What kind of arts or crafts do you do?

@Kowgirl (3490)
United States
December 31, 2007 2:11pm CST
I'm thinking of going back to doing some crafts. It will keep me off the computer for a while and it will make me feel better knowing I am doing something constructive for a change. I have learned how to knit but that can be done while watching TV. I would like something that requires me to use my brain as well as my hands. Got any suggestions? What kind of art and/or crafts do you do?
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
1 Jan 08
Swift bear~~My Teddy Bear - image of my teddy bear, Swift Bear that I make
I do a little bit of everything. I don't quite know if you can call painting a "craft" but do. I've been painting and drawing since a kid, my first oil painting I did when I was a mere 6 years old! I still ocassionally paint, but now in watercolors. As far as craft "crafts" I do a lot of Native American based/themed crafts...dreamcatchers, beaded earrings, suede pouches with beadwork on them, Native American styled teddy bears. Beaded earrings would definitely be the ticket to using both brains and hands...might add VERY time consuming too Here's a picture of my teddy bear I make...next time will show you the earrings--
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• India
1 Jan 08
Hey..!! I would love to see your work..!! And specially the earrings...!! Seriously.. :)
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• India
1 Jan 08
Does this imply that those of us who are at our PCs right now, responding you to are doing nothing constructive??? But jokes apart, I used to paint a lot and it does require a lot of mental and physical involvement. You can also go for crafts involving designs with beads and other embellishments. They would surely take your eyes off TV.
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• India
2 Jan 08
Yes definitely so. Each and every of my responses (irrespective of the length) is well thought-out and constructed and I never respond to those discussions on which I feel nothing much can be written.
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@Kowgirl (3490)
• United States
1 Jan 08
Well it all depends on how you feel about it. Does responding to some discussion make you feel like it was a constructive thing for you? I just want to do something that I can see and know I did that.
@stella1989 (2274)
• India
1 Jan 08
I learned knitting too this year I mean the year 2007..!! But as I am only the biginner so I need my brain as well as my hand to do knitting with concentration..!! I have another thing to do that is playing my guitar as I am again a biggener in that so it takes away all of my concentration. And I Even love making small things out of clothes..!! I make denim purses and hand bags by my old jeans..!! It is really a good and constructive time pass and my friends even love it...!!!Friends get very excited by seeing such trendy purses with me..!! Its really good. I even like sketching. I have full big file loaded of my sketches!! These are the things I love doing ..as art!! It all involves my imagination too. :)
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Jan 08
Photo of Beaded Earrings - image of beaded earrings I make
You posted under my response as you were interested in my earrings --so here's a picture of one set. This is the smaller version...have a larger version as well
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
31 Dec 07
I stamp and design greeting cards. It's fun to make something from a piece of paper that turns out to make someone's day complete....I have made almost 400 I have sent to Afghanistan for our troops to use. Right now I am working on Valentines to send to them. I also am a writer who does poetry and frames it.....I sell them at craft sales. The greeting cards I really score on and sell tons of them! But mostly I just like doing them!
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• United States
2 Jan 08
I love to do that too except I use the computer to make borders and stuff on them I also like to play with software programs to make the cards look nice and professionally done and I write my own poems or notes on it too but have not send it out to the troops that is very nice of you and very meaningful...
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• United States
31 Dec 07
Hand made rag rug - This was made from old t-shirts and old jeans.
I'm kind of into making rugs lately. It's something that I can put in my lap and work on while playing games with my kids or helping them with their homework. I like the shaggy rag rugs the best. The one in the picture was made from old jeans and t-shirts.
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• India
1 Jan 08
Wow! The rag looks so beautiful. I make rag rugs too from old clothes but they are square and more of an utility item and never so beautiful.
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@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
2 Jan 08
Pretty much if it is done with a needle, I do it. Except knitting. I can crochet and don't see the point of doing knitting as they are so similar. I do scrapbooking and any kid craft I can find with my 7 yo GD. I am a craft nut from way back. Started embroidery at age 8, sewed my first skirt at age 10 (out of upholstery fabric!) and madea ll my own clothes all through high school. Started crewel in 7th grade, needlepoint in 8th grade , ceramics in 10th grade. Learned crochet at age 19, quilting and applique quilting at 21 and doll creation at 25. Don't do all that anymore due to an eye injury but was sure good at it and loved it. Obsessed comes to mind....
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• New Delhi, India
1 Jan 08
Before when I was in school i used to love doing crafts work..As I am becoming older my interest also going down....your question again felt me as if I should not leave and bring me memories of my school life ........
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@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
31 Dec 07
I can't say as i do it often anymore, cause i dont usually have the time or the space to spread my stuff out onto an empty table or whatever, but scrap booking is a really neat craft. I like doing the baby scrap booking, or ones for kids. they make awesome gifts for people that have kids, or grandma's or aunts, anyone who would enjoy fun pictures of kids, or animals, you can really do anything with it. And i dont know if you have a dollar store there or not, or a similar store... But here you can get lots of scrapbooking things at the dollar store.
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• India
1 Jan 08
I do not do any specific kind of arts/craft.I just like painting.my favourite paints are the water paints.
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
31 Dec 07
I like to crochet and partake in different types of needlework such as cross stitch, needlepoint, embroidery.... I sometimes sew but am not proficient at it my daughter does all these but also enjoys latch hooking I want to learn to tat and also how to do punch needle embroidery
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• United States
2 Jan 08
A good 'brain-craft' I encourage people to do is beadwork with a specific design in mind. A project that forces you to count and keep track of a pattern or color scheme. I am very particular with creative detail as it strengthens the left side of our brain where activity in creative reasoning and imagination overrides deductive reasoning and analytical thought.
@nengs10 (3180)
• Philippines
1 Jan 08
I love printing my shirts with my own designs. I just buy plain shirts in the mall. And I would print them myself. I have been doing this for several years now. It feels so good doing it.
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@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
31 Dec 07
I love doing scrapbooking, and since my s/o gave me a new camera for Christmas, my scrapbooking just got bumped up another level lol. It's fun, to save events, and special trips, days, etc in scrapbook form. I started 3 years ago when I moved 1600 miles and started a new life with the love of my life. I started one for all of our special times together, and it has now grown to that one, plus a new one when that one got full, so I decided to break it up by year. One for our pup, one for each of our careers, and one that I am going back to old pictures to highlight my life from Texas to PA. There are so many elements available now that it is so much fun. I got both of my daughters started doing it too. And you can spend as much or as little as you want. A couple of my pages are included on my profile page, pictures, if you would like to take a look.
• United States
1 Jan 08
I love arts and crafts; I do all sorts of them! Scrapbooking, jewerlery making, decoupage, chalk art drawings, collages, decorate tote bags with beads..patches...fabric paints...etc., homemade greeting cards. That just a list of my favorite arts and crafts activities.
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• United States
2 Jan 08
Before I got addicted to the computer I was highly addicted to scrapbooking. I had just had a baby so I obviously had a ton of pictures. At first I was little scared to because I was worried that I was ruining the pictures but I found out they have scrapbook tape so they can be removed easily if need be. Also, the scrapbook will be a great keepsake that he will hopefully pass down. I love buying the little embellishments to adorn the pages with. It can become an expensive hobby but I shop at Hobby Lobby(a local craft store) when they have the scrapbook supplies on sale and I also go to Mighty Dollar. They have the same stuff for cheap prices.