It's been a while since a thread! I've been crafting away :) Made a little origami shape! It took longer than expected, but I like how it turned out. If i had some BIG piece of paper, it could look quite neat as a huge geometrical thing. Inspired by all the print-making on Hubski (but maybe not invested enough to spend 50$ on a kit just yet) I made a stamp from a potato! I actually quite like how it turned out, might experiment with more potatoes before pulling the trigger. The issue is not in the price of the kit itself. The issue is that I have lots of crafts I'd lie to try, so If i cave I'd spend 50$ on a kit every 3 days. For example, I'd really like to get some black dye/bleach and give a second life to some of my old clothes. Been giving priority to the things I can do with the stuff at home already or the super cheap crafts. Tried my hand at upholstering for the first time too. My friend sublets a room in a big mansion ( think they turned some X-man scenes in there), and the owners were throwing away the chair because the back was broken and the seat was not great. Re-glued the back with wood glue (a bit sloppily honestly, but who's gonna notice?) and re-did the seat using an old t-shit and a textured fabric from a skirt that was gifted to be, and too small. I find the bright green gives it a nice modern look. It took a few hours, but it's not as hard as I first imagined it would be. Gives me confidence to try some more projects of the sort in the future! Next project is to build a box for my gardening attempt this summer. I find it's a big too small as is, so i'm gonna cut the back wall in half and use the pieces to make the box longer. Will find some shittier wood somewhere for the back wall. My friend said it's still too early to even start the grain inside, so right now I planted some dill and got some green onion in water on the windowsill. Waiting a bit before starting the rest. I've also been enjoying doodling/drawing again.Mostly re-drawing from photos, or images on the internet to get back into it. It's fun, but I find a lot of my drawing really unoriginal and basic. I will need to keep going to evolve more of a direction or style, and generally go beyond the typical things everybody draws. Also on my potential crafts list is some papier maché stuff and to find a barrel to start composting in the back garden.
