oh yes. i love crafting things with my own hands, it gives me peace of mind. i do many things on a basic level but have found out that many of the paper-related hobbies can actually be done at the computer; great space saver! knitting requires yarn but i buy only according to need now. same goes for jewellery making (have a shoe box worth of stuff). my problem clutter-wise is the miscellaneous category but i expect to be ruthless come summer. a new love is quilt making but i have made a resolution not to buy a lot of fabric unless i have a specific project coming up. i highly recommend martha's encyclopedia but have found a lot of the same ideas online in her crafts section.
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I tried my hand at many craft. I've stuck with quilting, knitting and making cards from my photos. When I get home next month I'll be working on decluttering my sewing room and some of the things to go will be materials for crafts I've tried and don't do anymore.
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Do any of you (other) crafty types know how to clean a HobbyTex picture? It was left to me by my grandmother; it's basically just dusty, it isn't stained etc.
As for my craft stuff, I have a couple of shelves that hold my fibre craft supplies (quilting, cross-stitch/embroidery) with a small amount out of there in my quilting box.
I also have some bookcases taken up with album-making supplies...but that's because I sell them (I'm a Creative Memories Consultant) so I am going to have more than most. :-)
I gave away supplies for some things that I wasn't really into at the time when I left my last house. And when I finished my first quilt in the middle of last year, I gave it to a friend who'd recently had her 2nd child. It was a small quilt, suitable as a bunny rug, that I had started for her before she had her 1st (lucky it was a surprise for her or she would have been anticipating it for ages).
I'm currently working on a quilt for my husband. I collected materials for it over several years mainly because I had a theme in mind but no pattern. The pattern I created is of a cat and the materials I'm using all have something to do with cats or music. I'll have a lot of material left over but, as the backing, I can use some of the fabrics that didn't make the cut (bad pun I know) for the pieced top.
I'm now limiting myself to only buying things I need for a current project or a planned project. I plan to make a quilt for our bed after the one for dh and there's probably fabric for that that I still need to get, then there are ideas in my head for a quilt for another friend which will need a particular book... :-)
I took a small detour at the end of last year to make a small bag (called a "race day purse"). I decided I wasn't going to make them as a business enterprise just yet as I'd need a working sewing machine (and room to put it) because hand sewing a bag took too long to be economic. I'm glad I did it though because it looks really nice and will do well as a bag for a classy night out.
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@Laetitia: I don't know what the HobbyTex thingy is but would compressed air work? Geeks use it for cleaning keyboards and computer components.
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ninakk - probably not - Hobbytex is fabric painting. See http://www.hobbytex.com.au/
And having found that they are still around, I've sent an enquiry to the company asking for cleaning advice.
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Clay is my favorite, too, lgmost, but I can't afford the equipment.
Two of my favorite things, clay and cats, hence the name Claycat! :)
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My current hobby is card making. I have a dedicated space, with storage for paper, rubber stamps, ink pads, and the various tools that go along with this.
I know I can't overflow that space, so if it starts getting tight I need to purge or use up what I have before I can acquire more.
And the best part? I give away everything I make. I take a photograph first, so I have a record of what I made. But the item gets put in the mail or delivered by hand.
I also have beading supplies, but that takes up comparatively little room.
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And if you have spare fabric or wool you no longer want, you can always find your local chapter of Project Linus to donate them to so they can turn them into quilts and blankets for sick, traumatised and autistic kids.
Or find a local emergency shelter to donate things to. Some use craft as therapy and I expect that they could always use some more blankets, particularly in winter. Your local council may have contacts with charity organisations who reach out to those sleeping rough, even if they don't do it directly themselves so they should be able to point you in the right direction.
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