I looked at several of the sites mentioned.
They were interesting.
I loved the video! LOL!
You mention Etsy.....I have an Etsy shop as
a matter of fact.
I (try) to sell my beaded bookmarks and
repurposed boardbook books...(for lack of a
better way to describe them).
Its fun....
Friday, August 28, 2009
Crafts & Hobbies #62: Decoupage
Exercise:
Of course I am familiar with decoupage!
I'm a decoupager from way back.
I still have a trash can that I decoupaged
with pictures that I cut out of magazines
back when I was in high school....so thats
a very, very long time!
Its all rusty inside, but the outside still
looks terrific!
Of course I am familiar with decoupage!
I'm a decoupager from way back.
I still have a trash can that I decoupaged
with pictures that I cut out of magazines
back when I was in high school....so thats
a very, very long time!
Its all rusty inside, but the outside still
looks terrific!
Crafts & Hobbies #64: Zines
Exercise 1:
These 'zines' are a lot like the things I used to make when I was younger...much younger.
I would collect my favorite cartoons out of the Sunday papers and paste them onto pages
of paper folded in half . When I had enough, I stacked them and stapled them in the
middle...just like a book.
I would also make similar "zines" writing stories about my brother....and what I would
do to him if I could. (Hey....we were kids...we didn't much like each other back then!)
Now I make something similar to a zine I guess...I take old boardbooks and cover the
pages with papers and cardstock. Then I take images I download and print from the
computer and glue them to the pages of my book.
I usually have a theme....like Halloween or Christmas.
I also include printed out verses or definitions etc.
Of course I have to take it one stip further and distress it and all...
These also make into really cool birthday "cards".
Exercise 2:
Zines in the library?
I don't care one way or the other....whatever floats your boat.
These 'zines' are a lot like the things I used to make when I was younger...much younger.
I would collect my favorite cartoons out of the Sunday papers and paste them onto pages
of paper folded in half . When I had enough, I stacked them and stapled them in the
middle...just like a book.
I would also make similar "zines" writing stories about my brother....and what I would
do to him if I could. (Hey....we were kids...we didn't much like each other back then!)
Now I make something similar to a zine I guess...I take old boardbooks and cover the
pages with papers and cardstock. Then I take images I download and print from the
computer and glue them to the pages of my book.
I usually have a theme....like Halloween or Christmas.
I also include printed out verses or definitions etc.
Of course I have to take it one stip further and distress it and all...
These also make into really cool birthday "cards".
Exercise 2:
Zines in the library?
I don't care one way or the other....whatever floats your boat.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Crafts and Hobbies #65: Coin Collecting
Exercise 1:
I always keep an eye out in my change for
an unusual coin.
I have one now in my change purse. I think
its from Canada...I don't remember and I'm
too lazy right now to go look at it, but I did
notice it the other day when I was digging
through all my change to pay
for something.
I always save the "wheat" pennies.
I have quite a stash of them at home.
Exercise 2:
I have been to coin shops before.
My father was a big-time coin collector and
my brother also collects coins, so I have
been in the shops with them before.
They are interesting.
Exercise 3:
I think I already kinda answered
this exercise questions in my other
two posts above.
I always keep an eye out in my change for
an unusual coin.
I have one now in my change purse. I think
its from Canada...I don't remember and I'm
too lazy right now to go look at it, but I did
notice it the other day when I was digging
through all my change to pay
for something.
I always save the "wheat" pennies.
I have quite a stash of them at home.
Exercise 2:
I have been to coin shops before.
My father was a big-time coin collector and
my brother also collects coins, so I have
been in the shops with them before.
They are interesting.
Exercise 3:
I think I already kinda answered
this exercise questions in my other
two posts above.
Crafts & Hobbies #66: Knitting and Crocheting
Exercise 1:
Yes! I can knit and crochet both.
I learned to knit when I was in 7th grade. I worked in the
school library for one period (a slow period) and the
librarian taught me how to knit. I made a pillow!
Now I have a knitting machine...it makes knitting
go really fast if you want a long row of plain plain
straightforward knitting.
My grandmother taught me how to crochet.
I've made blankets by crocheting , but it was a long
time ago.
I don't have so much "free time" as I used too!
Exercise 2:
Yes...we have a knitting group.
I do not have time to participate in it now,
but perhaps one day I will.
I think I'll teach my daughter how to knit,
then we could do this together.
Yes! I can knit and crochet both.
I learned to knit when I was in 7th grade. I worked in the
school library for one period (a slow period) and the
librarian taught me how to knit. I made a pillow!
Now I have a knitting machine...it makes knitting
go really fast if you want a long row of plain plain
straightforward knitting.
My grandmother taught me how to crochet.
I've made blankets by crocheting , but it was a long
time ago.
I don't have so much "free time" as I used too!
Exercise 2:
Yes...we have a knitting group.
I do not have time to participate in it now,
but perhaps one day I will.
I think I'll teach my daughter how to knit,
then we could do this together.
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