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Craft Corner

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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Music, teaching, piano, singing, recorder sometimes drumming. @Former-Member These days it is my day hang out ... so also feet up on table with laptop ....and a movie ...

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Never a waste @Emelia8 sounds a wonderful project I can visualise it now. Did your husband see you working on this project? he would have loved it I am sure. A nice thought of being able to sail of into the sunset. Hope you are looking after yourself and doing self care Emelia, you have gone through so much already. Sending you love and hugs 💞

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Hi everyone

Sorry I have not been on but I have been doing a lot of craft and art activities.

Here are some pictures for you to drool over

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waiting for the pictures @KEJ

@Former-Member, @pisces_1

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Sounds like fun at your house Apple, You are one VERY talented lady!
I took up learning the Violin when at high school just to get out of having to have group showers after sport. (gave it up though) Has I don't have a musical bone in my body...Lol wish I had though. Drumming 🥁🪘🙀hope you get on well with your neighbours 😂😂 you must be a cool mum to your son and friends. Enjoy

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Sorry still trying to work out how to put pictures up but been too big but put on another post

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These are diamond arts

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Hi @Appleblossom, may help more if I list what I am currently doing each week:

Mon: stretching movements and meditation with support worker in her studio (2 hours), cleaner two hours every second week

Tue: psychology/hypnotherapy (2 hours, may or may not continue after current hypnosis series)

Wed: physio (1 hour)

Thu: support worker (2-4 hours). So far we have had nature walks, a lunch out, started going monthly to the poetry nights, outings of just about any kind, plus acupuncture afterwards some weeks

Fri: other appointments or day off (these tend to be 'feral' recovery days for me so far)

Sat: mostly free days, occasional psychiatrist or acupuncture appointment

Sun: free day

So, at this stage ndis is funding me for:

4-6 hours per week with support worker

1 hour weekly physio

psychology sessions (incorporating hypnotherapy), currently weekly, may be less often later

2 hours cleaning every two weeks

My weekly acupuncture is not ndis-funded. I go separately to a medical doctor who also trained in acupuncture in China. He bulk bills pensioners, so no cost. Psychiatrist not ndis, bulk bills me as well, as with GP.

I believe I have chosen well with the people supporting me through ndis, and this may be key to why I am feeling very satisfied so far, including finding it empowering to be able to effectively design my own recovery process.

Support co-ordinator may be the key role in helping us work out what actually we might like to do. Mine is her own business and is lovely, very conscientious and fast in reply and action. She has also made creative suggestions for things I could consider doing, likes match-making people to services.

I too am dreaming up things I may like to do later in the year as well, as it seems there are ways to make happen many things that may be helpful or just increase my quality and enjoyment of life. Some of these are likely to be one-offs, not necessarily weekly. For example, we have talked about the possibilities of art therapy, animal therapy and well-suited group activities that I especially may enjoy (hence more of a draw to motivate leaving my home).

From what you have said about the ndis activities being mainly physio for you, I think there may be many more helpful things for you to choose from, and as I said it's possibly the relationship with support worker that is key.

I have noticed though that it's taking some time with email communications need to organise things, and more pro-active and organised thought on my part about what I would like to do with all the support I have available to me, google searching etc. Overall, so far so great really.

Edit: I meant support co-ordinator being key to how rewarding the ndis package, the relationship with them, how creative and proactive they are and how much as well we are. Having said that, choosing the right support worker is highly important as well. Here too, the support co-ordinator is ideally interested in matching people to people creatively and well.

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