I have had similar things happen to me. I used to do a lot of cross stitch and a work colleague asked me if I would make a cross stitch picture for her sisters daughter. I did a few designs, she chose her favourite and covered the cost of the basic materials. She was very happy with the result and offered additional payment, which I declined because she was a friend and also because I had materials left over which I would use on other things. She did however give me a nice tube of hand cream, which was a lovely gesture.
Contrast that really nice experience with the time that a friend asked if I would make some cup cakes for his wedding (50 guests) which was to be held in Scotland. I made double the number in case any didn't make the car journey, I baked them the night before for freshness (last batch went in the oven at 4am) and I was frosting up until 6am. On handover day, I met my friend in a supermarket carpark, whereupon he simply put them in the car boot without looking at them, said "Thanks" and drove off. No offer of payment of even the cost of ingredients. The only good thing that came out of this, was that I finally got an answer to the question of whether I wanted to open my own cupcake business. I decided against it!!!
People often think that it is cheap to craft and on top of that, if you are a friend you will happily provide a crafted item for free or very cheaply. You were, I'm sad to say Telly, totally taken advantage of. I do hope it hasn't put you off crafting.
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