This is what I did with lollypop sticks

[j*oono]

😄

What have you or your children done with lollypop sticks?

[the_great_she_elephant]

Is this a Dalek?

exterminate...exterminate...

Yep, he's a Dalek.

[mainecoon1]

Sob:_| its not fair you are all so talented, I don't have one talent bone in my body.

I come up with great ideas in my head but then when I try and do anything it ends up mosh.

[katydidthat]

Very basic suncatcher

[katydidthat]

Pfffffffffttttttttttttt ... if anyone can shrink that for me, I'd be greatful 🙂

MC, with jewellery making, you can achieve excellent results simply by knowing the basics ... what to buy and how to use the tools and materials.  

[the_great_she_elephant]

MC a good idea would be to buy a couple of kits for things similar to your ideas to see how they are put together - then adapt your own ideas to that method.

[mainecoon1]

I have tried the kit idea and it still ends up like mosh I even tried my hand at painting by numbers (embarrasing I know) and failed at that as well, mind you I was a lot younger.

My poor friend spent ages one day showing me how to fold a napkin into a lotus, in the end she gave up, I seem to have a communication problem between the grey matter and the hands.

The sad think is that I come from a talented family, my grand mother was the court seamstress to the Royal household, my mum makes the most beautiful cakes, by brother was a great artist and my sister does beautiful needle point,

[katydidthat]

MC, what would you like to make now?  And, how do you learn?

[mainecoon1]

Right now I would like to make furniture, I was going to look into a tafe course.

Thankfully my OH is supportive of everything I try so I always get encouragement from him.  He is another talented person in my life.

I was inspired 20 years ago when my sister had her first baby to knit a teddy bear for my nephew, I was assured by the person in the wool shop that the patten she had given me was very easy as it was for beginners.  Well the result was everything but a teddy bear so I went out and bought one instead.  We still have a good giggle as a family whenever it comes up in conversation.

[katydidthat]

Is that real adult sized furniture?  I know there is a really talented teacher in the ACT TAFE system.  He does awesome work.  

I like little things 🙂

[j*oono]

Your talents sound quite similar to mine mainecoon.  The family attempt at furniture making was from a plan for a barrister bookcase.

What we ended up with was quite different to the plan.  It was a couple of planks of pine supported by two little columns of loose bricks.

I also loved painting by numbers :8}  My last attempt was in oil paints.  It was given to me by a young boy after he shot me in the arm with an air rifle.

I found the photo of the little beaded purses I crocheted.  They were made with silk and seed beads and the pink beeded one is five inches long and just two inches wide.