What type of craft/making do you like?

Hi all,

I was inspired by a thread yesterday about knitting, to start a craft or making thread to see what people on here like to craft or make. I like to bead/make jewellery, the type I make is sewn out of seed beads, into a variety of patterns. Included are some photos of my latest piece, a necklace which took 12 hours! Please feel free to share your craft/hobby and a picture of your latest/favourite make if you wish.

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  • I like making jewellery at the moment with dremel drill on stone but normally I use wood I.e carving pyrography ect. 

  • These look absolutely amazing! You have a really unique skill there!

  • Thank you Kitsune, 

    I am still developing my skills with pyrography I usually work with pens I make something with many pictures and make a pattern. 

  • Meh! I totally replied to this last night and the reply has disappeared (curses the forum software under my breath!). I just sew seed beads into various patterns, nothing too technical. I also have a kiln that I bought several years ago that I’ve been too scared to use yet plus I need to buy a shelf for it. Once I’ve got a shelf, myself and one of my autistic friends who lives nearby are going to have a play as I also have a few packets of silver clay hanging around.

  • I just sew seed beads in various patterns, nothing spectacular. I do have a kiln and some silver clay though, and possibly a couple of semi precious cabochons hanging around. I must learn how to use those sometime soon....

  • What about your self 

  • I make things very basic, 

    So for stone I engrave with dremel and make pendants I can put wood around to make like a composite piece plus can paint. 

    Wood and paint pendant.

    I have knowledge of casting but no practical place to make, such as lost wax cast I love the idea that the ancients used cuttlefish lovely lines

    I used to work as a dental tech so casting i have alot of skills in  ha, I'm not the best at adding stones to metal I don't have skills in this. I would love to learn thou.

    You can cast with some stones in place. 

  • It’s really good! You mentioned above that you make jewellery. How do you make your jewellery if you don’t mind me asking?

  • Do you have any ideas for your art work? 

  • It does sound like a cool idea

    Thanks Nexus9. 

  • It does sound like a cool idea

  • I really want to do a massive one that has lots of story's in it so everytime you look at it somthing new is see, I think that's a cool idea

  • It's good that you can redraw and reuse your designs!

    I see the birds and clouds, the women and the skulls. I can see some snake-like outlines, perhaps these are the beast?

  • Thank you nexus9, In this sea storm picture I have put

    1. viking ship
    2. Skulls
    3. Sea beast
    4. A woman
    5. Waves of the sea
    6. And birds, clouds in the sky.

    Can you see them?

    What I do is draw them out and fold the paper and trace from the other side then redraw the whole lot and I keep all of them for reuse and use them like jigsaw pieces so I have a really big one with my different design put together so i have Same pictures with different endings like this. 

  • It's beautiful!

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  • Do you have any ideas for your art work? 

  • It does sound like a cool idea

    Thanks Nexus9. 

  • It does sound like a cool idea

  • I really want to do a massive one that has lots of story's in it so everytime you look at it somthing new is see, I think that's a cool idea

  • It's good that you can redraw and reuse your designs!

    I see the birds and clouds, the women and the skulls. I can see some snake-like outlines, perhaps these are the beast?

  • Thank you nexus9, In this sea storm picture I have put

    1. viking ship
    2. Skulls
    3. Sea beast
    4. A woman
    5. Waves of the sea
    6. And birds, clouds in the sky.

    Can you see them?

    What I do is draw them out and fold the paper and trace from the other side then redraw the whole lot and I keep all of them for reuse and use them like jigsaw pieces so I have a really big one with my different design put together so i have Same pictures with different endings like this.