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I was born crafting. Living out in the country when I was small, my mother often had different and useful craft projects going. So I was weaned on crafts at an early age.
Later as a young adult with a young family, I found my crafting roots to be a blessings and a neccesity. If I saw something I like or we needed that was too pricey, I would try and figure out a way to do it myself.
To supplement my income as a single mother I often sold my various projects at flea markets and craft fairs.
I have done everything from flower arranging to hand painting and decorating furniture. I've done plastic canvas, embroidery, cross stitch and other needlework crafts.
I had a period where I decorative painted on everything that wasn't nailed down, lol.
In the last ten years my crafting all but stopped due to time constraints and working more than one job.
Now, I've found myself grounded at home because of a medical problem and unable to work right now. Also, I am a recent empty nester as both of my young adult kids have moved into their own places.
So, I took the initiative to change my son's room into a craft studio of sorts. It's still a work in progress. I have found quite a few unique storage items and projects that I am planning on posting here.
I found this place and am totally thrilled and amazed by it.
So very nice to see that recycle crafting is not dead but very, very much alive. It makes me SO happy to see all the young people on here with such creativity and willingness to create something rather than buy it!
I was having trouble getting inspiration. Not anymore. This place ROCKS! I already have some great ideas to do some unique purses. Unfortunately my vintage Singer is in need of repairs right now. So, I guess it's either hand sewing or using that iron on webbing tape you use to do seams.
Well, I'm off to get lost in the site again. And I promise some projects soon!
Later as a young adult with a young family, I found my crafting roots to be a blessings and a neccesity. If I saw something I like or we needed that was too pricey, I would try and figure out a way to do it myself.
To supplement my income as a single mother I often sold my various projects at flea markets and craft fairs.
I have done everything from flower arranging to hand painting and decorating furniture. I've done plastic canvas, embroidery, cross stitch and other needlework crafts.
I had a period where I decorative painted on everything that wasn't nailed down, lol.
In the last ten years my crafting all but stopped due to time constraints and working more than one job.
Now, I've found myself grounded at home because of a medical problem and unable to work right now. Also, I am a recent empty nester as both of my young adult kids have moved into their own places.
So, I took the initiative to change my son's room into a craft studio of sorts. It's still a work in progress. I have found quite a few unique storage items and projects that I am planning on posting here.
I found this place and am totally thrilled and amazed by it.
So very nice to see that recycle crafting is not dead but very, very much alive. It makes me SO happy to see all the young people on here with such creativity and willingness to create something rather than buy it!
I was having trouble getting inspiration. Not anymore. This place ROCKS! I already have some great ideas to do some unique purses. Unfortunately my vintage Singer is in need of repairs right now. So, I guess it's either hand sewing or using that iron on webbing tape you use to do seams.
Well, I'm off to get lost in the site again. And I promise some projects soon!
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- commented on her comment Sorry, Naomi, I didn't see your comment until just now. I put the tutorial on the back burner because I didn't think anyone wanted one. But now that I see you've requested it, i will work on the tutorial steps and a new bratastic purse over the next we... to Bratastic Evening Purse 13 Jan 16:35
- commented on her comment What an awesome idea. There beautiful. May I make a suggestion. You said that you mixed the fabric paint in with the acrylic to make them more washable. I'm going to tell you how to do this in a better more long lasting way. Go to your local craft stor... to Galaxy Leggings 30 Dec 00:04
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- commented on her comment THis is adorable. Great job, Lauren! to Toothless 26 Nov 17:33
- commented on her comment Adorable! to Njord The Gnome 24 Nov 04:40
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- commented on her comment These are absolutely adorable! Ithink one would look awesome clipped over the rubber band of a pony tail. Ooooo a mexican hat would be awesome of Cinco De Mayo or the just passed Dias de los Muertos! to Tiny Hat Hair Clips 03 Nov 19:24
- commented on her comment That's quite all right Evenl. We all have real lives, lol. The wedding was absolutely PERFECT. Can't beat 80 degrees in October. It was right over the border of Ohio into Kentucky. The wedding was held outside in front of a lake at an old Carriage Hou... to T Shirt Shrug 12 Oct 19:30
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- commented on her comment This is in response to Claira C about why they're called Ombre Cakes. Ombre is an effect kind of in art and fashion. See the way the color is darker on the bottom and fades out and changes as it goes up to the top of the cake? That's affect is called O... to Pink Swirl Cake 11 Oct 03:27
- commented on her comment Awesome creativity! Did you just slit the fabric with scissors to put the ribbon through? I must try this. to Mcr Teeeeheeheee 10 Oct 18:57
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Art Z.
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looking forward to seeing them!