Check-In Post - January 2nd 2025

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


This Week's Question: If you're making any, what are your crafting resolutions for 2025?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

Happy New Year to all!

[peaceful_sands]

I'm going to try to be a bit more present when I can and also do more crafting. Life took a bit of a sideways step last year and left me out of sorts for staying on top of things I enjoy and struggling to keep up with people into the bargain. I'm not sure I'm going to get everything together and back in line but I'm going to try and so hope you'll all forgive me both for the absence and lack of participation for good portions of last year and for when I slip up this year (it's probably going to be inevitable that I don't manage to stay on track all the time).

In the run up to Christmas, I have started crafting again doing some scratch art - they often end up looking more impressive than I hope (and certainly then my own personal art talents should permit) but they are a bit messy and so I have to be in the mood to be able to tolerate the scratchings.

In the aftermath of Christmas, I've picked up a Diamond Art project - a set of Christmas cards - the plan is to try and get the set of 12 done before I put all the Christmas things away which will mean I can pack the finished cards in with the box of cards ready to be sent next year. Previous experience tells me that I'll lose the finished pieces otherwise (I cross-stitched some Christmas cards in 2023 that I still haven't found! Goodness only knows what 'safe place' I found to store them in!).

I am trying to decide whether to set myself a new set of 101 goals but if I do, then I'm pretty sure that reading and crafting should feature.

Re: Happy New Year to all!

[badly_knitted]

Yay! Welcome back! And there is absolutely NO pressure here, never has been and never will be. People are free to come and go as life allows, or doesn't. You don't even need to have crafting to report in order to join in, you're just as welcome to hang out and chat to other members. This is a place of 'Do what you can when you can and don't worry about it the rest of the time'.

I remember the do it yourself scratch art from when I was a kid, a lot of work with wax crayons and unimpressive results. I'm sure the proper kits work a lot better. The Christmas card set sounds like it will be fun, if messy, to do, so good luck with that, and with not losing the finished pieces. I was looking for something a few days ago and found some card toppers I'd been making years ago, so there's still a chance your cross stitched pieces will show up when you least expect it.

Personally, I always think that reading and crafting should be included in any list of goals. Everyone needs to make some time and room in their lives for things they enjoy.]

Happy New Year, I hope 2025 will be a better year for you!

Re: Happy New Year to all!

[peaceful_sands]

The scratch art kits are a lot easier to do than the wax crayons attempts that I also did as a kid. I was given a kit a couple of Christmases ago and liked the end results so bought myself a set of postcards which are manageable - can get through one or sometimes two if I do a longer session.

I'll try to take a few photos and post in the next few days either the scratch art or the diamond art - or maybe even both. There's not a lot of 'talent' involved, it's more about patience and persistence but they do look okay when I'm done and I'm counting that as a win (much like doing a jigsaw which I also enjoy when the time is right).

I plan to get back into either some cross-stitch or some crochet eventually - having a few eye problems at the moment that make the stitching a bit of a strain but I really do need to start making an indent in the number of TBD projects I have piled up/stored in one place or another.

Re: Happy New Year to all!

[badly_knitted]

Looking forward to seeing photos of whatever, whenever you have the chance *grins* Always happy to see whatever anyone is working on!

I love jigsaws! (I'm doing online ones. I can't lose the pieces, which is helpful!)

Hope your eye issues clear up soon so that you can stitch. I have my own pile of projects prepped and ready (only small pieces for cards) and made good progress with some last summer, but the light isn't good enough in winter.) There are always so many exciting projects, but there never seems to be enough time, does there?

Re: Happy New Year to all!

[wiseheart]

Welcome back and Happy New Year to you, too!

Scratch art sounds interesting, I've never tried that one. I hope you'll be less overwhelmed with, well, life this year. :)

Re: Happy New Year to all!

[yarnofariadne]

I'm sorry life was so rough on you last year, and I hope this year is kinder to you. Best of luck with the Diamond Art project!

Re: Happy New Year to all!

[spiralicious]

Welcome back! Good luck with your diamond art cards.