I'm thinking about hobbies, crafts and activities to do during the winter.

Does anyone do beading, jewelry making or that sort of thing?
know of any good websites for supplies - preferably discounted/inexpensive.

Maybe I'll do some quilt type wall hangings, I have a sewing machine and know how to do that.

I do have my water color art supplies, but with our small house I have to get it out when I want to paint and put it away after.
I need an office/craft room!! LOL

Other ideas??
or what do you like to do or wish you could do?

hey Jo ... if you have any craft stores (hancock, joanns, michaels) ... head to the BACK of these stores ... they have TONS of beading and supplies on clearance ... they are ALWAYS on clearance ...

and ... I have found at the General Dollar has some great supplies for scrapbooking papers ...

I know there are a few gals here on NT that have a jewelry business - check out the Creative Corner ...

Well I don't have a craft type hobby like you both do, but I have decorated some really beautiful cakes in the past.

I don't do it now, but I've decorated wedding cakes, birthday cakes ... christening cakes ..... cakes for any occssion really.

I started with a Bert and Ernie (Sesame Street) birthday cake for my 2 year old daughter, and just went from there.

I eventually went to classes and learnt how to do the more difficult things and I loved it when I was doing my cakes. Unfortunately MS seems to have put an end to that now.

(((Ms. Koala))) !!!! That is SO surprising! Guess what my daughter's cake was for her 2nd birthday!??! Bert & Ernie!

We must be thinking alike Jo! I started a thread about holiday craft ideas. I'll be going back and forth between the two unless you want to merge them.

For me now that the rainy season is here .. trying to think up hobbies & projects to do.

And to see what other people like to do, or would like to do, or have ideas about....

I love cake decorating! My mom took classes but gave me all her stuff. Then I worked in a bakery and learned a few tricks. I used to make all my kids's cakes and goofy ones for holidays.

I made Sonic the Hedgehog, Littlest Pet shop, My Little Pony, TMNT, Yin/yang and Dora the Explorer for my grandaughter. She saw that and screamed "Dora happy birfday cake!" She didn't even want her gifts lol.


Anne - I *make* my own cards... with Hallmark software on my PC.



This'll be the first year I do Christmas cards that way though. It was always Bday and all that.

That sounds excellent Brain.

Seems like we have a couple of things in common then!

I write poetry, which i post here and there on Neuro Talk, need to really buckle down proof them all organized them and try to get a book published, I have a title. "Thoughts of a Wandering Poet" like I said I need to get serious about it, it's one of those self esteem issues, dont have much faith in it ever getting published.

That would be so cool, to get a book of any kind published.
Ya never know ......