looking for a creative hobby! need ideas

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  • Yvee1
    Yvee1 Posts: 9 Member
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    Quilting...or pic up a easy pattern at Walmart/Joann's and make a dress, pjs for kids, bag....
  • Changing_Charity
    Changing_Charity Posts: 197 Member
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    OH MY GOSH!!
    your stuff is gorgeous!
    you are very very incredibly talented!!!
    gorgeous!
    thanks a lot for sharing.
    how long have you been crocheting?
    like 100 years?
    haha!
    gorgeous!!!!!

    THANKS! i have been crocheting for about 3 or 4 years! just practice and you will get it. :)
  • LorryGuthrie
    LorryGuthrie Posts: 113 Member
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    Colorig mandalas...writing short stories...crocheting...writing letters (totalling lost art form!)...
  • farway
    farway Posts: 1,264 Member
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    How about genealogy? Then write or share book about your ancestors' lives and origins?

    Can be done in spare moments, but be be warned, it is addictive

    Lots is available free, but some is at cost
  • KeithChanning
    KeithChanning Posts: 214 Member
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    i really crave creativity, and i'm a very creative thinker.
    i just seem to suck at actually creating.

    Write
  • Goosiesnougs
    Goosiesnougs Posts: 420
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    get some chickens
  • toutmonpossible
    toutmonpossible Posts: 1,580 Member
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    Pick a hobby that is incompatible with snacking. Sewing is good.
  • Dead_Darling
    Dead_Darling Posts: 478 Member
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    Fashion design
    Learn a musical instrument
    Knitting/crocheting/sewing
    Learn a foreign language
    Painting
    Get an allotment and start growing your own fruits and vegetables
    Dance
    Hiking

    That's all I've got lol
  • 2FatToRun
    2FatToRun Posts: 810 Member
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    Volunteer at your local hospice or assisted living facility. Hrs are flexible and you can learn a lot while giving back to your community. Many ppl in there have no one to visit them but love to talk. Everyone should have 1 hobby that gives back to their community. If you cant stomach old ppl and death than go the other end of the spectrum. Boys & Girls Club or Big Brother/Sister. Influence a child in your community. Good Luck!
  • PhearlessPhreaks
    PhearlessPhreaks Posts: 890 Member
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    Jewelry :) It's fun, and you don't need to be uber-talented. If you can thread beads on a wire, you're good to go.
  • kluedesigns
    kluedesigns Posts: 72 Member
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    sewing.

    you could make art quilts, bed quilts, handbags, clothing, etc

    i'm an art quilting and my avatar is actually an art quilt i'm currently working on.
  • retiree2006
    retiree2006 Posts: 951 Member
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    Gardening is creative, therapeutic, pretty, tasty, fun, outside, and physical. Gardening is my my favorite hobbies. Can be vegetables, herbs, flowers or a beautiful mix of all three. You can do in in one pot, a small yard space, or even a community garden and help others.

    i absolutely love the idea of gardening.
    i hope to learn how to get started this summer.
    but i can't do that when the kids are in bed.
    i wanted something for a night or 2 a week at the end of the day.

    thanks though.

    If you like gardening and want to work after the kids go to bed, do what the earlier poster suggested. Get some inexpensive pots or containers and plant some lovely flowers and greens, put them by your front door or on a patio, etc., and smile every time you see what you've created and you can enjoy them all summer! Then you might get the bug to be more active planting in the ground! And maybe you can get the kids involved (depending on age, of course). Give them an early love of something, plant veggies and let them enjoy the healthy food created from their efforts! It will give the kids a good start on healthy eating for their entire lives!
  • anawhatsme
    anawhatsme Posts: 261 Member
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    Jewelry :) It's fun, and you don't need to be uber-talented. If you can thread beads on a wire, you're good to go.

    thanks.
    i have a jewelry making set.
    i really wanted to make jewelry but when i tried to put different beads together the end result looked like crap.
    i don't have a good eye for what styles and colors go together it seems
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,693 Member
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    Build stuff out of toothpicks.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • theseus82
    theseus82 Posts: 255 Member
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    tried to read everyone's ideas so as not to repeat.

    here are what's left (that I could think of)

    -journaling
    -water color painting
    -dancing
    -blogging on something (other than your weightloss blog) wordpress.com is a good site
    -learn a musical instrument (keyboard, guitar, conga drum, violin, etc)
    -get singing lessons
    -martial arts (it's kind of creative)
    -wood carving
    -Adobe photoshop art (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1pi4OEiUDQ)
    -spray paint art (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIgFAXcdVAI)
    -fan fiction (writing)
  • anawhatsme
    anawhatsme Posts: 261 Member
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    thanks for the great ideas everyone.
    i will definitely refer to this list again when the kids are in bed.
  • KFuerst27
    KFuerst27 Posts: 43
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    Gardening, reading, crossword/logic puzzles, photography. How about digital scrapbooking? Lego building? (Adult fans of Legos make some pretty incredible creations.) :smile:
  • galvodka
    galvodka Posts: 102
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    I'm very impressed with all of the creative things everyone does!!! I love to knit and read...but lately feel like I need something else to get involved with to further enjoy life (with limited funds). I'm feeling very inspired to start gardening and maybe look into taking up a few other hobbies listed here. Thank you :)
  • Lalouse
    Lalouse Posts: 221 Member
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    pinterest
  • MzMayliza
    MzMayliza Posts: 11 Member
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    How about poi? (the art of fire spinning) It's fun, artistic, keeps you in good shape and totally awesome to watch.

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