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#Post#: 264--------------------------------------------------
Crafts, what do you like to make?
DIR By: KatO9Tails
Date: January 26, 2019, 12:28 pm
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I am mainly known for my beadwork but also am into crochet,
needlepoint, embroidery, painting, silk work and jewelry design
as well as a few more things. Lately I have found aluminum jump
rings in all hues of the rainbow so have gotten back into
chainmaile. They are a lot easier to use and the designs can be
infinite
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Re: Crafts, what do you like to make?
DIR By: Admin
Date: January 26, 2019, 12:58 pm
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I can draw and paint a little but don't have the patience for
the rest. Wish I did though.
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Re: Crafts, what do you like to make?
DIR By: Alf
Date: January 26, 2019, 1:17 pm
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I write a little, and I guess I've started a new career as an
author.
My current project is studying the themes of life, love, and
loss and recovery. I am having fun with it. Here is a little
sample:
--- Quote ---
>
> Do you know the difference between a great night, a good
night, and a bad night when you have PTSD?
>
> On a great night, you don't dream, or at least you don't
remember your dreams, or your dreams are the usual bright and
nonsensical olio that they are for most people. A good night is
when you sit bolt upright in the night, shivering, with the cold
and oily fright sweat oozing down your rib cage and your screams
echoing in the corridors of your mind. And a bad night is when
your screams rape the night, echoing down real corridors and
sending the cats running for their lives.
>
> About two weeks after Angel and Terri moved me in, I had a bad
night.
>
> I heard four feet hit the floor, a startled, "Hank?!", from up
the hall, and the sounds of people running. I caught a ragged
breath as the door swung open and the star-lit corridor backlit
two figures coming through. "Hank? Are you all right?", said
Angel. "Yes. No. I don't know", I moaned, "the nightmare . . .
."
>
> "Oh Honey", said Terri, "is there anything we can do? Would it
help if we held you?" "It will", decided Angel, "so get in bed
with Hank on that side and I'll crawl in over here. But you'll
need to sleep skinny, mister."
>
> "I'm sorry --" "No, don't be it's --" "not like you set out to
get --" "PTSD this bad, but we can --" "help you deal with it",
the two women in bed with me said, finishing each other's
thoughts. I felt the twin mounds of Terri's boobs pressing into
my back as she hugged me tight from behind, and Angel's breath
softly tickled the hairs at my temple as she got in as close as
she could, facing me. "Good night, Hank", she whispered, "sleep
well", as Terri whispered, "Sleep well, Honey."
>
> I have never slept so well in my life.
>
> I awoke to birdsong, gently lifting the ruptured silence of
the night, and I could see the corridor outside the opened door
was palely lit with the rosy first light of dawn. I literally
could not remember the last time I had slept in so late. I had
been having quite a few good nights for quite a while. I felt a
soft kiss just behind my ear and Terri's whispered, "Good
morning Honey". "good morning, Terri", I whispered back, "what
time is it?" "It doesn't matter, Hank", murmured Angel, "It's
Sunday and we don't have anything going on right now." "How long
have you been awake, Angel?" "I don't think I really ever went
to sleep." "I am so sorry I woke you and Terri up last night."
"Don't be", said Terri, "and can we talk about this some more in
a few minutes? I gotta pee." "Sure", and, "don't let me stand in
your way", we said, and Terri disengaged her arm from my chest
and flung the covers back. "Scootch back a little, Hank", said
Angel, and when I did she rolled over and backed firmly up to me
in the little-spoon position.
>
> As Terri rounded the end of the bed I suddenly realized the
reason I could see the Patek Phillipe strength, accuracy, and
precision of her stride so clearly was because she was naked.
"Did you forget something?", I asked, and she stopped to look
back over her shoulder and say, "No, I don't think I did." That
drew a snicker from Angel, and Terri winked and went on into the
bathroom. The sound of water splashing into water rolled through
the open door almost immediately. "Terri?", I said, and she
responded, "Don't worry, Honey. You've already seen the goods,
or at least are about to." Angel snickered again as the unseen
toilet flushed then the water started running into the sink.
Then she sobered, looked up and behind at me, and said, "Hank,
we need to talk."
>
--- End Quote ---
--Al
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Re: Crafts, what do you like to make?
DIR By: MurielSchwenck
Date: January 26, 2019, 2:59 pm
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I would enjoy seeing more creations from the male members. This
thread has always been heavy on the distaff side.
Maybe someone is proud of the DIY retaining wall in the back
yard. Or a fish pond, or some metal, wood, leather working.
#Post#: 311--------------------------------------------------
Re: Crafts, what do you like to make?
DIR By: Siobhan
Date: January 26, 2019, 5:40 pm
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Ok, I'll try this again, from my PC, because my "smart phone",
is just to damn "intelligent" for my old school arse…
I enjoy making lamp work beads and flame work vessels and
assorted objects.
I'm really into gravity designs, odd shapes and surface designs
when it comes to beads - they're not your grandma's kinda old
fashioned styles, but I try to go for unisex designs and
SouthWestern themes.
ETA: The base color for this was a simple light translucent
blue, and all of the surface colors were made with a single
rod of Doublehelexglassworks' , with the rods being the original
"Chronos" edition of their collection assorment.
The different colors all come from changing the flame settings
(just like with borosilicate glass) - going between neutral,
striking, or reduction by adjusting the O2 and propane levels.
This was actually made on a large bore mandrel, and as such had
to be completed in a single setting, or it would shatter if
allowed to cool and then be reintroduced into the flame. It was
a Christmas present this year for my Dad.
When free sculpting with glass (using no metal attatchments) it
can be set down in mid project, and returned to at the
sculptor's convenience. ;)
#Post#: 312--------------------------------------------------
Re: Crafts, what do you like to make?
DIR By: KatO9Tails
Date: January 26, 2019, 5:45 pm
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I have a friend that is into glass and tried to get me
interested in making beads it seemed too much to do that was too
deadly with both hands and feet at the same time. I love the
straws though and the idea of the designs that can be cut like
cookie dough.
#Post#: 315--------------------------------------------------
Re: Crafts, what do you like to make?
DIR By: Siobhan
Date: January 26, 2019, 6:40 pm
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Muriel, I'm not one of the men folk, but can the somewhat
"masculine" projects of a classic Tomboy count?
I started doing fiberglass work with my grandma's neighbor when
I was 13.
We took a 14' V-hull boat and built a 36' shrimp boat out of it;
after that I spent years working for an older couple who were
building/running a soft shell crab hatchery, and glassed 16
tanks with over 1/4" deep layers of hand layout fiberglass. I
kept working for them part time for 20 years after I'd started
lab work, and they were like grand parents to me.
Anyway, enough background info, and leading up to my current
project...
A guy had a single occupant rowing skuller on consignment
locally for $175.00, for 3 months, I was the only person who
asked about it; then the price went to $100.00, and again no
other interested parties...so right after Christmas the Mrs. saw
they were asking $75.00, so she called and offered $50.00, and
they sold it to her.
It's 17'+ and looks like it may have fallen off the top of a
vehicle and landed on the bow.
My job will be to completely restore approximately 10" of top of
the bow and about 5" on the bottom by doing hand layout fiber
glassing (I prefer chopped strand mat for it's adhesive
qualities) and then either restoring it as a rowing skuller or
redesigning it for either kayaking or putting an electric
trolling motor on it for fishing in the waterways where
gas/diesel engines are prohibited.
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ETA: I have problems with my right shoulder (compound break to
the clavicle/hairline fracture to the scapula at 12), and one is
supposed to paddle a kayak/canoe not by using your shoulders,
but by using your hips turning from side to side so not to cause
shoulder socket damage, yet this isn't possible for me either as
I'm now fused at the waist.
A regular skuller rowing properly puts the work on the legs as
push offs and the upper arms and biceps do the rowing work.
However, the costs of new oars for a skuller start at about
$450.00 and go up from there. ::)
This is one reason I may go with an electric trolling motor; I
have a 16'+ converted sailing snipe, with the mast removed, and
the drop keel replaced with a simple 6" keel that does about 6
knots on an old 39lb thrust trolling motor and draws about 9",
but I'm wanting something I don't have to load on a boat
trailer, can be dragged through sand into and out of the water,
and draws less than 5" in the water. ;)
#Post#: 524--------------------------------------------------
Re: Crafts, what do you like to make?
DIR By: Alf
Date: January 29, 2019, 8:01 am
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--- Quote from: Siobhan link ---
>
> Ok, I'll try this again, from my PC, because my "smart phone",
is just to damn "intelligent" for my old school arse…
--- End Quote ---
That's when mine quits being my "smart phone" and starts being
my "smartypants phone".
;)
--Al
#Post#: 1189--------------------------------------------------
Re: Crafts, what do you like to make?
DIR By: CauseMomSaysSo
Date: February 2, 2019, 11:18 am
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12 years ago, I started a little "work-at-home" business sewing
a couple of baby carriers I designed. Fast forward, I'm now one
of the last carrier manufacturers in the USA who does custom
work, including custom fitting and appliques, plus offers a
carrier that will fit up to an average sized 7 year old (popular
for kids with special needs). There was a lot of red tape with
product testing several years back and hundreds of carrier
manufacturers folded instead of paying the large fees for
testing. I stuck it out because my dh was in nursing school and
it was our livelihood. I've made about 2000 (all by hand and
one of a kind/custom) and sent them all over the world, so I'm
pretty proud of it. I feel a little squeamish about listing the
name here. That said, I'm not sure I "like" to sew. While I
appreciate that I am good at it, my mom was a home-ec teacher
and MADE me learn. It does pay the bills.
My guilty pleasure is writing fanfiction. I like taking
characters from comedies and putting them into dangerous, real
life situations where they have to 'sink or swim'. If you want
to check me out; I'm wenn9366 on fanfiction.net My husband
wants to know why I don't make up my own stuff and write for
money. Someday...someday....
#Post#: 1196--------------------------------------------------
Re: Crafts, what do you like to make?
DIR By: Mildly Medicated
Date: February 2, 2019, 12:33 pm
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So many things I love to do... never off time to do them. I sew,
crochet, embroidery, read, so many things.
I love spending time with my grandchildren, and introducing them
to things, most Granny's would not, like snakes. I have a
passion for Redtail Boas, and have the honor of having a few.
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