Crafting makes a comeback
Crafts are making a comeback; here are five examples of great crafts to pick up!
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May 21, 2020
Recently crafts have been shining more in popularity lately. Here are some and the basics of what to basically expect when getting into crafting! There are lists that can be found as to what each craft is about. Here are a few that sound simple, but are great ways to spend your time.
Paint-By-Number
This sounds silly and childish, but some Paint-By-Number projects aren’t as simple as coloring in a picture with markers. Completing a Paint-By-Number can take a long time to do. As expected, Michaels has a LOT of Paint-By-Number, including some that seem really hard, meaning that they would not be completed in an hour. Rather, some can take up to at least a week!
Crocheting
Crocheting is fun, but it can be difficult. With types of yarn, some projects thin yarn would be best. And for other projects, some thicker yarn is better. Crocheting can make things like dolls, but it can also make more useful things like bags. For those learning to crochet, there are so many videos that can teach the basics of the stitches and how to do chains. Here is a video from HappyBerry Crochet.
Knitting
From making something as simple as a hat to something as complex as making mini dolls and bags, knitting isn’t hard to do once the concept is learned. If you would like more help learning to knit, check out my previous RAMPAGE story “Knitting 101: why ‘knot’?” for more information!
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is fancy handwriting. Calligraphy can be done with just gel pens, or markers with a flowing tip. There are YouTube videos for learning how to do basic calligraphy. There are printable letter outlines to practice on. It looks good on letters or envelopes and basically anything that can look just a touch more unique with just writing on it.
Practice yoga or meditation
Learning to balance the mind and body can be good during times of a lot of stress. Balancing the mind can help people focus more. According to Event Brite, eventbrite.com out of the 2,000 people that took the survey, 54% said that it released tension, 52% said that they get stronger both physically and mentally, 43% said that they felt happier, and 27% said that it gives them more ‘me’ time. This was all describing people that do yoga. According to a nationally representative survey, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov a large percentage of people who took their survey (89.4%) said that meditation reduced their stress or aided their relaxation. Then 86.9% say that it’s to feel better emotionally, 79% to improve overall health and make them feel better, and 69.3% said that it’s to sleep better.
