Some people love practicality: a stool, a shelf, a scarf, a herb garden, a thing that earns its keep. Others are drawn to the decorative, expressive, whimsical, unnecessary-in-the-best-way creations that simply make life nicer. Which kind of making do you prefer, and why?

Useful for me, useful or edible..... something immensely satisfying about eating something you've grown. 
Corollary: Does DIY count as creativity?  - separate thread, coming up.

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