Hobbies & Crafts - November 2007

I need a new hobby. I have spent WAY too much time on this damn computer and I need something new that will involve my hands and mind, and hopefully produce something interesting and eyecatching. I have about $400 for startup. Don't say foreign language, instrument or knitting. Not saying those aren't cool, they just aren't for me. I can't draw or paint or air brush or any of that.

I would like to do something like take a motorclycle apart and fix it up but I don't have any know how. I mean I can take it apart and put it back together but wouldn't really know what is broken. I can weld but don't have a welder, I can do body work (3 months in a body shop) but I don't have the tools.

Anyone have any ideas I can look into and see if I would like it. Keeping in mind that I live in a little town in the of no where Kansas. So I can't run to a supply store everyday pr something. I have a garage I can work on stuff in. And alot of tools.

2007-11-23 22:37:06 · 11 answers · asked by gatorboy28010 1

yeah ok haha i pretty much suck at origami.

http://greggman.com/japan/origami-bowl/origami-bowl.htm

on step 6 it says do the same for the other side/fold as well

how do i do this??



thank you muchly appreciated!!!

2007-11-23 21:44:42 · 1 answers · asked by ANONYMOUS 2

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/cr_books_boxes_boards/article/0,2025,DIY_13746_2269631,00.html

2007-11-23 20:57:27 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'd like the pattern to be free, or one I can check out of a library out of a book.

2007-11-23 19:08:04 · 5 answers · asked by Carly L 3

i want to knit a beanie on circular needles. i was thinking an argyle print but i don't know how to do that either.

2007-11-23 18:28:06 · 4 answers · asked by wannadance 1

as a gift for my boyfriend for christmas, i'm going to paint this and make it into an ornament. only thing is, i can't think of what kind of design thing to paint on it... any ideas?
click below to see what it looks like.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18541408@N02/2059285028/

2007-11-23 18:18:39 · 4 answers · asked by Jasmine 4

I want somebody, some company to create a bookmark for me. I love reading. I want it to be shaped like a cross and the cross should be the stainless steel part. Then, I want a strap on it that ties to the top of the cross and I want it to be made of leather and colored in dark green and black. That's very custom. Is there some company out there that will do that for me?

2007-11-23 17:33:16 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to find a hobby i like what can I do?

2007-11-23 17:22:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-23 16:31:11 · 1 answers · asked by humble.earthling 2

I want to set up a table at a Craft show comming up and I just found out about it. I have never done one before but would love to start. I was wondering what kinds crafts sell? Or what you sell? I am just looking for ideas to make. Tutorials would be helpful. Best advise gets 10 pts.

2007-11-23 16:25:15 · 6 answers · asked by manta.panda 4

I want to make a blanket with a whole bunch of different fabrics. I don't have a sewing machine, is it possible to make without it? Also I want to use a plain fabric for the other side. What can I "stuff it" with to make it like a real blanket? Any help would be greatly appreciated

2007-11-23 15:11:49 · 3 answers · asked by darknlonelyarie 2

I already play guitar i'm a beginner but i need a sport to get into that i'll stick with. My school gives us basketball,softball, and sumthin else but i like basket ball its just that i would like something else DIFFERENT thats fun,exciting, and AWSOME!
Please help?
Thanx?
any ideas are welcome much appriciated. [[i know i spelt it wrong! =P]]

2007-11-23 13:38:10 · 6 answers · asked by ツLuv~u~2ツ 4

I'm making and a bunch of ornamental pillows and I want to sell them but I can't seem to get a straight answer as to where I can get those Warning tags that are supposed to be attached to them. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

2007-11-23 12:44:36 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

and were can i find a cheap amp in chicago

2007-11-23 11:28:43 · 4 answers · asked by A.R 4

i got the thread through the needle now what do i do with the thread?

2007-11-23 10:57:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-23 10:53:44 · 3 answers · asked by sharon_fontenot@sbcglobal.net 1

I have read online that cherry, hard maple, and plum are good woods to use for making a tobacco pipe. Around my house (In Alabama), I have various trees, some of which are definitely maple, that I have limbs from. I want to make the bowl of a pipe out of this. But, could I pretty much use any wood that I want? I'm assuming the main idea is to make sure it a hard wood, that is wells seasoned (so that it won't burn easily). Past this, what else is there to know? The pipe doesnt have to be great, it just needs to work, and not kill me (quicker than any other pipe, of course). It will be my first pipe, and I kind of want to make it myself.
Thanks.

2007-11-23 10:25:20 · 5 answers · asked by Matthew 1

im a huge coin collector and i dont have a computer...what the hey...wait...i have a computer...anyway still do you know any coins that are worth some money...wait...all coins are worth money...well ummm coins that are worth more than originally made to be worth...i have alot of wheat pennies if you know any valuable...

2007-11-23 10:06:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would really,really Love to learn knitting, crochet,etc, all those beautiful things my mom & grandmother do, but I am just super embarrassed about the whole thing,I mean guys (high-school especially) don't do this stuff !! any advice ?? thanks a lot.

2007-11-23 09:35:32 · 10 answers · asked by nicole993 1

I'm making a suggestion box 4 school and it's a shoe box. I'm doing something like newspaper clippings and tissue paper. Can U think of anything else cooler by any chance?

2007-11-23 09:13:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to make a model of North America of paper mache. How do I make paper mache????? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

2007-11-23 09:09:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please provide detailed instructions and blueprints if you have links to any. Thanks!

2007-11-23 08:24:23 · 1 answers · asked by hockeyhockey 3

The wishblade is too much so please leave that out. I am really interested in the cricut, but I am looking for other opinions. I do not have any cutters and have never used one. I know for the cricut you have to buy cartridges, but what else do you need to buy that are "must haves" to use it? do you have to use cricut special paper or will any paper or cardstock work? I want to be able to cut fonts and make 3-d looking diecuts. there is some cutter that always advertises in the front of Creating Keepsakes magazines that makes super cute die cuts (people, animals, etc) what is that called and does the cricut make similar things?

2007-11-23 08:19:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok i have a brother sewing machine, a pretty simple one 10 diff stiches no fancy computer stuff, reg needle and reg thread, but if i try sewing some thin cotton or sewing satin even though satin is thicker it eats up both like crazy. one of two things keeps happening, the threads will break top/bottom/orboth, or the fabric will get sucked into the bottom. this is driving me nutts. i have tried adjusting the upper thread tension a little but havent strayed far from five, so i have tried 4 and 6. what am i doing wrong? the machine does great with heavier fabrics.

2007-11-23 08:05:26 · 11 answers · asked by curvy_chick000 4

Ok, so im really desperate after getting that Teddy Geiger EP Snow blankets the night. But since im norwegian they dont have it on the norwegian itunes so i cant download it. And ive search for it everywhere but there is no other place I can get it that on the America itunes. How can i get it otherwise? I want it so badly. Please help me!The one that can make me get it will get the best answers. xoxo

2007-11-23 07:55:53 · 1 answers · asked by Sandy C 1

2007-11-23 07:53:04 · 1 answers · asked by cena fan 300 2

I was almost done knitting my mother a blanket (for Christmas). Then I realized that I messed up in a way that was impossible to fix. I dropped a stitch a while back and its starting to falling apart! It took me about 2 months! I was using skinny needles and the yarn was kind of skinny too. Do they make really fat yarn and needles???? If you don't think I can make another by Christmas, what else do you think I can knit for her???? Thanks soooo much for your help.

2007-11-23 07:47:06 · 2 answers · asked by sports.girl 3

Any ideas that are fast and easy?
Thanks soooo much!

2007-11-23 07:36:48 · 9 answers · asked by pinkprincessof09 2

What's the difference between computerized and conventional sewing machines? And which is the best for sewing together my fashion designs?

2007-11-23 07:33:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why does the mint bother putting $1.00 on the coin if I can't go to the bank and get one?

2007-11-23 06:30:38 · 4 answers · asked by Frodisman 3