Most unusual craft you ever did?
By cyberfluf
@cyberfluf (4996)
Netherlands
February 1, 2009 3:10pm CST
There are lots of fun crafts and creative activities we can engage in.
For example: knitting, embroderie, making our own clothing and such. I would like to hear about your most unusual subject ever!
My latest and most unusual craft has been customzing boots that resemble the ever popular Ugg boots. They are a soft black material which instantly doomed them to having someting sown on them! 
. I used some left over lace and the fake fur zebra cover of an old notepad to cut some star appliques from.
The picture shows the result, I am rather pleased with them!
. I used some left over lace and the fake fur zebra cover of an old notepad to cut some star appliques from.
The picture shows the result, I am rather pleased with them!2 people like this
4 responses
@KatieDidit (989)
• United States
1 Feb 09
The most unusual crafting I ever did was out of necessity. When I was a kid I wanted to play the Sax in band. My parents however wanted me to play the Oboe and an Oboe is what I got. Kids learning to play any reeded instrument go through a lot reeds. The Oboe is a double reeded instrument. While my classmates were paying like 30 cents a reed for their clarinets and saxaphones, my reeds were $7.00 each so I had to learn to make my own reeds from the raw materials; a cork and metal base, a single reed that had to be soaked then bent without snapping, cut then shaved just right with a specialty knife, tied just so to the base etc. I went through a lot of reeds those first few years so I got really good at making them.
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
2 Feb 09
Wow, that indeed is one unusual craft, Katie! It sounds like something not just anyone can do and for which you need a lot of practice. I've played saxophone for a short while so I know the reeds you are talking about and they are very fragile and need to be very precize. Great job that you managed to get the hang of it!
I hope you eventually grew to love your Oboe even though you originally wanted to play the sax.
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
6 Feb 09
I am so happy for you that it has worked out so well! You sound like a very talented musician, hats off to you! And also a big compliment on making your dream about playing the sax come true. Some people forget about their dreams or push them aside and you managed to cling onto it. Great job!
@KatieDidit (989)
• United States
2 Feb 09
I did learn to love the oboe. What was really cool was that because it was more difficult to learn, once I had learned it, I was able to pick up the sax, clarinet, flute etc and play them. By my junior year in high school I was playing in 3 different bands on 4 instruments.
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@busyB4 (874)
• United States
4 Feb 09
I had a hard time with this one narrowing down which one I would list - LOL!!
I used to paint about anything that didn't move.Ive painted names on trucks , helmets gas tanks all kinds of things.
I guess the first thing that really came to mind with your question was that I painted a belly dancer on the front of my husbands friends sprint car. My husband and the car owner were going out to the race track and my husband came in to tell me bye and told me that he really wanted one painted on his race car. So while they were gone, I was going to surprise the guy and do this. Well started out with the naked lady (this kept the neighborhood teen boys riding up and down the road as she matured -LOL!) It was so near dark when I was finishing up the final touches and so I ran a drop light out to the road to finish the car which was sitting on a trailor in the street. When my husband and the guy rounded the corner, they were both wondering WHAT I was doing. COme to find out the guy had NOT asked for itso he was REALLY surprised but LOVED it (whew!) if I added more clevage! Good thing he liked it!! Anyhow that is my story!
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
6 Feb 09
That allmost turned out to be a story with a bad ending, whew! 
. Good to hear that the guy loved the way his car turned out. It must have been a whole lot of work getting the belly dancer on. I can imagine you must have quite got the attention of some male audience while painting her, lol! .
Very unique indeed, you can come pimp my ride with a my little pony on it anytime you like! 
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. Good to hear that the guy loved the way his car turned out. It must have been a whole lot of work getting the belly dancer on. I can imagine you must have quite got the attention of some male audience while painting her, lol! .
Very unique indeed, you can come pimp my ride with a my little pony on it anytime you like! .1 person likes this
@mscott (1923)
• United States
1 Feb 09
When I was younger I helped my grandmother make these little rocking chairs out of clothes pins. They actually looked a lot like rocking chairs and she sold quite a few at the local craft store. people would buy them for their dolls and stuff I guess.
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
2 Feb 09
They sound unique indeed. I am trying to make a mental picture of them, but it's kind of hard. I guess you haven't any picture of one? It would be so cool to see the finished product. They sound very crafty, I wouldn't have been able to come up with such an idea. Hats of to your grandmother!
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@carl76 (123)
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1 Feb 09
to be honest i've really had many hobbies but when i was a kid i filled a whole text book with tiny drawings of one cartoon character in hundreds of different jobs,sports,hats,clothes etc. unusual and quite sad i fear but hey ho there you go lol
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
2 Feb 09
I don't think it's sad at all. Being able to draw a cartoon in so many different poses shows talent in drawing and understanding of the mechanism of the body.
If you are able to catch all these different poses, jobs, etc. I think that's really good. Thanks for posting!
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