Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
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Anyone into crafts? Hobbies help us heal the mind and a great stress reliever. Looking for inspiration. What do you enjoy creating? I crochet and want to learn to knit. I don’t get around to as much as I used to. Crafting in the past: painting (pots & wood), cross stitch, macrame, floral wreaths, tie dye, crochet. Life happened and crafts took a back seat. My grandma and mama got me into crafts at a young age. They made Christmas ornaments to sell. I had two on my tree this year from the 70s, that had to be some serious glue.
Not really. I could easily blame being too busy, which I am, but fact is I've never been a craft guy. Wish I was. I used to sketch and draw on the computer a lot though. I still do, just far less. Also, poetry.
My wife is crafty, but is also currently too busy. In our halcyon youth she knit, cross stitched, made candles, all that stuff. She has started the "crafts" up with our 4 year old, but thats exclusively painting, etc. I suspect that will broaden as he grows, and I suspect once he's grown she'll get back to crafting.
We did paint a bunch of ornaments and Christmas "hangings" for gifts this year. And every year, for the past 20+ I've always made a homemade ornament for our tree. We ended up with three of those this year as our son now participates.
Sheesh, I guess we are kind of crafty. And yes, it's good for the soul. Thanks for bringing it up.
Sounds like a great time with family. Nothing beats that. I love the handmade tree ornaments! One year I made gingerbread boy magnets from salt dough and gave as gifts. I’m pretty decent at detail painting if I can copy a photo but freehand not so much. Guess they looked real because my cousins son took a bite out of it. It was actually cuter with the foot bitten into. My mom & grandma made ornaments out of egg shells. Tedious work that I’m not into. They did either whole egg or cut a large hole in it. They stuck a needle in each end and blew the egg out. Not getting a runny egg like that😳 They put little Christmas type plastic figurines inside the egg with wax. Painted, glitter and fancy ribbon on the outside. They sold a lot of them. I found a few when my grandparents house was cleaned out. I’d love to restore them. Crafts with kids is the best! Me and my daughter did lots of crafts and went to pottery places to make things. She’s very crafty now. I’m very proud of that because it takes time and attention.