What are your interests or crafts?

[Wildsky]

I have that pattern somewhere for the pixie slippers. I made the pattern up as I went along, I also posted the pattern on the Crochetville forum (same user name)

[Wildsky]

OH, WS...I'll put in my order for a piggy (I collect pigs) and the pixie slippers
I make bath salts too to give away for x-mas...I love crafts.

Oh and the little pig is from the LIONBRAND pattern available on their site.

[ShimmyPrincess]

Oh and the little pig is from the LIONBRAND pattern available on their site.

neat...I'll have to check out and see about that forum too, Thx WS

[Wildsky]

I made this Rag quilt for my daughter: (and the dress she's wearing )



(In the pic above the quilt still needed the seams snipped)

I'm now working on a denim one, using old jeans etc... one side will be denim the other will be other fabric scraps I have...

This is a close up (bad pic) of my candlewicking - in this one I used little seed pearls as well.



My next candlewicking project will be black on black!

[Caesarea]

I made this Rag quilt for my daughter: (and the dress she's wearing )



(In the pic above the quilt still needed the seams snipped)

I'm now working on a denim one, using old jeans etc... one side will be denim the other will be other fabric scraps I have...

This is a close up (bad pic) of my candlewicking - in this one I used little seed pearls as well.



My next candlewicking project will be black on black!

Wow! You sure have the skills! My sis is fond of quilting - makes her dressing-gowns, very elegant styles..

[Mary Kay]

Wildsky, by the time I got to the end of your post..I forgot who wrote it!! Had to go back.
Great stuff!! As much as I love crafts, I get bored easy and have to switch up. I wish I had learned Stained glass and candle making. I did try soap making by carved it instead.
Caesarea, I also love to read, but my eyes are giving me fits so I listen to books on tape and CD. I recently listened to a book by Stephen King and it was nararated by King himself. That was a treat, because you get to hear how he meant each phase to sound.
I like to do crafts that are meant to be used rather then just looked at. Functional art. Edible plants, Working husbands!
Mary

[Caesarea]

(snip)
Great stuff!! As much as I love crafts, I get bored easy and have to switch up. I wish I had learned Stained glass and candle making. I did try soap making by carved it instead.

I had a go at woodcarving, but was only happy with limewood, which cuts like butter! Talk about lazy!!

Caesarea, I also love to read, but my eyes are giving me fits so I listen to books on tape and CD. I recently listened to a book by Stephen King and it was nararated by King himself. That was a treat, because you get to hear how he meant each phase to sound.

Now that I am looking forward to - I expect to get eye trouble later like my Dad did, so I am saving that as a HUGE treat. I shall have a hammock, just for audio reading.

I like to do crafts that are meant to be used rather then just looked at. Functional art. Edible plants, Working husbands!
Mary

Hah! That last one is the kicker!

[rejoice]

I don't do any crafts or sewing. I hate it. I do love to read books. I am very excited to get my new kindle from Amazon. This thing is the greatest. I have been busy reading and sending books to it. It holds alot of books. I love the computer too. I love to work with pictures. I take family pictures and make them into DVD's with songs and music. I have done about 12 DVD's. I have three grown children and took each of there baby pics into DVD'S. Than I go to there two years and three years and etc. This is alot of work,but I love doing it. Finding the right song and making the song match with pics shown.

[Caesarea]

I don't do any crafts or sewing. I hate it. I do love to read books. I am very excited to get my new kindle from Amazon. This thing is the greatest. I have been busy reading and sending books to it. It holds alot of books. I love the computer too. I love to work with pictures. I take family pictures and make them into DVD's with songs and music. I have done about 12 DVD's. I have three grown children and took each of there baby pics into DVD'S. Than I go to there two years and three years and etc. This is alot of work,but I love doing it. Finding the right song and making the song match with pics shown.

I can think of one thread with lotsa pics of mad blokes that should be set to music, but what music???

[nicowolf]

I solve life's problems. Explanation follows.

I had a futon that was horribly uncomfortable. I couldn't afford to buy a sofa just yet. A decent futon mattress at that time costed $300 to $400 (almost a cheap sofa). The wooden arms were part of the discomfort. Solution: I got online and researched and sourced. I built my own futon mattress, and padded and upholstered the arms, and sewed my own cover for it. I have since bought a sofa and Mom is loving the futon because I made it and it makes a very firm bed (she doesn't like her bed much).

I bought a canopy bed but couldn't find the right canopy for it. I also fell in love with purple and grey as colors (not easy to find in textiles). Solution: I made my own draperies, bedskirt, and coordinating canopy.

I had surgery on my hand and was off work for 6 weeks (twice) and needed to exercise my hand during that time. Solution: I learned some crocheting basics and made two "lesbian hug blankies" for two friends who I thought needed extra hugs at the time. (lesbian hug blankies are made with consumers color preferences in mind, love and adoration in every stitch, and are long enough to be a blanket instead of just a throw).

I had foot problems from getting older and spending too much time on my feet to earn a living. I bought LOTS of shoe inserts at the drugstore. I went to the podiatrist and got custom orthotics. Those horribly expensive custom orthotics were like standing barefoot on concrete (not enough padding). Sending them back to the company costed me 4 weeks of taping my feet (tedious and hard on your skin and can create more future problems) and only got minimal padding added and the padding created a whole new set of problems. Solution: I made my own using crafting foam.

I bought an electronic cigarette. I was blissful for a minute. It really does help me to say no to analogs. The batteries didn't last long enough between charges. The switches in the batteries kept getting stuck. Several batteries died way too soon. Solution: I learned how to wire a battery pack for an e-cig and how to solder. I now make my own e-cig batteries and will not go back to the ones that cost a fortune and don't last.

From the outside, it looks like I follow something obsessively for a while, then move on to something else with just as much interest as the last one. Actually, once the problem is solved, I find a new problem to focus on (I don't look for one, it happens naturally). These little projects of mine are more than a pasttime for me. They are the only thing that catches my interest. I am bored and irritable when I cannot be focused on my pet project.