Does anyone fancy a bit of a challenging challenge?

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I was wondering how people felt about a challeng to get us into something new?
my idea - we all say which crafts we're into, then get the name of someone who is into a different craft. we then send off a 'starter pack' to that person, with instructions, equipment etc & a simple project to make. a month later we all post up our first attempts at t new craft.

e.g. i do knitting, embroidery & cards. someone could send me a kit for how to make dolls clothes, or cross-stitch or applique a t-shirt. after 4 weeks i have to post up my efforts!

anyone interested? i am, of course, willing to co-ordinate, if someone can set up a gallery for our crafty pictures.

I tried hard not to make it 'glueing'
I was trying to find instructions for an 'exploding' card (paper folding) as I made one a while back, couldn't for the life of me remembered how I'd done it but no joy

your instructions lookd v good. i was all set to play the other night when dh came home instead of going out - then he wanted to talk & be sociable so i had to put my new toys away - grr! i will put up some pics when i do get dome done - dh away next week so i will have quiet eves at home.

have you seen the thread by rodeo - she's making name tags for bedroom doors out of fimo

ok, it is about time that we made something & posted up our pictures! i shall be getting creative on sun or mon, and will ask dh to post piccies next week.

I hope to try the Sculpey/Fimo this weekend !

(I'm a bit scared though )

I've had ago!
I haven't opened the Fimo packs sent by KAA but I have used the tools sent in the swap. This Sculpey was some pink & blue I bought off someone on MN ages ago.
It was such fun !!!! Can't wait to do some more

made using KAAs Fimo
All I need to do now is make some jewellery with these !

Id: mumsnetter
password: netters

wow, they look cool!
i can imagine them selling at craft fairs!
i am planning to do some cards tomorrow with your stuff, although still don't have a 'plan' for the quilling - will have to ask my neighbour next time i see her as she has more ideas than i do!

here's some tips You can roll the paper round somehting like a skewer
There are quite a lot of ideas if you Google

Come on, what's everyone else up to ????

cant remember what the passwords are to get to look at the gallery - could someone remind me?

Also - anyone heard from Champs? I dont know if she got my kit, and I havent heard from her.

Champs, are you there?

will be having a go tomorrow night. this eve i am too busy inflicting pain on my own body!

oh - fubsy, scroll down, whizz just told us where to go!

The passwords are here

Id: mumsnetter
password: netters

Thanks - I was typing in mumsnet instead of mumsnetters.

Brilliant beads by the way!

whizz, I've just been having a play - did the inside of 2 football cards, which are now drying & i will think of something to do on the outside.
then did a girly card with a leaf, a girl in a lime green dress & pink & silver stars, all on a lilac background.

really love the sizzix stuff - i don't think i do enough cardmaking to justify buying one, but may bid on eaby for any shapes i fancy - i've noticed a lot of people sell off packs of them.

did some shapes with the quilling bits, but thinking about a design for a card.

iris folding!! 48 bits of paper to fold & cut, 96 tiny bits of sellotape! were you having a giraffe!! actually, not as bad as i thought it would be, althoug i didn't do quite as many pieces as the design said. quite effective but, like tea-bagging, fiddly & you can't rush it. also, so many pieces of paper make the back bulky & heavy. haven't folded in the back of the card yet, but will need to hold it down with weights. you need very thin paper to do it with.

anyway, had a fun eve & off to bed soon as dd & i both been ill & she might get me up another 6 times tonight!

The pop up ones are really adaptable - I've done all sorts in the past - again you can Google to get other types of pop up to try.

I am happy to cut out any Sizzix shapes for anyone (either you can send the card or I can owrk out a price)

I've never tried the iris folding either but I thought the pack looked interesting

Come on everyone else....what were you sent....what are you doing with it ????
Need pics !

will get round to pics at some point! we are all taking it in turns to be ill, dd is keeping us up at night, dh has been away on business ... i have multiple excuses for my lack of organisation, but will get it done sometime!

oh feck me I missed this

please do it again

I never got mine in the end.

KAA, Ive got a Bigshot with a smallish selection of dies, happy to do same as Whizzz if we have different dies.

fubsy !

i'm at work atm, but will chase this up over the weekend. do you want me to send you somehting? my stash is so huge that it won't all fit in the drawers!

KAA, thats really kind

I do have quite a lot of stuff tho, maybe I should just upload some of the things Ive already done.

Thinking of dipping a toe in the water of jewellery making - any tips anyone?

Fusby - I do jewellery making & am happy to give you some tips - mail me if you like on
Whizzz_123 (at) yahoo.co.uk

thanks for the offers of die cuts - i may well take you up on that at some time. currently trying to deplete card making stock - i've got loads of papers & stick-ons, so want to use some of them up, then try being a little more adventurous!

fubsy - i've sent you some things. it's a bit of a hotch potch as dd is too ill to go shopping, but i have quite a lot of papers lying around & some other bits - hope you have some ideas (and please share them,as i am in a creative void atm)