tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11847921.post113905853345458097..comments2023-10-26T20:47:16.571+11:00Comments on Patra's Place of Stitching and Vintage Linens: An interesting perspective on hand made gifts.Gina E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07532527261977368083noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11847921.post-1139612995258784182006-02-11T10:09:00.000+11:002006-02-11T10:09:00.000+11:00Haven't we all given a handcrafted gift that took ...Haven't we all given a handcrafted gift that took us simply weeks to make and realized the recipient didn't understand that labor of love. I tend to buy gifts for others now, well, except for friends and family who I know will appreciate the time and work that goes into something.Maggie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991999931680942893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11847921.post-1139233646409552222006-02-07T00:47:00.000+11:002006-02-07T00:47:00.000+11:00Good for you Barb! You have given plenty to other...Good for you Barb! You have given plenty to others, now it's your turn for yourself.<BR/>Dawn - you are absolutely right. But isn't love a kind of magic? (purrrr...sigh...)<BR/>Robyn, I think those of us who care enough to give part of ourselves, do tend to worry about our gifts being loved, not just appreciated, as you say. That's why I am compelled to rescue all the beautiful old linen I find - some old lady up in Heaven will be smiling down on me because I love her stitching!Gina E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07532527261977368083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11847921.post-1139170721138525252006-02-06T07:18:00.000+11:002006-02-06T07:18:00.000+11:00I worry alot about my items being 'aprreciated' by...I worry alot about my items being 'aprreciated' by those I give them to. Not really being appreciated for the work that I put into them but I worry about them being loved. does that make sense? I have given things away to people only to see them discarded somewhere, unwanted.Miss Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144002124919728056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11847921.post-1139134700642497562006-02-05T21:18:00.000+11:002006-02-05T21:18:00.000+11:00I believe the energy you feel from hand made gifts...I believe the energy you feel from hand made gifts is love; not magic.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09007858099867073246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11847921.post-1139118045864364662006-02-05T16:40:00.000+11:002006-02-05T16:40:00.000+11:00Oh wow, I'm feeling all sensitive and lonely tonig...Oh wow, I'm feeling all sensitive and lonely tonight, and then I come here to find my name! That was a gift, Gina, thank you. I am careful about who I sew or mosaic for now. But when you find those who are sincerely thrilled--that's wonderful. What I need to do is give to MYSELF more often too. I tend to sew for others far more than anything else. So I'm making myself a purse now.woof nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585916446298818033noreply@blogger.com