Originally Posted by alimaui
(Playing devil's advocate here--yes, I make things for people, and am just as dissapointed as everyone else when they are not appreciated, but in the recipients mind...)
Yes, thank you so much for this quilt, that i think has the ugliest brown fabric in the world. I don't want to look at it, it clashes with mycurtains, and oh yea it has golf balls on it, but I appreciate that you spent hours working on something I will never ever want to look at again. Are you going to ask me in a year if I still like it?
Nah, I'm a "give and let live" kind of girl. I would hope when I asked you next year you'd be more specific about your gift list, though. LOL
I do always indicate when I give any gift that if they don't like it, I'll replace it. When I give a handmade gift I include in that offer where I'd like the item to go if it doesn't suit them, in part so they know I'm serious.