
Karen at NothingButKnit blog has put out a new Q&A to her readers, and has asked these questions:
- What is the first actual craft you remember doing as a child? (Not coloring or finger painting. Something more special that you didn’t do regularly.)
- What is the craziest craft you’ve tried?
- What craft would you like to try but you know you’d be bad at it?
- If you had to give up your crafting how would you spend your crafting time?
- What craft isn’t your thing? Have you tried it or do you just know you wouldn’t like it?
My answers are as follows:
- My mum and I would collect stones from the beach and paint them and varnish them. I remember one was a ladybird/ladybug. We also did ‘paintings’ using pasta, dried beans and glue. I also loved my fuzzy felt kits. My sister always wanted to be playing with other kids, but I was content just doing crafts with my mum.
- I made a basket with the help of my host mother when I was an au pair in Michigan. I have had basket making supplies in the wardrobe, to make another, for the last 24 years!!
- Hmmmm I am trying to think of a craft I haven’t tried…I haven’t tried macrame yet but I don’t think I’d necessarily be bad…I find with practice I can do everything well enough for my standards.
- Give up crafting!! Goodness what a thought, I re-started crafting after a breakdown from work related stress so I may end up spending my time reverting to a crying couch potato! Perhaps I’d go back to doing more gardening and photography, I’d have to have some creative outlet even if its planning to ‘paint’ my garden with flowers.
- I like watercolour painting, but I struggle to get passionate about it like I am with fibre related crafts. I am still using watercolour paint tubes I bought 26 years ago…I think that says it all! There’s some watercolour attempts in this previous post
I’ve got a box of basket making supplies in my basement that have been untouched since 1997. Baskets were fun and relatively quick to make but I found the process to be messy and required space. Knitting is better:)
Thanks for playing along!
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When I made the previous one we soaked the canes in a paddling pool. I don’t own a paddling pool and that’s been my excuse all these year…I do own a bath but who wants dripping wet canes dripping on Hall and stairs carpet….excuses excuses! I should maybe post the stuff on local craft buy swap sell on Facebook and then I don’t have to keep kidding myself and it’s one step away from being a hoarder hahaha
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