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pinkandblue
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I need a craft
I want to find some sort of craft project to get into, I think it would be a great stress reliever....any suggestions?
I tried knitting and I was a total failure 
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Posted 4/2/10 10:15 AM  |
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Re: I need a craft
scrapbooking. you could to digital or paper scrapbooking or both. It's great if you take a lot of photos.
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| Posted 4/2/10 2:56 PM |
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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
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Re: I need a craft
Posted by Kerie-is-so-very
scrapbooking. you could to digital or paper scrapbooking or both. It's great if you take a lot of photos.
how do you do a digital scrapbook? Any sites you can recommend?
That reminds me, I still haven't finished miki's scrapbook from her 1st year   I do have a montage though, so that counts, right?
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| Posted 4/2/10 4:12 PM |
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Re: I need a craft
I'm still just getting started learning about digital scrapbooking but I'm not looking to stop using paper and all the supplies. If you use photoshop already, it will be easy for you and there are some good posts on this board to help you out! I may be looking for something simpler than photoshop, though, b/c I find that I only do digital pages once in a while. Then I forget how to do what I have learned. What I have done so far with digital scrapbooking has been to create 12x12 pages that fit in the same books with my other pages. I just upload my creation to a site that sells 12x12 prints. There seem to be more and more places for that every week. www.scrapbook.com has really good forums.
PS. Most scrapbookers I meet are 1-3 years behind. The only reason I am not is because I don't do my pages in date order. I just do what I feel like doing and then move pages around within the book later.
Message edited 4/3/2010 12:18:34 AM.
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| Posted 4/3/10 12:16 AM |
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Meggo613
im a big girl!
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Re: I need a craft
i did scrapbooking for aw hile but i didnt have the space nor the patience because well i felt i needed to put alot of thought into the pages and how they are laid out and whatnot so i packed it up and will reopen it when we move and i have more room...
so in the mean time.. i learned how to Knit!!!! and i LOOOOOOOOVE IT!! everyone i know makes fun of me and teases me abotu being an hold fart and an old granny because i sit in my glider and i knit! and i hve to say i just love it its so relaxing doesnt take any thought i just sit and go to town   (oh and im 24 which is why people make fun of me or so they say! apparently im supposed to be out parting it up even though i have a 9 month old   if you cant tell im a bit bitter about people making fun of me  )
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: I need a craft
why didn't knitting work for you?
it's what i was going to suggest... then again, it's more of an addiction with me 
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| Posted 4/4/10 7:45 PM |
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smdl
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Re: I need a craft
What do you like to do? What do you like?
Work with your hands?
Do you have patience or do you need instant gratification?
How many hours do you want to spend "learning"?
Possible craft:
- Knitting
- Crochet
- Embroidery
- Sewing
- Beading/Jewerly making (I started taking classes and I love what I have made)
- Digital scrapbooking (you don't need as much space and invest in a lot of tools/supplies)
- Pottery (you can take classes) and later on you can use a place who has a kiln and they just charge you for the use of the kiln)
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| Posted 4/4/10 9:24 PM |
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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
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Re: I need a craft
Posted by libby2595
why didn't knitting work for you?
it's what i was going to suggest... then again, it's more of an addiction with me
I don't know, I just couldn't get anything to look right or straight.... my scarf was a hot mess
I actually like knitting and my mom knits, I think I may give it another whirl 
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| Posted 4/5/10 9:47 AM |
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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
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Stephanie
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Re: I need a craft
Posted by smdl
What do you like to do? What do you like?
Work with your hands?
Do you have patience or do you need instant gratification?
How many hours do you want to spend "learning"?
Possible craft:
- Knitting
- Crochet
- Embroidery
- Sewing
- Beading/Jewerly making (I started taking classes and I love what I have made)
- Digital scrapbooking (you don't need as much space and invest in a lot of tools/supplies)
- Pottery (you can take classes) and later on you can use a place who has a kiln and they just charge you for the use of the kiln)
jewelry making sounds fun, I may look into this
I am more of an instant gratification type of gal, not much patience (maybe that is why knitting did not work for me)
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| Posted 4/5/10 9:48 AM |
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Michelle
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Re: I need a craft
I didn't like knitting, but I love crocheting. There is minimal expense to start and I taught myself by watching videos on you tube. I like that is it portable too.
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| Posted 4/5/10 12:03 PM |
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shapla79
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Re: I need a craft
I do both knitting and crocheting and I find crocheting to be a lot easier. I'm currently making DD a hat 
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| Posted 4/6/10 10:15 AM |
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computergirl
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Re: I need a craft
I agree with people who suggested crocheting. I am a knitting addict myself... I don't even know how to crochet... but I've met so many people who hated knitting, couldn't get the hang of it, but took to crocheting immediately.
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