What craft do you enjoy

Canada
April 9, 2007 8:20pm CST
what craft do you currently enjoy or what craft have you previously enjoyed?
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11 responses
@blondbat (503)
• United States
11 Apr 07
I make bead and wire jewelry, and am now selling it after 6 years. I make my own beads and other stuff out of polymer clay, been doing that for about 3 years. Picked up knitting again a few years back, but that's just for fun and myself. I used to scrapbook but since all my photos over the past 4 or so years are digital, I kind of got away from printing them out. I do print some "landscape/scenery" pictures after I have altered them in Photoshop for decorative purposes and make postcards and greeting cards out of them as well.
• United States
12 Apr 07
I love crocheting..I am looking into beading as well but not as good..I have made ponchos when they were a hot item about 2 yrs ago. I crocheted so much I think I have carpel tunnel..LOL I just learned how to make hats..ha ha.. for some reason making hats just eluded me..and I finally sat down one day to figure out what I was doing wrong and now make hat and scarf sets..sold about 20-30 since the start of winter...and also brought a knitting machine (round one) to make scarves and hats...
@twilight021 (2059)
• United States
10 Apr 07
I love crafting and even sell some of my work on the side. In the past I have done a lot of beading and jewelry making. However I find that I do that less and less. I'm not sure why though. I htink part ofi t was that the market for jewelry is so tight that I felt like everyone was going it and it made it harder for me to be creative. I think I have really found my crafting niche with knitting. I love doing it and I love the things that I can make. Beyond hats, scarves and mittens, I have made bags, bowls, and even coffee cup cozies. I feel like the things I can make with knitting are really useful, and I love experimenting with different colors and textures of yarn.
• United States
10 Apr 07
Exactly! Selling my knitting keeps me in yarn :-) Thanks for the Best response :-)
• Canada
10 Apr 07
Jewelry making would have to be my all time favorite thing to do. When I was 8yrs old I fell in love with it of course then it was only cheap beading and jazzy jewelry kits that I saved my allowances to buy. Now its a little more refined lol. I sell my jewelry b/c I coulnt afford to keep it as a craft even selling it sometimes my addiction outways my budget.
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
10 Apr 07
I enjoy doing latch hooking and knitting. Some of my potholders are still used that I made many years ago and have several of my latch hook pieces from my teenage years. Now I enjoy making pillows and giving them as gifts.
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• Canada
10 Apr 07
I bet that makes you feel really good when you see how long those things have lasted
@mrsturner (518)
• Canada
11 Apr 07
I mostly stick to scrapbooking and cross-stitch. Occasionally I will still crochet, but less and less all the time. I used to do a bit of everything, but my room was strting to look like those ones on Clean Sweep so I got rid of the ones that meant nothing to me and kept only the important ones.
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@seamonkey (1976)
• Ireland
10 Apr 07
In the past I have done latching and beadwork, and made a lot of things with leather and feathers. I've sewn some odds and ends for furnishings, as well. The only real 'craft' I do anymore is gardening, which is more artistic than you would think, with all the texture and color choice, and spacial arrangements.
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• Canada
10 Apr 07
your right I never thought of it before but gardening is definately a craft. My mom does a lot of it and there is definately alot involved!
• United States
10 Apr 07
My favorite craft has got to be soapmaking. There is something about mixing a whole lot of natural ingredients together and coming up with something that looks neat, smells wonderful and is good for your skin. It's decadent but practical at the same time. I am ok at cooking, so for me it's being able to play in the kitchen without actually making food (which may or may not turn out ok!). I also like to crochet, but my skills are limited so there's not a whole lot I can make. Cross stitch is nice too, when I want to chill out in front of the tv. I'd like to try other crafts but can never make up my mind--there are so many things out there to make!
• Canada
10 Apr 07
Jewelry is my number one and bath products come in second for sure.
@dopey22girl (3319)
• United States
11 Apr 07
My favorite craft is scrapbooking. I've tried so many times to cross stitch, and I've kind of gotten the hang of it, but it's too time consuming and hard on the eyes and complicated for my tastes. I also do card making which is a lot like scrapbooking, and I also enjoy doing latch-hooking. I enjoy painting and drawing by numbers as well. And beading as well. And felting. Haha I guess there's quite a few when I think about it!
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• Melbourne, Australia
25 Apr 07
I bead, well I make beaded jewelry actually. I only started Jan '07 but I am pretty good at it. I also make my own beads. I hope to seel the beads soon as I am still getting my stock up...it takes so long to make even 100 of the same ones.I have sold 2 bracelets I have made & hope to sell more.
@Niecie86 (18)
• United States
19 Apr 07
My mother taught me to crochet when i was around 7 and i've been addicted ever since. Oddly enough, all i ever make are afghans and fullsize blankets, though. I decided one day i wanted to learn how to knit so i recorded every knitting show i could find and absolutely fell in love with knitting as well. My husband thinks it's strange, says he didn't realize there were 20 yr olds that actually knit and crochet. But he's always picking out colors and designs for me. I think everyone should try it. my little brother makes socks crocheting, that's all he can make but he's mastered it.
• Canada
20 Apr 07
Ive just started to wire crochet some necklaces! I love it
• United States
25 Apr 07
I enjoy crochet, cross-stitch, sewing, and making collaged art. I would love to try my hand at painting, but I have never really been able to get into that form of crafting.
@jenn80 (64)
• Canada
18 May 07
I'm currently a big fan of knitting and sewing. There are more that I;d like to try, but I know that I need to fucus, or else I'll never get anything finished.