What crafting hobbies do you dabble in?

I paint ceramicm houses and ornaments. I also make holiday gift baskets. I am hoping to try to learn how to make jewelry and wreath making. I am unemployed right now and need something to do in order to keep busy. I hate watching soap operas all the time, I need to keep my mind sharp.

I can knit but only a basic afghan. Have knitted one for our kids and a couple for our grandkids. Haven't ventured beyond the simple afghan yet. My favorite craft is making anything with plastic canvas. This is a craft kids can also do and seem to like it. It's a craft that can be started, put down and return to it later without any problem. Kids might not be able to sit long enough to complete a project at one sitting so it's easy enough to pack it up and finish it at another time. I've made all kinds of Sesame Street kleenex covers, Elmo banks and wall hangings for our grandkids. It's been fun. Some also sold at craft fairs before I realized I probably shouldn't be selling them without some kind of consent. Have also made several crafts for myself that I use everyday such as a standing toothbrush holder and dixie cup holder to match the bathroom. Ya know, sometimes those fat toothbrushes won't fit into an older home's wall mounted holder. Will try to upload a photo for you so you can get the general idea of what craft I love to work with when I have spare time. Also make some Christmas items. I would like to eventually learn to crochet.

I do beading, it is fantastic. I now sell the stuff I make, so its a great way to bring a little extra money into the household too. Our children are all under 4, so I only do it at night time, so a very part time hobby. Our eldest loves doing it also & makes gifts for family for birthdays/christmas etc which the person receives loves that it has not only been made, but by their grandson/nephew, etc. Of course I give him direction so it is something wearable, but its something that can involve all the family really & the opportunity to make something of it :)

Hi, froggieslover. I don't have any crafts that I perform as my hobbie. I just do Bible Correspondence Courses on the side. I am not a crafty person. It is great that you have skills in this area.

I like woodcrafts the best. I mostly make Christmas ornaments, and refrigerator magnets at other times of the year. I love decorative painting also, so most of my ornaments are painted wood ones. I like making dollhouse miniatures also, and carving birds out of wood, but I haven't done either in a while because I'm short on time.

I like all crafts. right now bead work and wire work. but this is something I find interesting also and that is atc cards, so cute to make your own and swap around and show them off. be creative..

I just want to say, you can become crafty. You just have to find something and keep working it. You tube has some very good videos on crochet, you might be able to learn a few more stitches. Anyway, I love most crafts. Crochet is my favorite. I crochet everyday. In the past 30 days, I have completed a baby blanket, pair wrist warmers, several hair accessories, and a hat. I wish I had a room dedicated to crafting.

my advice is for you to visit your local library and take a look at the craft books and see what other interests you as crafts go. there are a lot of great crafts out there but it depends on money as well as time you have to devote to it.

I probably do too many.....I crochet.....paint on glass......stamp and make cards....scrapbooking....sewing.....but my favorites are stamping and scrapping. I love both so much! LOL....

I'm what you would call a jack of all trades and a master of none when it comes to crafting. I dabble in a bit of everything. I sew, mess around with beads and paper crafts. Do a bit of candle and soap making. I just can't stick to one particular craft. I love doing it all. If yarn is your true love and you aren't very good at crocheting with needles, then I would recommend you give knifty knitters a try. My mom tried to teach me to knit and crochet about a million times and I just couldnt get the hang of it, but it's something I always wanted to do. I found these knifty knitters in Michaels (the craft store) and thought what the heck, I'll give them a try. I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE them. They have round looms and long looms. There are lots of websites that have free patterns or you can you tube the term knifty knitter and there are lots of videos on how to's for them. Good luck and happy crafting!!

oh, you're so lucky to have a room dedicated to crafts! I knit, crochet (I didn't cotton to this activity right away either, but the more I did it, the more interested I became), do paper crafts. I'm dabbling in polymer clay crafts right now. It's fascinating and quite fun, but I'm thinking of making some money out of it, which takes away from the fun a bit. :)

Hi. If you're interested in doing something part time to make money, there's a website called odesk and it's very legit and completely free. It's got a lot of information on it, but you should check it out. It will give you something to do part time and make money at the same time. It's a bidding or hourly process, so it's no nickel and dime here or there. You can actually make money and earn a check every week. It is also very well monitored and has an application you download to keep track of your hours and then you submit them at the end of the week. Give it a shot. If nothing else, I've also been getting into writing. Just brainstorm, write what's on your mind etc. It doesn't even have to make sense, but it keeps me from smoking as much. Hope this helps.

For so long my favorite crafting hobby was needlework. I especially enjoyed to embroider. Nitting and crocheting were all right, but needlework was more fun. I also liked making plastic canvas projects. Now I am into beading. I like to make bracelets and Christmas ornaments the most.

I love cardmaking and my daughter also does this too, its a great family activity to do together. I also belong to a craft forum www.craftqueensforum.com and i have formed many friendships with fellow crafters over the years and i get many ideas and support from them too. Other crafts i enjoy are scrapbooking.

I dabble in almost every craft imaginable. My favorite and the one I make money at is designing and making teddy bears. I have been a bear artist for the past 25 years and have enjoyed every minute of what I have been doing. It was a long hard haul getting my name known and making a profit at what I was doing, but it also was extremely fun work too. Also I have made many bears as gifts and each recipient has been thrilled with their gift. One thing you might do is go to your county fair and see what kind of things are on exhibit there. It might spark some ideas. Also set aside a few hours and cruise through your local craft supply store.

i love cross stitching. I love collecting bottles and decorate them with alot of bead work. I also do sketching and put them in my scrap book. It applies to the article i found either in the newspaper or online and recipes too

I make my own birthday and christmas cards to send to friends and relatives I also dabble with making earrings for my grandchildren, I have also done cross stitch cards in the past. You could also use the sewing machine to make cushion covers, curtains or even throws. Give it a try its all rewarding when you see your finished article.

when i was younger, i used to make dresses for my own dolls. we didn't have a sewing machine but i did it manually. i love sewing and i have been trying to cut and sew my own short pants and house dresses before. maybe, u can start out by making small items which ur kids love. u can make tassels out of thread and hang these in ur windows (i saw this on tv yesterday) or tie them into cut, colored cardboard and make them bookmarkers. because christmas season is just around, maybe u can start with things to liven up ur house. i always look around the house and check what beautiful-shaped pebbles, twigs or anything i can find and i spray them with gold paint. they make good decoration pieces for christmas especially if i just decorate them with small red, green, or silver ribbons. i also make use of the eggs shells (just carefully bore a hole to get the yolk and white out) and i draw a face on it; put a bit of cotton to represent a beard and then make out a read cap on top (cover the hole with the cap)... it is santa claus! i used to hang them on the christmas tree. i am sure there are a lot more ... sometimes i get ideas from doing my window shopping or from watching tv.

...Hi froggieslover, I love to write, so paper and pen or my computer are my friends, I also like to paint and draw when I am inspired. If you have a sewing machine, and a lot of scraps of cloth material laying around, or old skirts and blouses, that are basically worn out, why not start sewing together pieces to make a quilt. I have always found quilts to be fascinating pieces of art work. You don't need a design, you just cut up triangles and rectangles and sew then together until you have a large square, for a twin or double bed, or a throw quilt. The backing can be any soft, bunting type cloth that you get from a material store. Congratulations on quitting smoking, that's a big accomplishment. Take care.

I do cross stitch and i love it. started out a few years ago with a simple pattern to get me going and i'm now on really complicated stuff. Because you concentrate on the pattern, you don't have to think aboiut anything else and so the stresses of my day just ease away. it makes good presents too, I do things for kids bedrooms, pictures for my mum and mum in law, and also pretty names for school bags etc!