Crafter's Chat - week of October 8, 2007

Let's start a weekly chat.

What crafts do you like to do?

At times I have done cross-stitch, sewing, quilting, and drawing/painting.

Good morning tree!!

I guess I'm more of a "wanna be" crafter. lol I love to make things but just never seem to get around to it. Maybe this thread will inspire me. :)

Let's see though...I do know how to do a few things. I can needlepoint and sew although I haven't done either in quite a few years. I have done candlewicking before. I know how to crochet. I love to make hairbows for my baby girl and have lots of fun doing that. Oh, and I do make jewelry for her too. I will probably expand on the jewelry part as she gets older. For years my mother ran a business where she sold her own handmade jewelry. I helped her quite a bit growing up so that brings back such fond memories.

I would love to see crafter's chat become a regular thing since the holidays are coming up. I do make lots of crafts around Christmas and would love to get ideas from others.

Great thread!! Thanks for starting it.

I am also a multicrafter. In paper, it is both cards and scrapbooking.

I used to own a ceramic shop, so acrylic painting on bisque, and one strokes with glazes was a big part of my time.
This led to porcelain dollmaking.
Then oil paint on canvas, slate and wood.
Yarn......crochet, embroidery, and knitting, both machine and by hand.

fabric....soft sculpture dolls and animals, baptismal and wedding gowns, and sewing for porcelain dolls. I have done a little quilting, but not much.

I guess I am a serial crafter. It seems I crochet 24/7 for a while. Then I oil paint for a few months, but don't touch yarn. Scrapbooking seems to have held on longer than anything, probably because of a never ending supply of grandkid photos.

Do you stick to one craft at a time until boredom sets in, or do you divide your time between types of crafts?

Do you keep your crafts, sell them, or give most as gifts?
If gifts, do you think they appreciate the time that went into them? Or, is it more like, "Oh, Aunt Fanny made the card to go with the homemade potholders. Why can't she shop in a store like normal people?"

Hey tree,

My favorite craft is crochet but I have done cross stitch and have made a feeble attempt at knitting. lol

I used to sew but not much any more.

I agree with smalltowngirl, I like making crafts for Christmas.

Good idea tree...maybe we could get some halloween crafts started here.

Cookie, I also rotate between crafts. I will be obsessive about one for months then move to something else.

I saw some cute Halloween bags being made on Martha Stewart the other night. The instructions and templates are probably on her website. I'm not much into seasonal/holiday crafts

Of all the new "rooms" started here, this is the first one I am excited about. I am not an expert crafter, by any means, but I love trying. Sewing is mostly my thing.

I was at my local Habitat store this morning, and I felt like a kid in a candy store. I bough pretty pillows, sheets to make quilts with and a bunch of placemats. There is a bundle of white mats with a very dense weave that would make a great throw rug. And since it is white, I can dye it any color I wish.

Oops, my mistake, crafting doesn't actually have it's own "room" yet, does it? Well, I think it should.

Jo, maybe it will be a whole different room if we have enough interest :)

I have never been to a Habitat store. I need to go to one. I also like do home improvements.

I haven't done much lately, I would say that I'm a dabbler. I enjoy doing different things. I have made two beginner's quilts and quillows, I like to cross stitch. I have sold some things but I don't feel my stuff is good enough. Did anyone subscribe to Reiman's craft magazine?

I make mostly decorative things, especially xmas ornaments! Also soaps, candles whaterver strikes me at the moment EXCEPT sewing, needlepoint, crochet and knitting! LOL!

JoMom I did send a request in to reiman's for a craft board the other day. did you send them your thread about it ?

I just finished packing my bins for a craft show that starts Thursday (Walnut Festival). I fthis weather doesn't cool down quick I don't think I'll do very well! Nobody wants to think snowmen and Sant when it's in the 90's!

I also craft - from scrapbooking, to sewing, to oil painting (on slates, wood, saws, etc.)to quilting, etc. I guess I too am a serial crafter. Maybe we should call our crafters chat - Crafters Anyomous (sp.) since some of us (me!) can't seem to quit! It is addicting.

I would love to sell my crafts, but can't find an outlet for them. I do have a lead on one place that will put them in on consignment, so I am trying to finish a couple of projects and get them to her next week.

A regular "room" would be great!

I love to do all kinds of crafts!
anything with my gluegun- wreathes, flower arrangements-used to do baskets.like to paint simple plaques,love to make gifts and Christmas stuff. used to do crossstitch- but so time consuming and not ready to admit I need bifocals :). I have also done ceramics.