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Everyone needs a hobby

I think we all need to have at least one hobby in our lives. Many people told me said they are not creative and they are afraid to take a hobby because they do not want to waste money on something they love not or can not be good.

Some hobbies are cheap but you have to buy the necessary items you need to start and, in doing so, it could get a little expensive depending on what you choose as a hobby. When I hear people tell me they are not creative I usually ask them if they have already tried to do anything creative. The answer is usually "No." Well, how do you know if you're not creative until you try it? It is difficult to motivate themselves and sometimes even more difficult if you do not know exactly what you want to do.

The only thing real is the challenge. That's what I love. In fact, it's a challenge myself how I learned to become an artist first and my interest eventually turned into a career as an artist, a module Finishing false and accessory manufacturer. Many people simply have a gift from God the gift of creative people, but many simply do not know.

Take my younger sister, for example. When she was young she could not even draw a stick person or so she says. She always envied other who could draw so that instead of trying to establish, it pretends to "teach" the school in her bedroom. My sister has it not realize is extremely talented, until she was an adult woman. She said she became interested to painting and decorative stencils. She bought magazines and "how to" books on the subject and she ended up learning to paint. My sister also been interested in sewing, but really did not know how so she learned to sew. Over time, she has transformed a spare bedroom in her room crafts and what she herself learned to make into a lucrative business. My sister is not really a business but she did murals for the owners of the house, made window treatments and curtains drawn to the owners of the house and she even learned uphoster to furniture.

About a year and a half ago, she showed me photos of several of his creations and I was completely surprised. She has painted murals in a church with a lot of trompe l'oeil (which means to fool the eye). It has transformed the walls to look like stones, she painted arches, fake windows, etc. The results were simply unbelievable. I have never in my dreams thought my sister was so creative and so talented.

All the years my sister does not think she proved she had talent was wrong. It was enough that the "will" and that's what I tell people when they say others are not creative. All you have to do is want.

Today, there are many many sites on the Internet which teach almost everything you want to learn how to make jewelry to play the guitar. When I'm interested in jewelry son a couple of years, I found some tutorials on YouTube. There is one in particular that teaches you everything from bases in the development stage by stage. I was so interested in this gem that I went to my craft store favorite and I bought a book and basic materials, including hand tools that are essential for creating such jewels. I always kept boxes of beads I had collected over the years so I got out and started to integrate the beads with wire and made some beautiful pieces. A of my favorite tracks is a necklace I made for my sister. I used sterling silver wire and beads of the rosary that I deleted from a string that was about a hundred years. The beads are small and white with a bluish tint to them. The necklace has taken time for create because I did a lot of little hearts wrapped the wire, put a cord at the bottom of the letter 'V' and bound together with wire. The clasp is a magnificent book silver clasp. I was very proud of this necklace it was my first attempt and it turned out great. I wanted my sister to have him because she loves jewelry and I knew she would appreciate it as a remembrance of me.

I started to create earrings pearls of my very special and my favorite colors are cobalt blue ribbon, dark red and green. Like pearls glass. Again, I use sterling silver wire of various gauges and began to wrap the wire around beads to create a unique look. Well I do not wear any jewelry that I do, I do like to create it. I have my favorite pieces of jewelry I want to wear, parts I was given my family.

There is a very special necklace that I created and I keep in my trunk. Over the years of my husband and son gave me beautiful necklaces, many with diamonds and gemstones. Because I can not wear them all and I do not want to show favoritism, I decided to create very unique, very special necklace to honor all parts given to me. I bought a chain beautiful sterling silver which has been strong enough and long enough to hold all the pieces. I even added a second piece of string I connected to the side. It really looks like a loop in a loop.

I deleted all the pendants on all channels and earrings and relates to the book silver chains. I balanced them so that the collar does not look weird. I added my own music Preferred glass ocean and some of the little old rosary beads that were left by my sister's necklace. When the necklace was finally completed, I put in a nice padded box necklace holder. My husband and I went to a print shop and had a sterling silver heart engraved. On side, our names and the other is the day we were married. I never wear this necklace, because I do not want to lose one piece, but I will give it to my daughter someday.

One of my other hobbies is painting and it's probably my favorite. Throughout the years, I invested in quality and easels have a table easel, and a large easel Windsor-Newton 'H' Frame Studio. I also invested in a lamp "true light "which is very important to have if you want your colors to be exact. The true light is the light of the North and if you do not a window that faces north, this lamp is a must have. I paint in acrylics and oils and have many pictures, I am eager to finish. I in mind some I want to start. Like from several at once if I can come and go and not get bored or burned on one.

Another precious piece of equipment I have and love is a beautiful piece of glass. Instead of using a palette ordinary artist, I want to use glass. The glass sits on a cabinet containing some of my materials and is perfect for my use. The great thing about using Tempered glass is that the paint can be easily removed and the colors are more true than when the paint is sitting on a pallet. I have no hold something in my left hand while I paint, I can reach over and dip my brush in the color I want. I learned this from a great talent artist who painted portraits.

Painting for me is very soothing. I never turn to music. I just like to focus on what I am painting and nothing else. I learned a few tricks to successfully paint long ago. The first is to turn around the canvas away from the site when you are finished for the day. This is so you can get a new look again the paint is in providing a place where you do not walk past all the time. Another trick, which is very useful when painting portraits is to keep the painting in front of a mirror. It has to do with our creative side of our brain and allows our non-creative side of the brain to see if the paint is defective or seems correct. You'd be amazed at this experience. Seeing a painting in a mirror is like looking with "fresh" eyes. It really helps to have a better perspective paint.

Never think that you are not creative until you try. Even if you do just remember the first time that something new is usually a little difficult at first. If you want to paint and fail it the first time, remember this: it as paint. It can be painted over. The more you paint, you better get to work. A little advise on any hobby: Do not invest much money in your hobby until you know for sure that you love. Also, do not start too many projects at once. You may find yourself with many hobbies unfinished.

Remember that having a hobby is supposed to be fun and that's what it is!

About the Author

I am a professional artist, faux finisher and prop fabricator. I live in Orlando, Florida with my husband and our dogs. We love to ride our motorcycles, do home projects, travel when we can, go to places on our bikes that we haven’t been before and meet other motorcycle enthusiasts.

Do you stencil?

I want my girlfriend to write. "I like Rachel" (his) on the top flap of my messenger bag, but I have no stencils. If we just freehand it? Also, do you have any ideas on an image to draw on it? We all want both to do this project as something fun to do together. May God bless you.

looks like u love brown too! May God bless the man. well, why not start painting the house u 2? I did when I was dating my daughter, it turned out to be blessed with pure colors and of love! even today, we love to paint our house ourselves. other than this we are trying to do too many things together, we 've even decorated the chapel wedding of our mutual friend. its fun and we get to know each other so well. Ur idea is excellent even i will try this thing just now with her.