Hobbies? Things to occupy your time??

elijhasmomma
elijhasmomma Posts: 270 Member
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Sooo, what does everyone do when they aren't exercising? Any hobbies, particular things you like to do to keep yourself busy? I'm a painter, a crafter. Anyone else into arts and crafts? Have any fun ideas I can do with my 17 month old little boy? Let's see some pics!! Here's a few of my work :)


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  • AprilFoolGirl
    AprilFoolGirl Posts: 13 Member
    :smile: I paint, draw, scrapbook and write. As for fun ideas for toddlers, do you Pinterest? There are neat ideas there. April Fool Girl
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    Sewing and tailoring. I consider them "interests," not "hobbies."
  • elijhasmomma
    elijhasmomma Posts: 270 Member
    :smile: I paint, draw, scrapbook and write. As for fun ideas for toddlers, do you Pinterest? There are neat ideas there. April Fool Girl

    I've heard of this Pinterest on Facebook, but Idk really what it is or what you do with it?
  • DLKeeble
    DLKeeble Posts: 200 Member
    Love your art. I smock and construct infant and custom children's clothing. I haven't sewn much lately. I am too consumed with my health. I will get back into it, once I hear of grand babies. :)
  • kaylaandthestarcatcher
    kaylaandthestarcatcher Posts: 836
    I sew, I play guitar, I write, I occasionally paint and get crafty. Sewing is my main thing, though. I spend a lot of time in costume shops making costumes for plays, so I don't often get to make things for myself, but when I do, it's always lovely.
  • elijhasmomma
    elijhasmomma Posts: 270 Member
    Thanks. How do you "smock and construct" clothing? That's not a term I'm familiar with :) And I reaalllly want to leanr to play to the guitar! I love acoustic music
  • Flugangst
    Flugangst Posts: 98 Member
    Drawing, reading, playing video games, horseback riding, fishing and workin' on the VeeDub.
  • Temporalia
    Temporalia Posts: 1,151 Member
    Reading, knitting, painting, puzzles, crosswords :)
  • Asil02
    Asil02 Posts: 261
    I like to make soap & bath bombs these are vanilla cream, tea tree, and lavender goats milk soaps with a lavender bath bomb
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    patchouli orange
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    lotion bars - this is rosemary mint
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    and I am working making lotion - this was cucumber sweetgrass
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  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
    Blogging, playing piano, baking vegan stuff, crafting.
  • Lovestoscrapbook
    Lovestoscrapbook Posts: 295 Member
    Scrapbooking. It's (IMO) the best thing to do with kids. I took a lot of pictures of them as babies and toddlers and later as they are growing and had them help write down the stories behind the pictures as we went. I have samples (in safe, acid-free pen!) of their handwriting as they are growing, have stamped their handprints with ink on art pages and gotten a "her and mine" perspective on an event that we can look back on later.
  • Asil02
    Asil02 Posts: 261
    My daughter and I did these pictures using decoupage for my mom's birthday. They are on canvas. They turned out pretty good, we think.
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    Agreed that scrapbooking or stamping/card making is awesome to do with kids.
  • DLKeeble
    DLKeeble Posts: 200 Member
    Thanks. How do you "smock and construct" clothing? That's not a term I'm familiar with :) And I reaalllly want to leanr to play to the guitar! I love acoustic music
    Smocking is handwork (geometric designs or picture designs) on fabric pleated by a pleater. You have probably seen childrens and infants clothing that has been smocked. You can google it. I also enjoy heirloom embroidery.
  • AlotOfSweatAndPain
    AlotOfSweatAndPain Posts: 234 Member
    Sooo, what does everyone do when they aren't exercising? Any hobbies, particular things you like to do to keep yourself busy? I'm a painter, a crafter. Anyone else into arts and crafts? Have any fun ideas I can do with my 17 month old little boy? Let's see some pics!! Here's a few of my work :)


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    I like the 2nd one
  • Snail313
    Snail313 Posts: 214 Member
    I love your paintings. I am into arts and crafts. IDK how to add pics here but my stuff can be seen here: www.snailtreasures.etsy.com
  • Melanie_RS
    Melanie_RS Posts: 417 Member
    i love making jewelry and I"ve taken a lot of metal jewelry classes through our rec center. I also sew (though not well) and make little furniture and blankets for my pets. (I think they call this institutional prep?!)

    i love fabric and beads!
  • j_wilson2012
    j_wilson2012 Posts: 293
    Drawing, reading, playing video games, horseback riding, fishing and workin' on the VeeDub.

    Bet the VW takes up most your time, eh?
  • lisa_swims
    lisa_swims Posts: 37 Member
    cross stitch
    knit
    :)
  • dlwyatt82
    dlwyatt82 Posts: 1,077 Member
    I tend to cycle through hobbies. One thing holds my interest for a while, then I move to something else again, etc. Books and movies never get old, but other than that, I enjoy:

    Chess
    Poker
    Playing guitar
    Video games
  • j_wilson2012
    j_wilson2012 Posts: 293
    Yeah, Chess and cards. I do the crossword in the paper (the small one), also like some Battlefield, Madden, Soul Caliber, NASCAR. Shining a Laser pointer for my cat sonic to chase and try to catch.
  • thedancingleper
    thedancingleper Posts: 158 Member
    I paint, but it's more than a hobby for me. These are a couple of my more forum appropriate pieces...

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  • Tina0807
    Tina0807 Posts: 212
    I am definitely a crafter. I scrapbook, and blog but my biggest thing is making hair bows for little girls. I'd attach a pic if I could figure it out....lol
  • PattieCakes23
    PattieCakes23 Posts: 336
    I design.
    I sketch, pattern making, and sewing. I'm currently working on getting things made to.open an etsy shop.
    I also blog. I have a random, everyday blog. And my blog for.my fitness journey.
  • monicalosesweight
    monicalosesweight Posts: 1,173 Member
    I have tons of things I do: sewing, painting, drawing, reading, kayaking...but in reality....there are only a few things I constantly do.

    But, right now my hobby that I'm ACTIVELY pursuing and doing all the time involves raising fish and plants in aquariums. That's my love right now. I have a 75 gallon tank of semi-aggressive fish and a 30 gallon tank of community fish (has angels in it) and a 10 gallon which is more like a medical tank for sick fish. Basically, my hobby is fish keeping. I also keep them heavily planted so that means my second hobby is raising aquatic plants and learning how to get them to grow. Trust me - that alone is a pain and difficult. I've never learned so much about water quality and chemistry than in the past few months.

    During my free time I read my Nook and watch science fiction movies. I'm currently fixing up my bike and plan on trying to see if I can get my butt wheeling away to exercise so that may be a future hobby. Today, I learned to remove wheels and add new tubes. It was an experience. I guess my new hobby is discovering what you need to do to fix a bike and get it running.
  • Briski1411
    Briski1411 Posts: 296 Member
    Some good quality alone time with myself and a bottle of Jergens often holds me over........... Oh wait u meant play like with stuff or go outside and dig a hole.......oooopps my bad!!!
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    I play guitar, keyboard and make some noise with PC-based music technology, a long-standing hobby of 25 years or so.

    I play cricket every 2 weeks winter and summer.

    And lately I've turned into a nutrition/exercise book consuming monster.

    Oh, and I parent ;)
  • ChcolateLady11
    ChcolateLady11 Posts: 359
    Photograpy for me, love it!! :-)
  • midschool22
    midschool22 Posts: 1,267 Member
    Bicycles. All day every day.
  • elijhasmomma
    elijhasmomma Posts: 270 Member
    Wow there are some amazing talents in here!! I used to play piano and then I stopped lol. I want to pick up guitar. I love photography and have done scrapbooking before I had my son, but the things I always wanted to use where just so gosh darn expensive.

    The bath soaps seem like a really fun fun time!! I wonder fi they would be bad for sensitive skin maybe? If not, I'd love to find out how you do that!!

    I've played chess a time or two in my life ;)

    I enjoy video games and I love swimming. I wish I could grow a garden where I live, because I'd love to plant some flowers and fruits and what not.

    I used to LOVE baking cakes...but when you bake cakes, you want to taste them. LOL..I enjoy cooking period. I almost went to culinary school, but opted for Northwestern State University where I currently major in Addiction Studies under Psychology.
  • tripitena
    tripitena Posts: 554 Member
    Nothing artsy or Martha Stewart, just some time wasters-

    we have rental property in a neighboring town so theres a lot of driving involved
    luv baking, bread, cake, pastry,mmm just love to leaven!
    I read. A lot.
    latch hook rugs
    prowling used bookstores, used clothes, etc
    we're like an episode of Animal Hoarders with 5 dogs to keep us busy

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