Why I Buy Craft Kits

One of my artist friends often asks, 'who buys 

craft kits?'  I tell her that I do. 

Craft kits are cleverly marketed to hit many of

my 'triggers': beautiful box, nice graphic art,

 convenient packaging.   But most alluring of all, is that 

they're in a box!  

Kits are almost always packaged in a seductively 

beautiful, reusable cardboard or metal box.  Not that 

I'll ever need or use so many boxes.  That's not the point.

The point is that it's a beautiful box that I can look at

and keep. Remember, the boxes of trinkets &

treasures that we kept as kids?

Plus, by buying the craft kit I can pretend that I,

too, can produce the same beautiful artwork  

 pictured on the front.  Of course, it takes

 time to learn a new skill and to develop an

 artist's eye for color and composition but 

 hope springs eternal in this consumer's breast.

Another reason why I buy kits is because they 

help me to overcome the daunting blank page.

They get me to square two.  By using the 

limited set of materials and by following

 the initial directions my creativity starts 

 to flow and before I know it I will have spent 

hours at the art table.

Never mind that my finished product 

never looks like the one pictured on the box. 

That's not the point. The point is to jump in and start 

playing.  Craft kits get me engaged.  They jump start 

the creative process while at the same time introducing 

me to new media and techniques.  

So, retailers, have no fear.  I will always be 

seduced by your newest display of boxes,

 I mean craft kits.  Did I mention that 

I have a thing for boxes?

Finished Product