Crafting is something we do that brings us joy. We might spend hours searching out just the right pattern. Spend more hours selecting the materials necessary to create exactly the look we’d envisioned for the project.
We happily, joyfully, and enthusiastically begin with step one of the instructions. And we smile, knowing an hour or two or twenty of our time crafting is better than any therapy to calm our nerves. Immersing ourselves in our craft allows us to put aside our worries, our angst, and our sorrows for just a little while and find serenity in our little corner of the world.
Unless, you have crappy tools.
Crappy tools will take you from serenity to screaming mad in a heartbeat! Crappy tools will tick you off, make you swear out loud where your kids can hear you, occasionally make you toss your project across a room, and generally destroy any enjoyment you might have gained from your craft.
Don’t do it.
Don’t settle for mediocre. Buy the best tools you can afford, and if you can’t afford the best figure out how you can. How?
- You could bring your lunch to work instead of eating out.
- You could borrow from a friend who loves the same craft you do.
- You could give up that pedicure this month.
- You could wait for a sale or use a coupon.
- You could declutter a bit here and there and have a yard sale.
- You could ask Hubby, or BFF, or Sis, or Bro, or even Mom for an early B-day, Valentines Day, Mother’s Day, Christmas gift;-)
Truth? You could find a hundred and one ways to buy the best tool(s) for the craft and save yourself a ton of suffering with mediocre;-)
Instant gratification is nice. In fact, I love it. But, buying something on the cheap, or in a hurry because it’s “good enough”, or because you didn’t want to travel thirty minutes one way in a snowstorm to “The Wonderful Store That Has The Best Tools” and settled for “Big Box Around The Corner” will leave you less than joyous when you start your project. And, if it’s not joyful, why bother?
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