They should at least find ya handy
 

speaking of handy :D What hobbies do you have? Do you make things?

I make beaded jewelry and know some people like SS quilt. I was curious what else people here do and would love to see pics of your handiwork?

model ship building and furniture making here Lil. I do enjoy it and it is nice relaxation.

Here's some pics of the type of things I make... I like to make jewelry I think people could actually wear, not too fancy but not plain either. But it's the stones that I love best about it all.

Ooh Lilith, very pretty stuff.

I got into soap making when I was about 16--not the kits you buy in the store to melt the glycerin soap, but starting with oil and lye and ending up with soap. It's tedious but all my friends love it.

I dont have any pics, but the next time I make it I can take some.

It's not really my hobby...since I do it for a living as well...but I am pretty handy at reupholstering. I'm right in the middle of taking apart two tall-backed chairs I have in my dining room. They've been in the family for years (since Mr. Lixy was a little boy...maybe even before he was born), and though they were built very well (they don't make um like they used to), the original fabric is in a disgusting state of affairs. I have started taking off the old upholstery. I've made the patterns for the seats from the original seats. I have the textile I am going to use to recover them. And, I even took a few pics of the process thus far. I just haven't uploaded the pics to the puter yet because I want the whole process in one folder and it's easier and less time consuming to do it from one launch than to do it pic by pic. I'll show ya everything when I get the job done...but don't hold your breath cause I've been known to procrastinate this kinda stuff BECAUSE I do it all day at work. LOL!

Geezzzzzz Lil...I love your bead work! Absolutely beautiful pieces!

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I cook....and clean obsessively...but cooking is the closest thing I have to a hobby

I make fleece blankets... they are the no sew (tied sides) version which are quite simple to make, but look quite nice when completed. I've not taken any pictures, but they are fun to make something that is taylored to someone else's tastes ... everyone gets one for Christmas this year.

i do beaded work as well dotn know where my pics are right now but its very similar to liliths, i also do ceramics and clay work , and i enjoy sewing,

~nikki

i'm sorta generally crafty. a little of this, a little of that. making something useful or decorative from scraps of fabric or wood or whatever is handy, refinishing old furniture (love the final product don't really love the process), making wreaths from grapevines...etc... i've worked with potters clay and wheel (i'd love to have one here in the house and a kiln), stained glass, jewelry, batik. i love to draw with pencils, old fashioned quill and ink and oil pastels. and i like to paint, especially watercolors.

beautiful jewelry, lil. very nice craftsmanship. do you sell them?

I dabble in general digital image fuckery. :p My AV is one example... the Mountain Spoo can... WI's sheep AV... even did a few custom Lixy/Nikki (not nikki1979) pics. Those Lixy/Nikki pics were among my first attempts at photoshopping... they can be seen here: Lixy ~n~ Nikki 1 Lixy ~n~ Nikki 2 Lixy ~n~ Nikki 3

I'll attach the Spoo can and another pic I think turned out well.

I have wyndhy...they used to be in a salon and I have sold them on Ebay ...I was too late to get into my local holday market place but I think I may try it in the Spring. I need to sell so I can afford supplies to make new ;)

<--- I bought FloralFantasy necklace with the Lotus pendant from Lilith back in June. I absolutely love it. I get tons of compliments on it.

I do lots of little things here and there. I play with clay, stain glass, mosaics, beading, etc. Lately I have been making windchimes out of old things (big into taking something old and broken and making something new and fun). I tend to give things away. I make something wear it or display it someone says they like it I give it to them. Next thing I will make I will take a pic to post it. It is the holidays and right now I am helping my kids make their gifts for family and friends. ;)

Oh Lixy I so wish I had the patience to do upholstering. That is practically the one thing I wish I could do.

He worked so hard on those threads with Nikki and I! I tried and tried to get him to "join us" in a finale thread...but Nikki fell in love with Legend and he swept her away and we never got around to the climax of it all! LOL! You do know how much we appreciated your assistance though...don't ya Aqua? It was so much fun to send the pics off to you and get them back as if Nikki and I were on the same continent...not to mention, in the same room! Ohhhhhhh, those were the days! Ahhhhhhhhh...*big sigh*

Great work with the "spoo" and that other sexyasallhell one! *wolf whistle*

P.S. I wanna lick and suck your av!!!

Mission accomplished! ;) :D

And yes... those were the days indeed. And I am glad I was able to be part of that pictorial. It was a lot of fun watching the unveiling of those pics! :slurp:

I LOVE your sentiment about giving things away Summer! I do something similar. When someone asks me to sew something for them and let them know the price, I can never charge them and I end up just leaving it on their doorstep when they aren't home and somehow never being available to collect when they insist on giving me something for my troubles. LOL! I've lost a lot of money that way...but I have the satisfaction of knowing I did something nice for someone who would have paid an arm and a leg for it elsewhere!

As to the upholstering...I have a distinct advantage because I work at it everyday. I have the materials (foam, welt, zipper, breathers, free textile...etc.) and tools whenever I need them. I'll end up doing most of the prep work at home...but when it comes to the final stapling and sewing, I'll just take it to work and finish the job there on the upholstery floor and on my sewing machine (I have the feet for the machine required for such heavy work). I can see how anyone would think it's fun...but trust me...it's labor intense! I think the worst part is stripping down/tearing off the old stuff to get at the basic parts to see what needs to be replaced. I'd be glad to help you though, Summer...should you ever want to dabble! PM me anytime!