Shrek collects Guitars acoustic and electric, amps, banjos, Ukeleles, mandolins, bazukis...they are everywhere...he even has a set of bongo drums, two bohdrians and an electric keyboard.
I collect ear plugs...
Shrek collects Guitars acoustic and electric, amps, banjos, Ukeleles, mandolins, bazukis...they are everywhere...he even has a set of bongo drums, two bohdrians and an electric keyboard.
I collect ear plugs...
I give most of it away as presents. But I have a few pieces around I will get shots of for you.That sounds very cool. Any photos?
Thanks for the tips Zhizara, it is really relaxing. Sometimes I sit and watch TV whilst I'm knitting, and I take it on the train in the morning. I have had to undo quite a few stitches, but am slowly getting there.
I'm painting baseboards and door jambs - don't think that qualifies as a hobby. I'm not crazy about it, but I'm earning points for doing something that's more fun. I bought some frameless canvas wall pieces, each about 8 x 8", that were on the super-discounted pile for $1.80 each. I plan to mount printed photos I have taken, over top of the graphics.
I am crocheting two blankets at once for two babies due any minute now. They are completely different - one is made up of modified granny squares and the other is one piece with little crocheted "bows" in it. A great relaxing hobby. I am sorry I got away from it for so many years.
I made a pull over dress. Tried it on and decided I wanted a zipper in it so I am going to cut the back and add a zipper and A bottom Slit.I may do it doday to wear to church tomorrow, Zihara your denium skirt sounds Cute !! Would love to see a picture of it,
Josie
I love doing needlework. It has given me great pleasure and some cute stuff over the years.
It kept me from going crazy when things were crazy, and always, always, gave me an escape into a world where I could think clearly about a problem.
You can't stay tense while doing needlework. In order for the item to be pretty, you had to relax and keep good tension. Just picking up your latest project when you got home from work was a great way to calm yourself after the excitement of the day, including traffic...and weather and family members' bad days.
I'm impressed by the beautiful candles.... I'm sorry, I recognize the pretty work but I'm bad on names.
So, please forgive me for that.
I've been wanting to start this thread because many of us do needlework or crafts.
Now that we've almost passed the year end, I'd just like to ask you other DCers,
"What else are you making?
A mess of my kitchen
I now devote more time to cook more from scratch. It is only me and I can experiment away. Between that, the invention of the INTERNET and reading a few books, who has time?
I like to have something in my hands to do when I watch TV. So that's about the only time, but I like to challenge myself to have a project to work on.
Sewing is fun. I like to take things and remake them like I just did with the skirt. There's a lot of seams to take out (not rip). So I found myself working on the skirt during evening TV.
Taking off the two men's new dark denim jeans back pockets. They were double stitched around the outside very tight stitching, but they look adorable on the lighter colored background of the skirt. They are big enough for my whole hand and have a kind of point at the bottom, yet they look kind of like flower pots.
If I'm not working on something like that, I'm doing Sudoku, which while satisfying, accomplishes nothing more than a rush of confidence when I complete a puzzle correctly.
Actually, I have to take that back. I think it is important as a mind exercise. I like the Extreme puzzles with a big X, and the Jigsaw is a mind bender, but doable.
I'm finding myself reading a lot less. Retirement with a steady income and low income housing has given me a whole new life. A lot nicer than before.
Zhizara, is there a thread somewhere on DC that offers the perspective of "It's only me" dedicated (probably not the right word) to older posters, either with or without grown children, offering tips and/or anecdotes of life on your own? While it's fun and interesting to read of the problems and solutions of the younger set, I've found myself seeking out the comments of several folks who seem to be in the same phase of living where I now find myself. This might not be so rich a vein as to require a separate thread - just wondering. Is there already one I just haven't seen, or could we use a new one? What do you think?
There is a thread for cooking for two or one, I think. I respond to others like me in whatever thread they're in.
Thanks, Zhizara - I'll check out that thread and watch for tips from you - and PattY1, too.
And I do visit the Venting thread. Lots of times it makes me feel fortunate in comparison to some of the problems and just plain hard luck.