How crafty are you??

[freeplease]

Looks good!

[mle]

I like crafts but I'm more "arsty" than "handy" I suppose

I don't scrapbook avidly but I had to make a couple for school assignments and I love them. Also helped my mom (who did most of the work) make me a ham costume for my English presentation on To Kill a Mockingbird (for those who don't know, the main character dresses as a ham for her school's Halloween pageant).
I can't seem to find a picture at the moment though, but I'll post if I dig it up!

I love making things and designing things overall. I also love photography, painting, sketching, working with coloured pencils and the like. Drawing usually gets me frustrated but I still enjoy it.

[Natalka]

Great, mle - post some drawings, others have done so!

[Andit]

Last night, plan A didn`t go so well, so here is plan B, more wirework.

[maltia13]

Does anyone know where I can get unfinished wood letters?

I have checked Michaels but they don't have the size I am looking for...(1 9/16)

[winyen]

Right now, I am really wanting to make a pencil case. I've decided to do something like this design:


(dang, the fabric is sooooo cute! )

I need to get an 11 inch zipper, outside fabric, inside liner fabric, interfacing (which i have never used before ) , and I only have $15 in my paypal account, and there are WAY TOO MANY CUTE FABRICS TO CHOOSE FROM ON ETSY my gosh. I swear, that's the hardest part.

[tidytaurus]

Right now, I am really wanting to make a pencil case. I've decided to do something like this design:


(dang, the fabric is sooooo cute! )

I need to get an 11 inch zipper, outside fabric, inside liner fabric, interfacing (which i have never used before ) , and I only have $15 in my paypal account, and there are WAY TOO MANY CUTE FABRICS TO CHOOSE FROM ON ETSY my gosh. I swear, that's the hardest part.

I would go to a local store and get a roll end to make something this small but I'm pretty broke so maybe even go through my closet/cupboards and find something I never wear that has a zipper and repurpose it into the pencil case. Post a pic when you get it done it looks cool.

[Andit]

Had computer problems on the weekend, so to get my frustrations out, I made earrings (stone chips & shells & silver plated). Still trying to figure out the perfect design for my friend's b-day.

[thecountess]

Those are beautiful Andi

[Natalka]

Andi, they're beautiful!

[sassypants]

I ♥ the posts and creativity in this thread ... I dabble in just about anything and try to see new ideas with the pics - so thanks everyone for sharing, and hopefully when I get a chance I will be able to add some pics here as well!

[Sporeo]

Something I like to do is bookbinding. I only started about a year ago, but it's one thing I've actually *stuck* to. I tend to get bored fast and totally ditch things, but I've kept coming back to this (I even bought a new table just so I had some space to store my things and to work on... My back was starting to kill me working on the floor all the time).

Here's a couple that I've made:




(sorry this one's so big... It's actually really tiny in person as it's sitting on a penny )

[tidytaurus]

Wow sitting on a penny that book is tiny!!!
Andit your earrings and necklaces are lovely I love the green set is that jade?

I am spending a massive amount of my energy in my garden and getting ideas for sewing doll clothing as my granddaughters are at the age where its important to be able to change barbies outfits constantly! LOL

[Andit]

Andit your earrings and necklaces are lovely I love the green set is that jade?

Actually, it`s shell & I think the tiny stone chips are aventurine. I haven`t graduated to the point where I`d feel comfortable using something as precious as jade. Yet.

[tidytaurus]

They sure are pretty!!!