Back when I was just a little bud of a crafter I used to watch all sorts of shows about crafting and recycling/repurposing. In those days I would set up the VCR to record shows like Martha Stewart Living and The Carol Duvall Show while I was away at the day job.
Martha not only had crafty ideas she also had cooking and housekeeping ideas too. I loved watching that show with its sweet intro music and calm nature. Post prison Martha annoys me, and so does her new live show. It’s all too rowdy and loud and Martha without a script is horrendous. Well, that’s my opinion at least.
Carol would have all sorts of guests on her show who would demonstrate how to do all sorts of crafty things. There would be people who could show you how to use the latest rubber stamping products and others who could show you great polymer clay techniques. It was all crafts all the time and was a well full of ideas from which I could draw.
Husby and I used to spend our Saturday nights watching HGTV which had a great decorating line up. Some of those shows also had how-to demonstrations, like how to sew cafe curtains or how to paint a hardwood floor.
These days I’m hard pressed to find shows on crafting or decorating. DIY seems to be all about remodeling and HGTV is all about home buying instead of decorating and crafting. I miss my simple shows – I don’t have any desire to tear my kitchen apart and build a new one.
Well, I’ll always have my trusty internet to give me some inspiration and how-to tips. Somehow, though, it’s just not the same.
Filed under: Crafts
