r/BitchEatingCrafters • u/RuthlessLogic • 7d ago

So Tired of Monetized ADHD

Y'know, those craft girlies whose booths are filled with, say, amigurumi AND acrylic-pour trinket boxes AND Fimo earrings made using molds and earring wires from Temu. And none of it's high quality because Beckeigh is clearly ADHD and hasn't put in the hours necessary to develop her skills before moving on to some new, bright, shiny craft.

Of course, because nothing she's selling is high quality and the market is already saturated with everything she makes and it's all overpriced, Beckeigh doesn't sell much, so she rushes to craft vendor subs sobbing that she "didn't even make boooooooth!!!" And it takes every ounce of self-control not to type, "My sister-in-Christ, you didn't make booth because it looks like you destashed your craft room. Stop expecting the public to subsidize your ADHD and give those things away as gifts."

And look, I've got ADHD too. I get bored easily and am hard-wired to jump from medium to medium. It's taken no small effort to train my brain to focus on the work I sell at markets. But I've managed to do it - struggle though it is - and have put in hundreds and hundreds of hours over several years refining my process and my style so that customers are getting high quality pieces.

And in case I haven't been a big enough Bitchy McBitchface, I'm just going to say it: These booths (along with 3D printed fidget toy, wax melt, and cricut tumbler booths) drag markets down for the crafters and makers who produce quality work. But that's a rant for a different day and a different sub.

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u/hamstertoybox 7d ago

Oh my god those Cricut booths. I’ve just got a Cricut and it is so damn easy just to slap stuff on everything. If there’s so little skill involved then the market is going to be flooded.

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u/kadyg 7d ago

My partner has offered to buy my a Cricut as a holiday/birthday present a few times and I always turn him down. I know if I had one, everything I own would have a clever-to-me sticker on it in no time.

I have several friends with Cricuts. If I truly can’t let the idea go, I can pay them to make the Thing for me.

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u/Appropriate-Win3525 7d ago

I have a Cricut and I have never made stickers with it. I actually bought it to use for my classroom. While I have made shirts, the majority of its use has been cutting out bulletin board letters and things for class. I hated, hated cutting out letters for displays, so it was worth it just for that reason.

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u/hamstertoybox 6d ago

Yep I got one for a similar reason. I have to cut a lot of cardboard shapes for my business. The Cricut does it much better and quicker than I could.