Do you buy craft kits? Do you think they are value for money? Now, I will buy kits if I want to try a new craft that needs equipment I don’t have, rather than buy lots of equipment I might not use. I will also buy a kit if it’s on sale or cheap. I buy kits for the bits in them that I might use for other purposes. The answer is yes, I buy kits.
But, do I use them? The answer is not always, as you can see from this photo. Sometimes it’s because I just don’t get round to it or I’m busy with other projects or something shiny takes my eye!
I won’t buy part works, they do not represent value for money. You may get a magazine with instructions but you are as well following a YouTube video.
I will buy yarn bundles for making blankets, it often works out cheaper and they quite often are crochet-a-long or CALs, so you get support from the company and fellow crafters.
This calligraphy kit was a cheap buy at a certain budget supermarket (well, yes, Aldi). However, my community art group is doing calligraphy at our next session, so I will get to use it.
When I started needle felting, I bought a kit for a little goose. It was a great way to have a go and see how hard it was. There are some great needle felt kits available. If you enjoy the craft then you can gradually build up your materials.
I bought a number of embroidery kits because I wanted the hoops for another project and added the silks and fabric to my stash. The kits were cheaper than the hoops.
I recently turned 60 and among the craft gifts I received was this kit for a wooden greenhouse model. Not something I would have bought myself but I’ll give it a go. It might be the start of a whole new skill set for me!
But my favourite kind of kit is the one off bag of coordinating fabric, ribbon, beads and threads that is simply bounding with possibilities a feast for the imagination. I’m still thinking of the right project for this one.
What Kate Made Today 