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Craft Corner

CheerBearSenior Contributor04 Apr 2017, 11:55 am AEST

Craft Corner

A place to chat and share all things crafty!

What's your favourite craft? Is there anything you're working on at the moment? What would you like to create/work on (I have heaps of "one day" project patterns and ideas that I know I will probably never get around to, but it's nice to imagine)? I'd love to hear!

I have absolutely no artistic side to me and stick figures are the extent of my drawing ability, but I really enjoy learning and trying out new crafts. I learnt crochet during a stay in a prevention and recovery centre and it's something I pick up often when I am feeling blue, I need a distraction or I'm just a little bored. I've tried paper crafts too, although I didn't really get far with anything. Sharpies are some of my best friends and when I find my hands need to move I have a collection of smooth rocks that I draw on (different coloured circles) which often relaxes me. Sometimes I dust off the sewing machine and sew as well. I walk around spotlight for a fun outing 😉

Looking forward to hearing from you all 🙂

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Gazza75Senior Contributor22 Aug 2019, 1:12 pm AEST

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@CheerBear, yes I am definitely enjoying it and learning a lot as I go along. I've made quite a few mistakes, but, thats why I started with a fairly small and simple design. Glad to hear your sitting with your dots. @Maggie will be happy about that to I think 🙂

Are you working on canvas again? I tried to get some supplies from Reject shop, but, they didn't have what I was looking for. I'll try somewhere else tomorrow.

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MaggieSenior Contributor22 Aug 2019, 1:15 pm AEST

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Chillish @CheerBear good your dots are helping your post tricky day. Dressing gown is a very good start. I have my cross stitch in hand and will be doing some very soon. My tricky day is a tiny bit better having talked a few stickies through with a non tricky head. So ok enough for the time being.

Is it a new canvas you are working on?

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MaggieSenior Contributor22 Aug 2019, 1:20 pm AEST

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@CheerBear Forgot to mention, I was reading about paint having all the same issues you are having. Opaque sounds like a good way to go. There is more pigment in it. I found a good article but can’t bring it over, techonology and dinosaurs don’t mix. Light affect the colour also.

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CheerBearSenior Contributor22 Aug 2019, 1:30 pm AEST

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Happy to 'see' you both @Maggie and @Gazza75.

Glad you're enjoying it @Gazza75. How do you go when you make a mistake? I have to work hard not to completely give up when I slip up! It's a bit hard to totally fix mistakes with paint. At least with crochet I can undo and redo without it being too end-of-the-actual-world 😉 That's annoying that you couldn't get what you needed. Spotlight had/have canvas on sale which is where I picked mine up.

@Maggie how good is it when a non-tricky headed person is helfpul to talk things through with? 😊 Good to hear your day is now a tiny bit better for it, though sorry to hear it wasn't better earlier. Thumbs up for dressing gowns. Thanks for the tip re the paint too. I've started test dotting the colours and letting them dry before using them (doing that right now with a fuschia) but will definitely keep in mind the opaque thing.

It is a new canvas that I'm doing (both Gazza75 and
Maggie). I'm way too grrr-ish to do stones and get too frustrated without a flat surface. My new one is not far off being finished. I'll upload a progress pic in a moment (cuppa making first). It's probably my favourite one I've done so far 🙂

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Unknown userMember22 Aug 2019, 1:37 pm AEST

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Hi @CheerBear 👋💜

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Unknown userMember22 Aug 2019, 1:38 pm AEST

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I need help again. So sorry. Where’s a quiet thread @CheerBear

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CheerBearSenior Contributor22 Aug 2019, 1:40 pm AEST

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Hey @Former-Member 😊 I'm making a cuppa. Would you like one too? 😉☕❤

Have you been crafting at all? I remember (or think I remember but could be wrong) you either having done some crochet or thinking about doing some a while ago.

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CheerBearSenior Contributor22 Aug 2019, 1:41 pm AEST

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Sorry, I missed your post above @Former-Member . What about the thread Just checking in. ?

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Gazza75Senior Contributor22 Aug 2019, 1:49 pm AEST

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@CheerBear, I've left the mistakes in so I learn from them. It's kind of hard to see the up and down side to the 'drills' or 'diamond bits'. You can unpick the piece with tweezers or a toothpick if you are fussy. I'm not a perfectionist by any stretch. I'm pretty relaxed about it, I'm not entering it into a competition or really showing many people what I am up to. I would like to maybe frame some of the bigger ones when I've completed them. I think the proper square ones will be more suited to me rather than a 'freeform' one like the bee I'm currently working on. I will try and post a progress picture this afternoon, but, not sure it will work with my phone.

I've been trying to get some black gesso. I have some leftover white, but, wanted to try and use black and give dotting a whirl on canvas. I had a bit of a hard time doing it on rocks as well. I think my victims were a bit rough around the edges. I got mine out of a mostly dry creek rather than a river lol 🙂

I can't wait to see your progress pic, think we'll be in for a treat @Maggie 🙂 It looks like you have been doing these for a long time CB! 🙂

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CheerBearSenior Contributor22 Aug 2019, 2:04 pm AEST

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I like your approach with mistakes @Gazza75 . It would be good to borrow a bit of that attitude about it from you 😉

I'll have a look at how the diamond paintings are done later as it sounds interesting. I've seen pictures but not the process. Hope your phone works with photos! Good to hear Im not the only one who found rocks tricky! I have a sneaking suspicion @Maggie has some patience!

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