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Creativity => Arts & Crafts Corral => Topic started by: Artemesia's Garden on September 18, 2022, 03:42:22 AM

Title: What's your favourite craft for this time of year?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on September 18, 2022, 03:42:22 AM
I was just thinking that now is a good time to make salve. I have the beeswax from last month and my hands have suddenly gone very dry in the colder weather. How about you?
Title: Re: What's your favourite craft for this time of year?
Post by: BlackCurtains on September 18, 2022, 06:20:01 AM
Hmm. I don't really have seasonal crafts. I guess, making pumpkins with my needle felting counts? I should be making things for the Spring though since I hope to open an Etsy shop by next year.

I've been interested in candle making, but I have so much else to do I can't really add a new hobby right now :lol: but this is a good time to do candles, I'd think, with winter coming up.
Title: Re: What's your favourite craft for this time of year?
Post by: Ponybookworm on September 19, 2022, 01:07:11 AM
Knitting, deffo!!! At this time if year it's starting to get cold, so the extra layers are a must. Scarf weather, hat weather, cosy jumper weather, all on the way, so this is when knitting comes into its own
Title: Re: What's your favourite craft for this time of year?
Post by: Annie on September 19, 2022, 03:30:37 AM
I don't really have any seasonal craft, I think. But as it gets colder and I spend more time indoors I do get back to art and crafts more.
This year overall I've been doing a lot of watercolors and I don't intend to stop it  :heart:
Also, crocheting is a perfect craft for cold evenings.  :coffee:
I love making amigurumis!  :frog:
Title: Re: What's your favourite craft for this time of year?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on October 11, 2022, 10:37:41 AM
I don't really have any seasonal craft, I think. But as it gets colder and I spend more time indoors I do get back to art and crafts more.
This year overall I've been doing a lot of watercolors and I don't intend to stop it  :heart:
Also, crocheting is a perfect craft for cold evenings.  :coffee:
I love making amigurumis!  :frog:

I just looked up amigurumis, how lovely! They look quite tricky actually.

It must be pumpkin time soon :heart:
Title: Re: What's your favourite craft for this time of year?
Post by: Griffin on April 01, 2023, 02:10:19 AM
:bumping:

It's spring now in the Northern hemisphere, perhaps people have other seasonal crafts they would like to share? This is a good topic!

I admit my crafts are rarely affected by seasons, I pretty much do the same things year round, because I mostly stick to papercrafts and pony customs. (Unless cooking counts, lol!) The themes are sometimes inspired by seasons but that mainly goes for autumn and winter. I like spring and summer well enough but they don't inspire me artistically that much. :lol:

I do have some plants I should repot, and I was looking at some of my old plastic self-watering pots which look quite grubby. Perhaps I could paint them to make them look neater? I wonder what type of paint I should use, is acrylic okay or should I look for something else? Maybe spray paint would be better...
Title: Re: What's your favourite craft for this time of year?
Post by: BlackCurtains on April 01, 2023, 05:24:18 AM
Are the plants indoors? If so, I think regular acrylic would work fine. You'd definitely want to seal it with something water and UV proof.

Haha, I have to laugh at my earlier reply to this thread. My etsy shop is on hold. I do have a couple of spring/Easter inspired ponies. One is finished except for her bunny friend and some eggs for the basket. I don't think I'll finish before Easter since I need to work on my DTIYS pony and I have a commission I need to get working on.

Title: Re: What's your favourite craft for this time of year?
Post by: Ponybookworm on April 01, 2023, 03:33:59 PM
I don't really have any seasonal craft, I think. But as it gets colder and I spend more time indoors I do get back to art and crafts more.
This year overall I've been doing a lot of watercolors and I don't intend to stop it  :heart:
Also, crocheting is a perfect craft for cold evenings.  :coffee:
I love making amigurumis!  :frog:
Now I know what amigurumis are, I love them too!!!
Title: Re: What's your favourite craft for this time of year?
Post by: Griffin on April 02, 2023, 01:39:28 AM
Are the plants indoors? If so, I think regular acrylic would work fine. You'd definitely want to seal it with something water and UV proof.

Thanks for the input! Yes these are indoor plants. I do have a glossy sealant for acrylics which is stated to be outdoor quality, perhaps that would work :) I'll have to check if it says anything about UV.
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