Aren't these amazing? My mom gave them to me. My great-grandmother had made them ages ago. Look at the detail, so teeny-tiny and amazing. Each "grape" is actually a bottle cap. I am so excited to have these, I love knowing that someone else in my family was creative and enjoyed crocheting and crafting. I have blankets and pillows that were made by my grandma too, and one blanket set made by my great-aunt (my gramma's sister). It's sad thinking about it though. Because when they were alive (well not my great-gramma, I never met her) but when both my grammas were alive that they didn't teach me how to knit, crochet and sew. It skipped over my mom (sorry mom, but you know it's true!) and the gene was planted in me. I only got into crafting, sewing, knitting, crocheting within the past 10 years. It would have been such a treat to have a gramma teaching me though.
Who taught you how to sew/knit/crochet? Do you have a gramma (or relative) that took you under her wing and taught you all her techniques? I think for so many of us, when we are young we just want to do our own thing..but when we grow older we realize the missed opportunities, the missed conversations, the missed chances to learn we could have experienced.
If you are young or old, and still have older generations in your family. Take this time to talk to them about how things were in "their time". Learn about your history. History that, while yes, we can go and search on ancestory dot com. but it's not the same as hearing the personal details that only a person can hold and share.
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gypsyinjasper 44p · 630 weeks ago
Those grapes are really awesome, by the way!
veranellies 79p · 630 weeks ago
for my situation. i actually had no clue my grammas even did these things. my one gramma that i was VERY close with, "gramma kiner" aka the "vera" in veranellies- she taught me how to bake. we seemed to always just go shopping or be at her house baking. haha then my "gramma combs" aka nellie in veranellies, we weren't as close with, she lived further away (not far but far enough) that we didn't see her every day like my other gramma who drove and lived less than 5 minutes away.
my gramma combs never drove, and as she got older her eye sight was extremely poor. so because of that im not sure when she would have stopped making things.
but it was only within the past 5 years or so that my parents would make comments - oh your gramma used to do this or that. i actually felt a little gypped. like all that time i knew them they could have taught me these amazing things.
it was roughly 10 years ago that i taught myself how to knit- i had knee surgery so right before i went to the fabric shop picked up some yarn and a really basic "teach yourself to knit" book and while i was laid up - thats what i did, taught myself. i then found out a woman i worked with knit, crocheted, sewed etc. so i would bring my projects with me to work and she'd help me in weird situations (like my first pair of mittens in the round!)
i actually always pick out projects that are way out of my comfort zone that i have no clue how to do and teach myself as i go. thats how you learn right?!
as for the grapes - there are three different sizes and yes they are super awesome!
xx
Megan Belcher · 630 weeks ago
When my gramma was alive, she crocheted - my parents still have the blankets she made!
For my whole life, I never thought that crochet was something that I would ever be able to do... but at the beginning of this year, I tasked myself with learning (after seeing all the wonderful projects online) and I caught on very quickly!
Now I'm crocheting accessories and toys for my loved ones and I launched a project for charitable creativity to share what I make with those in need.
My husband and I ushered a daughter into this world back in November, and I cannot wait to share this wonderful craft with her... as we also teach her the drawing, painting, photography, etc that is also dear to us.
Thanks for sharing!
MEG
trisha · 630 weeks ago
xx trisha
mel · 630 weeks ago
xx
mel
needle and nest
trisha · 630 weeks ago
my mom wasn't either - i think we ate out more nights of the week than stayed in haha she does know how to shop though! (sorry again mom!)
xx
trisha
bethanym90 27p · 630 weeks ago
trisha · 630 weeks ago
andreadeal 38p · 630 weeks ago
No one in my family knits it crochets and so I've never learned. But it is on my list if things to do this year!
My mother-in-law taught me to sew in my twenties. I'm so glad she did!
xox Andrea
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