What DIY Craft Projects have you done... - Positive Wellbein...
Positive Wellbeing During Self-Isolation
What DIY Craft Projects have you done/tried? Multiple choice.
Knitting
What do you knit? 
We'd love to see some pictures anytime.
Pergola
What is pergola? I don't think we have that out here. Can you please explain it to me?
A pergola is a structure usually made of wood, built over a seating area sometimes or over a path as an arch. You can grow climbing plants that will grow to cover it.
I’m just not arty crafty at any time.
That's okay. Not everyone does arts and crafts.
Made loads of face coverings. 85 of them for the carers in the carehome my husband resides. And loads more for friends and family.
Fantastic! Are they crocheted or knitted?
Sewn, pleated lots of different colours.
Made homemade candles
That's great! How many and are they medium-large sized candles?
Probably around 20 all different size and fragrances
That’s fantastic! I usually use candles for certain holidays and birthdays.😀👍🌈
I picked Other because I do knitted Snoods and a few other knitted items every few days during the week and on Sunday afternoons depending on timing and my schedule.
Fair play to you.. what do you do with them ?
What do I do with the Snoods? A person can use them for decoration when they go outside in the cold weather/temps. and they go over your mouth/nose and sit on your neck. You put a mask underneath to keep from getting the COVID 19.
I have been painting a miniature painting and wood slices animal painting. I have made a wreath for Christmas.
I have been painting a miniature painting and wood slices animal painting. I have made a wreath for Christmas.
None of those, but they sound really exciting, maybe I should try one!
Which one did you want to try first? 😀👍🌈
I’m a keen artist and calligrapher and I have been posting out beautiful copperplate script Envelopes to my friends and family to cheer them up.
Do you have any pictures of them to share? 😀👍🌈
I could but can you tell me how I do that on the forum? Thanks x
You can click on the icon for pictures next to the smiley face icon and/or post it on here or create a posting and add a picture to it. Click on the Add a Photo if it’s on the create a posting page before clicking post the posting. 😀👍🌈
Dolls clothes for my granddaughter, a bookcase and lots of sewing. Specially proud of soft shell jackets I have made for myself and my son.
These sound really great! How long have you done the clothing for dolls?😀👍🌈
Since buying a doll for Xmas. She evidently requires a full wardrobe!
Macrame, needle felting.
Nice! Did this (macrame) when I was still in high school on a weekend.😀👍🌈
Needle felting, card making, knitting, crochet, cross stitch
Do you have any pictures of what you have done?😀👍🌈
I'll have a look tomorrow and see what I can find
Sounds good! Thank you for letting me know.😀👍🌈
I also used to do dressmaking ( for myself only) and make the costumes for the productions at the school where I taught.
That’s great! How many productions did you do clothing for for the school?😀👍🌈
So many I can't remember😁 We did quite a lot of Shakespeare, some in modern dress which was easy, some in historic costume which I really enjoyed. I loved designing them and sourcing the materials.
I’m usually very arty/crafty but have been having issues, as was about to have my pre op for a shoulder replacement, just as lockdown started.
I’m sorry to hear that about your surgery. Did it get rescheduled?
It was halted due to the Coronavirus. I’m now unsure when it will be done. I can’t lift my arm at all. It prevents me doing many things but there are folks in much worse a situation than me.
Nothing - craft doesn't interest me.
But seeing another comment made me think - I did make a Christmas Wreath and it turned out quite nice! So maybe there is some hope for me.
Would you like to do a Rolled Newspaper Wreath?😀👍🌈
Cross stitch, painting, quilting
Did you have any pictures of your paintings?😀👍🌈
sent one separately
Built RC nitros monster truck.made money boxes using ice lolly sticks on azeera coffe tins and tried electronic soldering projects but that didn't work when built now have electronics for dummy's to read
It’s okay! It’s good to try something different or new.😀👍🌈
Crocheted children's blankets for charity
This is fantastic and a very sweet idea. How many blankets did you do?😀👍🌈
I'm on my 12th of this current batch that will go off to the local Project Linus co-ordinator once lockdown ends. The blankets are given to local sick and disadvantaged children and are theirs to keep. Good to reason to use bright and colourful yarns.
Knitting dolls...
What type of knitted dolls do you do?😀👍🌈
Knitting 🧶 dolls and dolls clothes....
What type of knitted dolls? What clothing?😀👍🌈
Hi I did add a photo but didn’t show....I will try again....here goes
If you have trouble, add it to a posting.😀👍🌈
How do I do that? ☹️
Go to the top of the page and then click on the WRITE BUTTON. Go to the BOTTOM OF THE CREATE POSTING PAGE AND CLICK ON THE ADD A PHOTO/PICTURE. CLICK ON THE PICTURE YOU WANT TO ADD BEFORE POSTING THE POSTING. That’s it.😀👍🌈
I am illustrating a graphic novel I have written.
What is the novel? This sounds really great!😀👍🌈
Activity2004 Hermes123. None of the above! Crafts develop by myself one craft I develop myself about six years ago is called Art in Nutshell, coconut shells to be precise it took me a long time experimenting to get it right preparing the shell, then to get the perspective, luckily I had done photography for quiet a few years. My next project was wire art pictures, again another method of my own very neat and tidy method but lots of work, I love pushing boundary's. Hermes.
These sound really great ideas for projects. How long did they take to do them?😀👍🌈
Activity2004Hermes123. How long is a piece of string? What I mean by that being a carer I have to fit my craft work around caring for my wife, then it depends on the complexity of the project at the time. Hermes.
Sorting andtossing35mm color slides. Putting saved slides onto flash drive.
This sounds great! How long does it take to get it done? 😀👍🌈
I taught college geography for 53 years and had more than 10,000 slides, 70% for classroom usage. I go in spurts - May a couple of hours once or twice per day. It is hard to through beautiful landform scenes, but I cannot keep everything forever!
It’s okay. I gave some of my knitted items as gifts over the years.😀👍🌈
I haven't tried yet, it was something I thought interesting... I usually knit😀
Take your time!😀👍🌈
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It’s not showing up. This is an ongoing issue when other people try to post pictures on threads for polls. Hidden and a few others had issues lately with the pictures for polls.
I am remodeling one of my bathrooms. New corner shower, stone vanity top, cabinet doors, cabinet drawers, lighted switches, new mirror and flooring.
That sounds great! When did you start?😀👍🌈
I started on this project about a month ago. I am making the doors and drawers now with gray frame and white wainscot centers to match the white wainscot on wall bottoms. Blessings.
Sounds great! Enjoy!😀👍🌈
you asked for a picture
It’s not showing up. Can you please post it on a posting?😀👍🌈
I did my training as an Occupational Therapist back in the very early 1970's, we did a lot of crafts, partly to occupy the patient's time (spent a lot longer in then), but also as hidden exercise. We had to do visits to jobs to see what a person needed to be capable of, to be re trained, I spent time at the Otis Lift company , my local bakers, Aston Martin watching panel beating and many more. As to crafts I can set up a weaving loom and weave a skirt length, pottery if required, macramé, soft toy making, enamelling for jewellery, drawn thread work, stool seating and so on. We had to do an activity analysis on every one of these, so you knew which muscles and nerves were required, how much strength and what mental abilities were needed. In actual fact, the best quick assessment of someone's abilities, is to get them to make a cup of tea. I do not find these activities particularly restful, as spend my time noticing what bits of me I am using, instead of enjoying them. My old head of college (she was old) was most put out that none of us wanted to learn how to spin, before we went on to weaving, she used to collect her Old English Sheep dogs fur and spin it. It was only when I went on a placement, learning about equipment, wheelchairs and property adaptations that I knew I would enjoy the job.
This is very interesting to hear. Thank you for letting us know about this and what you were doing for your job training.😀👍🌈
Knit baby blankets and winter accessories for winter for charity. Very satisfying for me.
How many baby blankets have you done?😀👍🌈
Sewn fabric face masks, knitted doll cardigans, made Christmas cards and handmade journals... oh and made a miniature teddy bear
Oh and made some cakes, and painted a Tudor rose on a canvas ready for our next local craft club exhibition... whenever that might happen (I’m guessing it probably won’t be until next year)
Can it be done on video/virtual?😀👍🌈
The exhibition is held at our local library and some of the group members don’t have computers. All activity groups are suspended until further notice so I don’t think we’ll be back up and running for a while and then people will need time to organise.
Do they have phones for video chat?😀👍🌈
This is really great to hear. Does the bear have a sweater?😀👍🌈
My most recent one was a Secret Santa gift for someone allergic to wool but the Christmas before I made one with a jumper, I’ll have to see if I can find a photo x
That’s great! I’d love to see a picture when you’re ready.😀👍🌈
Another attempt 🤞
Here he is...
It’s not showing up.
ive done embroidery , & got various colouring books for adults
That’s great to hear. When do you do the coloring books for adults?😀👍🌈
whenever i feel like it really Mu bought me some toy skittles & some marbles & playing them down the hallway
I guess full lockdown makes yu regress into a childlike state & take up activities you did as a child & taking up activites you would never do i normal circumstances
That’s possible. I sometimes play card games more lately than I had before the virus started.😀👍🌈
Hair barrettes for my granddaughter! They can be so expensive if you purchase them
Do you put bows on them?😀👍🌈
I use ribbons to make the bows. My daughter bought a bow online and it was $12. When I made mine it didn't come out exactly the same but still looked so cute! I don't know how to post pics on here or I would have.
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Just those small plastic beads kids make pictures out of, then iron them together. I’ve made the pictures but do not know how best to iron the plastic beads so that they melt together. Does anybody know?
Do you mean perl beads? You can use an iron to put everything together.😀👍🌈
The container says PYSSLA, my neighbor moved & parted with them but they didn't come with any instructions.
Can you ask the neighbor if what I posted is the same? 😀👍🌈
I just found a PYSSLA bead tutorial online. Thank you, I hadn't thought to go looking online for instructions. I wouldn't have wanted to bother the neighbor who moved so far away.
That’s fantastic news about the online tutorial. Have fun!😀👍🌈
A homemade magnet for the refrigerator.
At this point about 50 blankets. Also have a knitting machine and make hats. It is my greatest pleasure. Thanks for asking.
I learned how to make no kneed bread. I baked around 250 loafs of bread for friends, neighbors, doctor's offices. My Oncologist loves my cinnamon raisin bread!
That's fantastic to hear about the bread making. I'm glad the doctor enjoys the bread you baked, too. Sounds really yummy!
You're welcome! Is your knitting machine electric or nonelectric? How long does it take to your hats?
We all have our thing. Sounds delicious.
Still enjoying knitting the hats for the Innocent Smoothie bottles.
Do you use the the covers for baby bottles, too?
Knitting jumpers for my 18 month old grandson!!!
That sounds really great! What colors did you do for the jumpers?
A stack of greetings cards, probably enough to keep me going for a few years 😊. A Pom Pom door wreath and I’m starting some Pom Pom Easter bunnies.
Wow! When you get them done, we'd love to see them.
Cross stitch, diamond painting & crochet.
This sounds great. How long does the diamond painting take to do?
Bead making... necklaces mostly
What types of yarn do you use for the braided necklaces?
Usually fishing lines... 0.25/.30mm ones. They are a bit more sturdy than normal thread and withstand tension, especially a baby's pull.
I'm afraid I'm not arty at all. Have done 2jigsaws. Does that count?
arthritic fingers so no crafts. done my share .I have made a mystery drawer , with all the bits and pieces I have brought back from my 50 years of world travel. eg a fan from Spain and a kangaroo skin purse from Australia , dice from Vagus, a stone from the Chinese wall a piece of a stone from Karnak egypt and many more . a world map.When I get my hands on my Great grand son 5 in March, he will have stickers and such stories about my travels ,hope he is not shaving before the event, he knows where my drawer is and strong enough to open it now. Kind regards to all take care
This sounds very interesting to read. Thank you for letting us know. I can't wait to hear how your Grandson will enjoy the stickers when you give them to him for his birthday.
What does the fan from Spain look like? Is it big or tall?
Of course jigsaw puzzles count! They also go under games/activities done at home for lockdown/staying in home for snow days.
Keep meaning to catalogue my thousands of photos!!
Have you done a collage for all the pictures you have over the years? We have a few collages of two of my other cats from years ago on the bathroom walls.
Knitting for prem babies
What baby items do you knit for them?
Knitting for prem babies
Knitting for prem babies
None of them. I do card making and colouring in colouring books. I’m also teaching myself brush lettering and calligraphy.
That's fantastic! Coloring, card making and brush lettering sounds lots of fun. How long have you been doing them?
My pom pom lampshade for when my granddaughter stays x
Sounds cute! Thank you for letting us know. I know she enjoys it!😀👍🌈
What a brilliant idea!! Thank you!
Hi Activity2004 - I’ve done a lot of family research in the past and wanted to be able to write up a family tree using calligraphy rather than my own scruffy writing. I’m still practicing so I haven’t started on the tree yet and it’s stalled for the minute due to pain in my right thumb! Hey ho, there’s always something but I’m hoping to get back to it very soon. Have you been doing anything new?
Knitting is wonderful therapy to keep your finger joints moving, I just love knitting for my Grandson, every stitch is knitted with love. When he wears the jumpers he is enveloped in love 🥰 and hugs 🤗 from Gran. I haven’t seen him since last year and when I get up each morning I think I’m one day nearer to delivering my hug in person whenever that may be!!!
I am making curtains, pillows and chair cushion cover. Next is outside cushion covers
Jewellery making. Card craft. Tapestry.making my own clothes years ago of course. Now painting because my hands don’t work properly any more and I really enjoy painting and making a mess😀