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Crochet
When people hear about crocheting they think it's only for grandmothers . You know the one that you use with two hooks? Wait one? People usually get this confused with Knitting , you use two hooks to get your pattern), but crochet is used for one hook to get any pattern that you want. You can use various colors and types of styles to make a hat , a scarf, baby booties etc. However, people don't know the history of crocheting.
By Erica Williams5 years ago in Lifehack
I Was Born To Create
Where did my creative journey begin? I was born to be an artist, writer, chef, baker, decorator and handicrafter. I started pursuing visual arts when I was only two years old. My parents enrolled me in different art classes that would occur at various art schools in the community. My parents always kept art supplies in the house and I would constantly use them during my ABA therapy sessions at home. Even if I wasn't practicing visual arts, I was always doing some kind of creative activity whether that was cooking, baking, writing, dancing and other activities. I always enjoyed thinking outside the box and creating things that would enable me to feel great about who I was.
By Talia Devora5 years ago in Lifehack
My Leather Crafting Journey
I have always wanted to be a “crafty” person. I have dabbled in almost every craft there is, and never found one that fit me personally. I would play with a hobby for several weeks only to slowly stop working on it and lean towards something new. That all changed when my boyfriend was talking on the phone with a friend and told him that I was burning a small room sign for my sister’s foster daughter for Christmas. He started asking questions of whether I could burn a design into leather. I said I would give it a shot and down the rabbit hole I went making a camera strap. My first project came with a lot of learning and a lot of hand sewing. I was extremely worried that it would not be good enough or would not hold up, but my “customer” was incredibly happy as was I.
By Danielle Stumbo5 years ago in Lifehack
The Quilter
When I was younger, I was definitely an outdoor kid. Riding bikes, playing in the huge dirt pile my dad created, or just exploring the neighborhood. As I got older, I became a video gamer and tech geek, usually sitting at my computer playing a game or listening to music. Eventually I would learn the basics of computer repair and would often help out a friend with tech problems just for the challenge. I sold wine for twelve years, split between two different companies. After medical problems forced me to leave my job managing the wine shop at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, I took the first job I could get: a part-time supervisor at a fabric store. That was when I learned I had an interest in quilting buried deep inside of me, like a genetic code hidden within, buried under my father’s genetic predisposition to tinker, build, and fix things. I could sew basic quilts, and I kind of enjoyed it.
By Jen Sullivan5 years ago in Lifehack
My Not-So Crafty Story
Why would you say ‘not-so crafty’? Well, see, because my story is about other people to be crafty. A few years ago, I took over the promotion for a worldwide charity collection at our small church. We filled shoe boxes, you know the cardboard boxes you get when you buy a pair of shoes. We filled them with toys and clothes and some hygiene items for children in other countries. Then, the non-profit organization Samaritan’s Purse would collect and ship them, seriously all over the world, from anywhere in Africa, Central and South America, through India and Russia. The recipients are children between the ages of 2 and 14, often living in orphanages. Some of the ones who live in small and remote villages are the main caretakers of their families. For many of these children it will be the only gift they will ever receive in their lives, the only not hand-me-down items but brand new and picked out just for them.
By HEIKE ODAY5 years ago in Lifehack
I Challenge You!
Hail and well met! I am Lady Eadaoin inghean Chionoidha of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). I have been fascinated with historical dress since I was a little girl. Sadly, I had few outlets for it in a small town and didn't know how to express this love to my parents. I didn't even realize that I could make it myself! It was during my senior year of high school that I happened to stumble across the SCA. I didn't think I could ask my parents to drive me up to fighter practice after working all day, so I checked to see if there was one in the college town I would be going to in the fall.
By Shauna Holmes5 years ago in Lifehack
Fit For a Princess
Scissors have been my go-to favorite crafting tool for as long as I can remember. Ever since my mom gave me my first pair of bright pink safety scissors when I was around five years old, I could not create fast enough. I made paper dolls, made my own little storybooks, cut out pictures in newspaper ads to use as food and merchandise for my Barbies, even gave myself a haircut once (I'm so sorry, Mom!) and when I started to learn how to sew as a child-- my Fiskars were invaluable to me and continue to be to this day.
By Alicia Foreman 5 years ago in Lifehack
Forgotten Love Rekindled
Once upon a lifetime ago, I loved sewing. As a little girl, I'd watch my mom sew really beautiful dresses for me--for my first day of school, for my Brownies induction ceremony, for a birthday party... until she didn't. My brothers and I were growing like weeds and Mom had to go to work to help make ends meet. The sewing machine sat curiously in a lonely corner. After some years and some really well-timed hinting, she opened up the machine and taught me to use it--just a little. I made simple Barbie clothes by recycling fabric of outgrown clothes.
By Mary Lou Nielsen5 years ago in Lifehack
Trash to Treasure.
Many crafts satisfy me, but if I were to choose a craft or project, it would be the trash to treasure project (I do not know if it is a craft or a project.) What even is a waste to treasure project? trash to treasure project is where you make different articles (a hot air balloon, stain class, a toilet, the list is endless, honest) out of scrap (primarily cans, bottle caps, leftover paper, cardboard, and textile.)
By Ceo Of Dying5 years ago in Lifehack
