handmade

Back in January there was a chain letter of sorts going around on facebook where the first five people who commented on one’s status would be the recipients of a handmade gift. In turn, those five people were required to repost the status and make the same handmade promise. I’m usually not a fan of chain letters but there was something endearing about this one. So, I decided to comment on another photo major’s status of whose work I particularly enjoy and re-posted the message onto my status. After I posted it, two things happened, my mind went into overdrive about the things I wanted to make and I became regretful about re-posting it. I loved the idea of the chain status but didn’t like the conditional aspect of it. I didn’t want people to have to participate in this chain letter in order to receive something handmade from me. So, I toyed with the idea of randomly selecting 5 people from facebook to make things for but I also wanted to make things for my family and friends. After some thought, I decided to delete the status and instead dedicate myself to making mostly handmade gifts this year. Towards the very end of February, I started on my first handmade gift for the year, a Korean pepper stuffed toy for my friend’s birthday.