Not Feeling the Love

All right, I didn't realize this until today, but some people really don't like crafts. I had a woman today say that crafts and anything crafted may not come into her house. She said her kids are past the point of making things in school and now they aren't allowed to craft or bring home anything crafted. I think that her kid probably wasn't very good at whatever they were making in school. Probably ate the glue too.

So this all comes from the fact that I've been working on the school's Christmas Boutique. Hours of work go in to this one day event where all the kids from the school come in and shop for home made items for Christmas presents. They can buy things for parents, siblings, grandparents, friends or pets. They shop, pay and then everything is wrapped to take home to put under the tree. All presents cost $1. The money raised is then donated to a charity the kids vote on. I've put hours in to this event for the last 5 years. I'm not lying, HOURS.

So now this one comment from this one parent has me going crazy. Is this pointless? Should the kids go out and buy "real" presents? Is this just a bunch of crafty crap? Honestly, I would buy some of this stuff for real. It's pretty cute stuff.

It worries me that I don't have any perspective on wether or not what I'm making is appreciated by the people receiving it. It worries me that one day I'm going to be that person who crochets toilet roll cozies. Then I gift them to everyone I know. Then I'm the old aunt who sends a box at Christmas filled with homemade book marks, hard inedible cookies and holiday door hangers.