Craft Projects, My attempts to start and complete some crafting projects

One of these days you'll see what I managed to do, lol. Have to watch these videos a few hundred times.
 

Not every project was easy for me, but that one I just posted was simple enough. I've had my share of disasters, I should take a pic of this huge flower I made; I should throw it in the garbage, but, I keep it as it took so much work. I hate to part with it. But then, I'm afraid if I post it, someone will fill my head with lies say it's nice and I'll believe them and display it for others to see on my wall and then think I'm ready to take it to the next level at an art gallery. bwaaaaaaaaaahahahahah.

The laugh is at me.
 
Love the purple and white floral arrangement too, April. Beautiful.
 

Thank you Nona and Raven. I will probably get back with making some more arrangements soon, I've yet to get started on that shaving cream art project, I went out and bought the shaving cream months ago and that's just been put on the back burner, there are a few floral projects sitting to be completed as well.

I so was wishing others would have projects to share for more inspiration to keep going on this crafting thing, gets a tad boring not having others to share in the process with sometimes. None of my friends are into this stuff, mostly due to them claiming to not have a crafty gene in their bodies, but, I know they just don't have as much time on their hands as I do since their still working full time and would rather not indulge.

Anyway, thank you all for the kind comments on the crafts. :)
 
AprilT said:
Not every project was easy for me, but that one I just posted was simple enough. I've had my share of disasters, I should take a pic of this huge flower I made; I should throw it in the garbage, but, I keep it as it took so much work. I hate to part with it. But then, I'm afraid if I post it, someone will fill my head with lies say it's nice and I'll believe them and display it for others to see on my wall and then think I'm ready to take it to the next level at an art gallery. bwaaaaaaaaaahahahahah.

The laugh is at me.
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I would tell tell you honestly in a nice and gentle way, of course.
 
I think the large white flower is really nice,You could make them for wedding decorations in white or the colour theme of the wedding :)
 
Kadee46 said:
I think the large white flower is really nice,You could make them for wedding decorations in white or the colour theme of the wedding :)
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You've made my day, that is my favorite but, I can't find a thing to do with it. It sits on a corner of a cloth I have hanging on the wall and I at one time had been trying to figure a way to make a design to compliment it, but for the time being, it's just there till I get in a crafty mood again. I also need to get out and buy more copier paper which too might inspire me. My printer isn't working and I haven't felt an urgency to replace it and so, no need for more copier paper. Bable, bable, bable. LOL!

I do appreciate the compliment of my big ole little flower.
 
Such talent, April! Everything looks beautiful. I wish I had more patience.....I have a closet full of semi-completed projects. I started one for a wedding present for my niece. Then I thought maybe I'd get it done for their 10th anniversary, which was last year unfortunately. Okay, maybe the 20th?
 
Thank you Jujube. I have quite a few incomplete projects, some dating back from a few years, so I know how that goes. I used to be on a real dress sewing kick, unfortunately, I just can't seem to get in that mood again, so I have at least five half completed dresses tucked away of which, it's time to use the material to stuff something or toss it, I know I won't be completing those dresses.
 
AprilT said:
You've made my day, that is my favorite but, I can't find a thing to do with it. It sits on a corner of a cloth I have hanging on the wall and I at one time had been trying to figure a way to make a design to compliment it, but for the time being, it's just there till I get in a crafty mood again. I also need to get out and buy more copier paper which too might inspire me. My printer isn't working and I haven't felt an urgency to replace it and so, no need for more copier paper. Bable, bable, bable. LOL!

I do appreciate the compliment of my big ole little flower.
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With talent like yours it's to good not to do anything with your finished crafts ,Do You have a free classified site like gumtree? you could advertise your craft work on ? I'm sure you wouldn't have any trouble selling your handmade crafts ...
 
Kadee, thanks for the laugh, I needed that. I am tickled pink, not that I never had fantasies about selling my talent, but, the thought of me taking what I do as serious talent, really did cause me to break out into hysterics. The minute I get serious about it will be the minute I break out into hives.
 
I really would like to make another dress or two, but it would require me to be more agile, at least considering what went into my process years ago, I just don't have that in me anymore, plus, I haven't seen fabrics I'm all that fond of at a good price point to match what I can just grab off the rack and be done with it.

I'm now waiting for others to contribute to the thread with their projects to feel more inspired to start back on more projects, as I stated, it gets boring doing this alone without an exchange of show and tell. :( I really don't want this to be all about me all the time. So please, please, please do share if you ever feel so generous enough do so. :)

I know as a kid, I wasn't very fond of sewing or arts/craft classes, I was much more interested in ballet, dance and music, writing, especially after we had our works critiqued in our dorm and I thought I had completed the most fantastical drawing, but someone who I thought was coming over to pay me accolades said, you know, your drawing isn't much, but, you are gifted in your poetry and he asked me if I would be interested in joining one of his programs. I was hurt and proud of my poem at the said time. It proved to be a turning point in my life during that period of time. Ok, I couldn't sew worth a dang either had very little patience for following anything with long instructions and patterns. One of the reasons my baking projects often flop. LOL. As I said, I am not one to draw inside the lines with many things, I always end up wanting to know if I might be able to do it another way. :D Only if something is of major importance do I play inside the lines, life or death precision requirements so to speak.

Anyway, I'm still waiting for others to play nice and share something they've done maybe in the past couple of years up till now. Again PLEASE! :D
 
April, your flowers are beautiful. Especially love the ones with purple. Hard to believe their paper. You did a wonderful job.
 
Thank you Temperance. :) I'm tempted to get started up again, but the cleaning is giving me great pause this time around. Soon though, I'll get back at it. For one, I have a one sided decorated wall where on I'm missing the matching cone decoration to balance the other side. But since, I haven't entertained in a while, I don't have to explain it. I also need to make the one on the wall more expansive, the one I previously made was larger, but so undisplayable.

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Kadee, love your little mouse with the thread spool. Adorable.
Nice new avatar pic, April. Tried to enlarge it, so these old eyes could see it, unsuccessfully.
Will try to find some pics to share. Most were on my laptop that crashed.
 
ndynt said:
Kadee, love your little mouse with the thread spool. Adorable.
Nice new avatar pic, April. Tried to enlarge it, so these old eyes could see it, unsuccessfully.
Will try to find some pics to share. Most were on my laptop that crashed.
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Here ya go, just so you can see, It's a couple of years old, just me in my beach tent, I'll try to get a more recent one next time I'm at the beach.

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They are truly excellent AprilT , I can appreciate the work that has gone into them
I spent a lot of time building Flower displays from silk flowers and my wife played
her part by taking them to craft shows , Once I had found a source of supply for
a quality flower the work became more interesting . this is the first time for I think
well over a year that I have been on this Forum so I am more than a little rusty , I
would have liked to have put the odd photograph on but (A) I am not sure what I
have left and ( B) not too sure how to do it without putting some thought there .
However , I honestly like yours , not that I shall get back to doing any as I am
pushing on a bit in years but I hope you will allow me to admire your work .Sadly
I lost my wife four years ago otherwise she would be equally keen .
Regards
Terry .
 
Harvatt, I'm honored by your praise, thank you and my deepest sympathies to you for the loss of your wife. I as I am sure others are happy to have you join us in any which way you are comfortable.

Again, thank you for the kind words about my crafts projects.
 
Thank you AprilT for your reply and for the invite to join you all on
the Forum . I look forward to it , talk again soon I hope .
 

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