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  • Mood: Artistic
  • Playing: with Sarah and Sasha
I love baking and all but i can't bake every day so i am wanting to find another craft hobby for when i am not baking.  Any suggestions would be very welcome.  It must be something i can photograph, easy, clean, cheap and quick to make which cuts down my options somewhat but with two young kids it really can not be messy or time consuming :) something food related would be just awesome and along the lines of what i am looking for

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Thanks for all your ideas and suggestions, i have been playing with a few ideas, been doodling, making things out of tissue paper, sponges and play dough.  So far i am really liking the play dough miniatures i have been doing and if i am any good might go out and buy some  polymer clay and make some little charms or something, will upload some photos as i do a few more to see what you guys think :)

Clare

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:iconmagreen:
~magreen Jun 29, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Well i dunno much of clay but a week ago i was looking for some material to make a doll and i found a clay that doesnt need to be baked.. it drys it self.. you have to work with it fast and stuff .. cuz once u opened the package it drys in 24 hours o.o but dunno the name D:.. i can look for it again and tell u :)
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*claremanson Jun 29, 2011  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
oh that would be great if you do see it again :) thanks
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:icontwilightandanimefan:
~TwilightandAnimefan Jun 27, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Polymer clay is good. But you'd have to keep it well away from the stuff you use for baking, as it has to be baked in the oven.
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*claremanson Jun 27, 2011  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
ive just had an idea, i'm going to buy some play doh ^^
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~TwilightandAnimefan Jun 28, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Oh, cool! Play doh is awesome. :D
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:icontwilightandanimefan:
~TwilightandAnimefan Jun 27, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
They advise that you use different tools to the ones you cook with to mould the clay. There's a few things about using it safely. There should be lots of websites telling you about it.
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~SilentLeona Jun 27, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
I love sewing it's fun and it's a nice hobby too :3 but ahh then again it's time consuming and you have to buy materials and such xD but it's fun :3 !! Photography is nice :3 you can try it out ^^ !!
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:iconhelliot:
I'm cutting down on my baking mainly to save my waistline! I too vote for drawing. My guitar is only a *little* dusty, but I'm just getting into drawing. It's about as cheap as you can get and skies the limit on creativity.
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*claremanson Jun 26, 2011  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
yes my partners waistline is not taking too kindly to my baking so now when i back i make very small portions
i'm not so good at drawing, the only drawing i have ever been kind of okay at is my zombie character but i cant stop at drawing them i upload then to gimp and spend many many hours playing with it which i dont have time to do at the moment
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:iconhelliot:
I try to do small portions as well. Check out Bite-Size Desserts by Carole Bloom. Clever recipes in small portions, and you can halve or quarter the recipes to get just a few very small servings.
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