I know I am probably totally late to the party, but I am so excited that I have discovered the mug rug! Now I can get good at quilting by making small quilts that are functional. Well, sort of. I mean who really uses a mug rug anyway? It just sounds lame: “Honey have you seen my mug rug?”… How could one even answer that question without rolling their eyes?
I don’t care though because the mug rug is the perfect project for me right now, as I am trying desperately to get some quilting skills. And I quite enjoy saying to my hunny upon mug rug completion, “Hey babe, check out my latest mug rug! Do you want one to take to work with you?” with a super-excited expression and then watching his face turn a shade paler as he imagines the scenario of bringing a mug rug into his cubicle. He works in in a very mail-dominated, competitive sales floor environment where merely possessing a handicraft would guarantee an onslaught of ridicule from his co-workers, one of which has actually proclaimed seemingly out of nowhere how much he hates crafts.
When Erik told me this I started cracking up of course — who the heck goes out of their way to hate crafts?!? Of course I immediately had to google “I hate crafts” and interestingly there are some bloggers out there who hate crafts and there’s even a Facebook group called “I HATE CRAFTS”. I can’t pretend to understand these people – there are 19 members in the Facebook group – but I’ll bet anyone a million dollars that each and every one of them totally sucks at crafting!
Don’t get me wrong – I’m not a craft snob at all. It’s just funny to imagine someone being really good at making things by hand yet hating the entire concept and/or process. To me, crafting is kind of like skipping – it’s impossible to do it without a smile on your face. Seriously, try skipping while frowning. It’s really difficult and feels very strange.
