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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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CheerBearSenior Contributor

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Looking forward to seeing what you've been up to @outlander. Yay for lots of projects haha and for having something click that seemed really hard before it did click! I carry those little moments and experiences around and find many of them in hook and yarn ❤

Thanks @Maggie! It's all frogged now but now I get to dip into the bag of colours and try again. Hope the next round feels good and if you feel like sharing a pic I'd love to see. Its so fab to watch them evolve 😊

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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Wholy :pile_of_poo: @CheerBear 🤩🤩🤩
Noo dont frog it! Just start another one!

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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Those click moments are pretty good hey.

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Gazza75Senior Contributor

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@CheerBear, happy days on diamond painting invading the household! 😉 Here's one of the better Youtube videos I found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDfVWcjkQq4&t=2s

It's really pretty straight forward and everything will be in the kit/box that you need. Sing out if Big has any questions and I'm sure that myself or someone else can assist. I visited my local craft shop to pickup a frame, but, i they have to get one in for Me. I had to resist strong urges to get more paintings, they had a really large selection and quite a few I'd like to try!

I really enjoyed your last Sophie's univers, it looks so intricate and well made! Great job 🙂 I'm with @outlander , no frogging! 🙂 Hopefully its not to late! lol

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CheerBearSenior Contributor

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Oooh that's going to be super helpful, thanks heaps @Gazza75! I'll send it straight to Big before they start. I kind of wished I'd picked up a little one for Middle as they had some simple looking, small ones they might enjoy 🤔

Do you get yours from a craft store that isn't a big chain craft store? I haven't really looked for them but I had a 40% off thing that expired this weekend to use so Spotlight worked for us. Not the hugest range though.

Sophie is already a frog 🐸😉 But I'm already happier with the colours and think they'll match the overall piece better. Thanks though 😊

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Gazza75Senior Contributor

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Your welcome @CheerBear , theres a lot of videos on youtube, but, that one is by an Australian and has over 1M views.

It's not to late to pick one up for middle!

I have got mine from spotlight or online. I tried wish, but, found Aliexpress a lot better quality and that's where I'll be geting them from now on. It's about a 1/3 of the price compared to spotlight.

There are a lot of companies that sell online in Australia, but, the prices are quite inflated and normally postage is a bit on top.

A local craft shop had a bout 10x the ammount that spotlight had in them. Lots of good ones for kids like stickers and keyrings 🙂

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CheerBearSenior Contributor

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Haha It's not the late that's the worry with picking up one for Middle, it's that I need to put myself on a craft shop ban @Gazza75. The time I can spend in there is reason alone to ban myself, let alone the temptation to spend money I don't have on things I don't need! Buuuuut if I just duck in and pick up a little one I saw and just that only, it should be OK 😉😆 Big said thanks for the tutorial (not that I told them who shared it with me).

Love how much these paintings are bringing you (and us as you share them). They're very cool 🙂 Have you got your next one (you might have mentioned that already, sorry!)?

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Gazza75Senior Contributor

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@CheerBear, yes just wizz in and wizz out of the Craft shop! Don't be lured into temptation! lol 🙂 I'm working on two at the moment. Some turtles and my first square one which is an owl. Its going a little slow, but, hoping to see the difference when its finished. Nice to do a fairly small one after my recent efforts - 30x40 🙂 Will share some progress pics when I make some! lol 🙂

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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is the owl one you just shared, the one your working on? @Gazza75 it looks pretty cool

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Gazza75Senior Contributor

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@outlander, yes its my current one. Slow going so far, my first try at square drills/beads. 🙂

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