I have spent the better part of my working years in the real estate industry. Cost vs. value is a hot topic because people sink a lot of money into real estate, and hope to get every penny back (and more!) when they sell. Some times they do, and sometimes...
Enough with the brainy lecture! I am an avid knitter. I didn't say I am a terrific knitter, I say avid because I knit a lot. Anyway, I like creating small things that knit up fast because a project can get boring if it takes too long (my husband wonders why his wool sweater is nothing more than a front, back and a sleeve for so many months...). Recently I took on the challenge of learning to knit socks. They are small so they must be easy and quick, right? And they cost about a buck in the mega pack at Target, so they must be cheap to make, right? Nope, nope, and nope! For a beginner like me, a pair of socks will take about a week and 10 bucks of yarn to make.
This is where we get to the value part. My handmade socks are soooooooooo comfy. They are worth every penny and every hour I spent swearing over them.
Hand made items are usually no bargain to make, but the value is unspeakable, and worth the splurge!
See, I do spend some of my saved dollars sometimes!
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I can totally relate to this. My mom gave me a set of Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls when I was little and going into my college years I sold them to make the rent and pay for books. Not much but enough to make it to the next month. Well, she never forgave me for that. So I decided last Christmas to make her new ones. I searched the interent first and e-bay just out of curiousity to see what they were going for. Real vintage... about $150 and handmade, about the same so for about $15 in materials, I went to work over the sewing machine. (Longer than it took to hand bead my wedding dress), I produced two of the most beautiful dolls we had ever seen, whith so much charachter and love. $15, 72 hours and blood, sweat and tears and sore figretips from hand sewing the hair, my mother cried for joy. She loved them. There's nothing that can replace a gift made from your own time, blood, sweat and tears, no matter how valuable the real ones may be in the market place, there's just no replacement for "handmade with love".
I can totally relate to this. My mom gave me a set of Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls when I was little and going into my college years I sold them to make the rent and pay for books. Not much but enough to make it to the next month. Well, she never forgave me for that. So I decided last Christmas to make her new ones. I searched the interent first and e-bay just out of curiousity to see what they were going for. Real vintage... about $150 and handmade, about the same so for about $15 in materials, I went to work over the sewing machine. (Longer than it took to hand bead my wedding dress), I produced two of the most beautiful dolls we had ever seen, whith so much charachter and love. $15, 72 hours and blood, sweat and tears and sore figretips from hand sewing the hair, my mother cried for joy. She loved them. There's nothing that can replace a gift made from your own time, blood, sweat and tears, no matter how valuable the real ones may be in the market place, there's just no replacement for "handmade with love".
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