Do you do crafts as a hobby as well as to get rid of stress?

dragon thats so sad, I feel sad for you and you guitars why did the music leave you, go play some Mozart then maybe the music will restart in you. I hate to think of your poor lonely guitars just sitting around all sad and lonely.

You should have alook around on the internet under hobbies as that way you may find something that catches your eye.I think that there are also alot of hobbies out there that also cost alot of money as the things that you need to buy cost soo much money as well.One of my friends said that her hobby is face book and playing all those games on there as that do not cost her anything to do that all the time.

Hatley, the music left when my husband did. He broke my heart and although it turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to me, the music is gone. Perhaps it will come back some day.

I do sell alot of my cards to alot of my friends as well as their family and to my family as well.I find that way i can then replace all the things like the papers as well as the cardsso that i can make even more as well as make a bit of pocket money as well.I get lots of people that order my cards as well as the people that see my cards also have been known to knock on my door and ask to buy some which is great.

I checked your photos but none posted. I would be very interested to take a look at your work.

I will try to put some photos up later on this week so you can see the cards.

So it's good for the look of the card and good for relaxing you, too! Do you sell the cards or keep them for giving to friends and family?

The paper that has been pricked is placed as a back ground paper and then there is a picture put in the centre of the card so that you can see all the detailed pricking around it.The pricking on the paper stands out as much as the centre piece.The cards look like a lot of detail is on them as well as there has been alot of time and thought that has gone into them.Depends on how much detail you want on a card to how long it takes to make them.I used to do alot of stamping on the cards,but i prefer to do paper pricking as i find that a great stress relief.

I sell them to friends as well as my family and i also always have cards for the childrens friends as well which is really nice and handy.I never have to worry about never having a card as i can always make one if there is not one made already.I also put peoples names on them so they are a good card for anyone as well as any occassion.

Hi,Hatley.I have been making cards for along time now and i have found it very easy to put a card together without a clue of what to use and where to begin with was easy.I am no artist and i never done much of anything like the art side of things when i went to school,but i love making cards as well as selling them to people.The cards that i make must be ok as the people who buy them keep coming back for more.It is best to shop around on the internet for cheap blank card as well as all the other bits and bobs that you need to make a card.I have an ornare template that i use as well as a pricking mat and a pricking pen that i use to do all the paper pricking as that way there are no mistakes made.I also put decoupage on the fronts of the cards as well and these are also cheap to buy as well as you can make a few cards out of the one sheet.I would recommend this to anyone as this is great and there are even people out there that suffer with their hands that also do card making as well.

Having 6 children and some of them do not sleep etc means that i do not get much of the me time i would like to have so pricking paper helps as this relives the stress of the day.I think that i tend to do these things when the children are in bed as that is the only time i get.I also spend alot of time cleaning the house as welkl as come on the pc which also helps with the stress.

Thank you.

Six kids? it's a wonder you are not pricking paper in a mental institution! But, have to hand it to you, you must do one heck of a job to cope with all you do. hang in there.

Lol i was rubbish at all the craft things at school as at the time i did not like doing things like that as i would be thinking of other things whilst in the lesson like all the things i was going todo with friends after school.Where as now i find it is a great thing to release the stress as well as to make abit of money as well.I never use glitter as i am also like you i also end up with it every where that i do not want it and never where i do want it.

I know how that goes!

I know what you mean by reading all the emails as well as playing delete of them as well is a good pass time,lol.The cards that i make get rid of the stress as well as they make me pocket money as well.There are alot of other crafts that i like to have a go at but they are really expensive todo and so i can not afford to do those as well as i would not have the time to do them.

The only time when i get stressed out is when i start to do my cards and have only just got started up and then someone wants me to stop as well as if i get all my craft things out and then the children start playing up.I like to be relaxed whilst doing them other wise there is no point in doing them to destress.An hour a week of doing my cards is great as that is the time for me.

That sounds a great hobby is it like or simular to doing scrap booking as in you decorate the pages where the photos are? A friend of mine do the scrap books and they are really great as well as she gives the scrap books to friends as gifts as well as make a few for their relations.I think it is great if you can find a hobby that you can enjoy.

I think that by making the cards that i do this has helped alot to keep my skin the same rather than it getting worse.I am no good at drawing picture or copying any pictures so i do not even try todo that.I rarely write only on here.I have alot of friends that make cards and we often chat about the latest designs.Even one of my daughters make cards as well as in the past she has helped me.

Hiya jugs, A great Hobby but if you can make money out of selling the Cards or stencilling other things that would be an extra bit of pocket money. When I copy Cartoons I usually do Batman, Flintstones, The Prisoner, Popeye and others I enjoy that but I don´t take it seriously either as I can´t find the time or space yet for that particular thing.

I can not crochet to a pattern,but i did used to crochet the blankets when i was alot younger as a hobby with a friend as well as with my mum and nan.When i had my first child i did crochet a blanket for her and then i made another blanket for a cat i had as well.I do think that it helps to relieve the stress.I then went on to do knitting and now i have found a hobby that i really enjoy as well as there are lots of other things that can be intoduced into card making.

i am so good with patterns too. i explore and make my own designs. i have a signature design that can be seen in all my crafts. that's a good alternative--card making. i used to do it before. i made cards out of recycled art papers, felt papers, color, etc. now there's a lot that you can choose from to make a unique personalize card. goodluck. it a therapeutic hobby and can be productive too!

I have found that doing the cards i am alot better as in temper wise as well as i seem alot more chilled out.I am trying to replace all the cards that i have sold as that way i still know how much craft stuff i have as well as then i can go out and buy more.I find there are alot of my friends that now make cards as well and we always have a good laugh at all the mistakes we have made as well so in a way this has given us alll something to talk about other than the childrten as well as the partners.

I think I'll try cards next. I think I've made just about everything in the cross stitch catagory, so it's time to try something new. My friend that makes them now always says how much she enjoys it!

I also use the excuse that i am earning the money to my husband as well as to the children by making the cards as that is the only way i am able to do something to relieve the stress.There are alot of my friends that make cards as well as other things and we do all chat about all the new things that are out there that we can buy to use for the crafts we enjoy as well as tell each other where all the good offers are.

Wow. I too love to make different gifts my friend. Once I had made greeting cards, drawings, materials using loom. It'll really be fun my friend. But now a days I'm not able to spend time towards it. Thus I used to admire to these things my friend. My beloved used to do beautiful crafts my friend. I love them. Have a happy day.

I do not read the only time that i read is when i buy a craft or card making book.I find that it can be see inspiring to read all the craft books as that way you get more ideas of the different materials to use when wanting to add different things to my cards as well as to try out different techniques as well.There are lots of nice as well as cheap craft magazines as well the a few gifts that you get on them.

As long as you enjoy it. That is what is important.

I do not do any reading other than on here as i never liked reading as a child or an adult.The funny thing is that i also hated craft at school.I used to do knitting as a hobby,but i do prefer to make cards as this do help with the stress as well as helps to relax me when the day has been really bad.I just have to try to make more time to do my cards.

I do sell alot of my cards to alot of my friends as well as their family and to my family as well.I find that way i can then replace all the things like the papers as well as the cardsso that i can make even more as well as make a bit of pocket money as well.I get lots of people that order my cards as well as the people that see my cards also have been known to knock on my door and ask to buy some which is great.

I make alot of my cards all at the same time as this is alot easier to do say 4 of the same type as no sooner have i made one of a design i then find out i have sold it and that a person wants a simular or the same design as that one.I also try to get new things to put on cards when i have made enough money to buy things for them as that way i know i can afford them as well.Great fot the stress.

I try to set a side a few hours a week to do all the things that i want to do as i think that life is too short just to not have time todo some of the things that we enjoy doing.I think that this year i am going to try some other craft things as well as this helps with the stress as well as it is what i call a bit of me time.There are alot of hobbies out there but like you i would have to keep stopping and starting all the time as well.

I am no good at sewing,unlike a friend of mine she is great and she makes all her childrens clothes as well as her own.I find that it helps to relax when doing all types of crafts.I am into paper pricking at the moment as this can be done for all types of back grounds of cards as well as all types of embelishments.It is also not expensive to make cards and they are easy to sell.

I love to make cards for my own friends and family as well as the cards that my friends and family buy off me.The thing why i do the cards is it always takes my mind off alot of things as well as i can make a bit of pocket money to stock up on more craft things to make more cards.I find it is alot easier when the children are in bed as well as when they are in school other wise i get just as stressed out having to stop and start all the time.