What’s your Crazy COVID hobbies?
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@sheclimber Those really are beautiful; they look like something you can frame and hang up.
I wouldn't have the patience for finishing even one.
Then I'd be like a 2 yo and take colored pencils and scribble over the whole page.:)
They do have a truly calming effect though and takes you out of your own head for awhile because you're so focused on it. They used to have giant posters to color at the Children's Hospital in Boston. Many an hour was spent trying to lose myself in coloring.3 -
My grandmother taught me that the back should be as neat as the front. She’d be disappointed with this.
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It's not exactly a new hobby for me, but I got back into scale model building during the pandemic. Pre-pandemic I took a long hiatus from it because I got burnt out and lost motivation and was devoting time to my relationship with my now ex-girlfriend.
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I’ve gotten darn good at puzzles
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I finally found time to practice some new fonts.
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ExpressoLove11 wrote: »
I finally found time to practice some new fonts.
Oooh that's really pretty!!! Love it
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ExpressoLove11 wrote: »
I finally found time to practice some new fonts.
If you are ever at a loss for quotes to practice with let me know1 -
twitchandshout wrote: »ExpressoLove11 wrote: »
I finally found time to practice some new fonts.
If you are ever at a loss for quotes to practice with let me know
If you have any requests hmu 💁♀️ I done quoted the whole star wars saga2 -
@Twitchandshout, it's going to be really pretty! I'd like to know how on earth the back is supposed to look as good as the front?
I'm cheating because with my project I'm backing it with more material. I made a Christmas stocking for our firstborn and he's turning 40 this summer. My 2 dds pick at me every Christmas, asking me where their stockings are and how come they never got any nice handmade ones? Girls, he was my favorite ok? : 
So this yr. I've found patterns and got some muslin but that's as far as I've gotten. 
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@Twitchandshout, it's going to be really pretty! I'd like to know how on earth the back is supposed to look as good as the front?
I'm cheating because with my project I'm backing it with more material. I made a Christmas stocking for our firstborn and he's turning 40 this summer. My 2 dds pick at me every Christmas, asking me where their stockings are and how come they never got any nice handmade ones? Girls, he was my favorite ok? : So this yr. I've found patterns and got some muslin but that's as far as I've gotten.
She was a strange woman. She’s also the lady that told me don’t worry about mistakes in crochet because you can just smoosh it together.2 -
@sheclimber Those really are beautiful; they look like something you can frame and hang up.
I wouldn't have the patience for finishing even one.
Then I'd be like a 2 yo and take colored pencils and scribble over the whole page.:)
They do have a truly calming effect though and takes you out of your own head for awhile because you're so focused on it. They used to have giant posters to color at the Children's Hospital in Boston. Many an hour was spent trying to lose myself in coloring.
Thanks! Definitely takes me out of my head and they are very time consuming. And, bonus, it keeps my hands busy so I'm not snacking. Those were just some of my favorites. There are others where I do get extremely frustrated. Like the one I'm doing now. Colors aren't right so I'm using it as a practice piece now to figure out some color theory.1 -
ExpressoLove11 wrote: »
I finally found time to practice some new fonts.
That's cool! I wanted to add some words to a picture I was coloring and got some books on lettering from the library but they really weren't what I was looking for. I wanted to learn how to do fonts and this was all crafty stuff. Any suggestions?0 -
sheclimber wrote: »ExpressoLove11 wrote: »
I finally found time to practice some new fonts.
That's cool! I wanted to add some words to a picture I was coloring and got some books on lettering from the library but they really weren't what I was looking for. I wanted to learn how to do fonts and this was all crafty stuff. Any suggestions?
Look for the Calligrapher's bible on Amazon. It has everything you need all in one place. I'd recommend the Sheaffer fountain pen calligraphy set as a good starting point, don't go straight for dip pens. You'll need paper with a heavy gsm too, the heavier the better. Watercolour paper is great but the Rhodia pads are even better. All of these items are available on Amazon 😊3 -
sheclimber wrote: »Adult Coloring 😃
Woah 😍😍😍1 -
twitchandshout wrote: »My grandmother taught me that the back should be as neat as the front. She’d be disappointed with this.
That looks super neat to me!2 -
They are romance novels, involving three very different but strong successful female characters and the men they fall in love with.
The first is almost done, the other two I have an outline and pieces so just trying to sort it out. It's crazy I have no idea what I was thinking6 -
My ten yr old grandson and I are making a collection of "Useful things for a zombie apocalypse and/or gardening". He is probably the only kid at his school who has learned how to weld and cut metal during his time away from the classroom. His penmanship is atrocious but he can weld a nice and tidy seam.6
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twitchandshout wrote: »My grandmother taught me that the back should be as neat as the front. She’d be disappointed with this.
I remember doing this with my gmom and mom when I was young.
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It's not exactly a new hobby for me, but I got back into scale model building during the pandemic. Pre-pandemic I took a long hiatus from it because I got burnt out and lost motivation and was devoting time to my relationship with my now ex-girlfriend.
Pretty impressive. Did you also paint it?0 -
ExpressoLove11 wrote: »
I finally found time to practice some new fonts.
Beautiful. Vince Lombardi has some really good inspirational quotes.1 -
LisaGetsMoving wrote: »My ten yr old grandson and I are making a collection of "Useful things for a zombie apocalypse and/or gardening". He is probably the only kid at his school who has learned how to weld and cut metal during his time away from the classroom. His penmanship is atrocious but he can weld a nice and tidy seam.
Love this!
I learned gardening from my grandparents and have passed it on to my children. I've also used the premise of a zombie apocalypse to teach survival techniques. We also use to play a road trip game where we would call out things that we saw on the trip that would come in handy and have to defend why it was useful.
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ExpressoLove11 wrote: »twitchandshout wrote: »ExpressoLove11 wrote: »
I accidentally domesticated a squirrel. Now I am responsible for his wellbeing.
This is the best! ❤️
All I'm saying is - do not offer a squirrel some cereal on a whim if you aren't prepared to buy him a picnic bench, deal with him staring into your soul through the windows, invest heavily in organic unsalted peanuts, and make daily IG updates about him for his 6-12 year lifespan which you did not know about when you originally offered him cereal. Its a full time thing.
OMG this is funny.
Similar - as kids we would put peanut butter on a spoon and watch the squirrels run up the tree with them. Every time it rained we would find plastic spoons in the yard.1 -
Look for the Calligrapher's bible on Amazon. It has everything you need all in one place. I'd recommend the Sheaffer fountain pen calligraphy set as a good starting point, don't go straight for dip pens. You'll need paper with a heavy gsm too, the heavier the better. Watercolour paper is great but the Rhodia pads are even better. All of these items are available on Amazon 😊
Thank you! I've got myself a shopping list now!
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Apparently, just living a normal, business as usual, life.2
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Playing fortnite with my kid.1
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Nightmare0624 wrote: »Playing fortnite with my kid.
That is wonderful.
I miss playing games with my boy well I mean young man.0
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