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Getting Creative

21/2/2015

 
I was watching BBC Breakfast the other day, and was struck by one of the features - encouraging people to have more creative hobbies.

It occurred to me that, apart from writing, I have no creative output. When I want to relax at the end of a busy day writing, training at the gym and doing housework, I tend to end up back in front of some kind of screen: TV, laptop, Kindle... or I'll read a book. Words are stalking me.

I discounted a lot of the ideas in the feature - pottery (needs access to a kiln), painting/drawing (a serious lack of talent), sewing ("hahaha", says my old textiles teacher), knitting (tried it once, not keen) and music (I love music, but I am tone impaired).
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But I do like jewellery. It's a new-found love - there was a point that the only jewellery I own was my engagement ring - and there's nothing quite like a wrist full of colour-clashing bracelets. It makes me think of summer.

As you can see from the photo, most of my 'pieces' are wood and leather. I tend to buy them from craft stalls at festivals, and rarely spend more than £5 on a single item. It's all about the cheap and cheerful, for me. I don't suit expensive, gold, grown-up items.

So, perhaps, jewellery making would satisfy my requirement of a hobby without a screen?

I have no idea how to start, or where to buy the supplies, but I'm keen to give it a go.

What are your favourite hobbies? Have you tried making your own jewellery, and can you give me some tips on getting started?


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Annalisa Crawford, Author

Dark contemporary fiction with a hint of paranormal
​"Besides Annalisa's clever writing style, I enjoy the unpredictable plots and the characters that are so very normal, yet tragically broken in some way or another."