Hi everyone
A couple of years ago we used to have a great interest in crafts that members did but it seems to have fizzled out, there was quite a bit of knitting and crocheting that the ladies used to show on the site. Don't worry men, you can do some too, it's definitely not just for ladies.
I vaguely remember that when I was around the ages of 4 to 10 years old, so that's almost 60 years ago, my mum showed me how to knit a few items and it doesn't stop there, I can remember that I was fond of little rug making kits. I made a little bedside rug by following instructions and in the mornings when I got out of bed my cold feet landed on a cosy woollen rug. Those kits were very common, anyone remember them? Maybe they're still around, anyone seen them lately? Wool shops, as we called them in Belfast, were plentiful in every town and city.
I haven't made any woollen items but I have been working with wood a little. For my wife's last birthday in May I made her a little easel as she likes to paint now and then. This is it
For Christmas past, I made a few little bird feeders for some close family members, you pull the cork out at the top and fill with nuts or whatever. My wife did the paintwork, I was a little worried that
she used grey wood preservative because I thought that made them look like a pigeon and small birds are afraid of pigeons but to my delight little birds were abundant and soon scoffed the lot! We don't have any squirrels in this area unfortunately although I have seen the occasional one a mile or so away. Hopefully they'll come to the little wood of 1500 willow trees I planted in the field opposite. Willow trees are great for attracting wildlife, I was told. The photo below is of one of the birds that I kept for myself
So let's get making folks, it's a wonderful activity and let's see what you've done/what you make.
Tvman xx
Love the bird seed holders. I would buy one of those off you for my sister if you fancy making another. I make things quite a lot, I like to embroider, and I do a bit of simple silver clay work or silver wire jewellery. I like working with paper and I just finished a December photo journal, which includes pics of me having my chemo lol. I have a little photo printer called the hp sprocket 200 which prints 3x2 photos and this is what I have used for the journal.
Hi tv man
I love what you made so clever I’m given you a gold star.Good way of keeping yourself busy.
Thank you
Tvman xx
