Crafts Past and Present

Lately...

(ALL PICS USED IN THIS
BLOG POST
ARE FROM THE INTERNET,

except the paintings)

This has been my life.

Seriously, where does it all come

from? I think I have blown 

my nose more in the past two

days then I have in the last

twenty years of my life.

Was getting over it, I thought.

But yesterday I was showed 

I was wrong!

I felt TERRIBLE. 

Anyway, for lack of not getting out,

and not taking pics

I decided to do a post of

things I used to do.

I have been a crafter for as

long as I can remember.

I started with (I think) embroidery.

Aunt Martha iron on's were

my friend.

These had cool patterns.

I used to embroidery on my jeans.

I even did an eagle (I think it was)

on the back of my brothers blue

jean jacket. 

Course I did pillow cases,

little hand towels...

just whatever I could get

a needle through.

From there I want to say 

(memory sucks) 

I went to beads.

One Christmas I got a kit that allowed

me to make some beaded necklaces

like this.

From there I started making my own

earrings and other necklaces.

In Jr. High School (which at

that time was 7th, 8th and 

9th grade) I learned to knit

these.

Only I put pom poms on the top.

From that point I learned to crochet granny

squares. 

From there I did a couple 

afghans.

Got even bolder after that and 

started making single and 

double crochet afghans.

Over the years I have made 

scarves, potholders 

and lots of other stuff.

Along the way somewhere I 

found rug hooking.

Wow...been yrs since I have done

that.

I guess I tend to get bored with

sticking with the same

sort of craft.

In the 70's there was

macrame. Yep, I picked that up

also. Did a lot of it.

I made wall hangings.

  

I made towel holders, 

spice holders

and plant holders.

I made my share of hanging

tables.

I even made my older brother

a hanging lamp for

his dorm room at

UT Martin.

Course in Sr High (12th) I took

art and next thing I know I was

painting a couple of paintings.

After I married 

I ventured off to painting

flowers on wooden pieces I bought.

Played with stencils. 

I taught

myself to cross stitch since

it was the new and upcoming

needle craft.

Wow...over the years I did a lot

of this. I made pictures, I 

made Christmas ornaments, 

I did everything!

Getting bored with all that I

started drawing with color pencils.

That and my mom took me into

painting classes.

From there I picked up my first

professional camera (through

all these crafting years, I always

had a camera I played with).

From that my photography grew.

Recently of course I have gotten

into some building items.

Shelves, benches and other

stuff. 

With all this crafting I acquired a 

lot of supplies.

About 3 yrs ago I gave away

tons...and I mean tons of

knit/crochet yarn.

It was taking up way more 

room and I was not using it 

enough. 

I recently boxed up all my 

cross stitch patterns, thread,

and material and gave it away.

I was in the habit of collecting items

to re-purpose in other

crafting stuff, I have recently gotten

rid of a lot of that. 

I am still holding onto my

TONS

of beads,

my paints, both acrylics and

oils. Of course I 

will hold on to my cameras and

all my saws. I just am trying

my best to not to take on 

any other crafts. 

Oops...

like the one I just took up,

WOOD BURNING.

Not to mention the wire 

jewelry thingy I have never used, or the

metal letter stamping kit I 

never used, or the bottle

cutting tools I never used.....

crap I need to get busy playing

with those things!