Friday Fun: Arts and crafts!
I am binge watching the third season of Making It, would love to hear what kinds of things y'all make!
I've mentioned before that I do watercolor; I picked up the hobby during quarantine and have especially been enjoying portraiture. Here's my before and after of John Ritter from a few months ago; I may take another stab at it this weekend.
So, do you build furniture? Make jewelry? Bedazzle motorcycles? show me what you make!
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I love this topic! I'm a knitter, and let me tell you - I've finished more projects during this pandemic than I did in the 5 years prior put together 😁
Here are a few of my recent favorites:
This one is a 7-foot-long scarf.
This one is freakin' huge - that's a queen-size bed sheet it's laying on.
And of course, the common theme: they're all purple-based; it IS mah signature color!
I love cooking and I lived trying recipes, changing them in my own way and experimenting with flavors, textures and writing my own recipes.
For example, here you have the photo of some spaghetti carbonara, with a small change, I have added garlic and the spaghetti are spicy, there was nothing left ...
My guests enjoyed them
I've always been fairly crafty, and end up spending more on the supplies than if I bought it outright - but where's the fun in that?
Recently I started a veggie garden and quickly ran out of room for the herbs, so turned an Ikea clothing rack into a space for hanging pots - so obviously had to take up macrame...
Yesterday while wandering through Spotlight I decided to have a go making some earrings. I've now got eight new pairs!
I am a DIYer. I am a woodworker but also like to build crafts at times. Here is a lamp I created a while back that has lightbulb climbers. The climbers are taking the last bit of material up to complete the lamp shade. You can see a bit of my dog house camper I made as well. 🙃
I do a lot of different kinds of needlework, cross-stitch, knitting, swedish weave, card weaving, amigurumi. Here are some kitty couches I crocheted. My cat on one for scale. I had a lot of fun with those. The third picture also shows a blanket I made.
I have also started braid jesses for Falconry for a friend of mine. Still working on perfecting the craft. I don't seem to have a picture handy. I'll post one later if I find a pic.
Kathy
Found a picture of some Jesses. This is not a matched pair. I was testing color patterns.
As I said earlier, still perfecting this process.
Sometimes I try to adopt a new hobby or craft, but I'm inevitably returning to cooking. Making food is my greatest joy and the most successful therapy for grumpiness (which I have like... a lot).
I can give an example with my Tiramisu Eclairs. I spent almost the entire day preparing the flavors, but in the end, it was worth each minute!
(not a coincidence my other hobby is crossfit 😬)
@Marjorie Ive been trying to find a photo of the ones I knitted, but alas, it seems to have been lost in the mists of time ... only 2 years ago mind, so just goes to show how bad my electronic filing system is!!! But this is a photo from the pattern I used.
They were mind bendingly hard, using techniques Id never used before... or even heard of. But deeply satisfying when they were finished.
Cant wait to see how yours turns out.
Olive hat with pimento top.
Hi, I am very good at making Japanese traditional kabuki masks. Kabuki is a traditional style of Japanese theatre. It is a theatrical style with a very rich history. Originating from the 1600s it’s incorporated the social topics of that time and even after many renditions, sanctions from leaders, and changes it is still as popular as ever.
