What was your gateway craft?

My gateway craft might have been knitting. I really can't remember, but I started knitting again in college to relax on the weekends and socialize with new friends. From that point on, I got the whole "I can make that, and I can make it BETTER!" mentality. As a result, I've tried my hand at all sort of different crafts just so that I can make things look just the way I want them to. Also, I've found that crafting is really great way to get involved in charity work. Not in addition to knitting, I've made soap, jewelry, embroidery, crocheted, stamped, scrap booked, you name it. Once you start, it seems you just can' stop because crafting is just such a great creative outlet.

My Grandmother got me into crocheting and cloth painting when I was just a little kid. Later on I got addicted to latch hook rugs. My all time favorites are making polymer clay beads, sculpting and jewelry making.

That's a question I guess I've never really thought about. For years I've been doing various crafts, I took home economics in high school where I learned to crochet, how to sew, cross stitch, But in really thinking back, I'd have to say that the craft that got me started was in elementary school. I bought some seed beads and elastic string and made bracelets and rings (I probably even tried to sell some, I don't quite remember that). Then when I learned to cross stitch, I started making Christmas ornaments, which I have about 30 on my tree every year. I even dabbled in drying flowers, pottery and candle making. Now I focus more on helping my kids with projects, which is fun because I get to help teach them my tricks of the trade.

I learned to crochet when I was really little, maybe 4 or 5 years old and I have always loved it. I also remember always being into paper crafts, paper dolls & making collages.

Jewelry making has definitely my biggest gate way craft. I have done some soap and candle making, as well as scrapbooking, rubber stamping, sewing, and many others, but jewelry is the big thing for me. If anyone is interested in looking at some of my stuff, I just re-opened an etsy store, www.tangerinesunshine.etsy.com I don't have much stuff up there yet, but I have tomorrow (Tuesday) off of work, so I will be posting a few more things. Thanks!

Like you, I do MANY crafts and am constantly adding to the list LOL Even though my first craft was crocheting, I think what really hooked me craft-wise was plastic canvas. I love making the 3 demensional objects.

I don't really know. I come from a very creative family and some of my earliest baby memories are of my mum showing me basic sewing or knitting or helping me paint or make things or dad letting me mess around in his workshop with him. By the time I could walk I was already doing a handful of crafts (probably very badly, but hey). I think when you grow up surrounded by creativity you never really think about it, you just see something and have a go without worrying about the logistics.

Crocheting was my first craft. However I would have to say that Plastic Canvas REALLY got me into doing crafts all the time.

For me, it was sewing. I'd been knitting for awhile, but with sewing I realised that I could really make stuff that I liked, and especially things to wear.