by joannadandy 24 Replies latest jw friends
Face it, Joanna, your creative streak will out whether you like it or not! And it sounds like you're having fun, which is the most important thing. I like to design jewelry and clothes, and I just signed up as a Southern Living At Home consultant in the vague hope that I can make money with my craftiness.
If you stay away from the glued macaroni, however, your friends will love you better.
Love,
Nina
hi joanna, my biggest craft work was building my house with my hubby, I had to do the brick work, drywall ect. we saved a ton of money by doing it.
but in my earlier years i would do all kinds, longstitch, cross-stitch,beadwork, candles whatever. I came in to the borg in my 30's so most of my Christmas crafts got thrown out. I did keep my crocheted snowflakes. I fiqured God made the snowflakes so I could still hang them up.(I didn't). after getting out of the borg this summer I went looking for them, some have yellowed a bit , i think I can get that out. I still have the instructions, if I want to make more, just need time. that was funny you talking about an early start to x-mas. I'm doing the same. one of our hardware stores had and early 75% off x-mas sale. we now have over 20 strands of lights, 4 trees and I've been buying ornaments that will have meaning ever sense I left. so i've been doing both the fall decorations as well as gathering the holiday stuff. it's fun, it's like I can't wait. my tree will have blue ornaments with the snowflakes, next year will be something else. thanks for putting up a fun post. Jackie
The button came off my blouse the other day, and I sewed it right back on!
Actually, I'm into making collages, drying flowers and herbs, I made all the curtains I have in my house, oh and at xmas time--I make my own greeting cards and ornaments.
my biggest craft work was building my house with my hubby, I had to do the brick work, drywall ect. we saved a ton of money by doing it.
That is a lot of work. But kind of cool. My parents built to houses so I was privy to that insanity, but there is something weirdly satisfying in being able to decorate from scratch, ie. carpet, paint, drywhall, stonework etc.
But way too much work for me. I will probably NEVER build house. Or if I do, I will not be the general contractor like my parents were.
As for the comment someone made about becoming my mother....NOOOOOO! Say it ain't so! Actually I don't think of my mom as a crafter. She is more of an artist. Which to me, slap me if I am wrong, is a little different. She paints, sculpts and all that, but she is not a glue gun fanatic.
Actually that quilt was my first attempt at sewing. (Aside from an ugly skirt in home ec class) I got the idea from a quit book and made my own pattern to the size I wanted, and I changed the colors a bit. (More blue and purple). I was pretty impressed with myself. My aunt made me come to her quilt club because all the women there were too scared to try a watercolor quilt. Any quilters out there, all I have to say is, they are freaking easy and goregous!! Give it a try! (You just need lots of fabric squares and scraps of various colors). I credit it to I had an excellent teacher. You should see some of the things my Aunt has made.
My crafts this year on a smaller scale. Mostly cuz I am sure I won't have time to do everything I want and also I am a chicken.
would you like a guift certificate for sex world instead?
Duh! Look at who you are talking to here!!
You can stuff it inside the birdhouse instead of flowers...
