Ended Official BYC Mini-Contest - What’s Your Hobby

[Fishychix]

I would say that another one of my hobbies is cross-stitching, I mean I have an entire container full of cross-stitching material. But I refuse to go back to cross-stitching after I tried 4 projects and never had enough thread. Even when I was careful not to waste any. These companies always skimp out on the thread.

Does anybody cross-stitch successfully? Please tell me how you do it.

Are you buying the kits or skeins? Do you separate the threads? Theyre usually 6 ply and need to be separated which can be a bit of a pain. I usually end up with leftovers. Although i havent cross stitched or embroidered since mini started walking (a VERY long time ago ) and now we have cats which are just as bad or worse when it comes to sharp pointy objects.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Chickens are!

I desperately want to take up cookie decorating but I don’t think I have enough self control.

Hoping I’m inspired to a new hobby here in this thread!

I'm pretty sure I know of a little human that would love to be your cookie sidekick helper!

We used to play marbles as kids. I absolutely loved my pretty marbles too! I wonder if they're still around somewhere...

**cough**
....I don't even have to say it.

Those are beautiful! You have some mad skills

Thank You!!

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I doodle to relieve stress and meditate as well as create greeting cards for family and friends. I am a complete amateur but it is a wonderful way to stay focused and grounded in times of distress. ie....2020. The only sacrifice is my wallet! So many pens and pencils. I love to doodle whenever I can, which is quite a bit as I await back surgery.

I love your doodle drawings, they are beautiful!! And certainly not to be confused with @jolenesdad 's doodle doodles.
Works like these actually inspire me because I want to make quilts like that.

I like to decorate cupcakes and cakes. I'm only a beginner, and I don't do it very often, though. I love being able to do whatever I want when decorating, being able to eye what looks good and wether to add more or stop.

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Wow! Those look wonderful, and yummy too!! Nice chocolate work on the leaves.
I made an Elmo cake once. Only once.

Gorgeous quilting!!! Love the egg aprons too!

Thank you!

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When I am stressed and need to relax I like to crochet and do "pointillism" with ink.

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(Still working on this one)
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Ermahgerd!! The crochet is adorable!! And the pointillism is swoonworthy!! Such incredible detail...W.O.W.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Hobby #1:

Marble collecting... I got a fairly large bunch of marbles maybe 6 months back. Since then, I acquired several more jars of them. Knowing next to nothing about them, I got several books about them and joined some Facebook groups and a marble forum.

I really like the variety and pretty colors. I have some peewees that are tiny and a very, very large signed marble with a good mix of everything in between. While I am certain I don't have anything very collectable, I am completely hooked.

I am just starting to buy individual marbles for their worth rather than huge jars in hopes of finding a perfect condition rare one.View attachment 2419621View attachment 2419622View attachment 2419623View attachment 2419624View attachment 2419626View attachment 2419627View attachment 2419628

Cool marbles!!

I love when marbles are in jars for decoration! ...

Me too!

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I consider myself a doodler rather than an artist but when my mom asked for a family portrait for her birthday, I thought it was funny to give her a doodle version. She ended up loving it so much she framed it in her place.
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That is so cool, original, and unique!! I love it!!

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Rock & Fossil Collecting

As a kid I was interested in geology, paleontology, and mineralogy. One of my very first jobs was working at a countertop fabrication company because I just loved working with all of the beautiful granite and marble (ok, the pay was good too, lol!). I never really grew out of my love for rocks and fossils though and I still enjoy collecting pretty stones. I've even dabbled at lapidary tumbling, polishing and would like to get a lapidary machine to facet my own jewelry one day. It's not uncommon to find different stones throughout my house but my favorite pieces are primarily displayed in a display case and all of my amethyst is on the fireplace mantle.

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Wow girl, you weren't kidding when you said you had a few rocks around the house! Gorgeous displays!!...I'm rather green.

 

[jolenesdad]

I doodle to relieve stress and meditate as well as create greeting cards for family and friends. I am a complete amateur but it is a wonderful way to stay focused and grounded in times of distress. ie....2020. The only sacrifice is my wallet! So many pens and pencils. I love to doodle whenever I can, which is quite a bit as I await back surgery.

I was just looking again at your drawings and wanted to say I hope you get relief soon!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I am always making chicken beds for chicks to sleep on.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I love beads and making dangle earrings.
It started about 5 years ago when i decided to make a earring display hanger to keep my 50 year collection if my personal earrings organized. I was tired of digging through a box for the mates as it was frustrating and i needed a better way.
I chose an old wooden picture frame, a potato sack and some old chicken wire from the scrap pile.
I found a couple pair of my earrings that needed repair and gave it a try and found i enjoyed it.
Since then i have probably made over 500 pair with the intention of some day buying a slot at the farmers market and make some money.
But now with covid keeping us home and a husband with cancer who i am primary care of at home, dont see that happening soon.
I love trying different combinations, colors and design.
I designed and ordered a little ink stamp, cut and re-purposed some scrap paperboard from work and bought the little zip baggies.
Ive always liked working with my hands and have knitted and croshet since i was 12.

Beautiful pieces. All 500 that I could see.

 

[alwaysthere4chickens]

Entry 1: I love doing collages of birds and other animals out of old magazines and hiding pictures inside.
This egret has a fish, flower, frog, dolphin, camera, penguin, polar bear, and more hiding in it.

Here's a squirrel I made too.( It got a bit dirty)

 

[member 592157]

Entry 1
IDK if someone has said it already but... One of my favorite hobbies is....CHICKENS!

lol this is them waiting to be let out

 

[jolenesdad]

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My hobby is budgie breeding it started in 2008 when I got this hen named Piper View attachment 2419736she was my first budgie to breed giving me this budgie named Shiloh View attachment 2419737Shiloh then had a son named Cola View attachment 2419739Who had a son named Lil Keekee who's brother behind him is KamiView attachment 2419740 Lil Keekee has a few kids Named Snip,Kubla Kraus,Jacq,Cletus and Eggbert. Kubla Kraus Has a sons named Kola,Wasabi and daughters named Shyloh, and Kohlrabi. Cletus Has kids named Candi,Viona And Vitaly. Jacq has a few kids Named Pringles,Creeper, Muncho,Shurayo
Here is Lil Keekee daughter named Jacq View attachment 2419758Heres Jacq Kids Pringles View attachment 2419759Muncho View attachment 2419760CreeperView attachment 2419761And Shurayo View attachment 2419762Next year will be my 7th generations but that is my hobby and they pay for their feed by views on youtube which is just enough for feed

Wow I’m in love with your whole group of budgies.

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Rock & Fossil Collecting

As a kid I was interested in geology, paleontology, and mineralogy. One of my very first jobs was working at a countertop fabrication company because I just loved working with all of the beautiful granite and marble (ok, the pay was good too, lol!). I never really grew out of my love for rocks and fossils though and I still enjoy collecting pretty stones. I've even dabbled at lapidary tumbling, polishing and would like to get a lapidary machine to facet my own jewelry one day. It's not uncommon to find different stones throughout my house but my favorite pieces are primarily displayed in a display case and all of my amethyst is on the fireplace mantle.

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My grandfather was a geologist and this makes me feel so much. Muah!!

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I am a birder, which is someone who is a little more serious about finding, identifying, documenting, and counting birds than a birdwatcher. I combine birding with bird and wildlife photography. I believe photography is a very important part of birding and bird identification. I love to go outside -- in my yard, neighborhood, or other place farther away like a park or lake -- and search for common and uncommon birds, count the species and number of individuals, and take photos of them. I lug over 6 pounds of equipment on my birding walks which can last several hours.

This is a Swainsons's Thrush I found in my yard. There were lots of them passing through my yard this fall.
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This sounds wonderful

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I am always making chicken beds for chicks to sleep on.

Soooo sweet

I love doing collages of birds and other animals out of old magazines and hiding pictures inside

The creativity here is amazing! I LOVE the hidden photos.