Tips and Ideas for crafts and hobbyists

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There are so many new brands and makes of sewing machines these days that it is hard for the new sewer to choose which one to buy. Brands of Sewing Machines: Janome Brother Juki Singer  That is just to name a few of the more popular machines. Personally, I Prefer the Janomi. You will of course need to decide if you need something with the basic  stitches, or if you want one that does a lot of fancy stitches.  This one does 30 basic stitches.  Buy Janomi DC 2030  although if you just want one that you can mend something now and again, I suggest buying a cheaper one like this Singer M1000 and this still does 32 fancy stiches, but is a lot cheaper. Which is great if you are new to sewing and just want to make a few articles now and then or for instance I started making quilts on one very similar to this and after a year decided to get something a bit bigger.  The choice is yours entirely.  You will of course need Needles    This little bundle of needles will give you all the different s

I have enjoyed writing for years as a novice although I now write together with my daughter on another site.  We share the same interests like photography, crafts,  mosaics, crochet, and my husband also enjoys working with glass which we love the things he makes. This is Sharon's latest project of Mosaics the nearly finished bird bath that will go next to their fish pond. Do you think the birds will think they will catch a fish for dinner when they first get to see this? Looks great now it finished. My daughter works full time yet she still has time to do these and believe me it is not always easy. Especially as she has teenagers that keep her busy as they are both planning their weddings one year apart, so she has to save for these too.  Many times she has cuts all over her fingers from cutting tiles and when she includes glass into her creations as this is sharper still when creating these things. Personally I prefer to travel, although yes I do crochet, create sh

As our parents or friends age most people find it harder to buy that special gift for them so here are a few suggestions. Let's face it, you can only have so many ornaments in one household. Once you retire we all need to cut back on our workload instead of creating more things to clean and dust. A food parcel can never go astray because we all need to eat no matter how old we are. Grocery Gift Basket You can buy a woven basket or fold-up shopping basket and collect several different types groceries that they would not normally buy for themselves because of the cost. Fill it with all sorts of Christmas food items like nuts, short bread biscuits, nibbles, fruit mince pies etc. Fill it with tinned Christmas foods like tinned ham, oysters, Christmas pudding or Christmas cake Fill it with a variety of Sweets, chocolates, Christmas assortments of sweets. Wine or alcohol products This does not have to be alcoholic, for the non drinker you could by an assortment of the non alcoh

Mixture of different Seashells We all need to spend time walking on the beach while on holidays. Not only is it a rewarding experience we can lose weight  as we collect shells and use them to make beautiful gifts for Christmas or Birthdays. You can find shells on all beaches; although some will have cowrie shells or cone shells where another beach may only have small little cockle shells.  Others may have conche shells or if you are really lucky you may even find bigger shells. The best time to find good shells if after a big blow or a storm. Then you need to get down to the beach early before everyone else does so you get the pick of the crop.  You may even find a paper nautilus, these are very fragile almost as the title suggests like paper.

If you are having trouble finding that special gift to buy someone this Christmas then why not make something simple yourself.  You cannot beat giving gifts that people know you made especially for them instead of ducking into the first store and buying any old gifts of the store shelf. These gifts, can be made from wool, crochet, woodworking, seashells, driftwood, stained glass or anything at all. It is not what or how you make your special gift it is the time and thought that goes into making it for that special someone. Why not follow one of these links for more ideas on making gifts this Christmas. Make a homeless persons day by making any of these gifts this Christmas Give Home cooked Gifts this Christmas Make unique Christmas Gifts from Driftwood Simple snacks to make and give as gifts for Christmas

If you are thinking of going to the beach anytime soon then be prepared by taking a bucket with you to let your children collect loads of seashells from the beach.  Shells can be used to make wonderful crafts and gifts for birthdays and Christmas. Children have a great imagination: so let them explore their creative ideas once they have collected their shells of different colors and types. Small shells are great for jewelry, while the larger ones can be used for making a variety of crafts and gifts.