I have some wonderful things that I created for Christmas and other times of the year. I started out crafting (actually, I became my mother, who was much better at crafting than I am) a long time ago. I needed some kind of outlet and it needed to be therapeutic. I guess crafting is better than compulsive gambling can be. However, one must be careful and not get carried away. I, for one, can get carried away.
When you're a crafter, ANYTHING can suddenly become useful. I experienced this on my recent trip to Cuba on a church mission trip. You must understand that in Cuba, almost everything is recycled and re-purposed. This impressed me very much. There was a pile of items on the building site that was searched several times for items that would "come in handy" for the new church building.
One crafting skill I never thought I'd use was cutting wire for the rebar (used to reinforce concrete). Coincidentally, I just started working with wire to make wrapped rings, necklaces, etc., during 2015. I think my friend and I cut a mile of the stuff so that the rebar could be wired together and then the concrete poured around it.
Who would think? Jewelry-making skills used to help build the foundation for a church! I really got blessed by that.
Below is a picture of one of the fellow missionaries searching for something needed for the building of the new church. There was also a broken ax handle that needed a piece of wood to replace it.
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