Originally Posted by
Tfch8184
Y'all that are giving these unappreciated gifts can send them my way. My grandma was the crafty one and it passed down to me. I am the ONLY person I know old and young that does needle craft or sewing outside of mending. I stopped giving homemade gifts because the last time I did I spent a YEAR making specific to the person Christmas presents and got not one single thank you nothing. Open the box look and set it to the side like it was trash. It broke my heart because I put so much into those gifts and they were crocheted at that so the time. Oh the time.
I hate that my generation (I'm 29) does not appreciate quilts or homemade gifts for the most part. I'd rather have one thoughtful hand made gift than a million thing from bed bath and beyond.
While at work, I overheard a conversation. One lady received a handmade gift. She complained that the person who made the gift must not have known her very well or she would have known that she doesn't care for "crafts". She also said that when people make gifts, they do it because it's what they like...not what the potential receiver may like. It gave me pause that perhaps she was right. So often, we put so much time and effort into a homemade gift, and the receiver doesn't appreciate it. Now I only make gifts for people I know will appreciate and like them.