Kirstie's Homemade Christmas

It'll just bung up the plughole, sorry

I was counting on giving it to you, I'm stuck now.

You give it away for Christmas presents
but don't give me any soap with porridge oats in it please!

But where do you put all this stuff once you've made it? I can't stand the clutter.
And am I the only person who doesn't want candles everywhere, smelly balls fizzing round the bathwater and overpriced soap with porridge oats in it?

We've been watching this with fascination. Kirstie....well, I can see why she gets on some peoples nerves, but I can tolerate her. She still seems no better at making any of the things despite years of practise.

I like looking at the different crafts although unless you have many many free hours anyone in their right mind wouldn't attempt any of it. Also not everyone owns a kiln, furness, glass blowing equipment, angle grinder, welding equipment, squid ink to name but a few.

Kirsty can be a bit OTT at times but I'm fascinated by the program and what people can achieve

it's just that I have three knitted garments waiting to be sewn up - any volunteers please?

Ginny

I love Kirsty!
I love crafting.
Sewing and other crafts have earned me a living, and been my therapy at times of distress.

I think Kirstie has a great life, going around the country learning how to make lovely stuff, wearing nice frocks and living in a gorgeous country pile. Jealous? Moi?

I don't know either, it does take skill and patience. And much of my 'craft' goes off to help those needing help.

Perhaps disparaging because they can't do any of those things?
It's not as if we are chained to our knitting needles, crochet hooks, sewing machines etc - but we do manage to fit it in around our very busy lives!

#yummygranny

Many of the crafts shown take a lot of skill and patience. I wonder why people are often so disparaging.
It has been shown that crafts , including knitting, crochet patchwork have a very beneficial effect on health and well-being.

I doubt yummy mummies have too much time on their hands, do they? They are surely too busy taxiing the yummy children to school, dancing, swimming, tennis, gymnastics, extra tuition, play dates etc to make any of the dust-gathering articles that Kirsty makes.

I love Kirstie and I love that she wears nice frocks all the time but could I be arsed to do any of this stuff - NO. I keep watching the programmes though - clever people but I wonder what they do with all the things they make.

Yes, I can multi-task!

Some of us are clever enough to craft and watch ‘telly’. Now there’s a waste of time !
Just off to see a friend who has been knocking a little ball into tiny holes and another who had been swinging her arms and legs about for a hour. Gosh , we all have too much time on our hands.

I have watched a couple of programmes where a very nice young woman rescues things that people are about to put into the tip then she, or a craftsperson she knows, renovates them, turns them into something different then sells them to people who have more money than sense.

My DH and I both think it is made for people with too much time on their hands and it gives them ideas how to fill that time.
I did enjoy doing my bit of sewing but the machine has gone away now, probably for a year or so.

I thought that people with too much time on their hands come on Gransnet

Can't be bothered with her programmes showing how to made homemade items. Dust collectors spring to mind.

I don't mind the Kirstie programmes, enjoy watching the crafters. I like the Repair Shed too. Money is never seen to change hands, but in real life the repairs would be very expensive1

I used to like Kirstie, but not so much these days. Then, yesterday I watched a lovely programme, called something like Repair Shed. I had missed the beginning, but lots of clever folk mending treasured belongings, and also making gifts for each other as a Secret Santa. Lovely .

I like watching this program its harmless, but i don't do crafts.

My DH and I both think it is made for people with too much time on their hands and it gives them ideas how to fill that time.

Yummy Mummy springs to mind. Lol

I think I've only ever seen one of her programmes, several years ago. She bought an old bottle at an antique stall for a ridiculous price and upscaled it with ugly embellishments to make a very expensive gift that probably ended up at a jumble sale or in the bin. I haven't bothered with her since.

One of my exes had a bit of a fancy for Kirstie. The only thing I have in common with her is that I'm quite fat.

It's my friend's talent really, she told me how to do it.
But she's not called Kirstie