You could say I’m creatively inept. Sure, I can craft words but that’s just about it. I try my hand at cross-stitch and inevitably bite off more than I can chew. Like the time I tried to stitch a wizard and got it so wrong that I had to hand the piece off to Nan for her to correct and finish. Lace making, calligraphy, card making and other crafts have all been successfully tried by members of my family. I can just about sew a button back on a shirt.
So when I agreed to review some craft items from Docrafts I’m not quite sure what I was thinking. Oh, I remember, that TB would do it. Despite my ineptitude he’s managed to get a half decent eye on him and will happily spend hours with glue, sellotape, paper and scissors.
We started out with cards. It was father’s day and I realised that we hadn’t got the husband a card, or the father. Oops. My fail. I set TB to work with pre-sized card and envelopes. He looked at the stamp marked ‘sent with love’ and realised there was no stamp pad to use with it. I may not be good with craft but I can be ingenious, getting him to colour the stamp with a felt tip. Maybe a stamp pad would’ve been less dangerous. Soon we had two cards and two envelopes bearing the gushing sentiment. Stickers next. Although the World Cup was already a sore point with the father, TB carefully designed a football field with the stickers. The husband got fish and TB was proud of his work.
We also got calendar sheets. Family should look away now because they’ll all be getting TB-designed calendars for Christmas. I definitely wasn’t brave enough to let him loose with the pinking shears and there were some other bits that were too good for the hands of a six year old. I might try my hand at making a few cards; if I fail I can always get Nan to come and sort me out.
Docrafts don’t just sell craft supplies, it’s an entire crafting world. They also sent me a copy of their magazine, Creativity, and I’ve seen a few things I might have to try. If the site and mag don’t give you enough to try you could always check out the Docrafts blog for inspiration. Now you’ve got no excuse not to help your kids with their crafty projects.
