gnarlyis3

The sewing patterns are so punchable - they make them to be cat magnets and they are so fragile that the wind will take them and make them chaseable and shred so satisfyingly under the claws. They also wrinkle horribly and need to be ironed to get them to lay flat enough to cut properly to shape sometimes and yet when I iron them the wrinkles want to catch under the point of my iron.
I was at a craft fair and saw one woodworker who had a beautifully carved sign that said, "Sure you can make one yourself but WILL YOU?" It ticks everyone off to hear other people say that they can do the same thing backwards and in their sleep.
It's started to annoy me when I send people who live far away gifts for events (babies, Christmas, etc) and they can't be bothered to pull out their camera or phone and email a photo of them or their kid with the gift let alone mention that it arrived.
I've become less bothered by people who want things 'donated' or wonder why I don't sell them when, after they approach the subject, I immediately jump in and explain that people aren't willing to pay what it costs for handwork unless it is from a famous designer or artist. It just takes too long to do even small jobs so I just do occasional gifts for family at special events. I've never had anyone want to continue on with the subject. Plus - I get the feeling that if some of these people really wanted the items they think I ought to do then they should be more interested in spending their time learning to do them. That they aren't so interested in investing their time makes me think that they don't really value either the item nor my time. It used to really wind me up but I know that it was really only me that got hurt by it - the people who were offending me were blissfully wandering off unaware that they had said anything atomic while I slouched around gathering a stress headache going over and over how punchable that person was.
I'm becoming more frustrated at how stores are becoming more polarized toward fads. Fabric stores that used to have a decent selection of wearable fabrics now are 70% quilting cottons with another 20% - 25% home decor. It would be fine if there were some stores specializing, but with no stores in the area that have wearable fabrics - just polar fleece and wedding fabrics when wearables are to be found - it is necessary to shop online rather than support local merchants.
The online scam shops! They are all supremely punchable and thank God that guy got hauled away by the cops before he ran my credit card! It was the first and last time I shop at a place that I haven't researched well.
and finally - way way too many ideas for the time I've got.