tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110077978481953569.post2596514026141662344..comments2024-03-26T12:47:06.411-07:00Comments on Rachel Teodoro: Things I wish I no longer saw at craft fairs and bazaarsAdThrive-RachelTeodorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152535116688496759noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110077978481953569.post-26229234614342222692023-03-21T17:54:12.601-07:002023-03-21T17:54:12.601-07:00Just keep walking past then. Not everyone likes th...Just keep walking past then. Not everyone likes the same things,if we did it would be a boring world. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110077978481953569.post-55723021650014174822017-08-17T16:49:45.752-07:002017-08-17T16:49:45.752-07:00I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that t...I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that tastes and trends in certain handcrafts has stagnated very far behind in fashion for certain crafts.<br /><br />A lot of young people I know who do crafts for fun and or profit are reviving things like macrame. A few years back a lot of people would have turned their noses up at a macrame owl now twee hipster types can't get enough of even the ugliest 70s owl pattern or using the same skills to make hideous owls to make modern soft sculpture or using colours, patterns and designs that are more Basquiat than Kinkade. <br /><br />I myself am working on a plastic canvas and wool longstitch kit project that im adding text to in a series about all the half finished/unframed/donated kits I find at thrift stores. <br /><br />Now if some cool young craft blogger took the plastic canvas projects you showed and made something a bit cooler in contemporary colours like idk making bitching coffin tissue box (which now that i think of it I want and am digging through my craft stuff to start as a project) and got a lot of heat under it via a pin or youtube channel. If such things can see a modern revival that caters to modern tastes and lifestyles - till then Ill keep on harvesting vintage kits for parts for pennies for my hobby. Ehehehe my gain!<br /><br />Also as the person above me said, never under estimate the power of nostalgia and sentimentality in things that to other eyes look tacky. God knows I'm constantly curling my lip at people with dumb owl motif everything and hideous fabric choices at craft fairs too which is why within my craft and arts practice I know what 'not' to do but also acknowledge that the 'low art'/dated/chintzy/kitschy has it's own weird appeal. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06441263382622299040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110077978481953569.post-88930983767993435502017-03-23T02:51:36.858-07:002017-03-23T02:51:36.858-07:00I have to disagree with many of the projects you t...I have to disagree with many of the projects you think are craft show "no-no's". While I do not sell the things I make, my plastic canvas tissue box covers are very well received as gifts. I like to personalize them with the recipient's hobbies, likes, and interests. I recently made one for my cousin who lost his wife to a sudden illness. I used each siide to give tribute to things the family did together. <br /><br />Their swimming pool complete with deck, beach ball, sunscreen, and a glass of lemonade were on one side. They live in the country, and weekend get togethers with friends and neighbors were a common occurrence.<br />The high school where they both graduated and their son now attends was represented with the mascot and band instruments. They live in a small Texas town where you will find a large part of the population in the stands on any given Friday night, including out of town games. Their son is in the marching band, and the parents were chaperones on many band trips. <br />They enjoyed work working and successfully sold their finished work at weekend craft shows for years.<br />On the last side I simply put 3 intertwined hearts with their initials depicting the loving family unit that blessed so many people over the years.<br /><br />Yes, I agree some might think it is cheesy, but to my cousins it represents the family that was separated all too soon. I would not be surprised if it finds its way to college in a few years. I will continue to use plastic canvas and crochet hooks to make gifts for those I love as long as I am able. I am just sorry you do not see the joy something made from these simple items can bring.1jmasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370576034477975946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110077978481953569.post-46145231152263012042013-11-10T07:55:33.311-08:002013-11-10T07:55:33.311-08:00I love the kitchen towel that just button and don&...I love the kitchen towel that just button and don't like the dress ones. I am appalled at the craft shows that allow businesses to have a booth. I don't even stop or look at a Tupperware booth. What is handmade about that? <br /><br />I didn't like that plastic mesh stuff ever. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110077978481953569.post-39408088230555683312013-11-08T13:47:45.425-08:002013-11-08T13:47:45.425-08:00I don't want to see anything made out of safet...I don't want to see anything made out of safety pins! The last show I went to had like nightlight shades made out of them and plastic beads, NO!<br /><br />That being said. I'm a Tastefully Simple rep and I love doing craft shows because it gets my name out there. I sell my top selling products, but I definitely always try to be respectful and not pushy at all. Then again I'm not pushy at my parties either.PJ @ Planned in Pencilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595887139131622280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110077978481953569.post-78384621826634076222013-11-08T11:39:02.214-08:002013-11-08T11:39:02.214-08:00To each his own, they say. Having said that, I ag...To each his own, they say. Having said that, I agree with all the photos you showed. There's crafts and then there's that stuff. You didn't include the toilet paper covers, knitted, whatever.<br /><br />DownTheLaneWithDaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593789755756173375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110077978481953569.post-22693269475632709002013-11-08T08:49:54.972-08:002013-11-08T08:49:54.972-08:00My mother in law loves those kitchen towels! She ...My mother in law loves those kitchen towels! She adores craft shows and I think personally finances some people's businesses by buying so much. <br /><br />I do think those cat coasters are awesome looking. But I agree that most of the items you've listed, especially the MLM products like Scentsy, have no place at a craft fair.Starr https://www.blogger.com/profile/03466102837363060940noreply@blogger.com