Crafters Everywhere

We all have those friends. The ones who like to brag about what they’ve “made”. They compliment you, only to get you to compliment them, and then they tell you all about what ever they have “made.” What does it even mean to make something? Nowadays it seems like every single teenage girl is the most creative person in the entire world and they “make” everything. In case you didn’t know, when you cut up a pair of your old jeans and turn them into shorts it is altering an existing piece of clothing. Altering jeans doesn’t measure up to a dress I made from fabric and thread. I have been sewing for five and a half years and when you show me your shirt that you tie-dyed while I’m wearing a cardigan that I spent 8 hours on, I am going to be offended. Before you call me out, yes- I have altered jeans and tie-dyed a shirt and no- I am not saying that you are not creative if you have created these things. All I am saying is that people who have actually make stuff do not like when you are begging for our attention for something we could “make” in our sleep. Next time you want to flaunt your DIY hair bow, remember you might not be the only crafty person in the room.