I did something yesterday I have not done in over a year!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (237572)
Walnut Creek, California
January 26, 2026 10:50am CST
I had the day off yesterday, so I practiced guitar, did some editing on my book, and...finished up a pair of guitar sound hole coasters.
Those of you who have known me for awhile will remember that I like to make coasters out of discarded sound hole cutouts, sent to me by guitar manufacturers like Collings, Martin, and Santa Cruz.
I occasionally sell them for $25/pair, but mostly I give them to friends, especially friends with whom I play music. That way, my music friends won't forget me, even if they want to. 
A couple of weeks ago, I found a pair that I had started, but never finished. I think they were buried under some stuff on my kitchen counter. 
I put on a few new coats of polyurethane (so they will not warp when exposed to moisture) over several days, and finally started applying the felt bottoms.
I attach the felt bottoms with a glue gun, and have to do it bit by bit, so the edges are clean of excess glue.
Yesterday, I found my best pair of scissors and removed the excess felt from around the edges.
Voila!
I will attach a photo of this pair, sitting on my desk.
Do you have an "arts and crafts" hobby, unusual or not, that is relaxing for you?
A couple of weeks ago, I found a pair that I had started, but never finished. I think they were buried under some stuff on my kitchen counter.
I put on a few new coats of polyurethane (so they will not warp when exposed to moisture) over several days, and finally started applying the felt bottoms.
I attach the felt bottoms with a glue gun, and have to do it bit by bit, so the edges are clean of excess glue.
Yesterday, I found my best pair of scissors and removed the excess felt from around the edges.
Voila!
I will attach a photo of this pair, sitting on my desk.
Do you have an "arts and crafts" hobby, unusual or not, that is relaxing for you?15 people like this
14 responses
@DaddyEvil (173667)
• United States
26 Jan
Oh, thank goodness! I was really afraid you'd stopped taking your monthly showers! 
Somewhere either in the kitchen cupboards or out in the garage, I have a candle making kit and bags of different colored wax tabs and scents that are used to make loose, in-the-jar candles. (I save and clean old candle jars and reuse them. I have a dozen of those in my bedroom closet right now that I found when the construction crew was doing all that work here this last summer.)
I still have the glass box on my dresser I use to hold burning candles in so there's no chance of anything catching fire if I fall asleep while a candle is burning. I just haven't felt like making candles since we moved into this house over 9 years ago.
Somewhere either in the kitchen cupboards or out in the garage, I have a candle making kit and bags of different colored wax tabs and scents that are used to make loose, in-the-jar candles. (I save and clean old candle jars and reuse them. I have a dozen of those in my bedroom closet right now that I found when the construction crew was doing all that work here this last summer.)
I still have the glass box on my dresser I use to hold burning candles in so there's no chance of anything catching fire if I fall asleep while a candle is burning. I just haven't felt like making candles since we moved into this house over 9 years ago.2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (173667)
• United States
26 Jan
@TheHorse I ran out of candles a couple of years ago. Pretty doesn't believe in buying candles when the money is hers.
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@TheHorse (237572)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jan
@DaddyEvil So you have to buy them? Oh well. They're not that expensive.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
27 Jan
You did it to completion. You're very generous to keep your friends not to forget you.
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@TheHorse (237572)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Feb
@Nakitakona I have a cynical response prepared, but I'll save it for another time.
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
28 Jan
@TheHorse That's good. It reminds me a passage from the Book of Acts in the Bible that says '"It is more blessed to give than to receive"
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@kaylachan (84263)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jan
I used to but not so much anymore. My hobbies now involve tormenting my keyboard.
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@kaylachan (84263)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jan
@TheHorse How can it do that?
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@LindaOHio (220546)
• United States
27 Jan
Good job. Since my hands are so arthritic, I gave up the crafts and needlework.
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@TheHorse (237572)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jan
@LindaOHio My hands seem to be my last holdouts.
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@LindaOHio (220546)
• United States
28 Jan
@TheHorse Thanks. It's OK. Just part of getting old.
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@clrumfelt (5597)
• Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee
26 Jan
I can tell you put in effort to make those coasters. They look professional. My hobby is doing crochet. I make stuffed animals for my granddaughters and the neighbour kids. They love them. Here are a few bears I haven't found homes for yet.
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@celticeagle (188664)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Jan
I don't. I do remember you doing this in years past. And, I remember the trees too.
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@celticeagle (188664)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Jan
@TheHorse .......I enjoy wood. It's color, its smell. I wish I could make it back to the Redwoods.
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@TheHorse (237572)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Feb
@celticeagle I haven't hiked among the redwoods in awhile.
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@RasmaSandra (97007)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jan
I remember I always liked the coasters. I haven't attempted any arts and crafts,
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17595)
• Torrington, Connecticut
27 Jan
Nice, my hobby besides collecting watches and cars is making custom watch designs and fully building them from scratch
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17595)
• Torrington, Connecticut
10 Feb
@TheHorse More the watch face, I can order a Seiko mod kit and build a beautiful watch for 75 bucks as opposed to 350 for the same Seiko movement and quality
@JESSY3236 (22044)
• United States
27 Jan
cool. I do diamond painting. I am working on one for my best friend. It's a steampuck girl. I also had bought a paint by number kit last year before Black Friday. It's a house in woods scene. The paint by number kit will be hung up in my living room once it is finished.
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@JESSY3236 (22044)
• United States
27 Jan
@TheHorse You place little rhinestones on a canvas that has numbers and symbols. It's like paint by numbers and cross stitch.
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@TheHorse (237572)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Feb
@JESSY3236 Ah, I had not heard of that.
"place little rhinestones on a canvas that has numbers"
