Hobbies and Crafts

pindiwadli

pindiwadli

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Do you have any hobbies or crafts that you like to do?I used to knit a lot of dolls, make some crochet bed covers, and have done some long stitch pictures and just recently made some cold porcelain brooches, and cards, I like to have a go at most hand crafts.
 

I paint. We have a bar between our kitchen and living room (no table and chairs) and I've set up an area for me to paint as I listen to music, visit with people or even watch TV. I also read a lot, I collect rocks and gemstones and have a rock garden outside.
 
I'm lucky in that my hobby is also my job (although I only work a few hours a day now). I started developing a website in 1995 just for fun. By 2002 it was generating enough money to survive on so I sold the business I had at the time and went into website development full time.
 

I love to make jewelry and love all kind of gemstones. I love to look at them and collect them to make jewelry out of them. I love to work with my hands and that is a hobby that I can do for hours on in just to keep me busy. Sometimes I do latch-hook rugs just to see the picture come together. I am now training to do some wire craft jewelry in my spare time and hopefully I get there soon.
 
I used to crotchet little dresses and hats for dolls. I use to make some good money with it ten to twelve years ago but now it's just not worth it. Some of my hobbies are reading, walking and listening to music.
 
I used to do a lot of painting and sketching ever since I was a child, but as I got older and had a family to take care of, I had to abandon that...then I developed "artist's block" and find it hard to paint and sketch again. I did sew little dresses and comforters for my granddaughter when she was a toddler however, and now I've been getting back into sewing again...but to make things for myself. I enjoy photography and like to take photos of our local area, or anything unusual that catches my eye while out! Oh, and I've been getting interested in Geocaching...a fun type of 'treasure hunting'. :)
 
I received a simple point and shoot camera for Mother's Day and now, enjoying photography. I attended an art and painting class for seniors. I didn't feel like learning how to draw but had brought my camera. The instructor bought gadgets and glasses from her kitchen for the students to draw 'still life'. Instead, of sketching, I composed the items for photography and took lots of photos from different positions and angles, and then, later, with a free editing and post processing website, on my computer, I edited a couple of the photos into painting. So, with a couple of clicks with my 'mouse' I can 'paint' from my photos. Not sure what anyone thinks of my 'painting' but I did have fun composing and editing this photo and 'painting'. PS - if you think this picture is blurry, lean back or look at it from a couple a feet away and then, it won't look so blurry but I think, it then has more depth.

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Elzee, I really like your painting of two Dutch shoes and a cruise missile.

JUST KIDDING!

Hobbies? Hmmm ... don't have much time for hobbies with all the writing I'm doing, but I suppose I could list pillaging, burning and wenching.

That's in the Spring, of course - no use trying to wench in the dead of winter.
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I play the guitar, bass and drums and can write music (mostly jazz) but I am finding it hard to connect with other like minded musicians near me. I recently put an ad on Craig's List and did get one hopeful candidate. We have been corresponding via email and did speak briefly by phone but this transpired over the holidays and now I'll be out of town for a couple of weeks.

At least he sounds like a reliable person since that seems to be a big problem with the average musician. Too many flakes! Anyway, I'm looking forward to setting up a weekly practice and to move ahead with my plan to develop a jazz guitar duo and to play out several times per month to make a few bucks.


The name I thought up for this jazz duo is - "Incogni2" - changing the "toe" ending of incognito to a "too" ending representing a duo. Clever, don't you think?
 
Lots of interesting hobbies here!!! Has anyone tried Intarsia? Would love to get into that, but since I'm a bit accident-prone, not sure if it's a good idea.....apparently, you can't make much money from it, because you'd never make up for the time it takes, but would be nice for gifts.... Some pretty patterns here: http://intarsia.hostcentric.com/home/
 
My current hobby is photographing wildlife, mainly birds, butterflys, orchids, and the odd landscape, very rarely i will do a pencil sketch.When youngeer i was more active, archery, Kendo, Judo, and Jodo. sadly i had to work away often so could not keep up practicing these and they gradually slipped away.

I love music, and have tried to learn instruments.
 
I macrame'd quite a bit when it was popular. I used to sew to the point that I made my dress, my son's suit, and his father's suit for the family wedding my son was in.

I used to play softball and volleyball.

Gave up the anything involving close eye work when my eyes started to go south from working on computers for a living.

Gave up sports when my back started to go south from all my horse and snowmobile antics.

I still have my horses, who (yes "who") will be with me until their end times but the days of going on 6 - 8 hour rides, sliding my horse on his butt down a steep hill and digging up the other side, are long gone.

I stay active mukking four stalls on a daily basis<----certainly doesn't qualify in the Hobbies and Crafts category but it keeps me in some semblance of condition:inv:
 
Planxty said:
My current hobby is photographing wildlife, mainly birds, butterflys, orchids, and the odd landscape, very rarely i will do a pencil sketch.When youngeer i was more active, archery, Kendo, Judo, and Jodo. sadly i had to work away often so could not keep up practicing these and they gradually slipped away.

I love music, and have tried to learn instruments.
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Planxty, you have wonderful photographic skills, and I'm sure you have very high quality equipment also. Your bird photo in your album was refreshing to observe. :) I have a small older water-resistant pocket camera I take when outdoors or camping. It's a 4 megapixle Pentax Optio 43WR, so it's very limited and basic. My 256MB SanDisk memory card is going bad after all these years, and replacing it before I go on vacation again is a priority for me. The SD available in stores do not suit this simple older-model camera.

TWHRider said:
I macrame'd quite a bit when it was popular. I used to sew to the point that I made my dress, my son's suit, and his father's suit for the family wedding my son was in.

I used to play softball and volleyball.

Gave up the anything involving close eye work when my eyes started to go south from working on computers for a living.

Gave up sports when my back started to go south from all my horse and snowmobile antics.

I still have my horses, who (yes "who") will be with me until their end times but the days of going on 6 - 8 hour rides, sliding my horse on his butt down a steep hill and digging up the other side, are long gone.

I stay active mukking four stalls on a daily basis<----certainly doesn't qualify in the Hobbies and Crafts category but it keeps me in some semblance of condition:inv:
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TWH, I macramed also, back in the day. Made a few hanging planters I really liked with jute, but they must gotten thrown out over the years. Got hubby to play tennis with me for awhile when we were younger, but didn't keep it up. I never was good at sewing, that would have been a satisfying hobby.

I always felt that hobbies were something that you had interest in, and I know you love your horses, and everything involved in keeping them happy is related, so I would say that mukking is a hobby, just like weeding is related to the hobby of gardening. ;)
 
Thanks SeaBreeze, i do indeed have a decent camera a Cannon 40D, no longer made and considered an entry level bit of kit. i started with Nikon Coolpix compacts which i still have and use 4MB , the average phone has better spec than these now. Thanks for your kind comments on my photos.

regards.
 
I crochet and intend to add knitting to my repertoire. I also make jewelry when feeling particularly creative and my grip strength cooperates.

I want to get a 3-d printer for jewelry making, though. I could make some awesome hair sticks and combs with a 3-D printer!
 
Anyone know about soldering? Wish I knew how to weld! Metal Art is all the rage now it seems. Around here it is.
I know that I buy my fair share of it!

Seems like an inexpensive hobby that you can make big bucks doing.
 
Boo's Mom said:
Anyone know about soldering? Wish I knew how to weld! Metal Art is all the rage now it seems. Around here it is.
I know that I buy my fair share of it!

Seems like an inexpensive hobby that you can make big bucks doing.
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Soldering, at least the non-exotic forms, is fairly easy to pick up. You can get an iron and/or a gun fairly cheaply, get some rosin core solder (no flux needed) and just start practicing. Silver soldering is a bit tougher I think, and brazing is a step up in both size and difficulty.

Welding? I gave up on learning it myself when I was working as a mechanic - I think you need either a LOT of time or a good teacher. All the different types - oxy-acetylene, arc, TIG, MIG - make it seem daunting as well, but probably it's like learning any other skill - if you're motivated enough you'll learn it.
 
Boo's Mom said:
Anyone know about soldering? Wish I knew how to weld! Metal Art is all the rage now it seems. Around here it is.
I know that I buy my fair share of it!

Seems like an inexpensive hobby that you can make big bucks doing.
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I love creating wire wrapped jewelry and I'm ready to try soldering. I found a soldering iron and flux in my husband tools.

I tried soldering 2 pieces of stainless steel wire together and failed. I cleaned the wire between each attempts and placing the flux in different spots along the practice wrap but the solder would not hold.

I'm considering buying a soldering starter kit, then switching from the soldering iron to torch soldering, even thoug I'd much rather use the soldering iron.

It's so frustrating!
 
MercyL said:
I love creating wire wrapped jewelry and I'm ready to try soldering. I found a soldering iron and flux in my husband tools.

I tried soldering 2 pieces of stainless steel wire together and failed. I cleaned the wire between each attempts and placing the flux in different spots along the practice wrap but the solder would not hold.

I'm considering buying a soldering starter kit, then switching from the soldering iron to torch soldering, even thoug I'd much rather use the soldering iron.

It's so frustrating!
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Let me know how it goes for you.
 
MercyL said:
I love creating wire wrapped jewelry and I'm ready to try soldering. I found a soldering iron and flux in my husband tools.

I tried soldering 2 pieces of stainless steel wire together and failed. I cleaned the wire between each attempts and placing the flux in different spots along the practice wrap but the solder would not hold.

I'm considering buying a soldering starter kit, then switching from the soldering iron to torch soldering, even thoug I'd much rather use the soldering iron.

It's so frustrating!
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I believe you need what they call silver solder - it's made expressly for joining metals like stainless steel. Regular old rosin-core plumbing solder won't work.
 

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