Check-In Post November 27th 2020

[falkner]

Hello, lovely crafters! Welcome to our daily check-in post, where you can tell everybody all about your most recent progress (or lack thereof). Feel free to also chat with other members and generally enjoy yourself!

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Today's optional question:

Is there any craft you tried out thinking you'd enjoy it, only to find out you don't? Or the other way around, is there a craft you tried for some reason, thinking it'd be a one-time thing, but that turned out to be something enjoyable?

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Comments

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

When I was seven, Grandma forced me to sit down and learn how to sew. I knew I'd hate it.

I still hate it. But I have to grudgingly confess that it's an extremely handy skill to have, and I'm reluctantly glad that she taught me. (Not as much fun as when she got me into s'mores and 'I Love Lucy', but you can't have everything.)

Also, does decorating for Christmas count as doing something crafty? Because Mom and I got started today. We have two trees, and one of them is baking-themed; it's already almost 100% done. Tomorrow, it's my job to set up and decorate the other one. Also, yesterday I redid my phone and laptop desktops to Christmas themes.

[badly_knitted]

I hate sewing too, but I can re-attach buttons and turn up trousers by hand so it's useful. I don't mind sewing felt toys, but anything to do with sewing clothes I loathe.

Yay for Christmas decorations. I won't be having any, I still have no heat and I'm pretty miserable. Won't be sending cards overseas either, I can't afford to with the utter mess I'm in. Sorry =(

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Don't worry about it. :) They always say it's the thought, after all. 💕

[badly_knitted]

Yeah, I'm just so tired of everything right now, so cold I can't feel my feet or my fingers. I can't do laundry because I can't dry it, and I'm facing a massive expense to buy wood for the fire because I've been told the chimney is so clogged if I use the coal I already bought and paid for it'll block again.

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Oh, geez. :( That really sucks. *warm hugsssss*

[badly_knitted]

Thanks *hugs back* Things are not going well so far =(

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Oh I love theme trees! They're so creative. What is the other tree?

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

The other is all our other ornaments; it's sort of a memory tree, since we always get ornaments for family members. :)