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Craft Corner

CheerBearSenior Contributor

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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MaggieSenior Contributor

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@Gazza75 You might be interested in these. They have oblong shapes also.

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Gazza75Senior Contributor

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Thanks for the cool shapes and molds @Maggie. Here is my next project under way. Pretty abstract

@Shaz51

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

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ohh I love it @Gazza75

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Gazza75Senior Contributor

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Thanks @Shaz51, nearly 3 colours down, 14 to. Go 🙂

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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looking good @Gazza75

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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@lycra_reachout that's looking good.

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saturnzoonSenior Contributor

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Love all the different types of craft everyone is doing.

@Gazza75 love those pictures how does that work as wouldn't mind trying those

@Lyra_reachout your C2C looks great love the colours, I have been looking at trying to do one of them, but they seem complicated when I tried to start one.

@outlander @CheerBear @Shaz51 @Maggie

I am still doing my hexagon blanket, but have been having trouble sometimes to do it as my 2 sons are driving me crazy.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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hopefully youll be able to do some more of your hexagon blanket soon @saturnzoon
I haven't done much crochet either. I haven't had much time

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Gazza75Senior Contributor

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HI @saturnzoon ,

They are called diamond paintings. I got my first few from Spotlight then started buying a few online. I started out with a pretty small and simple bee and progressed a bit from there. If you get one, i'd suggest having a look on youtube for some tips and tricks on how to do them. You basically have a sticky canvas and place little beads onto it. It's a bit like paint by numbers. The beads are small and it takes quite a while to do, but, i find it quite relaxing and am slight hooked now 🙂

I hope you can find some time to do some crafting and your sons give you some peace and quiet. Take care. 🙂

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saturnzoonSenior Contributor

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Thanks @Gazza75 I have spotlight just across the road from me , so will check them out and maybe start small.

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