Well, here I am again. Nothing too noteworthy this week except (drum roll please) the wonderful email I got from Andrew with a photo of Lilly in a very cute t-shirt that announced the forthcoming arrival of a new brother or sister for her! Hooray for grandchildren!!
The rest of the week has gone pretty much as usual except knitting group was here at the house today instead of in Marshall and speaking of knitting, I was just reading Alison's blog about scrapbooking. I read the comments about how everyone loves the digital scrapbooking and that does sound interesting and time saving, but I wonder if you're not missing a lot doing it digitally.
Part of the joy of knitting, for me, is not just creating something but the pleasure I get out of feeling the softness of the yarn and the smoothness of really nice rosewood knitting needles (a great Christmas present from Alison.) It is very much a sensory thing and I'm wondering if it's not the same with scrapbooking (I'm not much of a scrapbooker yet), but I would think a good part of the joy of scrapbooking is in all the little details and the "doing" of it, choosing the papers and embellishments, the cutting and pasting, feeling all the textures, etc. Maybe I'm wrong. I guess what I'm asking all you scrapbookers is: Is the joy in the finished project or in the doing of the project? Would love to hear your comments on this or any other craft projects you enjoy.
I may actually get to post a photo or two on here this weekend. I found out that Timothy has a digital camera, so he's agreed to take a few photos for me when he's off work and help me post them, so stay tuned...
Where the Sidewalk Ends-mom
3 comments:
I have to say, much of the joy of scrapbooking is in the process. Although I do enjoy the final product, as well. I am considering attempting to dabble in digital scrapbooking just to scrap some of the digital photos I never managed to print and save time, too. I would never go all the way digital, though...I love playing with the paper and ribbon and stickers too much!
I am not a knitter (as you well know!) but I love to cross-stitch and embroider...and for me, that is ALL about the process. I would never be tempted to buy an already-stitched picture. I love to hang things I've stitched in my home, but even if I never kept a single thing I stitched, I would still love doing it.
I think there is definitely something in the creating of the project and arranging materials that for me makes regular scrapbooing so enjoyable, though like Alison I too get a lot of joy out of the finished project. I haven't tried digital yet, obviously since I don't have a digital camera, so I don't know how it would compare exactly.
And as a beginning knitter, I haven't yet found as much joy in working on the project yet and since I haven't finished yet, there's no joy there either, but with crochet, I'm definitly with you--it's all about the creation.
Maybe it is a generational thing, but I agree with the hands on approach. I like to be able to hold a finished product in my hands. But computers really are remarkable. It has taken me a long time to appreciate them.
Alison and Amy, how do you girls keep up with everything and still have time to create beautiful things? I guess I used to move faster than I do now too, but you both amaze me.
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