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You may not know this, but the hippie arts movement of the 1960s and 70s was a very important part of American culture, with its focus on community and a love of nature. Hippie crafts were made by individuals in rural communities who used materials like straw and twine as well as simple techniques such as folding and weaving.
For the hippie crafts movement, it wasn’t about creating the perfect thing. It was about being intentional about what you made and what your community and surroundings meant to you. You can see that in the designs you see on the hippie crafts website. You can see the effort that went into creating a particular design. It just seems to be a lot more intentional than the usual mass-produced knock-off that often springs up on Etsy.
I think the hippie crafts movement is a good example of the DIY movement in action. It wasn’t about making something that was good, but only something that fit the person who made it. I think that approach is something that we need to keep in mind when designing our online spaces.
It’s kind of like how you can make a good dress out of a pair of jeans. You can try to make it good, but it’s not really about what you do. It’s about what you are. As a designer, you can design a great dress, but it’s not really about your dress, but about your personality.
I think this is part of the problem with creating spaces for the DIY crowd. They tend to want things that are generic and cheap and quick. They want easy solutions to problems. But there is a bigger problem with this attitude. I think we need to learn to have a better idea of the people we want to surround ourselves with. We need to really consider who we are and what we want to become, instead of just thinking about what we want to make.
A lot of times we don’t consider what we want to make, we just focus on what we want to buy. And while that’s good in the sense that it gives us a clear sense of what we want to make, it is also kind of limiting.
When you buy something from a store, you are not thinking about what it is, what it will do for you, or how to use it. You are just thinking about how you want to use it. That’s why I think it is so important to consider what you want to make and not just what you want to buy.
We love to get creative and have something handmade, it seems like the most natural way to add personality to your pieces. But the reality is that most craft supplies are very expensive, and the majority of them are made out of plastic. The cheapest you can get is probably a glue gun, but its not worth it so you end up spending way more on materials than youre actually getting out of them.
It’s true that most materials are made out of plastic, and they’re not cheap either. But there are ways to make things with less and still get the same results. For example, if you use a craft glue gun, you can get the most out of it by simply letting it dry and then using the glue to attach the pieces and then store them in a zip-lock bag.
Another way to make things cheap is to buy a set of simple, well-made tools. For example, you can buy a spray bottle, a pair of tweezers, and some different sized glue guns. One of these things will be perfect for your project, while the other will be a pain you dont have the time or money to make yourself.
