It's more fun to make a gift. In some ways it is easier. The problem is that no one wants my stupid, creative gifts. Or at least that runs through my mind a few dozen times...
Why do I think that my projects are so special? Just because I put a lot of effort into them? But is that any less valuable than going to the store and picking out something that no one is going to use? At least I am trying, right?
There is that danger of being that guy. That relative. I have made things out of cardboard for my kids which did not really have a whole lot of function. And I suddenly fear that notion of my kids growing up and wanting normal things. Dad, couldn't you just buy me a bicycle? Did you have to make one out of cardboard?
Sadly, I am realizing some limitations on cardboard. While I have made some really great things, I'm not sure that a cardboard bunkbed would be the way to go... It could be worth exploring my options though.
