Does anyone else ever get disappointed [View all]

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when something they've worked very hard (and long) on ends up dropping into some sort of handmade Twilight Zone, never to be heard of again?


I'm talking specifically about when you make something for someone...either at their request, or unsolicited...and you give it to the person expecting to see it worn or used, and it's not.

I've been sort of feeling this way for a while, but it's gotten stronger after the "Booties from hell" (see OP somewhere below for details on that one) episode.

I finished and gave them to my stepdaughter with the suggestion that she may want to tack the button closure loop if it keeps coming off the button since the tops of the booties are wide enough to get a kid's foot in without undoing the button each time. Also, that she might want to buy some suede elbow patches and use them to create non-slip soles. OK. I did my thing...all done...and I figured I'd see them on the granddaughter at some point.

Except...no. It's been nearly two months and while there are a ton of kid pictures on Facebook, none of them feature hand crocheted bootie slippers.

Someone I know asked me about them recently, and I told the person I don't know if the granddaughter has worn them yet, and I washed my hands of all of it once I finished the project. Whatever the stepdaughter chose to do with them...not my business.

But that's a lie. I guess it hurts a bit. Just like the special little fluffy pink hat I made for Christmas that didn't even get an acknowledgement, much less a "Thank you".

And that's the way it's mostly gone with stuff I make for people, except for in a few cases. Sweaters, hats, afghans, etc. I work on these things while thinking of how much the recipient will enjoy (and USE) them.

It's got me paranoid thinking what I make is crap, but I've been told my items are beautiful, and I do get compliments on stuff I have around my own home, like afghans and such.


So I'm thinking to hell with it. Maybe I'll start selling my stuff on Etsy or eBay, where people pay for it because they want it and they'll actually use it.

sigh.