craftgrrl | New(ish) to the group -- hi! (Reply)

I've been having so much fun reading this community the last few weeks... I've seen so many beautiful things, and gotten so many great ideas. (I show them to my husband and say "I bet I could make this, I just need..." and he says "no -- you spend too much on craft and hobby stuff already." He's right, tho!! I have as much 'craft crap' as he has 'computer crap'!) ;)

I'm learning how to crochet... and kicking myself for not having my grandma teach me when she was still alive. I'm not very good at it yet (bad tension -- BAD!) but it keeps my hands busy when I have nothing else to do (and keeps me from being tempted by snacks from the kitchen!) I keep buying lots of yarn, thinking "ooh, this would make something cute!" and I now have about 20 skeins sitting in two bags in the spare bedroom. oops!

I also do some sewing (just crafty things, and I made an ankle-length skirt last summer). I have a 56-year-old Singer Featherweight machine that I use... I've been collecting some of the attachments on Ebay, so at some point, I can learn how to do things like zippers, pleating, buttonholes, etc. There's just something about this machine that I like so much more than the modern, plastic machines... even if I can't just press a button and make it embroider patterns.

I like to make jewelry, too (necklaces, earrings and bracelets)... I've been making hairsticks a lot (for me, for my friends, and perhaps to sell, if I ever feel confident enough in my work), and I also belong to a gem & mineral club (just joined this year), and I've been making cabochons (here's a link to an explanation of how they're made), which I haven't done anything with yet... I'm probably going to make some brooches, pendants and bolo ties, once I buy some findings. :)

Anyhow, I'm here to show off some of my hairsticks!