC 1992, be sure to keep in a safe location where they will increase in value ...

Currently, I work in needlework. In fact, I enjoyed needlework for twenty years or more. Instead of working from kits purchased from stores, I chose to design my own pieces. I have a few projects that are constantly praised, followed by the question, will you be done to me? "My answer is always:" Sorry, I do not have time ". Translated, it means "sorry, but I have no intention of wasting my time and money creating a gift of love that will be discarded the next day he is given. My time is better spent updating my site with the needle, stitchopedia.com ... an encyclopedia of stitches. "Thus, he looks forward to a gift of the needle on my part would be advisable to visit me at the needle points and learn to establish their own project tapestry. Be sure to sign with your initials and the date so it will be.