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❓ Question of the Day ❓ What type of hobby do you have, or what do you do for fun just to relax. Arts & Crafts, Woodworking, Machine Shop, Baking, Cars, Gardening…
Myself - a couple years ago when I was in Hawaii, I started making tie-dye shirts again. When I returned home, I got really depressed again for a short time. The Lord showed me that I needed to get out of myself - and find something to do for others. I decided to start making tie-dye shirts again on the regular as gifts.
I started with my pastor and his wife, I find out what their favorite colors and scriptures are, and then I iron on the scripture memory verse on the sleeve, and the bottom left-hand side of the shirt. While I’m making the shirts I put on worship music, and I pray for the people that I’m making the shirts for. I call them my prayer shirts 👚 👕
So far I’ve given away about 20 shirts. People seem to like them, and I actually got an order for 2 shirts that I made a couple bucks of off. I bought professional colors online, in bulk, so I have a bunch of colors to last for a long, long time.
My hobby would be to read and learn. That’s why Q became an obsession. At the time I had the app on my phone, and when it would make the sound of the drop I would about jump out of my skin. I like to try to figure out the meanings and how they tie in together. My mind is always spinning. I have woke up during the night and say oh now I know what that means. Now I use that critical thinking when reading the Bible. Growing up we are told what the Bible means, but as our minds open up we really see the words jump at us to make our own decision of what is being expressed. There was a time I would’ve said working in my yard was my hobby, but now it has turned into hard core work. I’m not creative with making things but I do enjoy working on my house as I can.
👏👏👏 also thank you for sharing your knowledge. we’re all in this together
I love that. It takes a lot of time and effort. I would love to purchase a shirt from you. Also doing for others draws us close to our Father. He always emphasized to love one another.
I sent you a DM
I had a dream the other day of selling Bible scriptures text on T-shirts. Nice shirts with not too obvious or in your face type you can wear to the airports or while on vacation. And I was selling these shirts on CafePress or one of those sites.
I think that's such a great idea because words are powerful. Instead of wearing shirts with big brand names, wearing ones with positive living words can also affect the person and environment in positive ways. Of course I wouldn't know how to go about designing shirts. Adobe Photoshop is quite costly. If anyone has suggestions of apps/programs for designing shirts, please share.
that’s a fantastic idea. I’ve seen on Instagram and other places people that sell shirts with Christian sayings on them. there’s actually a family that’s renting a friends house in Hawaii, that makes a living off of selling these shirts. I’m not sure what else they do, though, but their entire family is involved in some type of Christian shirt apparel business.
I’ve had so many hobbies since I was a child. Crafting was a big deal in my family. Mama & grandma were always making things for themselves and to sell. I learned to crochet at eight years old. Just the basic stitches. As an adult I have made several things. Then it was embroidery, cross stitch about twelve and macrame followed. In my twenties I did lots of cross stitch projects, stretched and framed them myself. I’ve done just about every craft around. Taught myself to sew and did that for several years. Many I figured out weren’t for me. Candle making was a big mess. That’s why I don’t mind paying for homemade candles. My favorite is crochet because it comes easy to me. I want to learn to knit. My eyes are really bad right now and I don’t do a lot of crafts. After surgery I’d love to get back to crafts. There’s lots of places that have craft classes. Making stained glass would be fun. Long story short soon I hope to get back into crochet and embroidery. Maybe learn to knit.
Look at you! Lady of many talents. ❤️
Maybe you can crochet a blanket of the American flag. 🇺🇸
enter textThat would be nice. I’m a lazy crocheter I hate changing yarn colors. I think I’m going to try crocheting kids stuffed animals, Amigurumi. Also some snowflakes and other holiday things for window garland. I have a lot of tobacco twine. It’s like cooking twine but a little thicker, comes on big spools. My grandma sold the crochet bedspreads for $500.00 in the 80s. She made all the grandkids one & the older great grandkids. I included links to get a visual idea. My granddad farmed. In the 70s I watched the ladies wrap the tobacco on sticks for drying. I used to beg to do it. It wasn’t fun, hard physical work. Now it’s automatic. North Carolina still grows a lot of tobacco. I love the smell of dried tobacco, it smells sweet with a mix of woodsy. Many times I’ll find a dried tobacco leaf in my yard dropped from the farmers carrying it to market. Wow I went off topic!
Tobacco twine bedspread
Tobacco twine bedspread
tying tobacco with twine
I remember you telling me about this. This is great! You are doing something that makes you happy and sharing the joy with others. I love tie dye.
I’ve put a lot of money into it, but it’s really worth every penny to see the smiles on peoples faces when I bring a shirt to church for them. Sometimes I try and meet up with people to have coffee to get to know my community better. 🙏🙏🙏
I bet! Nothing is cheap anymore. Giving is as much a gift for the giver as the recipient. It’s a great feeling to make someone happy.