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How can I politely respond to this request?
Recently, I provided a prize to a crafting competition. The prize was a certificate good for two yards of hand-woven fabric trim – roughly 3½ hours of work.
The person who won asked me the same day if I would be willing to provide an equivalent value of wood-burning instead of trim. I had done a wood-burning project for her in the past, and she was pleased with my work. I agreed reluctantly.
Yesterday she posted a message to me: “I won a prize for weaving or wood-burning and I was wondering what else can you do?”
Frankly, I donated weaving and had every intention of providing weaving, since it was fairly low-cost investment and an acceptable amount of time spent. I was willing to trade the wood burning since I had dealt with her before on that sort of project.
What I did not donate was a buffet of my crafting materials and skills to be chosen by the winner.
How do I say that without saying that?
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