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craft ideas

Posted by Stacy on Friday, September 12, 2008 9:20 AM

I have been going through magazines lately trying to come up with some nice and easy craft ideas. See I have been really working to save money wherever I can and I have decided that I am going to make many of my Christmas gifts and save some money. I do however realize that if I am going to even remotely consider making gifts for the holidays, well than now is the time to start. If I wait until around Thanksgiving then it will get too stressful, especially with finals and stuff, I just will start to make myself nutty and that won't be good. Making crafts can be a fun and inexpensive way to pass the time and you don't have to really even be artistically talented to start a hobby like this. I would never had told you that I would make gifts, but a few years ago I decided to give up watching television and so in the evenings, I would look for something to do and I decided to pick up something at the local craft store to fill my time. Well, I did and honestly I have never found anything more enjoyable. I bought a couple ceramic Christmas ornaments and a couple of enamel figures, and at night I would sit and paint them. All in all the whole set up, brushes and everything probably cost me about $10.00, but it was so enjoyable, and honestly they didn't even look like they were hand painted, they actually looked store bought. Well since then I have gone back to watching TV and have moved away from doing crafts, but being that money is tight and that I love to give everyone a little something for Christmas, I think this is a perfect idea to capitalize on the situation and take some time away from the TV and make some great and inexpensive gifts. My latest venture, I think may just be candle making because I read a neat article about candle making and I love the fact that you can choose the colors and the scents based on a specific person and their likes and dislikes. The article made it sound pretty simple and I am sure that I can do it if I really try, I will just need to set up a good solid work space for myself and it will all work out really nicely I am sure of it.