My SIL, may she RIP, had the most incredible patience to work on crafts. She started with counted cross stitch and moved on to beading. This is one of the smaller pieces she made. I posted a close up to give you an idea of just how small the beads are.

Those beads are small!!! I have been sewing masks, and knowing zip about quilting figured to make a quilt with the leftovers. Well, this did not make a dent in the scrap pile, it was fun, though!

Beautiful quilt HB! Love the color rainbow.

I am not a crafter, so.....I went into DD’s archives and found this gentleman

after taking their photo.

They really enjoy getting these pictures of themselves.

DH's grandfather made Mr and Mrs Claus:

I don’t do ‘crafting’ for its own sake. There’s enough stuff in my house without me adding to it. But I do occasionally make useful items. Like masks ....

I’ve previously posted on the progress of this quilt. Long way to go before it’s done, but pleased with how it’s developing. My first ever quilt!

Four+ decades ago while in high school, I did this crewel work piece. That was the start of my crafting.

Sadly, I am not at all crafty. I did get into decoupage when it was a craze in the '60s(?) The only piece I have now.

And this is something my daughter did when she was given a huge sample book of the then popular vinyl wall coverings. She covered all kinds of cans with it and gave them away. This is a tomato soup can and still in use on my computer desk. She was about 9 then, and so proud of her work. She is now 61.

We have several different toys crafted by an old neighbor.

nhbaskets - I love watching your quilt come together. You have a great eye for proportion and color. I often look back on the original pattern to see how you've made this your own design and you've definitely improved on it. Are you using a quilt frame and how large will it be when you've finished?

maire-cate, wow. The same daughter who did the can in my above post crafted that same airplane as that of your neighbors when she was in her teens. It hangs in her home now.

Made these potholders . Always looking for sewing projects. So much peace sitting at my 54 year old machine sewing .

Your tree planting is coming along so well, NHBaskets. I can't wait to see the finished quilt, but I'm loving the in-progress pictures.

lgmd - I wonder if it was a kit that you could purchase? Or maybe it's from a pattern book. He gave us 2 planes and a truck. This is the other plane, DH polyurethaned it.

We've had them for nearly 25 years.

These are horse shoes that my daughter has made for clients over the years. I’m a proud mom and had to hang them somewhere 😊 They are too heavy for the fridge.

There are big ones, small ones, wide ones, corrective ones, aluminum (for weight), round, with the frog and with cleats for walking on ice.

Thanks, maire_cate and Fun! I’m not using any type of frame for this, just either sorting in my wing chair or at a table with the wholecloth quilt laid out. My version will be ~65% of the original, or about 45” square. I’m thinking about adding a cotton border, but haven’t started searching for that yet. Months before I’m at that point!

H B, I can't believe that's your first quilt - it's fantastic for a beginner, or even a long-time quilter !

Maire-cate, I don't know where her inspiration came from, but I do know that it wasn't from a kit. I remember her Dad schooling her in all the woodworking details that went into it after she begged for the right wood from a neighbor that was into building furniture.

I love all the creativity today! Thank you WoodRose...my Mom has quilted for a zillion years so I did a lot of thinking before launching on that project....figured squares were hard to mess up LOL. I did a bunch of coasters first to test out various bits (and totally not standard, but I serge the pieces together). Lars -- LOVE that chair, very elegant forms! Beautiful!

I love all the creativity and talent shown here. You're all amazing!

A few boxy bags.

Not my hands, but this is my first attempt at woodturning. The band is inlaid. I was thrilled with how it turned out.

I am such a dud. I’ve got nothing today.

There’s always tomorrow, Ded.

Oh ded, I bet you have something handcrafted around, even if not done by you...

HB, I like the colors in your quilt, and I especially like the spiral quilting. My new sewing machine has a quilting arm, but I haven't used it yet, but I hope to get around to it eventually. I'm really backlogged with sewing projects at this point.

Murraysmom, I really like your wood turning also - that's something I've not tried, but I love the results.

It did not occur to me to post of photo of a craft that I simply owned - thanks for that suggestion.

Thanks, Lars. You really should try it. My niece and I just went to a Woodcraft type shop where they held a class and we had never touched any machinery before and ended up with a very cool bowl after just a couple of hours. The instructor was very good and they supply the tools and safety helmet, goggles, etc.