There have been many different things I have tried in the past and some I got really good at and even made money from.
- Knitting. One year everyone got scarves (the only thing I could knit) for Christmas.
- Candle making. Messy and there is such a thing as too many candles.
- Candle decorating. Was never very good at this, always look as if it was done by a 2 year old.
- Card making. (see candle decorating).
- Jewellery making. This I enjoyed, but since having my 2 children I haven't done any due to having sharp bits of wire pinging round the living.
- Painting. I'm just not that skilled.
- Polymer Clay: Too much like play doh.
- Cake decorating. I can still whip up a fairly decent birthday cake.
- Wine making. At one stage I had a dozen demi johns of wine in my bedroom. It did literally smell like a brewery. In the end I decided it was cheaper, quicker and tastier to pop to the shop and pick up a Blossom Hill.
- Fruit liqueur making. I still do this occasionally but it take too long and I'm too impatient to wait.
- Glass fusing in a microwave kiln. I loved this, but as with the jewellery it is too unsafe with toddlers around.
- Quilt making. In my wardrobe there are lots of little squares of what was James baby clothes waiting to be made into a quilt. I might do it for an 18th birthday present.
- Rug making. I have just remembered I still have an uncomplete one upstairs might have a go at it tonight.
- Bread Making. This is a fairly recent one. I found a used bread maker on Ebay. So far I have used it about twice, John has used it more than me. I forget to switch it on. Whoops.
My newest thing to start and perhaps not complete is upholstery. I brought a cheap chair off of Ebay and I am going to recover it. I watched a You Tube demo and it seems straight forward. So watch this space, it needs to be finished by Christmas.
