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What have you created lately?

Posted by alive @alive, 1 day ago

I love working on creative projects! Over the years I have done gourd art, calligraphy, cross stitching, made purses and bags from recycled jeans and have created locker hooking tapestries.

This week I have been attending virtual arts and crafts workshops and have learned so much! Since I am working on a lot of projects made from recycled clothes, I especially enjoyed a workshop on making a landscape picture out of fabric. Here’s the piece I have just finished. It’s only 5x7, but it was a lot of fun making it.

I hope others will share their latest projects!

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | 1 day ago

@alive Hat great picture - and a new way to recycle. Have you used the long stitch (or Sashiko) technique before? I will eventually post my picture of the angel I am creating from an old rice bag, recycled fabric and long stitch.

My current favorite medium is water color - I am practicing drawing and painting realistic birds.

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Scott R L | @scottrl | 1 day ago

I have been writing silly "Dad Jokes" and submitting videos of me telling them to a local TV station.
So far, two of them have been on the air.
You can find links on my YouTube channel:
https://m.youtube.com/@srlucado/videos
As I've said, you work your whole career, nobody cares. Write goofy jokes, they put you on TV!

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SusanEllen66 | @SusanEllen66 | 1 day ago

Hello everyone. I paint almost every day. I use either acrylic watercolor or alcohol inks. So I try something new all the time. I try to replicate what I see. It doesn’t work out but that’s OK. Everything I do is just for fun I don’t have to be serious about one thing about nothing. I just sit when I need to relax and spend hours in my painting room doing a little bit of dabbling in metallic watercolors that’s my new thing. I tried it on black paper. I thought it would be good on black but no, I didn’t like it.

This one wasn’t finished.

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alive | @alive | 1 day ago
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@sueinmn

@alive Hat great picture - and a new way to recycle. Have you used the long stitch (or Sashiko) technique before? I will eventually post my picture of the angel I am creating from an old rice bag, recycled fabric and long stitch.

My current favorite medium is water color - I am practicing drawing and painting realistic birds.

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This is my first time doing this kind of stitching. I attended Making Zen online retreat this week and found it overwhelming everything I learned. Can’t wait to incorporate it in my other projects!

Can’t wait to see the angel you are working on!

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alive | @alive | 1 day ago
In reply to @scottrl "I have been writing silly "Dad Jokes" and submitting videos of me telling them to a..." + (show)
@scottrl

I have been writing silly "Dad Jokes" and submitting videos of me telling them to a local TV station.
So far, two of them have been on the air.
You can find links on my YouTube channel:
https://m.youtube.com/@srlucado/videos
As I've said, you work your whole career, nobody cares. Write goofy jokes, they put you on TV!

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Great Dad Jokes! You should do stand up comedy now - a new career!

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alive | @alive | 1 day ago
In reply to @SusanEllen66 "Hello everyone. I paint almost every day. I use either acrylic watercolor or alcohol inks. So..." + (show)
@SusanEllen66

Hello everyone. I paint almost every day. I use either acrylic watercolor or alcohol inks. So I try something new all the time. I try to replicate what I see. It doesn’t work out but that’s OK. Everything I do is just for fun I don’t have to be serious about one thing about nothing. I just sit when I need to relax and spend hours in my painting room doing a little bit of dabbling in metallic watercolors that’s my new thing. I tried it on black paper. I thought it would be good on black but no, I didn’t like it.

This one wasn’t finished.

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The black background makes the painting look magic! I love how the tree is almost transparent. You will need to show your picture again when you are finished!

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meryw | @meryw | 1 day ago

I’m currently restoring some old toys to benefit my local library in a town wide sale happening soon. I love your fabric art!

(Before and After)
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methel | @methel | 1 day ago
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@meryw

I’m currently restoring some old toys to benefit my local library in a town wide sale happening soon. I love your fabric art!

(Before and After)

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I too try to use a hobby I enjoy to help others. Mainly crochet blankets for Project Linus which supplies handmade blankets to hospitalized and other needy children.

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Miriam, Volunteer Mentor | @mir123 | 1 day ago
In reply to @scottrl "I have been writing silly "Dad Jokes" and submitting videos of me telling them to a..." + (show)
@scottrl

I have been writing silly "Dad Jokes" and submitting videos of me telling them to a local TV station.
So far, two of them have been on the air.
You can find links on my YouTube channel:
https://m.youtube.com/@srlucado/videos
As I've said, you work your whole career, nobody cares. Write goofy jokes, they put you on TV!

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How fun!

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scottbeammeup | @scottbeammeup | 1 day ago

I've been studying songwriting and am getting better at it. Now, thanks to AI, I can "sing" halfway decently and as a male or female.

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