tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335458152225126863.post7550581533763558862..comments2023-09-07T09:17:29.426+01:00Comments on Pink Flamingo Handcrafting ...: Why Buy Handmade? Some Makers Share Their ThoughtsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03652076392315383181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335458152225126863.post-42706543610604315062013-09-23T09:30:02.474+01:002013-09-23T09:30:02.474+01:00That's so true Janice! The effort and time mea...That's so true Janice! The effort and time means so much. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652076392315383181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335458152225126863.post-16141260285070088842013-09-06T02:09:21.358+01:002013-09-06T02:09:21.358+01:00I love this post. I love anything hand made. I see...I love this post. I love anything hand made. I see it as a true gift of self. I dont even care if its badly made as long as its given with love.<br />JaniceJanice Kay Schaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01218296462551967972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335458152225126863.post-91453968254438559542013-09-04T13:12:22.787+01:002013-09-04T13:12:22.787+01:00Thanks - I like sharing, it's like going on a ...Thanks - I like sharing, it's like going on a shopping spree but better for my bank account!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652076392315383181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335458152225126863.post-46203440457720657162013-09-04T10:38:38.121+01:002013-09-04T10:38:38.121+01:00Great post and lots of fabulous hand-crafted items...Great post and lots of fabulous hand-crafted items. Thanks for sharing!Catwalk Creative Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762184901608620542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335458152225126863.post-77839997660585013262013-09-04T07:39:17.537+01:002013-09-04T07:39:17.537+01:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I remember the s...Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I remember the same feeling as a child wanting the latest trend and getting handmade instead! Then as a teenager I realised I could have something unique for me and started enjoying a few pieces - now I'd love a whole wardrobe designed just for me! I agree that people are looking for retail therapy too; I think if they bought handmade it would more therapeutic and fill a deeper need and connection.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652076392315383181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335458152225126863.post-58942069128796343042013-09-04T02:53:22.879+01:002013-09-04T02:53:22.879+01:00I remember feeling uncool as a child because all m...I remember feeling uncool as a child because all my clothes were made by my Mom. OH, what I wouldn't give now to have her here with me, sewing right along. She'll be 86 next month and no longer wants to cross the Pacific Ocean—she says the 14-hour flight is just too much on her frail body.<br /><br />Handmade items have stories. Mass produced ones are impersonal. The latter go through so many middlemen that they become sanitized, corporate-ized and soul-less. When you buy handmade you have a heart-to-heart encounter. When you shop the mall you rub up against the anonymous masses like so many zombies in search of retail therapy.Scrollworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761198237613139398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335458152225126863.post-33343953558943533742013-09-03T10:44:37.018+01:002013-09-03T10:44:37.018+01:00I totally agree Rebekah. It's great handmade i...I totally agree Rebekah. It's great handmade is cool now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652076392315383181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335458152225126863.post-22909396759323504062013-09-03T10:03:21.134+01:002013-09-03T10:03:21.134+01:00Great post! I love how handmade is having such a c...Great post! I love how handmade is having such a comeback as well - it's great. I've always loved handmade things, but I'm from a big, crafty family and I know when I was a kid it really wasn't cool at all, but it's so much nicer to buy handmade. I know I'd rather have a dress somebody's thought about and taken time to make rather than a mass produced Primark one which will fall apart in 5 minutes! <br /><br />I'm off to have a look at some of those shops now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634836962723229161noreply@blogger.com